Sharing My World This Week

In your native language which letter or character describes you best? Why?
I can never answer these questions. I guess I don’t have that kind of mind. If any one letter of the alphabet describes me it is probably the letter “V” which is the first letter of my Christian name. When I write my signature V is always large and sweeping.

What is your greatest extravagance?
No question about it. It would have to be dolls. It used to be a cheap hobby. I’d buy from markets, op shops and eBay when goods and postage were much cheaper. Now it has become expensive because the dolls I want cost more and are harder to find. I try to swear off eBay from time to time and I don’t buy that often really but it seems as if whenever I decide to take a break I see dolls on sale that I really want. I probably spend nearly as much on my Barbie’s wardrobe’s as I do on my own.

Do you prefer exercising your mind or your body? How frequently do you do either?
My mind. I don’t like exercise for the sake of exercise. If I do physical exercise it must have a purpose or be pleasurable. That’s why I like walking. I went for a really long walk yesterday along the Bellerive foreshore to take photos of a cruise ship. I exercise my mind with puzzles and games and play these every day. I recently downloaded Brain Training for Dummies which I have neglected a bit the past month but I play a lot of hidden object games and ones where you have to match pairs of objects. I also enjoy board games like Scrabble and Trivial Pursuit though I don’t get to play those often.

List at least 5 things that makes you laugh.

1. The antics of pets.
2. Old British comedy TV shows like “The Goodies”and “Yes Minister”.
3. Silly conversations with my sister
4. Favourite books. Books by Gerald Durrell, Betty MacDonald and Emily Kimbrough make me laugh out loud even though I have read them many times.
5. Unintentionally funny people.
6. The antics of politicians but not always in a good way.