Bob-Kat's Questions and a New Photo

This is blogger Beverly (Lacoochie Kid) and me at our meeting last Monday. Beverly said we should have had the woman take a close-up, but this will have to do. When I tried to zoom in and crop it, the photo got too pixilated!

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Bob-kat, whom you can visit at:

http://bobkatshouse.blogspot.com/

was interviewed by another blogger and I volunteered to have her interview me. Now you can volunteer to be interviewed by me (see below).

Here are her questions, and my answers:

1: What was your last impulse buy and did you regret it?

I don't buy much on impulse, but the last thing was the fake Gucci purse I bought in NYC in March, and no, I don't regret it. But I do wish I had gotten the green one instead. (Now here, you ought to say: "You already have a green purse, and how many green purses can one woman need, anyway. Right?" and I would answer, "That other green purse is not a Gucci, and anyway, it will get old and I'll get tired of it, so I should have bought that one!")

2: Who was your favourite teacher at school and why?

In high school, my favorite teacher was Mr. Meyer, my art teacher. I loved art classes and he was a very good teacher. I had taken piano lessons from his sister, so we had a connection that way. He remained my favorite until he stooped to giving me the silent treatment, after I was caught smoking in his classroom during lunch period. I was in his room at lunchtime because he had asked me to paint the Old English alphabet in a row atop his blackboards. I was usually cautious about smoking there, but one day I forgot to throw out the evidence (cigarette butts in a paint can lid). He didn't speak to me for the last three months of school, and I thought it was a little childish and excessive on his part. I got such bad headaches everyday in anticipation of the class that my mom had to take me to a doc, who said the headaches were stress-induced. Mr. Meyer did give me an A for the class. After that, my headaches disappeared.

3: I know you work as a florist so what flower best represents you?

That is a hard question, because at different times, I would give completely different answers. Most days, I would say the rose, because roses have many, many petals, representing the many layers of my personality. Roses come in a myriad of varieties and are very colorful, and I can be that...trust me! I also have lots of thorns, just ask mr. kenju!! Other times I might say that I hope the iris represents me. Irises are so regal-looking, and yet they are soft and delicate. They are tall and stately, and I am that (or I was, before I shrunk an inch).

4: If you could change one thing about yourself what would it be?

Hmmm, I have to think about this one. Physically, I would change my teeth and gums to what they were when I was 20, before I got gingivitis. I had a beautiful smile back then, and now it is just as broad, but not nearly as pretty (or as white). Psychologically, I might change my tendency to lack self- confidence. Spiritually, I would boost my resolve to live a compassionate and devout life.

5: If you had to explain what marriage was to an alien what would you say?

Oh, boy! If I were going for a chuckle, I might say that thing that two people do to ruin their relationship forever. After forty-two years of marriage to the same man, I am (I assure you) not an expert on it, but I would say that marriage is the legal, physical and spiritual union of a man and a woman for various and sundry purposes, one of which is procreation. I hope I don't have to explain human procreation to this alien - 'cause he is on his own at that point!!

1. Leave me a comment saying, "Interview me."
2. I will respond by asking you five questions. I get to pick the questions.
3. You will update your weblog with the answers to the questions.
4. You will include this explanation and an offer to interview someone else in the same post.
5. When others comment asking to be interviewed, you will ask them five questions.