1. How do you define beauty?
For me, beauty is something to look at, a beautiful landscape, a beautiful painting, a beautiful house, beautiful people, etc.
2. Have you ever taken a
trip by train? If so where did you go and what did you think of the
experience? If not do you have any desire to do so? Where would you like
to go? (You might find inspiration here-The Best Train Trips in The World)
I often traveled by train. The first time, I was eight or nine years old. My parents handed me over to the controller with a sign around my neck showing my name and address, and my grandfather picked me up 400 kilometers away in Frankfurt. It was very exciting, and I really enjoyed it. Countless train journeys followed, including one on an old steam train through Cornwall in the UK.
3.
Shell shocked, bombshell, bandshell, shellacking, in a nutshell,
walking on eggshells...choose one and tell us why you chose it, or how
it relates to your life in some way currently.
4. Tacos, pistachios, oysters, clams, eggs...your favorite food on the list that comes in/with a shell?
I would have loved to say oysters, but ever since I got an oyster poisoning, I can't even stand the sight of them! Therefore I choose Tacos.
5. Are birthdays a big deal in your house? Is your own birthday a big deal in some way? Elaborate.
In the past yes, but now at 83 with a son of 53 and a grandson of nearly 16, we just wish a happy birthday and Toby gets an envelope ! Eventually we go out in a good restaurant.
6. Insert your own random thought here.
I wait for the moment to go to the renovated animal park (not zoo anymore) in Antwerp !!
One bout of food poisoning is definitely enough to put one off of a particular food. Train travel is so much easier and available in Europe. I wish that were the case here in the states.
ReplyDeleteEww oyster poisoning doesn't sound good at all. I've heard of that before.
ReplyDeleteDear Ingrid, I will be 70 in October. I had food poisoning 😫 once when I was 18. It was horrible 😢
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading your responses. Your photos are lovely and you look beautiful.
Train travel here was more common in my childhood, but these days many rural train stations are closed and the track removed, so travel often involves coach style buses which take far longer to get where you are going. I would one day like to travel by train from Adelaide to Perth, and back home again of course.and from Adelaide to Darwin and back.
ReplyDeleteI like traveling in trains, it's comfortable and quick, if they are not on strike
DeleteYour train journey when you were a child sounds very exciting!
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness! I imagine oyster poisoning being the worst!
Your first train trip sounds exciting! And the steam train trip in the UK as well. If I could take a train journey in another country, I would love to see some of UK by train. Train travel in Europe seems much more common and easy than in America. Love that picture of you riding the elephant!! Hope you're having a great week!
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