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Ending on a high!

21 DEC: Winter Solstice: Do you get the blues in winter?
Not particularly, although cold damp days aren't my favourite.

25 DEC: Christmas: What’s your favourite Christmas tradition?
Having a Christmas meal out with The Daughter - we go just before Christmas to tie in with her shifts and eat a proper Christmas meal, which isn't worth making for the two of us. Taking a photo of the decorated Christmas tree with the presents underneath. Decorating the Christmas cake. Watching the Call the Midwife Christmas special.

26 DEC: Thank you Note Day: Do you write thank you notes?
Do thank you emails count? I do give cards to thank people for their help in activities.

28 DEC: Endangered Species Act Day: What’s your favorite endangered animal?
Tiger

31 DEC: New Year’s Eve: How do you ring in the new year?
Sitting in bed with a glass of bubbly and watching the fireworks out of the bedroom window!

Questions are here

12 DEC: Gingerbread House Day: Have you ever made a gingerbread house?
No, but one year when I was working for an organisation which provided supported living accommodation for young adults with learning disabilities we held a Christmas jumper day, which included decorating gingerbread people with Christmas jumpers which was great fun.

17 DEC: A Christmas Carol Day: Do you like Dickens’ A Christmas Carol? If so, what’s your favorite adaptation of the work?
Yes and I've enjoyed various fanfic versions of the story. I've even written a version in a modern day AU of The Hobbit, A Durin Christmas Carol and also A Christmas Hamlet in which the Ferret takes the role of Ebenezer Hamlet. My favourite version though is A Muppet Christmas Carol.

19 DEC: Re-gifting Day: Have you ever re-gifted something?
I've passed on odd gifts to The Daughter, who does the same to me. Although this isn't technically re-gifting since it's been more a case of 'I've been given this, would you like it?'

Questions are here

1 DEC: Antarctica Day: What’s your favorite polar animal?
Penguins!!!

3 DEC: Giving Tuesday: When is the last time you were generous with time, money, or something else?
Yesterday - I gave a lady a lift to see her pseudo-granddaughter's Christmas play, which saved her having to spend a very long time on the bus.

8 DEC: Pretend to be a Time Traveller day: What time period in the past would you like to visit?
There's several I'd like to see, but I'd want to be in my own separate bubble, since I wouldn't want to actually live, even for a brief time, in any of them.

Short and sweet this time!

Questions are here

Or - five very short answers!

24 NOV: Celebrate Your Unique Talent Day: Do you have a unique (or unusual) talent?
There is no-one who has quite the same selection of attributes as me, for which I suspect the world is rather grateful!

25 NOV: International Hat Day: Do you have a favorite hat?
No, but I like my selection of hats I've knitted in the winter and caps for the summer.

26 NOV: Milk Day. Milk. Yay or nay?
Yes, in tea, on cereal, sometimes on fruit crumble.

28 NOV: Thanksgiving: What are you thankful for?
All my friends!

29 NOV: Black Friday: Do you look good in black?
No, although I have the usual black trousers and skirts.

Questions are here

11 NOV: Origami Day: Do you know how to do origami?
I can do some basic origami

12 NOV: Fancy Rat & Mouse Day: What’s your favorite fictional mouse or rat?
Mouselet, without a doubt.

17 NOV: Homemade Bread Day: When’s the last time you made bread or ate homemade bread?
Probably a couple of years ago. At one point SM was making his own bread, but then he stopped. He still bakes cakes and biscuits though, so I'm not complaining!

18 NOV: Apple Cider Day: Apple Cider. Yay or nay?
Proper English cider yes, definitely. This is alcoholic and can be quite strong, depending on the brew. I'd definitely recommend a pint of Thatcher's!

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4 NOV: Use Your Common Sense Day: Is common sense common?
If common sense were common a lot of accidents wouldn't happen. Also, how many times do we do something and wonder why we did them - little things, like taking something out of the oven, knowing it's hot and still managing to touch it? Too often our common sense is away with the fairies.

6 NOV: Saxophone Day: What’s your favorite musical instrument?
I like the clarinet, but I suppose it depends which musical piece it is - Beethoven's Emperor concerto sounds better on the piano.

10 NOV: Sesame Street Day: Who is your favorite Sesame Street character?
Oscar and the Cookie Monster

Questions are here

21 OCT: Reptile Awareness Day: When’s the last time you saw a live snake? What was your reaction?
To continue counting the number of Brownies we had walking through the reptile house. Not that I thought any of them would be eaten, but it would have been very easy to lose one or two. They were in uniform, but it was a wet day, so they were all wearing waterproof jackets, which were the same colours as those of every other small girl of their age and therefore they failed to stand out.

25 OCT: Global Champagne Day: Champagne. Yay or nay?
Yay. Not my favourite drink, but I won't refuse a glass if you're offering me some

26 OCT: Howl at the Moon Night: Do you like werewolves?
I have no particular thoughts about werewolves in general. I am, however, very fond of werewolf!Lucas who regular features in my stories.

28 OCT: Saint Jude’s Day: What do you consider a lost cause?
Getting my husband to leave the house at the time we've agreed

31 OCT: Halloween: What’s your favorite Halloween tradition?
Birthday presents and birthday cake

Questions are here

12 OCT: International Migratory Bird Day: If you had to fly south for the winter, where would you go?
I'd like to visit New Zealand.

13 OCT: Silly Sayings: What’s a common saying or axiom or proverb that you just don’t believe?
'The elephant in the room'. It's something no-one wants to mention, although it's on everyone's mind. Seriously, someone's going to say something and the elephant itself will probably have views on the matter.

17 OCT: Pasta Day: What’s your favourite pasta shape and/or favorite way to eat pasta?
I like spaghetti bolognese, spirals and shells with sauce or just with grated cheese, lasagne. No favourites, I just like pasta.

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1 OCT: World Vegetarian Day: What’s your favorite vegetarian meal?
Cauliflower cheese

2 OCT: Audiophile Day: If you listen to audiobooks, who is/are your favorite narrator(s)?
Richard Armitage, Gareth Armstrong for Maigret, Bill Wallis for Rumpole, Michael Grayson for Le Carré's Smiley

6 OCT: Mad Hatter Day: What’s your favorite Alice in Wonderland character?
The Cheshire Cat

9 OCT: World Post Card Day: When’s the last time you sent or received a postcard?
Two days ago from

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10 OCT: Cake Decorating Day: What’s the prettiest or most interesting cake you’ve ever seen (or made)?
I once made a cake that was a dragon for one of the kids. And The Daughter, now grown up, asked for a duck on her birthday cake one year.

Questions are here

21 SEPT: Gymnastics Day: Can you or could you ever do a cartwheel?
Yes, very many years ago

22 SEPT: Hobbit Day: What’s your favorite Hobbit?
No comment!

23 SEPT: Pot Pie Day: Do you like meat pies?
I do - steak and kidney pies, chicken pies, cottage pies

29 SEPT: Coffee Day: What’s your favorite coffee drink?
Tea!

Short and sweet this time!

Questions are here

11 SEPT: Libraries Remember Day: Do you have a favorite library?
My local library - 20 minutes walk from home, or I pass it in the car as well. They're very helpful and will always sort out why my reserved book seems stuck on a library shelf (not necessarily the library it belongs to). Over of a third of the books I've read this year have been from the library.

12 SEPT: School Picture Day: Do you have a favorite school picture (yours or someone else’s)?
This, of the kids, taken 30 years ago

15 SEPT: Cheese Toast Day: Have you ever had cheese toast?
I'm very fond of cheese grilled on toast, especially in winter

17 SEPT: Voter Registration Day: Do you vote?
Yes. My great-aunt was a Suffragette, I'm not going to let her down.

Questions are here

1 SEPT: World Letter Writing Day: When’s the last time you wrote a letter?
I wrote to a friend in January. Otherwise, whenever I last wrote a letter on behalf of the charity I volunteer with, explaining why their organisation would like to give us a grant.

5 SEPT: Be Late for Something Day: Are you a punctual person?
Yes! Why agree a time if you don't mean it?

10 SEPT: Swap Ideas Day: Do you have someone you swap ideas with?
I have a number of people who I do different things with, who I share ideas with. Planning the kids' crafts for a Tuesday afternoon we'll chat and come up with different ideas.

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21 AUG: Senior Citizen’s Day: What’s the best thing about being a senior citizen?
Not having to get up for work every day!

26 AUG: Women’s Equality Day: What’s most needed in the world regarding women’s equality?
For men to acknowledge that there are still barriers, most of which they don't even notice.

28 AUG: Crackers Over the Keyboard Day: Do you eat at your computer?
Frequently. I have crumbs in the keyboard and sticky marks on the surface. Is it my fault I drop crumbs from the crumbly biscuit I'm eating?

30 AUG: Beach Day: What’s your favorite beach?
Not necessarily my favourite beach, but it gives me a chance to share again a photo I took of Sword, one of the D-Day landing beaches at Oisterham in Normandy

Questions are here

13 AUG: Prosecco Day: What’s your favorite celebratory beverage?
I do like Prosecco and also Cava. If you're paying I won't be fussy!

17 AUG: Black Cat Appreciation Day: Do you like black cats? Do you see any animal as inherently ‘bad luck’?
I like all cats. Our neighbour's black cat frequently visits us. The only time cats are bad luck is when you trip over them.

18 AUG: World Helicopter Day: Have you ever ridden in a helicopter?
Not yet!

19 AUG: International Orangutan Day: What animal is most likely to commit a murder?
Edgar Allan Poe did orangutans a great disservice. Just ask the Librarian of the Unseen University on Discworld. Ook!

Questions are here

1 AUG: Girlfriend’s Day: What are the ideal qualities in a girlfriend?
Someone who I can have a laugh with, who doesn't expect me to conform to expectations. Who doesn't judge me for my dodgy choice in t-shirts.

2 AUG: Colouring Book Day: Do you colour as an adult?
Sometimes - preparing the craft for our Tuesday afternoon after school club often requires colouring - 'here's a suggestion for how to decorate your butterfly'

3 AUG: Friendship Day: What’s the key to a lasting friendship?
Shared basic principles (there are some things which are a complete no go) but appreciating our differences and being there to provide a listening ear and cheering each other on.

9 AUG: Book Lovers Day: What was one of your favorite books as a child that you haven’t re-read in a long time?
I'll go with the Chalet School series by Elinor M Brent-Dyer.

All questions are here

Or maybe not, because in June I accidentally answered the questions for July, so here are June's questions:

21 JUNE: Selfie Day: Do you take selfies?
No! I occasionally feature in selfies taken by The Daughter or The Husband

23 JUNE: Typing Day: How well do you type?
I'm not bad - I touch type having learned in evening class very many years ago. I wasn't even sure how useful typing would be - since when I've discovered it's extremely useful!!!

25 JUNE: Day of the Seafarer: Have you (or would you) ever go on a sea voyage?
Does taking the ferry across to France count?

29 JUNE: World Camera Day: Do you own a camera (besides your phone)?
No, I find my phone quite sufficient

So my entry this time bears little resemblance to the title, never mind!

Questions are here

11 JULY: Cheer up the Lonely Day: What’s the best way to cheer up the lonely?
Listen to them

16 JULY: World Snake Day: What would you do if you could shed your skin?
Almost certainly trip over it

17 JULY: World Emoji Day: What emoji do you use most?
🙂🐺🐹🐀🐺☔😁

19 JULY: Celebration of the Horse Day: Have you ridden any animal other than a horse?
Seaside donkeys. And an elephant at the zoo. Both many years ago.

Four for the price of three!

The questions can be found here

3 JULY: International Plastic Bag Free Day: How often do you use cloth or non-plastic bags?
I generally use cloth bags, although the main food shop I use plastic bags for life, which have lasted for ages.

4 JULY: Fourth of July: Fireworks. Yay or nay?
Don't celebrate fourth of July. As for fireworks, they're pretty but not something I go out of my way to watch.

7 JULY: Chocolate Day: What’s your favorite way to eat chocolate?
I'm not fussy, I just like chocolate.

8 JULY: Coca-Cola Day: Coca-cola. Yay or nay?
A major no - I dislike coca-cola and I rarely drink any form of carbonated soft drink.

10 JULY: Kitten Day: Would you ever take care of a kitten?
We've had kittens in the past and I would take care of another at some point in the future.

Another 5 very brief answers!

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23 JULY: Maths Week: Do you like maths?
Yes, it was my favourite subject at school and the one I took a degree in. I continue to enjoy working with numbers - numbers are symbols which tell a story.

24 JULY: International Self Care Day: What do you do for self care?
Read, craft, allow myself to have times of not being productive

25 JULY: World Drowning Prevention Day: Do you know how to swim?
Yes. At one time I'd go swimming every week, but times changed and spending longer driving to the pool than I was actually swimming meant I stopped going.

27 JULY: Love is Kind Day: What’s the last act of kindness you performed?
I'm not specifying, but I do try to leave positive comments on Dreamwidth - friendship at a distance.

29 JULY: Rain Day: Do you like rain?
It depends. Sometimes, and I know it's important. But when we've had two weeks when it's rained everyday I've somewhat gone off it.

Wow, surpassed myself - 5 answers!

Questions are here

16 JUNE: World Sea Turtle Day: What’s your favorite ocean creature?
Penguins!

18 JUNE: Wanna Get Away Day: Do you wanna get away?
Naturally!

19 JUNE: Watch Day: Do you wear a watch?
No, I rely on my phone or various clocks, which in our house give an approximately correct time...

20 JUNE: Summer Solstice: What’s the best part of summer?
More hours of daylight.

Yes, four questions again, as the answers are all very short!

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