The Luminescent Tales From The Mind Of Kristian Has Nominated Me For The Sunshine Blogger Award

Well, we are brightening up a damp chilly November weekend with yet another ray of sunshine, Tales from the mind of Kristian who has kindly nominated me for another Sunsine Blogger Award (Yaaaay! – awards are not only fun but also a good sign that someone out there is enjoying your blogging presence so I am always grateful for them).

https://talesfromthemindofkristian.wordpress.com/2018/10/27/sunshine-blogger-award-nomination-5/

The Rules

• Thank the person who nominated you and provide a link back to them – thank you Kristian!
• Answer the 11 questions asked by the blogger who nominated you.
• Nominate 11 other bloggers and ask them 11 new questions.
• Notify the nominees by commenting on one of their blog posts.
• List the rules and display the Sunshine Blogger Award logo on your post.

Kristian was very kind and replaced three of the original eleven questions for me (as I think I was in danger of causing no little offence to Halloween enthusiasts with some of the original questions – and why should I be belligerent?)

1) Do you have a favourite Autumn themed film/movie?

I can’t think of anything specifically autumnal. The only thing that came into my mind was this line from “You’ve Got Mail”.

I just typed into my Google search engine “autumn films” and of a long list, there were only three I had ever seen! One was “You’ve Got Mail” and another is one of my favourite films “Dead Poet’s Society” (which may be hard-going for some viewers towards the end).

2)What method of murder do you most like to see in films/movie?

The type that don’t work…you know when the bumbling police duo surprise the “baddie” before he can carry out his dastardly deed.

3) Horror or Comedy?

Not horror….so I guess we will go with comedy. I am sooooooo fussy about comedy though. I can’t stand anything that is lewd or offensive or full of bad language. I like light-heated, family fun. I love the Pixar animated movies because they are lighthearted comedy.

I like a movie the whole family can sit down and watch together.

I know we all have different tastes…but here is one little clip that encapsulates the myriad of little scenes I love in Pixar movies.

4) What’s your favourite thing to do with a pumpkin?

Probably roast it along with a ton of garlic and some sage and onion and then blitz it into soup.

To be honest, I think I only ever tackled pumpkin soup once. But I often make butternut squash soup which is lovely. I made a huge batch earlier this week and filled my freezer with soup – yum yum yum.

5) If you could choose between ruling the world or living in paradise which would you choose?

I have to admit this was the question that really caught my eye, I have read posts from the other bloggers who have answered these questions already and they have all said “living in paradise” and I quite agree. I was designed to live on this earth. I was designed for paradise.

 

This is a subject that fascinates me because I think most of us have the desire to live on earth. We see pockets of paradise and our heart leaps. The whole earth should be like that. Not many really want to rule as kings over the earth. Which makes sense doesn’t it. We only need a small number of rulers to govern. Those rulers should be deeply concerned with the welfare of all creatures on earth and not motivated by greed.

It is so interesting because all my life I have been asking my friends and workmates what they believe and what their hopes are for the future of mankind. Most are animated about our beautiful home and humans having a very long and lasting and wonderful future. Even if people say they believe that they will go elsewhere once they die…what their heart seems to yearn for is a paradise on earth. That makes so much sense to me because of what I have read.

6) What human trait do you like the most?

Kindness / Unselfishness

I know that is two…but sometimes people are kind for selfish reasons.

7) Which human trait do you dislike the most?

Arrogance / Conceit

Two again…but I guess I am adding flavour to what it is I dislike.

8) If we discovered an inhabitable planet and had the option to start a new life there, would you?

I don’t think it would be a matter of… “oh we found an empty planet with water and a breathable atmosphere which can sustain human life and we want to populate it. Let’s build a fancy space-ship and get a wriggle on.”

But once we have fulfilled the original purpose for the earth, for it to be a paradise full of happy healthy humans…well…that is the point – we are not there yet. We need help. The earth is not looking like it should. We are all bunched up in cities where we can’t breath in pure air, or see the stars in the sky at night.

Once the earth is FULL and we are living in harmony with it according to the Creator’s purpose, then perhaps He will consider allowing us to populate another planet. Will we be allowed to go to another planet and trash it? OH NO OH NO! Not on your nelly!

If you can’t keep a bedsit clean and tidy, why trust you with a house? Once we get our act together, and are living in a way that makes us and other creatures we share earth with thrive, maybe we will be allowed to use what we have learnt on another planet. But we are not in a fit state to be trusted with another planet right now are we!

I would not necessarily volunteer myself for being amongst the first to move to a new planet, but if He assigned me, I hope I would be willing and eager. Sure I would miss home, but both myself and members of my family have lived away from home on volunteer assignments for months, or years at a time. You get used to it and you build a family-like network amongst the people you are working with in your new assignment.

9) Have you been to a fancy dress party? What did you go as?

Several clowns, the Von Trapp children (with my siblings – there being seven of us), a teddy bear, a cat, a footballer, a nurse, a pirate, Moses’ sister Miriam, Tina Turner, a french maid, a Bollywood dancer, Carmen Miranda and I was once half of a horse (don’t ask me which half)….I can’t remember much more off the top off my head…I am sure there were other fancy dress parties and themed parties. I have been to a lot of parties.

There is a video…(Mandy’s husband’s mum has it in her possession)…of me strutting like Tina Turner in my tassel dress and an outrageous wig and belting out “River Deep Mountain High” at the top of my voice. If I were rich, that video is material they could easily use to bribe me with.

Of course I won that karaoke contest…no need to ask the question. No shame on stage! Give me the microphone and you more than get your money’s worth. I just wish videos didn’t exist because I am sure there must be more material out there I could be bribed with. Thank goodness I don’t own much.

10) Have you ever had a recurring Nightmare? Share it with us, if so.

I don’t have nightmares. I sleep like a log! Even after sleeping all night, after my head injuries, I find that if I lie down on my bed for a five minute snooze during the day-time, I might wake up and discover it is tomorrow!

When I was very young, I used to dream about a bright blue lion that chased us and we were all hiding with our neighbour’s children from the blue lion.  One by one the lion caught them. The only way I escaped is by walking upside on the ceiling and then climbing out onto the roof.

I sleep so very heavily that I very rarely dream.  When I do dream, well, my dreams are normally rather odd, sometimes funny.  Normally my brain is trying to make sense of something new.  For example if I start a new job, I tend to have a dream where I am interacting  with my new workmates in a movie scene – something like Robin Hood with his merry men. Nightmares…not so much. On occasion I have dreamt that I have overslept and been late for work.

I have had flashbacks (of the night in the park) but they were when I was wide awake usually when something triggered a memory.

11) What was the last film you saw at the Cinema?

I know it might not be for everyone…but there were parts I was crying with tears. The combination of physical comedy and comic timing of Rowan Atkinson’s lovable, yet make you want to cringe, characters is a treat for me. Give that man a medal for making me laugh until I have bellyache.

That was fun! Thank you Kristian and special thanks for changing three of the questions for me.

Here are my eleven questions for my nominees:

1. WHAT WAS YOUR PROUDEST MOMENT OR ACCOMPLISHMENT?
2. DO YOU HAVE ANY PHOBIAS?
3. IS THERE A POST ON YOUR SITE THAT IS REALLY SPECIAL TO YOU?
4. WHO DOES MOST OF THE CLEANING IN YOUR HOME?
5. DO YOU HAVE A FAVOURITE COMEDIAN OR COMEDY SHOW?
6. WHAT IS YOUR TOP CHOICE OF RESTAURANT CUISINE?
7. DID YOU HAVE A FAVOURITE TEACHER AT SCHOOL?
8. HAVE YOU HAD DREAMS WHERE YOU WERE WALKING ON THE CEILING?
9. ARE THERE ANY BLOGGERS WHO CHEER YOU UP REGULARLY?
10. HAVE YOU EVER HAD SOMEONE YOU HARDLY KNEW TELL YOU THEY WERE IN LOVE WITH YOU? WHAT DID YOU DO?
11. HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN BLOGGING FOR?

My eleven nominees:

Eleven bloggers who are like sunshine, producing very beautiful posts!

 Dawn-Marie – Love Exploring Scotland

 twohappyroamers – twohappyroamers

 aculturaljourney – The life of a global citizen

 The Homesteaders Wife

 Navya Singh

 Michelle C. Hillstrom – It’s a Writer’s Life for Me

 AngiesWeb.com

  World Wide Walkies

 MJs Lessons From Home

 Lazy Girls Running 🌸

 Positive Side Of The Coin

FOWC with Fandango — Snooze