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The Anthology of Anne – A to Z

From Jenna’s blog:

A is for Age: 39 (but not for much longer!)
B is for Booze: Jim Beam and L&P (a Kiwi soft drink – I miss it!), or ‘original’ Margaritas, or Quick F*** shooters, or Golden Dream cocktails, or … yeah, OK, I enjoy a drink now and then! Jim Beam is usually my ‘fave’ though 🙂
C is for Career: Travel Consultant with an Airline
D is for Dad’s Name: Terence Henry
E is for Essential Item to Bring to a Party: Friends
F is for Favourite Songs at the Moment: Beautiful by James Blunt
G is for Goof-off Thing to Do: Web-surfing (usually stitching-related)
H is for Hometown: Doncaster, South Yorkshire (birthplace), but count Auckland, NZ as my actual ‘home’ – currently in Melbourne, Australia
I is for Instrument You Play: Used to play the recorder (!) and the viola (‘cos the saxophone classes were full!) – don’t play anything anymore
J is for Jam or Jelly you Like: Orange marmalade or Plum jam
K is for Kids: None
L is for Living Arrangement: 3rd floor 2-bedroom apartment/flat on my own
M is for Mom’s Name: June
N is for Names of Good Friends: My two real best friends are Frazier (Aussie) and Vicki (NZ)
O is for Overnight Hospital Stays: Gallbladder removal; Tonsilectomy
P is for Phobias: Spiders – BIG time!! I get chills just typing that word!!!
Q is for Quotes you Like: “What the…?” (from Rove, Aussie TV host/show)
R is for Relationship That Lasted Longest: Glenn (2 years, but long-distance)
S is for Siblings: None
T is for Texas: It’s also for Taupo, Tekapo and Toetoe!
U is for Unique Trait: Generous nature and sense of humour
V is for Vegetables You Love: Everything except cabbage! Really like fresh peas (but they never ever get in the saucepan!), asparagus, and silverbeet
W is for Worst Traits: Lack of confidence/self-esteem
X is for X-rays You’ve Had: Head (after concussion), knees (for joint pain), neck (for back pain)
Y is for Yummy Food You Make: Thai red curry and Mars bar slice (not together!)
Z is for Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

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My favourite things

OK, Christine has asked on her blog, in honour of the 40th anniversary of the Sound of Music, what our favourite things are. Off the top of my head at the moment, I’ve come up with the following few things – no doubt if I sat and thought about it some more, I’d have more to add to the list, but here goes:

  • Anything that makes me laugh
  • Autumn leaves changing colour and falling/covering the ground
  • DUCKS!!
  • A freshly brewed cappuccino
  • Soaking in a bath for an hour with a good book
  • Anything blue
  • Walking on the beach listening to/watching the waves crashing in
  • Cuddling up with a feline/canine pal
  • Chocolate … milk or white, but not dark … adore Toblerone and truffles and NZ Cadbury’s and UK walnut whips … drool …
  • A peaceful sunny day in winter, with the sun strong enough to take the chill from the air
  • Being on the ski slopes in Wanaka – the view is spectacular
  • Frangipani flowers (white/yellow ones)
  • The feeling of peace that comes with stitching
  • Tigers – I can sit and watch them for hours
  • and did I mention … DUCKS!! 😉
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I was Tagged … a while ago …

I was tagged by Dawn, and forgot all about answering my questions – but I was just clearing out my emails, and noticed it … oops – oh well, better late than never! Here goes …7 Things I want to do before I die:
Go hot air ballooning
See more of the Greek Islands
Visit Canada
Finish my pile of UFO’s ;-P
Enjoy the life I’ve lived and make a difference to someone else’s
Learn how to put photos in my blog sidebars
Visit more of Australia (ie Perth, Ayers Rock in particular)
7 Things I can do:
Cross stitch and embroider
Ignore housework ;-P
Be a supportive and loyal friend
Listen to people
Spend money on things I don’t need
Stand up for myself and other people when the need arises
Answer phones 8 hours a day!

7 Things I can’t do:
Crochet
Ride a motorbike
Bake cakes well
Stand by and watch someone being ill treated
Lie or hide my feelings
Stop buying stitching supplies/stash
Speak Latin

7 Things that attract me to another person:
Eyes
Smile
Sense of humour
Considerate and caring nature
Intellect
Quick wit
Sense of adventure

7 Celebrity crushes (can’t say I have any real ‘crushes’, so I’ve listed actors I enjoy watching):
Tony Curtis when he was younger
Mel Gibson
Brad Pitt
Bruce Willis
Brendan Fraser
Dennis Quaid
Rowan Atkinson

7 Things I say the most:
Welcome to the Melbourne Hotline, Anne speaking 🙂
Not being funny, but …
What the…? (from Rove’s “what the…” segment)
Do I HAVE to get up?
I’ll do the vacuuming tomorrow …
Gotta love it/them
What day is it today? (the joys of 7 day shift work)