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Do you have a favorite author why? who? Tell about your favorite books as a child – as an adult.
(on today’s slip of paper drawn from the jar)
Ever since I first read Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde when I was maybe about 12, mysteries have been my favorite read. I don’t remember reading Nancy Drew or Hardy Boys, but who can forget Mr. Hyde!
As an adult, I ventured into horror, reading Stephen King. I liked it for a while, but the gore factor started to overcome the story and seemed overwhelmingly unnecessary. I also read Patricia Cornwell for a while about medical examiner Dr. Kay Scarpetta, until I had enough of postmortum.
I have read most of Sue Grafton’s alphabet mysteries so far, featuring PI Kinsey Millhone, and Janet Evanovich’s series about PI Stephanie Plum are very entertaining.
Lee Child’s series about Jack Reacher, ex-military cop is always good and keeps my attention. I read quite a few of John Grisham’s lawyer books, my favorite is The Partner. Laurie King is the author of an entertaining series of books featuring Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, set in the early 1900s.
When I am not in the mood for mystery or horror or investigation:
Nicholas Sparks puts out a great love story, Gene Brewer’s K-Pax series was fun, and Jennifer Chiaverini’s Elm Creek Quilt series are a good light read.
Other favorites – Nicholas Evans, Mitch Albom, Stuart Woods, John Dunning, Nancy Pickard, Jan Karon, Michael Crichton, Bill Bryson, Scott Turow, Robert James Waller.
Describe your Sundays as a mother/father or as a child
(on today’s slip of paper drawn from the jar)
When our kids were growing up, we lived in Florida a couple of different times, having moved there for jobs.
While living there we would go to the beach every Sunday.
Sunday mornings were spent loading up the car with the necessities for a day at the beach:
Towels, chairs, suntan lotion, books to read, camera, flip flops, Sunday newspaper, snorkel, flippers, mask, PBJ sandwiches, pretzels, cold drinks, cooler.
The day was spent soaking up the sun, napping to the sound of the waves, watching the boats go by, the planes with their ads, kites flying overhead. After a day at the beach we would be covered in sand and salt and pina-colada-smelling suntan lotion, then we would load the car up once again and head back home.
On the way home we would always stop by and get a pizza to go, take it home and watch that new cartoon show on Sunday nights – the Simpsons.
Florida was a nice place to visit, but we never really called it home, and always just acted like tourists or at least short-timers, as we knew our home in the mountains was waiting on us whenever dad would finish up the job he was on.
tell about exciting experiences in young women, scouting, or whatever…
(on today’s slip of paper drawn from the jar)
Girl Scouts
camping out in tents, singing Kumbaya around the campfire, On My Honor…
4-H camp
Bunk house, lake swimming, arts and crafts, hello muddah, hello faddah
first kiss
was it playing spin the bottle?
first dance
possibly shoeless on the gym floor
first date
who can remember these things?
driving a car
look out world – another female driver
high school prom
playing dress-up – fancy dress, beauty shop, makeup, high heels
first flowers
12 red roses on my 18th!
away to college
freedom from parents, but don’t forget the dorm curfew
first concert
nitty gritty dirt band – Mr. Bojangles
falling in love
forever and ever
how did you like being the oldest, youngest, or middle child? what were the advantages or disadvantages?
(on today’s slip of paper drawn from the jar)
I was the youngest, the baby of the family, the only girl, so – well duh I liked it just fine! It is true, everything you hear about the baby…
It was actually like being an only child most of the time, as my brothers were both much older. And being like an only child is OK too!
