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Are you superstitious? We have one black cat now Until 2019 we had Miss Jo-Jo We’ve also had three cats who looked black then either as they grew or in the sun you realised they were chocolate brown. Chocolate though, what’s not to love? Seriously, we don’t get cats for any other reason than weContinueContinue reading “Intuition not Superstition”

Which animal would you compare yourself to and why? I once saw a lioness at a safari park rebuff the advances of a very handsome lion. I was impressed by her attitude, her sense of self-worth, and her total lack of apology. She didn’t want to know and he could take a hike. That girlContinueContinue reading “A Lioness”

Write a letter to your 100-year-old self. You’d better be having fun and causing havoc! I hope you’ve led the grandchildren astray, proposed to a 20 year old, and worn purple with a red hat. You should have taken at least 7 cruises by now and been thrown off at least one ship for beingContinueContinue reading “Dear Me!”

Where would you go on a shopping spree? To be honest it’s not really about the shopping, I’m not that into it anymore. It’s more that I’d like to visit New York. My dad used to go there on the Queens Elizabeth and Mary, and that planted a seed. I’d like to stay on theContinueContinue reading “New York”

What is your middle name? Does it carry any special meaning/significance? It’s Ann. Dad chose it. Mum didn’t like it because people would call me Annie and she would spend the rest of her life screaming “her name is Ann.” Instead I was called Debbie, which never felt right and I just can myself DebContinueContinue reading “Already Answered”

What is the last thing you learned? I’m learning all the time so it’s hard to remember what the last thing was. There are things I thought I’d never learn though: That this world would go mad – again. That America would vote for an inexplicable President. That war is still a thing . MysogenyContinueContinue reading “I Forget”

What is one question you hate to be asked? Explain. I’m a very relaxed and open minded person. You can literally ask me anything or tell me anything, I may blink inside, but you’ll never know it. I can always listen. You can ask me my age, and I won’t lie. It’s a privilege toContinueContinue reading “Nothing”

How has a failure, or apparent failure, set you up for later success? Me being (not) stoic The day before yesterday I had so many likes on my blog I was walking on air, yesterday they fell through the floor. If you can meet with triumph and disaster And treat those two imposters just theContinueContinue reading “Raw Question”

What are three objects you couldn’t live without? My mind was a complete blank until I saw an image of books.: Books – all the books Then as a writer who uses a computer or phone to write: Pens. Lots of pens. All the pens. All the colours. Whenever I see pens I can hearContinueContinue reading “Reliance on Stuff?”