Special Gifts

I find it easy to charm wild birds to come to call, and feed up close and personal.
Robins and blackbirds are my speciality.
It gives me so much pleasure, and entertains my friends or
any visiting tradesmen that happen to be around.

My gift is empathy, which stood me in good stead during my nursing career.

Here’s an odd one. I sleep well. No matter how awful life gets, I fall asleep within 5 minutes and sleep soundly. I can do 10-minute cat-naps, 45-minute naps and a full night, under any circumstances. I can even nap standing up against a wall. I am never sleepy when I’m awake, and can therefore think clearly to deal with life. It has carried me through family crises, professional upsets, illness and grief. I never realised this was a gift until I discovered how many people don’t sleep well.

I can make chocolate disappear.

I'm good at spatial stuff and colours. On the other hand I'm really clumsy, I don't buy expensive plates!

Teetime, èeerrrrrrmmmm - I'm thinking!

According to my grand daughter I make the best chips in the world . Praise indeed !!!!!

Although I am multi talented (not) in many fields, I am famous and much praised for my jam and soup. Apparently, these surpass any that is available in shops, restaurants, or home made. I find this very strange because although making soup and jam is time consuming it is very straightforward and easy to do, whereas MY reverse parking was a hard won skill, of which I am very proud.

I am proud to say that my chicken curry is much enjoyed. But as I make it without any proper measurements just a shake of this and a splosh of that it can vary. This is fine when it's just for Mr R and I but a bit of a gamble when we have guests

Still waiting for mine to manifest itself!

How bizarre i too am an ace at reverse parking ( a long while ago I zoomed into a very tight space and then Heard through the open window of the car a voice saying Oh well done Miss! It was one of my year 13 students. I count it as one of my finest hours)and am very good at languages. However I can’t sing dance sew cook, draw etc etc

Errr, umm, give me a few hours and I might be able to think of something.

I can make brilliant scones ( with sour milk).

When my children were little we went to a kiddies' morning service. The girl running it had chosen the oyster as a theme. I shall never forget that, however ugly or unimpressive someone's outside is, inside there is a beautiful pearl.

My own gift is being able to speak languages, which my children are all grateful to have inherited.

My DIL told me no matter how she tries her dinners/puddings taste nothing like mine and my son agrees.
So I made a crumble and gave it to DIL and said tell my son you made it just for a laugh.
She did and he looked at her and said yeh right mom`s been then.
We did laugh.
And it`s lovely to be complemented on my cooking even at my age.

My adult kids and I were talking about this a while ago. One of them said they were impressed at how I can reverse into parking spaces and the other is surprised at my talent for table football! Neither skill is likely to make the world a better place, but I'm proud of them now they've been pointed out!