Getting to Know You...

Last week I was tagged by Simone

over at

The Bottom of the Ironing Basket

I just love these things ~ so of course I will play along!

1)  What is your favorite time of the day??

Although I am not really a morning person

I do love grabbing my coffee and sitting on the deck

listening to the birds

taking it all in and preparing for the day ahead

I love lazy mornings at the cottage

or Sunday mornings in the winter

snuggling in bed or on the couch

As for productive times of the day

I can get more done between 7-10 pm than 7-10 am

and yes ~ it runs in the family!

2)  Where and when did you meet the love of your life?

Trevor and I met over 20 years ago ~ actually it is closer to 30 now...

he hung around with my cousin

he was at all our big family functions

weddings, funerals, big celebrations

he was part of the family even then

there was always a spark ~ an interest

but he moved to another city after we graduated

 so we would see each other the odd week-ends over the summers

Easter week-end 1999 my cousin hosted a bonfire at his place

Trev was there

both of us spent the night and stayed up talking for most of it

holding hands...

we met for coffee again the following Friday

and have been together ever since

 

3)  What 3 words would your friends outside the blogging world

use to describe you?

Good heart ~ Dependable ~ Loveable

(I give the best hugs)

4)  What country would you like to visit and why?

I dream of travelling the world

seeing sites I have only seen on TV or in photos

there are parts of the USA I want to go

Vegas is in the planning stages for the spring

I want to explore my own country

take another trip to the west coast as I have been

but Trev has not ~ so to see it through his eyes would be spectacular

Africa for a safari would be on the wish list

but

if I could only pick one right now

it would be the United Kingdom

I have family in Northern Ireland

and would love to go back

and of course could not go overseas without going to London

to see a very special lady

5)  What is your favorite dish to cook?

I make a mean breakfast

scrambled eggs with all the fixins'

eggs benedict

blueberry pancakes

I am a good brunch girl

for a main dish it would have to be 

my stuffed pasta shells

they are always a hit!

6)  Salt or sugar?

Chocolate is a major food group for me

so I would have to say sugar

I do love my salt too ~ hello chocolate covered pretzels

or Smarties and popcorn

Pure Heaven

7)  What are your must have make-up or beauty items?

Hands down would be my lip balm

I live for lotions & potions

for my face ~ good old Oil of Olay

mascara and a compact

8)  What are your favorite flowers?

Lilacs, Cosmos, Pansies for their little faces

and Wildflowers!

9)  What do you think are your worst vices, honestly?

Smoking

(yes ~ I know ~ I know)

not getting nearly enough exercise

watching way too much TV

and 

spending too much time in front of the computer

that was brutally honest!

10)  At what time of your life were you the happiest and why?

I would like to think right now...

but are we not always looking for something more

something we think is better than what we have

in this moment?

I had a great childhood

memories of camping trips

week-ends spent at my grandparents farm

trips to Ontario

are plentiful

I had young parents ~ they were very involved in our lives

I would not trade it or them

for the world.

So thank you Simone

this one was so much fun to do!

I will pass this along to the following people:

Mikal @ Mikals Landing

Maggie @ The White Farmhouse

Carrie @ This Free Bird

Hope you had a glorious week-end!

Happy Monday!