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Wall oven or floor?
I don't care as long as it's a decent sized oven.Upright vacuum or the cart type ones?
Kiera wrote: "I don't care as long as it's a decent sized oven.Upright vacuum or the cart type ones?"
Upright vacuum. Carpets or wooden flooring?
Wooden floors.Fish and chips or hamburger
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Do you take a book or kindle to waiting rooms? Provided you own a kindle of course!
Brenda wrote: "In bed:)Do you take a book or kindle to waiting rooms? Provided you own a kindle of course!"
I take my Kindle everywhere.
Indian or Chinese takeaway?
This family looooves Indian takeaway. Where do you aquire the majority of your reading material?
QBD Bookstores or Lifeline Bookfest!Can you walk past a book store without going in?
The libraryOne thing you are happy about?
I loved it, but I was very selective with what I read and wouldn't many different things, like I do now.Favourite childhood book?
What Katy DidBook you never read a a child and why?
I never read Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson because I considered it to be a "boys" book. I have read it since in my 20s and loved it.A book your parents/carer wouldn't let you read - but you did anyway?
Some of my Mum's romance novels that had silly sex scenes in them. It was when I was in my early teen years and my Mum said I was too young for them. What book would you recommend to your mother?
Sally906 wrote: "I never read Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson because I considered it to be a "boys" book. I have read it since in my 20s and loved it.A book your parents/c..."
Loved your answer Sally. Same here. I did not read boys' books.
Suzanne wrote: "The Ship of Brides is very much my mum.A book still on your shelf from childhood?"
Sadly none. My Mum didn't believe in hanging onto them. My books were always handed onto others to read once I had grown out of them.
What object other than books do you still have from childhood?
A tiny blown glass mouse - is an inch high and has a long glass tail and tiny glass whiskers- was given to me for my 7th birthday and it has travelled from England to Australia then Newcastle to Darwin and is still in one piece.What one non-book object would you grab if you had to leave you home in a hurry?
As many of my DVDs as possible. Something you WOULD leave to burn and wouldn't mind one bit (lol)?
I am a clutterbug. Lol.What does your dream kitchen look like?
My dream kitchen is clean, tidy, organised and well-stocked with freshly baked goodies that don't vanish mysteriously. What is your kitchen like in reality?
Valerie wrote: "My dream kitchen is clean, tidy, organised and well-stocked with freshly baked goodies that don't vanish mysteriously. What is your kitchen like in reality?"
It's a mess because I've never got enough time but the dishwasher is the greatest thing ever invented!
Dallas or Dynasty as the best of those eighties American soaps?
Oooh I never really got into those, but remember the over the top dresses and dramas!What is your dream bookshelf like? Or lucky enough to have it exist in reality?
Floor to ceiling, built-in shelves in my personal library, complete with ladders. What type of specialised room would you like to have in your house, for your sole use?
A pet room full of pocket pets and where I can have their habitats and where I can also groom my doggies and cats that I will own.Singapore or Malaysia for a week?
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Where would you love to visit in Australia that you haven't?
HobartWhich foreign city (that you haven't visited) would you most like to see?
PragueWhat do you like to do other than read?
Play the piano.What is easier for you to do now than ten years ago?
Valerie wrote: "Play the piano.What is easier for you to do now than ten years ago?"
To say 'No' to things I really don't want to do.
What is more difficult for you to do now than ten years ago?
Most things.What is a word you just like the sound of?
Intricate.What is your favourite musical instrument?
Like your word choice Julie.I'm going to be cheeky here and say favourite musical instrument is voice?
What is one song you love for the words in it?
Way too hard Dale! What springs immediately to mind is ALL of Phantom of the Opera, many from Chess. But my everyday choice would be Honesty by Billy Joel.Favourite musical?
☼♄Jülie wrote: "Way too hard Dale! What springs immediately to mind is ALL of Phantom of the Opera, many from Chess. But my everyday choice would be Honesty by Billy Joel.Favourite musical?"
Mamma Mia.
Favourite James Bond theme song?
Tomorrow Never Dies.Favourite James Bond actor?
Grace JonesFavourite Bonds undergarment
I hate Bonds! Ever since that horrible woman sacked all the Aussie workers, sent all the production overseas where the products are much lower quality than before and yet cost the same as they did when still made in Aus, I absolutely refuse to buy that brand!! What brands do you refuse to buy?
David wrote: "Kiera wrote: "Tomorrow Never Dies.Favourite James Bond actor?"
Sean Connery without a doubt. Daniel Craig is pretty good too though.
Which famous actor who's never played Bond do you think woul..."
You just skipped my question, Dave. My answer to your question is Henry Cavill. He is gorgeous.
Again folks,
What brands do you refuse to buy?
Kiera wrote: "I hate Bonds! Ever since that horrible woman sacked all the Aussie workers, sent all the production overseas where the products are much lower quality than before and yet cost the same as they did ..."It's political but I refuse to buy goods that have been made in Israel. I boycotted South African made goods during the dark days of apartheid too. I'm also careful about buying so-called 'cheap' clothing items like shirts because there's no such thing as a cheap shirt. Someone has paid for it somewhere and I don't want to support sweat shops that use child labour.
Do you think the Batman films are getting a bit too dark?
No way! Batman is a dark character and I the latest films are very true this character. I love comic book films, but I love that they are no longer slapstick- type movies.
Oh crap I forgot my question! Lol. It depends on if I am attracted to the guy or not.Favourite of the last 3 Dark Knight films? (I LOVED the Heath Ledger one)
Kiera wrote: "Oh crap I forgot my question! Lol. It depends on if I am attracted to the guy or not.Favourite of the last 3 Dark Knight films? (I LOVED the Heath Ledger one)"
I totally agree about Henry Cavill.
Have you seen the TV series 'Gotham?' If so, what did you think?
I'm not a big TV fan so cannot answer. There is a TV thread here somewhere though..What did you learn today?
That I really want to get a mini foxy. LolWhat is something you learnt in childhood that you remember specifically learning until this day?
Kiera wrote: "That I really want to get a mini foxy. LolWhat is something you learnt in childhood that you remember specifically learning until this day?"
That life isn't fair!
St. Valentine's day? Lovely opportunity to celebrate romance or just a commercial con?
The monetisation of insecurity and loneliness.St Patricks Day - the celebration of a rich and ancient culture or just an opportunity to get stinking drunk on a school night?
Ryan wrote: "The monetisation of insecurity and loneliness.St Patricks Day - the celebration of a rich and ancient culture or just an opportunity to get stinking drunk on a school night?"
A mixture of both I think.
Muffins - an invention on their own or just an excuse to eat cake for breakfast?
A real muffin isn't cake - it's an English muffin which is great toasted for breakfast. Toffees or chocolates in the lolly jar?
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I am taking the question that David asked in his last post:
Favourite song from a film
'I'm going to wash that man right out of my hair' from the movie South Pacific
Top loading washing machine or a front loader?