A few weeks ago my friend Catherine from Pushing The Moon tagged me for the 73 Questions tag. Since I was moving from Blogger to Weordpress at the time, I didn’t get round to posting it till now.

So, here goes.

1. What Is Your Favourite Movie?

This is a really tricky one. I have several. But I think ‘When Harry Met Sally’ has to be top of the list.

2. Favourite Movie In The Past Five Years?

Oh God, I am not good at remembering films. I reckon it would be Intouchables. I watched it in the cinema with a friend and really enjoyed it.

3. Favourite Hitchcock film?

I don’t have one. I’m not even sure I have ever seen one of them.

4. A Book You Plan On Reading?

Wolf Hall. I started it a couple of times but never got far due to having small children and because my concentration levels are not too great by the time I get to read in the evening.

5. A Book That You Read In School That Positively Shaped You?

A Day In The Life of Ivan Denisovich. I was shocked and fascinated by it.

6. Favourite TV Show That’s Currently On?

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt on Netflix

7. On a scale of one to ten, how excited are you about life right now?

I would say 8. Things are going well generally and are an improvement on recent times.

8. iPhone or Android?

Android.

9. Twitter or Instagram?

Instagram. I like pretty pictures.

10. Who Should EVERYONE Be Following Right Now?

Obviously I would love if everyone was following me but you should follow CaptureByLucy. Her feed is bright and pretty and colourful and has such a feel good vibe to it.

11. What’s Your Favourite Food?

Roast meat – chicken, lamb, pork or beef in that order.

12. Least Favourite Food?

Cooked celery

13. What Do You Love On Your Pizza?

Rocket and Parma ham

14. Favourite Drink?

Hot Whiskey

15. Favourite Dessert?

Anything with caramel

16. Dark Chocolate or Milk Chocolate?

Dark chocolate

17. Coffee or Tea?

Coffee I think now. I used to drink buckets of tea and only started drinking coffee when I moved to Germany.

18. What’s The Hardest Part About Being A Mum?

The fear that something will happen that you can’t protect your children from.

19. What Is Your Favourite Band?

I don’t have one, but 90s indie is my favourite music.

20. Favourite Solo Artist?

Michael Buble

21. Favourite Song?

Have I Told You Lately That I Love You by Van Morrison

22. If You Could Sing A Duet With Anyone, Who Would It Be?

Michael Buble

23. If You Could Master One Instrument, What Would It Be?

Piano

24. If You Had A Tattoo, Where Would It Be?

Somewhere I wouldn’t be able to see it. I don’t like tattoos.

25. To Be or Not To Be?

To be.

26. Dogs or Cats?

Dogs

27. Bird-watching or Whale-watching?

Whale-watching. I have never done it but diving with dolphins was amazing and I reckon whale watching would be too.

28. The Best Gift You’ve Ever Received?

An antique writing box from my parents

29. The Best Gift You’ve Ever Given?

A trip to Monart Spa for my mother’s birthday last year.

30. The Last Gift You Gave A Friend?

Beautiful curly-wurly branches from our kiwi tree. I gave them as gifts to three friends recently to make Easter decorations with.

31. What’s your Favourite Board Game?

Scrabble

32. What’s Your Favourite Country To Visit?

Holland. I always feel at home there.

33. What’s The Last Country You Visited?

France, to do the groceries. It is only 10km to the border.

34. What Country Do You Wish To Visit?

Italy, but properly. I have been to Rome for a night, skiing in the north and to a wedding In Tuscany but I haven’t had an Italian holiday yet.

35. What Is Your Favourite Colour?

Blue

36. Least Favourite Colour?

Orange

37. Diamonds or Pearls?

Pearls

38. Heels or Flats?

Heels. Defintiely.

39. Pilates or Yoga?

I’ve never done pilates, so I’ll have to choose yoga.

40. Jogging or Swimming?

Swimming

41. The Best Way To De-stress?

Physical activity of some kind, whether garden work, sport or cookery.

42. If You Had One Superpower, what Would It Be?

The ability to freeze time.

43. What’s The Weirdest Word In The English Language?

onomatopoeia

44. What’s Your Favourite Flower?

Tulip

45. When Was The Last Time You Cried?

Watching a film recently. I can’t remember which one though.

46. Do You Like Your Handwriting?

Yes. It could be nicer, but I don’t dislike it.

47. Do You Bake?

Yes. Almost daily.

48. What Is Your Least Favourite Thing About Yourself?

That I can fly into a momentary rage in the space of seconds

49. What Is Your Favourite Thing About Yourself?

My thick hair

50. Who Do You Miss Most?

My parents and siblings. I see them too seldom.

51. What Are You Listening To Right Now?

The Best of REM

52. Favourite Smell?

The smell of skin that has been in the sun

53. Who Was The Last Person You Talked To On The Phone?

My dad

54. Who Was The Last Person You Sent A Text To?

My sister

55. A Sport You Wish You Could Play?

Does archery count? I like the idea of it but my aim is brutal.

56. Hair colour?

Dark Brown

57. Eye Colour?

Green

58. Scary Film or Happy Endings?

Happy endings, without a doubt.

59. Favourite Season?

Spring, closely followed by Autumn

60. Three People Alive or Dead That You Would Like To Have Dinner With?

Both my grandmothers as yyoung women and Kirstie Allsop

61. Hugs or Kisses?

Kisses

62. Rolling Stones or the Beatles?

The Rolling Stones

63. Where Were You Born?

Drogheda, Ireland

64. What Is The Farthest You Have Been From Home?

Christchurch, New Zealand

65. Sweet or Savoury?

Sweet

66. Lipstick or Lip Gloss?

Lipstick

67. What Book Have You Read Again and Again?

Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf

68. Favourite Bedtime Story?

Where The Wild Things Are

69. What Would Be The Title Of Your Autobiography?

Handcrafted

70. Favourite Sound?

My children’s voices

71. Favourite Animal?

Blackbird

72. Who Is Your Girl Crush?

I’ll have to pass on that one. I’m drawing a blank.

73. The Last Photograph You Took?