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Dear friends. A quick and fun post today answering 10 questions posed by Marsha in the Middle. They're all about vacations, or holidays as we prefer in the UK. Here are the questions.
My all-time favourite was in 2002, a singles' activity holiday on the island of Corfu. It was an unprepossessing start, there were just seven of us (three men and four women), but we bonded and had the most amazing time.
Here's the group, I'm wearing a blue t-shirt, fourth from the left. The lady at the front is the tour guide, Pauline, who was brilliant fun.
The holiday gone wrong was in 1999. I got terrible food poisoning in Egypt. Anxious not to spend days in bed, I agreed to go on a tour the next day and got into difficulty on a day trip which involved a strenuous walk in extremely hot temperatures. I was still a bit dehydrated and could scarcely pull myself up the rocky hills. A kind Israeli man with his family gave me water and took my hand to pull me along.
2. Share an activity from your summers as a kid, but now you wouldn't even consider trying it.
I loved funfairs as a kid and teen and adored the fast rides and roller coasters. I experienced a roller coaster on a work outing a few years ago and kept my eyes shut, it was dreadful!
3. Is there something you love to wear in the summer, but would never wear in the winter months?
Shorts! Too cold.
4. Spill the tea! Which summer beverage do you need to make it through the day? What beverage wouldn't grace your table ever during the summer?
I'm a bit boring because I don't have any special summer drinks. I mostly drink fizzy water. There are a couple of alcoholic drinks which are only ever consumed in the summer: Pimms no 1, and rose wine.
5. When you were a kid, was there something you did that kids today would think was a complete waste of time? Is there something kids do today you find a lost cause?
Lots of things: building dens, picking blackberries, skipping, writing and performing in plays, creating scrapbooks full of pictures of holidays and pop stars. Do kids do any of those things nowadays? They always seem glued to screens.
6. Share a summer movie you watch as often as you can. What summer movie do you wish had never been made?
The only film I associate with summer is Saturday Night Fever. I've only seen it a couple of times. It probably counts as the one I wish had never been made, although I like the music. I couldn't understand why women swooned over John Travolta!
7. Tell us about your current favourite summer song. Now tell us about a song that instantly takes you back to your childhood.
I'm wracking my brains but I don't have any current favourites. As my grand children are aged 4 and under, I'm not exposed much to "modern" music (we mostly listen to classical and 70s/80s). A song that instantly takes me back is Maggie May, Rod Stewart.
8. Time to spill the tea again! Are you a bikini type person? Or do you only dip your toe in the waters in a one piece?
I wore a bikini in my teens and then not again until I was 43! I stopped wearing bikinis this year and had a couple of one piece swimsuits. I felt a lot more relaxed, and happy, knowing my stomach was covered.
9. Share a favourite summer recipe you like to fix over and over again. Now, what recipe did you attempt one summer and will never attempt again?
I'd say it's Tuna Niçoise, a salad which is simple to prepare but very tasty. The recipe I attempted and will not make again, is my own taramasalata. It was delicious but very time consuming as I had to order cod roe and then wrestle with skinning it, as it's quite tough. It was no better than a supermarket version.
10. What is your absolute favourite summer smell? What summer smell makes you want to vomit?
Coconut fragranced sun lotions like Hawaiian Tropic were my favourite, although nowadays sun creams don't seem to have a scent. Here's an ad from the 70s. We used to buy the one with the lowest SPF!
The smell that I detest is the sweet vanilla that young girls wear as perfume. So sickly.
Fun set of questions Marsha. If any of my answers strike a chord, or jog a memory, let us know in the comments.
See you tomorrow, Friday, for Traffic Jam Weekend Reboot.
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Brilliant fun. I should have joined this one too! Maybe next month xx fun answers Gail, love that smell too xx Jacqui
ReplyDeleteWhat a seriously fun set of questions. That first pic though, a classic. Rod Stewart'S Maggie May and Night Fever another set of Classics. Wonderful post!
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