Category: Share Your World

Questions

Social media (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat) a good thing, a bad thing or a mixture of both?

I have to say mixed. I get very annoyed by the way that some folk feel they must share every little detail of their lives on social media. I also think that it is very rude to be looking at or replying to Tweets etc when you are with others. On the other hand, social media can be a way to connect with like-minded people or to keep in touch with family and friends you don’t often see, especially the younger ones. During our bushfire crisis last summer I relied heavily on local Facebook groups for the latest information on what was going on and whether friends were OK.

Are you camera shy or do you pose for the camera with confidence?

Love taking photos, hate having my photo taken especially now. I looked a lot better thirty years ago. Naomi and I spent a lot of time dodging the ship’s photographers on our two cruises.

Is there anything you’ve kept from younger years for sentimental reasons alone?

Nearly everything I keep from younger years is for sentimental reasons, things that belonged to mum, things that I had as a child or a young woman. I have things of David’s I wouldn’t part with too.

Do you like to decorate for different holidays?

The only holiday I really decorate for is Christmas but I adore doing that. I have favourite Christmas ornaments that go on the tree every year (see the previous question). Halloween is not a big thing here.

Do you feel you’re a strong person character-wise?   Also, if you do have a gratitude thought or picture you’d like to share, please feel free!   The world can always use more positive vibes!

I would like to think I am but perhaps it’s not for me to judge. For my gratitude thought I’d like to tell you about a lady who lives in my town who spends all her time helping people. She set up a Pay It Forward page on Facebook for people to donate goods and if she hears about someone locally who is having a tough time she tries to help them; when she is not working on sorting and bagging donations she cooks meals for people who can’t afford to buy food. She spends a lot of her own money even though she only has a pension herself. I am grateful that people like this exist.

QUESTIONS:

Earlier this week Rory asked a question that I found so interesting, I thought I’d share it.  Another question, similar to this one was asked in August, but this one is unique.

If confronted with a violent crime against a single individual in progress (severe beating, rape, assault) do you try to do something about it (phone authorities or confront the criminal, stop the crime) or do you figure it’s none of your business and walk or drive on by?  Worse (to me) would you record the crime for social media use without doing anything else? 

For me, this is a no-brainer. I am certainly neither brave enough nor physically capable of confronting an attacker but I would most certainly call the police. It’s one of the few times I’d be glad of carrying the stupid phone so I could do some good with it.

Okay now we got the heavy stuff out of the way, let’s get to some less stressful questions.

If someone asked to be your apprentice and learn all that you know, what would you teach them?

I know I ought to write something deep and meaningful here but I’m more about common sense than I am about wisdom and I am rubbish at most physical tasks, nor do I have career wisdom to impart. So what would I teach? Well, I am getting pretty good at cleaning dirty, stained dolls and I can teach that.

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I am so bad at these creative questions. I just don’t have that kind of mind I guess.

First think of a product. Now, what would be the absolute worst brand name for one of those products?

The internet has lists for everything so as I have no imagination I headed off to find a list of terrible product names (some people have nothing better to do.) Most of them turned out to be foreign products so they only look funny to English speaking people which in my mind doesn’t count. I did like this one, however.

Here is the list if you want more. http://justsomething.co/31-worst-product-name-fails-ever/

What ridiculous and untrue, yet slightly plausible, theories can you come up with for the cause of common ailments like headaches or cavities?

An apple a day doesn’t keep the dentist away. The sugar in an apple causes cavities.

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GRATITUDE:

If you’d like to, please share a photo or an example of gratitude that you have.  Thanks!  🙂

I’m not always lucky with tulips but this year they came up really well.

QUESTIONS:

When was the last time you face palmed?  

Honestly, I really don’t take notice of things like that. I may have done it over the past few days, certainly I mentally do it anytime I hear the ridiculous things that come out of politicians mouths.

When is censorship warranted?  Ever?

That is such a big question to answer. There are a great many things that are allowed in public now that I don’t particularly want to see but if we are talking mainly about books, plays, films and ideas, in general, I’d say that I don’t think it is wrong to censor hate speech in any form.

What did you Google last?

I spent quite a lot of time on Sunday Googling information about Paddington Bear for a post I was writing for our Teddy Bear blog.

Questions

What’s the first thing you’d do if you won the lottery or came into a huge fortune? 

I’m going to interpret this as what would I do when I actually got the money not when I heard I was getting it. That would be Happy Dance and Phone Call to Sister. Once the money was sitting in my bank the two of us would go and buy a big house with room for all our pets, hobbies and collectibles. After we’d moved into it I could then think about all the other things I would like to do with it.

Which decade do you think had the best sense of style?

There were some great fashions in the nineteen-thirties, the forties, fifties and sixties. Many very stylish although not necessarily what I would want to wear every day. I do love to look at movie stars from those decades and many of our favourite paper doll books feature fashions from those times as well. I don’t know if I could pick one. The thirties were probably the most elegant. Here are some fashions from a paper doll book called Army, Navy Wedding which was originally printed in the 1940s.

Would you rather be half your height or double your weight?

Seriously as I am already short and overweight I would not want to be either. Life as a little person would be difficult but probably better than being morbidly obese so I guess if I had to choose I’d say shorter.

If you wanted to get away from everyone totally, where would you hide?

I am not telling. Nor would I be taking a mobile phone.

What do you do that you love?  ❤

I love my hobbies, I love my doll collection and I enjoy photographing them especially the fashion dolls. I love going somewhere interesting to take pictures too. I’ve never been good at drawing and painting but I can do photography and that is art to me. I love my blogging hobby too even on days when it’s hard to fill the page.

QUESTIONS:

When you’re 90 years old, what do you suppose will matter most to you?

If I’m still alive which I think is doubtful what would matter to me most was just getting through every day I think. I would want to be as independent as you can be at that age and mentally alert but I guess if I wasn’t I probably wouldn’t know

What’s the best way to spend a rainy afternoon?

Well, first of all, not out in the rain getting soaked through. It’s nice to stay indoors and do some crafty hobby, or maybe work on the dolls I fix for the Op Shop. I sometimes play in the doll room on wet afternoons, changing outfits and things like that but not photography because the light really isn’t good enough. Then, of course, there is also catching up with those blog posts I was meaning to write.

What is one thing you don’t understand about yourself?

Why I am so physically uncoordinated. I bump into things, trip over things, can’t balance on anything. I’m scared of falling. I’ve always been useless at any sport that requires hand-eye coordination. That’s not because of my age. I have always been like this.

When was the last time you tried something to look ‘cool’ (hip), but it ended in utter embarrassment?   Details?

I don’t think I’ve ever tried to look “cool”. I’m not the right shape to be fashionable and I prefer to just go my own way and wear the colours and styles I like. The most embarrassing incident I can remember was a workmate commenting that my blue eyeshadow looked very 1980s, this was in the late 90s. I’ve never been all that happy wearing eye make up. A friend showed me how to put it on in the eighties and I just kept doing it that way. After that, I pretty much stopped wearing it at all. I don’t really like the feel of makeup on my skin so these days if I feel I must wear it it’s lipstick and face powder only.

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GRATITUDE/I’M SO THANKFUL!

This is an opportunity to share a picture, a story or event that shows your gratitude.

I had a lovely day out in Hobart taking photos today. The sun shone. I saw some of my favourite spring blossoms at Princes Park. I treated myself to a dessert at Salamanca Square and got my hair cut, it was getting too long and driving me crazy.

QUESTIONS:

If you had to sum up the whole human species in 3 words, what would those words be?

I need four words. Our own worst enemies.

Where is the strangest place you’ve relieved yourself?  Obviously in an emergency situation.

When I was younger I could “hold it” for a really long time. We used to go on steam train excursions to country areas where sometimes there were no facilities and the call was “Ladies to the left, gentlemen to the right.” but I could not relieve myself out in the open so I’d hang on until we reached a station. I’ve never as far as I can recall used a toilet in a plane. Now I’m not so sure what I’d do in an emergency situation let’s hope I don’t have one.

What is the worst smelling place you’ve ever been?

As usual, memory fails me. Stinky places, well I’ve visited wineries and while I like the products where they make them does not smell so good. I wouldn’t say it was the worst ever though. When I worked in the rail system I often had some pretty stinky railcars to clean, vomit, urine or even the chemicals we used to clean graffiti were pretty unpleasant, especially on a hot day when the trains had been standing in the yard for a few hours.

How drunk is drunk enough?

For me, drunk enough is a bit light-headed. I do enjoy a drink but I don’t like the idea of not being in control.

Gratitude Is An Attitude!

If you’d like, please list five things that are priceless to you.

Here they are, not in any particular order.

• My childhood dolls
• My independence
• My pets
• My good health
• My sister