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Thursday, April 3, 2014

Fact or Fiction?

...as promised, here's the truth from Tuesday's very fun and popular topic. But first, a pretty picture. This is one of the trees in the pretty little park in my neighborhood, waterlogued, of course!

Now down to business:

1. I'll start it out easy. I am best friends with an adorable little Schnauzer named Holly, who sported a purple gingham harness for our afternoon walk.
True!

2. I made it to the final rounds of a 6th grade spelling bee and lost on the word "mayonnaise".
False - my best friend Amy lost on the word "mayonnaise"; I lost on "cyst". I'd never heard that word before and spelled it "sist". (this one was tricky...no one got it right - but I wonder if my parents might've remembered?!)

3. I've visited 43 of the 50 states.
True! The seven that I haven't been to are Alaska, Hawaii, North Dakota, Wisconsin, Maine, Vermont and New Hampshire. It helps that I've lived in Georgia, Texas, Wyoming and New Jersey, married a guy from Connecticut and worked for a company that had clients and offices all over the country.

4. My best 18-hole golf score was above 100.
True! and probably the best reason I no longer play.

5. I am absolutely and completely terrified of spiders.
False - it's snakes, not spiders (I get scared just typing the word).

6. I have only seven sweaters worth of yarn in my stash (and one more "waiting in the wings" ... not ready to count that one as stash yet).
True! and I'm reminded I do need to post about my stash (I promised that to Margene weeks ago). Oh, and that doesn't mean I don't have a lot of other stash...sock yarn and other onesie-twosie quantities that I could use for hats, mitts, cowls and shawls.

7. Breakfast is my favorite meal and if I'm going to splurge, it's eggs benedict.
False - I don't like most breakfast foods and I really dislike eggs unless they're really well-done.

8. I've never poached an egg.
True! (what's the point if I don't want to eat it?!)

9. Before Marc retires, I really hope to visit Asia with him.
False - I love good coffee, nice wine and lots of fresh air. Marc says I'm better off here (or in Europe!)

10. After our May trip to Europe, the number of countries I've visited (outside the US) will grow from nine to 10.
True! I've been to Mexico, Canada, Jamaica, Dominican Republic, England, France, the Netherlands, Denmark and Sweden. I'll add Italy to the list next month.

This was a fun way to share a little bit more about myself. Thanks for playing along!

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8 Comments:

Blogger margene said...

Reading the answers gives a little peak into the people we call friends. The only answer that surprises me is #2, but it was a good fake out. You think peppers are good food, but I believe the egg is a perfect food. However, I've never poached one.

Thursday, 03 April, 2014  
Blogger Patty said...

I knew the egg deal but the sweater stash had me...;-) And Asia, I'm with you on that one.

Thursday, 03 April, 2014  
Blogger Lydia said...

I wasn't sure about #2 cause we've never talked about you ever being in a spelling bee. #5 I didn't dare mention the "S" word. Didn't think #7 was true but thought I had seen the occasional photo of EB, so wasn't 100% sure. Knew #9 was false unless you'd had a recent change of heart; which I didn't think had happened, and agree with Marc's comment.

Thursday, 03 April, 2014  
Blogger Carole said...

I learned a lot about you this week and I love it all!

Thursday, 03 April, 2014  
Blogger Bonny said...

I've really enjoyed reading these lists and everyone's revealed truths even more so. My husband travels to Asia about once/6 weeks and he's always trying to convince me to go along with him, but the price of my ticket, 16 hour flight, and terrible air quality always convince me that it's much better for me to stay home where I can read, knit, and do yard work and planting to my heart's content. Thanks for sharing and thanks for the pretty picture!

Thursday, 03 April, 2014  
Blogger martha said...

Love it!

Thursday, 03 April, 2014  
Blogger Kym said...

Such a great list! (Tom says the very same thing to me about traveling to India! Although I'd love to visit the Taj Mahal, he says the rest of it doesn't match up to my personal sensibilities. So . . . Italy for me, too. But not until September.)

Sunday, 06 April, 2014  
Blogger Honoré said...

Great fodder for lots of stories. Has me thinking, too, especially the numbers of countries I've visited. Can't remember any spelling bee losses...too long ago ;-)).
Cheers~

Wednesday, 16 April, 2014  

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