Ask the Person Below You a Question: Spring Edition!

Phantom of the Opera

Do you still have records and if you do, do you ever play them?

I would have difficulty choosing but I guess Les Miserables would be a favourite.

Do you prefer white or wholemeal bread?

Wholemeal, but depends on the filling if making a sandwich!

Do you always read in bed before going to sleep?

I prefer wholemeal. It has more taste. I like rye bread too, the black kind that Polish bakers make.

What are your favourite flowers?

Sweet peas and hyacinths

Is any of your garden left wild?

Not as much as I would like, but I always leave the early dandelions for nectar.

Did you have a nickname at school?

Not to my knowledge ?

Do you feed the birds?

Yes - they get fatballs and seeds.

What daft thing have you been watching over lockdown that you wouldn't normally watch?

I've probably watched every episode of Four in a Bed ever made at least once

What are your next door neighbours like?

I get on very well with my neighbours. As we are retired and they both work, we look after things like taking parcels in, letting the dogs out, phoning the Police when they were burgled! ?

Do you listen to the radio and, if so, what is your favourite station?

Constantly! Radio 4, sometimes LBC, always speech not music

Favourite cartoon character?

Foghorn Leghorn

Been for a walk today?

Only around the supermarket.

Have you ever sung in a choir, or are you one of the many people with’hang-ups’ about your voice because of comments made when you were a child?

Only in a choir at school, and I wish I had carried on into adulthood.

Have you ever been glamping?

JulieNoted. There are lots of Community Choirs around, which should be re-starting soon, I hope. Give it a try. I’m sure you will enjoy it.

JulieNoted I have never been glamping but camped for many years until recently.

Have you ever sung in public?

Many times.

What is your most embarrassing moment?

Going to a party and walking into the wrong house!!
My question: which dead person would you like to have a conversation with?

Queen Elizabeth the 1st. A strong woman in a difficult world . ( a bit like our present Queen ).
Are you using your slow cooker today , if so what are you cooking ?

Not today but I used it yesterday to cook some butternut squash and carrots which we ate with some vegan sausages. Yum!

When you take a bath, what do you put in it or by it?

Scented bath oil and a little bubble bath. Classic FM in the background.

Which TV news channel do you watch regularly?

Usually BBC online.

Who is your favourite composer? Mine is Mahler.

Which artist do you dislike Trisha?

My favourite composer is Debussy.

Have you used a bread maker?