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Where do you come from?
West Sussex.

Where do you live now? (no, I'm not asking a postal address! a country or region is plenty)
West Sussex - have been away though!

How old are you? (an age range will do!)
51

What do you "do"? (eg - what's your job, are you a homemaker?, volunteer work?, in education or training for something?)

Full time teacher - Initially of Sciences and now Special Needs - dyslexia, dyspraxia, autistic spectrum etc - 11-18yrs

What are your hobbies/interests?
Mindfulness, walking, cycling, singing, gardening.

What do you wish you had more time for?
I just wish time didn't pass so fast.

Do you have a partner and/or kids?
Husband. 4 children of my own (30,28,24,11) and 5 step-children (26,24, 17, 13, 6) and two grandchildren 10 months and 3 months.

Do you have any pets?
1 dog, 1 horse, 1 goldfish.

What's your favourite colour?
Greens/blues.

What's your favourite film?
Four weddings and a funeral, Overboard, Sleepless in Seattle.

What's your favourite song or band?
Too many to name.

What's your desktop wallpaper?
Local poppy field taken in Summer.

This is fun. Thanks for doing it. I'm looking forward to going back later and reading all the responses!

Where do you come from?
Connecticut, United States

Where do you live now? (no, I'm not asking a postal address! a country or region is plenty)
Still live in CT. I've never lived anywhere else, which is a little sad!

How old are you? (an age range will do!)
43

What do you "do"? (eg - what's your job, are you a homemaker?, volunteer work?, in education or training for something?)
I teach computers to grades K-8 and I also teach a college class. I used to be a software developer.

What are your hobbies/interests?
Reading, movies, outdoor activities (hiking, skiing, etc.), music, spending time with my nieces and nephews

What do you wish you had more time for?
All of the above! actually it's really travelling (wish I had more money for that too!)

Do you have a partner and/or kids?
Nope.

Do you have any pets?
not at the moment.

What's your favourite colour?
I like the color combo of red, black and white.

What's your favourite film?
Too hard to choose.

What's your favourite song or band?
Huge Beatles fan!

What's your desktop wallpaper?
A photo of tulips I took at the Tulip festival in Washington State.

In the same lines of questionning there are 10 questions originally came from a French series, "Bouillon de Culture" hosted by Bernard Pivot.

They're better known as the questions that James Lipton asks every guest at the end of "Inside the Actor's Studio" show. Maybe for another thread

What is your favorite word?

What is your least favorite word?

What turns you on creatively, spiritually or emotionally?

What turns you off?

What is your favorite curse word?

What sound or noise do you love?

What sound or noise do you hate?

What profession other than your own would you like to attempt?

What profession would you not like to do?

If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates?

Where do you come from?
Australia

Where do you live now? (no, I'm not asking a postal address! a country or region is plenty)
Australia, Blue Mountains

How old are you? (an age range will do!)
50

What do you "do"? (eg - what's your job, are you a homemaker?, volunteer work?, in education or training for something?)
I co-own and operate a company selling Commercial Toilet Door Hardware.
Im also a Homemaker.

What are your hobbies/interests?
Reading, cross stitching, cooking and this forum of course.



What do you wish you had more time for?
Work is very quiet so I have lots of time at the moment.

Do you have a partner and/or kids?
Married 30 years this year. 2 adult children who still insist on living at home.

Do you have any pets?
No

What's your favourite colour?
Blue but red is a close second

What's your favourite film?
My Big Fat Greek Wedding, sort of reminds me of my introduction to my Husbands large Italian family

What's your favourite song or band?
Beatles, Roy Orbison. Favourite song is "Going up the Country" the version by Kitty Daisy and Lewis.

What's your desktop wallpaper?
No computer at the moment, Im using the kids or ipad.

Where do you come from?
North wales originally, then we emigrated to Australia as a child, came back to the UK still a child. Worked in Scotland as a teen, back to North wales, then Herefordshire.

Where do you live now?
Northern Herefordshire

How old are you?)
50

What do you "do"?
I'm a full time carer to my husband and sons. I have been a director in two businesses and a chef.

What are your hobbies/interests?
Woodturning, I make wooden dildoes among other stuff. I'm having a go at giant crochet hooks as well. D.I.Y. gardening, travel, reading (mostly science fiction), internet stuff and starting to like the gym. I would LOVE to get my hands on a bus and convert it into a mobile home. Ooops Edit. Learning Bulgarian language and their Cyrillic writing.

What do you wish you had more time for?
Travel, but that also requires money. All my other hobbies.

Do you have a partner and/or kids?
Husband and 2 sons (ages 27 & 16) 1 daughter (age 25)

Do you have any pets?
1 cat, we lost the other a few months back.

What's your favourite colour?
Oooh, hard, it depends on my mood. My house is purples and raspberry red, but my clothes tend to be rich autumnal colours.

What's your favourite film?
'Children of Men' and 'The Handmaids Tale' plus lots and lots of others, mostly science fiction.

What's your favourite song or band?
Very eclectic tastes. Hubby has a MASSIVE collection of music (over 1 terabyte) we are systematically going through the list and are up to song number 18,674 and are about 20% of the way in. We have been listening to this list for 2 years so far.

What's your desktop wallpaper?
I have all my holiday photo's in a specified folder, which rotates as a screen saver, at the moment it seems to be scrolling through the Egypt photo's of 8 years ago.

Great idea -

Where do you come from? Scotland

Where do you live now? (no, I'm not asking a postal address! a country or region is plenty) back in Scotland after living all over England and abroad (army husband)

How old are you? (an age range will do!) 59 but don't feel it!

What do you "do"? (eg - what's your job, are you a homemaker?, volunteer work?, in education or training for something?)
Full time English teacher in secondary school

What are your hobbies/interests? reading; walking; enjoying food and wine

What do you wish you had more time for? all the above

Do you have a partner and/or kids? married for 31 years 2 kids 28 and 23

Do you have any pets? No but would love a dog

What's your favourite colour? yellow

What's your favourite film? can't choose

What's your favourite song or band? nights in white satin - moody blues - that dates me!!

What's your desktop wallpaper? photo of my kids taken nearly two years ago

Where do you come from? - Midlands, England and I still live there.

Age 51

What do you do? - Finance Director

Hobbies/interests - walking, reading, cooking

What do you wish you had more time for? - travelling, sewing. I would love to have singing lessons and to learn woodwork.

I have been happily married for 30 years this year and have two wonderful daughters

We have three cats

My favourite colour is blue

My favourite film is Brief Encounter but I love anything with Harrison Ford in - see thread about eye candy

My favourite musician is Prince and favourite band Muse.

Desktop wallpaper is a recent family photo

There's so many teachers on here!!

Love the idea of this thread, so many people I talk to but don't really know much about any of you

So, firstly I'm Sammy

Where do you come from?

I'm from the UK.

Where do you live now?

Currently I'm in East London, boyfriend is going to be moving into my family home soon and after that, I'm not sure where we'll be living.

How old are you?

31, 32 in March

What do you "do"?

I am a nursery officer in a Reception class in our local primary school. I basically teach without having the PGCE or the pay.

What are your hobbies/interests?

Hmmmm I don't really do much of anything sadly. I love to cross-stitch, watch movies, read, play computer games (it's how I met my boyfriend lol) photography, music, shopping!! Chatting with friends

What do you wish you had more time for?

SLEEPING!!!

Do you have a partner and/or kids?

I have been with my boyfriend Jamie for over 2 years now, we've been in a long distance relationship that whole time (him in Scotland, me in London) in April he'll be moving in with us and we'll be thinking about getting married and hopefully next year I'll be a Mummy!!!

Do you have any pets?

Yep, we've always had pets. We currently have 4 dogs, an old English, a Jack Russell, a bichon frise and a fox terrier/jack russell cross

What's your favourite colour?

Pink!

What's your favourite film?

A walk to remember

What's your favourite song or band?

Too many to name, Foo Fighters and Green day are a couple of my favourite bands though.

What's your desktop wallpaper?

On my desktop it's a picture of a waterfall in the forest near my boyfriends house, on my laptop it's a picture of a t-rex trying to make a bed with the words "Next time you're sad, just imagine a t-rex making a bed" always makes me giggle.



So that's me

Where do you come from?
East Coast of the US
Where do you live now?
Colorado
How old are you?
Eligible for the Sassy Seniors this November, but been peeking in at the old folks there since the sanctuary opened
What do you "do"?
Homemaker, volunteer with a healthcare organization, volunteer in daughter's classroom where she teaches 29 9 - 11 year olds, unpaid technical writer and editor for various family members, you name it..
What are your hobbies/interests?
Reading, travel, biking, hiking, walking
What do you wish you had more time for?
Well, I would have time if I was more disciplined, but I wish I was outdoors more, and listened to more music. When hubs retires - soon - we'll have more time to travel, see movies, take up more hobbies, learn languages... (dreaming here!)
Do you have a partner and/or kids?
Hubs and three 20-something kids.
Do you have any pets?
Cats Lucy and Sammy
What's your favourite colour?
Usually I say purple, or mauve at the moment, but really everything except puke green and muddy orange is great!
What's your favourite film?
Need to see more movies, but even then I don't think I could have a favorite.
What's your favourite song or band?
Um, need to listen to more music, as mentioned..
What's your desktop wallpaper?
At the moment a Degas ballerina, but I'm seriously bored with her.

Hi all

Where do you come from? Tynemouth

Where do you live now? Thornton, Bradford

How old are you? 65

What do you "do"? Retired FE lecturer in ICT

What are your hobbies/interests? Choral music, crosswords, reading, gardening, painting, buying/making clothes to flatter my slimmer outline

What do you wish you had more time for? All if the above.

Do you have a partner and/or kids? Hubby, step-sons and two step-grandsons - feel very lucky as having my own passed me by.

Do you have any pets? Not any more. Had tabby cat Sam (the love of my life) for 18 years after he walked in and made himself at home. And Bushy who Sam palled up with a few years later. Bushy became diabetic and we spent his last 6 years injecting him with insulin twice a day. Miss them very much but enjoying having no ties any more.

What's your favourite colour? Sea green/blue/grey

What's your favourite film? High Noon

What's your favourite song or band? The Beatles

What's your desktop wallpaper? Slideshow of photos.

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At the moment a Degas ballerina, but I'm seriously bored with her.

Hurrumph, don't let our @ballerina hear you say that

In the same lines of questionning there are 10 questions originally came from a French series, "Bouillon de Culture" hosted by Bernard Pivot.

They're better known as the questions that James Lipton asks every guest at the end of "Inside the Actor's Studio" show. Maybe for another thread

What is your favorite word?

What is your least favorite word?

What turns you on creatively, spiritually or emotionally?

What turns you off?

What is your favorite curse word?

What sound or noise do you love?

What sound or noise do you hate?

What profession other than your own would you like to attempt?

What profession would you not like to do?

If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates?

@manderley so come on - what are you answers to these? Maybe a separate thread?

Where do you come from?
I am half Swedish and half English, I was born in London though.

Where do you live now? (no, I'm not asking a postal address! a country or region is plenty)
Paris, France


How old are you? (an age range will do!)
34

What do you "do"? (eg - what's your job, are you a homemaker?, volunteer work?, in education or training for something?)
Freelance translator, part-time student (finally finishing a masters in translation studies).

What are your hobbies/interests?
Baking, cooking, skiing, reading.

What do you wish you had more time for?
Myself

Do you have a partner and/or kids?
Yes, a husband and 2 kids age 5 and 2

Do you have any pets?
No, we live in a tiny flat

What's your favourite colour?
Blue

What's your favourite film?
Dirty Dancing

What's your favourite song or band?
Sorry to say I love abba

What's your desktop wallpaper?
Um none. Used to be pics of my son but never got round to redoing the wallpaper when I changed computers last year.

Ok here goes

Where do you come from? Harrow, Middx

Where do you live now? Hertfordshire

How old are you? 47 at the last count


What do you do? I'm a despatch communications supervisor for the Met Police

What are your hobbies/interests?
Walking, baking, drinking wine & theatre, but not all at once

What do you wish you had more time for?
Travelling to places on my bucket list

Do you have a partner and/or kids?
One husband one daughter (11 going on 21)

Do you have any pets?
Yes I have the worlds most stupidest tri merle border collie. She was blessed with looks but not a brain. She's called Blueberry Pie.

What's your favourite colour?
Purple

What's your favourite film?
Love Actually, Seven, sixth Sense, The Bone Collector anything that involves dead people really, apart from love actually that just make me feel all smiley

What's your favourite song or band?
I can listen to most things! But I love September by Earth Wind and Fire and It's a love thing by The Whispers. I'm a soul girl at heart.

What's your desktop wallpaper?
I don't have a desktop, but my IPad has a picture of my daughter stuffing a huge toffee apple


That's me folks