Category Archives: Uncategorized

The Bag Lady

A big thank you to The Bag Lady for tagging me in this Christmas quiz. If you haven’t already, then you must check out her wonderful and diverse blog.

The rules

You must thank the person who nominated you.
Link back to the nominating blog and use the graphic provided.
Answer the questions.
Nominate three people or more if you like.
Given the nominees 10 questions to answer (or use the previous ones).

The Questions For Me

1. How do you celebrate Christmas?
A. We have a mixture of responses to Christmas, simple gifts usually charity based offerings (buying something for a developing community), a very simple meal these days (it’s usually hot here 30 – 38 C), Mass has been part of my life for as long as I can remember as a celebration. Gathering with family and friends. Conversation is the main feature and there’s always good wine and whiskey.

2. Do you have a favourite Christmas carol or hymn?
A. Yes, O Come, O come, Emmanuel – this version by Folk Angel (Enya too)

3. Do you like snow?
A. Yes, I grew up with it in England, technically there’s no snow where I live now, but I’m not sure I want to live with it again.

4. What is your favourite contemporary song?
A. ‘Joy To The World’ as sung by the late Aretha Franklin.

5. What does your Christmas dinner table look like?
A. Lunch is more the Aussie focus with salads and cold meats for us, good wine, craft beers. Dinner, also mainly salads, comes with pudding and/or Christmas cake if anyone has room.

6. What is your favourite Christmas memory?
A. So many. An early one was that my dirt poor parents had saved for Christmas one year and I got a railway set which I know now cost a fair bit.

7. If you could take a paid two week break this time of year, what would you do and why?
A. I generally do take that break and we catch up with friends and family as this is a fabulous time here for lunching and BBQs and lounging over conversation.

8. Do you have a favourite Christmas book or piece of literature?
A. ‘A Christmas Carol’ by Charles Dickens.

9. Is there a Christmas movie that you don’t like?
A. No.

10. Do you have a favourite Christmas special?
A. In the past – Dr. Who Christmas specials, but they moved them to new year.

Questions For Nominees

1. How do you celebrate Christmas?
2. Say something about your earliest Christmas memory.
3. What is your favourite Christmas Carol?
4. What is your favourite Christmas movie?
5. Do you have a favourite Christmas story or piece of literature?
6. What would be the perfect Christmas for you?
7. What is your favourite contemporary Christmas song?
8. What is your favourite Christmas dish?
9. If you could have a paid two week vacation at this time, what would you do and why?
10. Is there something you don’t like about Christmas?

My Tags  (If you can’t – no pressure)

Musings

Giggles & Tales

Katherine’s Blog

Paul, pvcann.com

Friday foto fun – leaves

Fig leaves – but they are part of a fig seedling growing out of a Cape Lilac Tree – wonderful symbiosis which is not even normal.

Paul, pvcann.com