Author: Dackel Princess

1. Create an acrostic using the word LOVE. If you’re unsure what an acrostic is click here.

Love is in my heart

For all that I hold dear

All who know me will agree

Family means the world to me.

2. Does love really conquer all? Why or why not?

Now that is a slippery slope, Joyce. Normally I would say yes, but having gone through a very traumatic time, which led to my divorce I would be a hypocrite if I said yes. Still I do believe in love and it’s ability to get you through the most difficult of times. So perhaps a good answer is yes and no.

3. Tell us about a time recently, where you really put your heart into something.

I recently found some picture of Hubby and his first wife, and their farm. Also pictures of their newborn baby girl.

I wanted my (step) daughter to have these and I worked to scan the old pictures in and then send them to her. I’m still not 100%, so sitting at a desk and doing the work was not easy, but it was very important to me that she have them.

 

4. What’s your favorite fictional love story?

Currently they are Tim & Mary in the movie About Time. I love that movie. Their love starts out slowly, and grows into a wonderful, sweet, devoted, love-story.

Rachel McAdams plays Mary and Domhnall Gleeson plays Tim

5. Do you generally wear your heart on your sleeve, or keep your cards close to the vest?

 

My family will tell you I am an open book. I wish I weren’t. However, I love deeply, and care so very much, so unfortunately, most people (at least the ones who know me well) will tell you my heart is open to all.

6. What food says love to you? Why?

Champagne and  Chocolate, served on a table with flowers!!

7. When were you last ‘tickled pink’ over something? Explain.

When my daughter came into her kitchen last summer and was holding a pink+ positive pregnancy test! And now, the time is passing so fast and my little grandson will soon be here!

8. Insert your own random thought here.

I looked up at the shadows I saw on my ceiling the other day. What I saw shocked me! The dist on my curtains was rather heavy and the curtains looked rather dusty. I kicked off my shoes and climbed up on my chair and the sofa and pulled down all the curtains. Then I put them into my fabulous washing machine (an LG, now a year old) and put them through a soak and wash cycle and then into the dryer. I pulled them out and carefully put them back up. Now this washing machine did an amazing job, and now they are back up I am thrilled (and exhausted).

Now I usually wash them twice a year, but this year things got messed up due to the neck. Once I finish the office, which should be done by weeks end, I will pull down those curtains and wash them up as well!

You know, for curtains that are 16 years old, they look pretty darn good! But I will tell you, in a year or so, I will actually have to break down and get new ones.

1. Describe love using all five senses.

I love the softness of your touch, I love the glow I see in your eyes, I love to hear you call my name, I love to say your name again and again, as we share a glass of bubbly champagne.

2. February is Canned Food Month. What’s your favorite food that comes straight from a can?

Oh my. Not a big fan of canned foods. However, the thing I do buy in a can (that I do not make) is B&M Boston Baked Beans. Love them!

3. A principal in a UK school recently sent home a letter to parents requesting they (the parents!) dress appropriately when escorting their children to/from school (basically saying please don’t wear your pajamas) You can read the letter here. It’s gotten a lot of publicity, both positive and negative. Your thoughts? And do/did you ever make the school run (or hit Starbucks, Walmart, etc) in your pjs?

NEVER would I go out in my pj’s. I was called on for Jury Duty a few years back, and a woman showed up in her pajamas, and fuzzy slippers. Needless to say, she was not chosen to serve. I worse a suit and low heeled shoes. I felt it was an honor to serve my State.

4. Crew neck, V-neck, turtleneck, scoop neck…which is most prevalent in your wardrobe?

Oh dear, turtlenecks. And I am still having trouble wearing them since my surgery. Consequently, my neck feels cold a lot of the time.

5. I read here recently a list of four things to avoid so you wake up happier. They were late night snacks, hitting the snooze button, social media just before bed/upon waking, checking emails.

Are you guilty of any of these behaviors? Which on that list do you need to work harder at avoiding?

I gave up late night snacking. Bad habit. I do not use an alarm clock, so forget the snooze button. Social media before bed and first thing? Guilty. However, it’s interesting to note that I try very hard to limit the negativity I read on FB. Not always possible, but I try.

6. Share something you remember about a house you lived in as a child? Of all the homes you lived in as a child, which did you love best?

I loved my house on Clipper Lane, in Falmouth, Massachusetts the best. It was a short walk to the ocean, and was a great neighborhood.

My summers were always full of sun, sea and soft, cool, cotton sheets after a long day at the beach. I ran barefoot all summer long through the sweet grass, and the scent of lilacs and roses and the ocean were always there. (Or so it seemed) Sunshine and happiness, visiting with relatives who flocked to our house and the beach. Summers at Clipper Lane, are full of some of the best memories in my life!

7.Your favorite movie based on a true story?

The Kings Speech, The Blind Side, A Beautiful Mind, Apollo 13, Zero Dark Thirty,  Argo, The Queen. These are just a few.

8. Insert your own random thought here.

The few times I have ever said anything political, on Facebook, I was flamed, called vile names, and told I was a hater. Now this is simply because I said I liked this or disliked that. In fact one person flipped out so badly, that they publicly called me out, and then also publicly humiliated me by a grand de-friending! So since then, I keep my feelings to my self. I simply do not need the grief. Locally, I am very active and being in New Hampshire, I try to see all the candidates speak.

But this also got me thinking. As I was reading Facebook the other day, I noted that many people that have claimed to be open minded, are the same ones who are cruel and say terrible, hateful things, about people who don’t agree with them. My question here is…do you allow people the right to their views? or do you attack them?

If we are to make our country great again, my belief is that we must all work together as Americans, and leave the hateful speeches behind us.