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[★ Jess]

Hanging out with someone this weekend :)

Highlight of your month so far?

[Suz]

Watching the NSW Softball school girls win the national championships. We had fun ;)

Do you have a ritual/criteria on choosing your next book?

[Sally906]

i open the cupboard and let the books talk to me - the one that shouts the loudest is the one I read.

Steak sandwich or veggie burger?

[K]

Chicken schnitzel.

Nachos or tacos?

[Neko]

Tacos by far *You've solved my Friday dinner problem actually..lol*

Do you enjoy storms?

[Suz]

Yes now my new large awning doesn't leak!

Something you learned today.

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

There's a difference between Tacos and Nachos!

Fine dining or Al Fresco?

[Vicki]

Al fresco.

Picnic or outdoor cafe?

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Vicki wrote: "Al fresco.

Picnic or outdoor cafe?"

Outdoor cafe...the people are a more eclectic mix.

Bookshop or Library?

[K]

Bookshop. I love buying books and owning an exhaustive library of my own to peruse. Plus, I don't have time limits on the books, so I can read them as quickly or as slowly as I like (sometimes life just gets in the way).

Sci-fi or fantasy?

[Sally906]

Both - if I can have a fairy in outer space I'd be a happy girl!!!

Mystery Fiction or True Crime?

[Suz]

Mystery fiction, although I haven't read a true crime so I'm not informed!

Does encountering bad grammar/spelling frustrate you?

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Oh Yes!! Especially in Newspapers and books. I have a really hard time writing short text massages because of it !! :) :(

Do you/should you correct people when that happens?

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

No!

Do you have all your Christmas shopping done?

[K]

Not quite!

What does Christmas mean to you?

[Sally906]

I love the religious meaning of Christmas - the spirit of selfless giving and thankfulness.


Store bought or hand made gifts for Christmas?

[Dale]

Store bought. I am a craft klutz. Hand made would be a nightmare.
What is your favourite carol?

[K]

Merry Xmas (War Is Over) the original John Lennon version. It's just wonderful.

Least favourite carol?

[Suz]

I don't have a least favourite.

What do you feel like eating in this hot hot weather come dinner time?

[Neko]

A good hearty soup (It's cold n raining here..lol)

Bananas or Watermelon?

[Suz]

Bananas. Always fill the gap.

Do you have a book on your shelf that you keep bypassing?

[★ Jess]

Quite a few that I've been meaning to read but just keep skipping. I think I've skipped over Gone once or twice a year since 2009.

Book that you can never finish, no matter how many times you try?

[★ Jess]

Really tough. I've gone through a few phases of different bands so its hard to tell. Hunger of the Pine by Alt-J and Seasons (Waiting on You) by Future Islands would have to be right up there, simply because I had them on an endless loop earlier in the year.

Best band you have discovered this year? (If you can't answer that, replace band with author)

[Suz]

Caroline Overington comes to mind.

Your book you 'rave' about to friends or anyone that will listen!

[K]

I have a new found love of INXS since my aunt gave me their greatest hits album, I cannot play it enough!

Does anyone else have a fictional character of any sort that they sort of honk of when they are going through a hard time and said character helps hem get through it?

[K]

Oops missed yours Suzanne. the Mortal Instruments and Hunger Games and Jane Austen books.

Same question as before. Lol

[K]

Think* of

[Suz]

I'll answer this one in a vague sense. I'm dealing with my first teenager, so I loved The Baby-Sitters Club when I was her age. I still think of those characters - and that was MANY years ago ;)

Do you enjoy reading Christmas themes this time of year? If not what are you liking now?

[Sharon]

Yes I do.

What do you like most about Christmas?

[Neko]

Good times

Do you like gift cards as presents?

[Suz]

I have to say I do as I use them on my annual holiday. I ask for them when asked for gift ideas. I give them all the time!

Favourite book to give as a pressie?

[Vicki]

Animalia by Graeme Base

Same question.

[Neko]

I don't have one but my mum loves to give Baby's Catalog to a newborn bub.

What's a meal you cab make perfectly that no one else can top?

[Dale]

According to my darling husband no-one makes a quiche like I do.
What is your favourite Christmas food?

[Neko]

Ham off the bone because it's the only time I eat ham otherwise I usually avoid shiney icky ham..lol

Do you like to sing carols?

[Sharon]

Yes

What are you hoping Santa will bring you this Christmas?

[K]

I do not expect gifts, but if I did receive something, I would really, really love a Charlie Bear. I ADORE them!

What is your favourite food to pig out on at Christmas?

[Sally906]

What is your favourite food to pig out on at Christmas?

Same as it is all year - Cheese and Onion chippies!!!!


Do you like Christmas cake?

[David]

Yes I do but love Christmas pudding more!
Real Christmas tree or fake tree?

[Dale]

Real Christmas tree. the others don't have that pine smell.
Ham or pork or turkey?

[Suz]

Ham off the bone.

A memory from childhood in relation to a Christmas present you received or remember opening?

[Sally906]

I was 10 - and on Christmas morning I opened a book about animals with beautiful photographs - it was from my grandfather. He had died 4 months earlier but there was still a present under the tree. He had died of cancer but knowing he wasn't going to be around by Christmas he arranged for all of us to have presents and they were delivered all wrapped on Christmas eve.


Frosty the snowman or Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer?

[K]

Rudolph because I love animals. ☺️

What modern Christmas Carol is your favourite?

[Dale]

I prefer traditional carols. My favourites are O Holy Night and What Child is This?
What is your favourite thing to do on Christmas Day?

[K]

Play backyard cricket with the fam.

Any past Xmas regrets?

[Neko]

No

Do you prefer to give gifts or get them? (Now be honest here)

[K]

I love to give them. I never know what I want for Xmas coz I generally take care of myself throughout the year. Lol. But I love seeing other peoples' eyes light up at my gifts- especially kids!

Plans for New Years?

[Sharon]

Staying home.

Are you making a New Years resolution? If yes what is it?

[K]

Yes, I want to try to lose some weight again.

Do you work between xmas and NY or does wherever you work close for a week or more?

[Carolyn]

Kiera wrote: "Yes, I want to try to lose some weight again.

Do you work between xmas and NY or does wherever you work close for a week or more?"

Closes between Christmas and New year. Yay!!

Favourite Christmas movie?