Well I've been tagged to do the meme list thing........this time by M, my ex-pat Brit friend at Steamed Sponge. I never did get around to doing this before so have promised to forge ahead this time telling you things you probably don't even want to know!
What was I doing 10 years ago? Living here in Raleigh, probably moaning about the same hot Summer weather and biting mosquitoes. I had recently retired and was taking care of my new granddaughter much of the time.
Five snacks I enjoy ~
- English Digestive biscuits (plain or chocolate covered) with a cup of good tea
- Cracked pepper Triscuits with Trader Joe's Goat Cheese
- Handful of raw Almonds
- Greek Yogurt with fresh Raspberries
- Starbucks Classic Coffee ice cream - of course!
Five things on my TO DO list today ~
- Water the garden - still restricted but today's the day
- Make soup - chilled will be perfect
- Bake a fresh pear gateau
- Wash all the china in the dining room Welsh dresser
- Sit in the gazebo at tea time even if it is 100 degrees - luckily there's a ceiling fan
If I suddenly became a billionaire I would ~
- Help family members who need it ~ but only for housing, medical expenses and education
- Donate huge amounts to cancer, MS, and arthritis research, local elder care facilities, and local SPCA
- Start searching for a dream home here which would still be small and manageable for my 'golden years' ~ one level, easy to care for bathrooms, huge French family style kitchen, easy to get into storage areas, low maintenance garden, garage
- Buy a small, but exquisite old house in the French village where my brother and family live for my 'holiday home'
- Buy everything at SuzAnna's Antiques so they could have a break....and then go hunting to fill the shop up with treasures again!
- Travel first class to visit all the wonderful blog friends I've made around the world
Five places I've lived ~
- Torquay, England
- Washington, D.C.
- New Hampshire
- Massachusetts
- North Carolina
Five jobs I've had ~
- Insurance Secretary
- Medical Secretary
- Full Service Art Studio/Ad Agency Manager
- Admin. Asst. to Director (State Agency for Deaf/Hard of Hearing)
- Admin. Asst. Geropsychiatry (State Psychiatric Hospital)
Five Random Facts you may not know about me ~
- I came to the USA for one year and have been here almost forty six!
- I'm a cheese-aholic ~ but only good cheese, none of that dyed orange rubber stuff
- I have always wanted to be an artisan baker ~ I love good bread
- I used to sew almost all my own clothes ~ would only use Vogue patterns ~ my mum was my teacher as she actually made clothes for the Royals when she apprenticed in London
I wasn't going to pass this along as most of you have already done it, however there are a few new friends who may enjoy participating, so I'll tag ~~~~~~~~~~~~
Vanessa at Vanilla Lavender ~ Pamela at The House of Edward ~ Ms. Daisy at One Daisy Chain
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Hi Dear Mary,
ReplyDeleteJust want to say so long! Larry and I should be leaving shortly.
I will try to check some blogs from Roanoke and I will post about the new grandson!
I just posted a meme...tagged Vanessa also!
Hugs to you and Bob,
Deborah
Mary
ReplyDeleteI LOVE digestive cookies. Have you found any place to buy them? They are the perfect cookie with a cup of tea.
Hugs, Rhondi
What a fun!! Mary! I just came here to let you know I have tagged you and look what I see? You've tagged me!! :) I'm might be going to SuzAnna's this afternoon, would you like to go? Hugs!! Vanessa
ReplyDeleteAh! I just found out Mamma is going home this afternoon! Thanks for your prayers! One more thing we have something in commom, we both were secretaries! Isn't this fun? Hugs! Vanessa
ReplyDeleteYikes! I'm tagged!
ReplyDeleteLooks like fun... I'll get to it soon! Thanks, Mary.
What a fun tag. I enjoyed reading all your "what I was doing 10 yrs ago" facts. Congratulations to your granddaughter Jasmin on her graduation.
ReplyDeleteGetting to know you...getting to know all about you...
ReplyDeleteInteresting that you worked for the agency for the deaf. I used to work as a sign language interpreter years ago.
And used to make all my own clothes, too.
I'm with you and Rhodi on
ReplyDeleteDigestive biscuits. Have you found a good source? Have you been to A Southern Season in Chapel Hill?
Have you bought any of the goat cheese they have available at the State Farmer's Market? I think it is pretty good.
I sure wish I could come over for some tea and pear gateau. Sound heavenly.
I'm so excited this is my very first tag! Thanks, Mary this will be fun!
ReplyDeleteYou are a very interesting lady Mary.
ReplyDeleteI love your list!!
Enjoy your tea!
Rosemary
Hi Mary!
ReplyDeleteIt's great to learn more about you. You made all your clothes from Vogue and your mom used to sew for the royals? Wow!
And a pear gateau! Yummy!
Becky
Hi, Mary, I got tagged today as well.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading some about you. We've done some of the same things. My meme was a bit different, however.
By the way, I sent you an e-mail. :)
Lynn
How did you end up staying in the States? I assume it was love?
ReplyDeleteenjoyed learning more about you. We finally had rain and a little cool down (in the 90's) last night. Hope you are cooler there also.
ReplyDeleteI love reading some little details about you! I'm glad you decided to do it. It's more like we're all sitting around a large table chatting instead of across an computer screen!
ReplyDelete((hugs)) Rosie
Now we need the next chapter....to answer all the questions from the first!
ReplyDeletehumm...English Digestive biscuits (plain or chocolate covered) with a cup of good tea...yes that one is on my list too. :) I can buy digestive biscuits here in Holland too and they are a favorite cookie of mine. You get tired of other cookies but never of digestives! My other favorite is chocolate bourbons but that is because I cannot get them often so they are an enormous treat. Jos laughs that I always want a plainer cookie.
ReplyDeleteIt is amazing that you have a ceiling fan in your gazebo. What luxury! It is chilly here now so you could always pop over for tea, a cookie and some heat relief. :)
Hugs ~
Heidi
wow!
ReplyDeletethese are interesting facts! I would definitely do the same thing as You if I were a bilionaire: by a house in France and buy all the things in an antique shop just to go hunting again to fill it!! Perfect!
Liisa
Very interesting to read about you Mary. I also like the cookies you do. I'm with Heidi, we also must have a good cup of tea. Tea never tastes as good as when you have it in England.
ReplyDeleteYou are a very interesting person.
Nancy
Well, I finished answering all the questions! What fun - thanks for tagging me!!
ReplyDeleteThis was very interesting to learn more about you - I'm glad you participated.
ReplyDeleteWhen I discovered McVitie's Digestive Biscuits at World Market I gave them a try...I love the plain ones the best. They are sooooo good. Reading your comments, I see many others love them too.
Sadly, I'm afraid most Americans think that dyed orange rubbery stuff is real cheese!
Mary, thanks for taking time to do this meme. Wonderful and so interesting. Yes, i did have to laugh at how incredibly similar our snack choices were but of course, as I expected, you didn't choose Peanut butter as I did!
ReplyDeleteI can so relate to this too:
"probably moaning about the same hot Summer weather and biting mosquitoes." LOL!