Tag: dailyprompt

How do you waste the most time every day? Just staring aaand thinking, so not a cool answer

Which food, when you eat it, instantly transports you to childhood? Growing up we were pretty poor and didn’t always have a decent meal, so there were occasions when we had to improvise if our wee maw was working and all the kids (6) were on their own. I remember sandwiches with just tomato ketchup.…

Who is your favorite historical figure? Definitely my wee maw.  Brought up 6 children on her own, before the days of benefits

Write about your first crush. First year in the big school. A girl on the school I had just left, the wee school, got on the same bus as me. I was going to ask her out on Monday morning, but she left the bus pretty quickly, so I missed my chance. Ok,I thought, I’ll…

What countries do you want to visit? I would love to see Costa Rica. The pictures I  have seen of beautiful beaches and amazing forest, make it very appealing however I’d imagine there might be big beasties in creeping about, so maybe not

I truly believe that what other people think of me is none of my business.

I would like to have all my faculties, if not in body, then in mind. I want to remember everything that life has given me, and sadly, those that have been taken so early. Basically, I would like to retire in good health, is all I hope for

What’s the oldest thing you own that you still use daily? Back in the black and white days of the late 70’s, I must have only been about 9, I was out playing football (soccer) and came across a keyring that doubled as a bottle opener, it was pretty small. I never actually used it…

For our 30th anniversary, while driving down to Lisbon from Scotland, we stopped off in Salamanca. I have a small red van, and I had booked a stay at a very fancy four-star hotel, verging on five-star. Valet parking, the guy looked at my van and thought I was delivering something. When he realised I was a…

What notable things happened today? Absolutely nothing.  Having unremarkable days is part of life.  However, if finding French jazz, even though I know nothing of the language, it’s notable, then I’ll tick that box