Name an attraction or town close to home that you still haven’t got around to visiting.

We plan to visit the Dallas Arboretum this spring. We visited more than forty years ago. I’ve always intended to visit again.

List five things you do for fun.

I do several things I enjoy. Reading is on the top of the list. I also enjoy my WordPress time. I like to crochet. I enjoy spending time with my dogs and cooking.

If you could make your pet understand one thing, what would it be?

My mastiff mix, Croc, is probably near ten. Until fairly recently, he never woke me to go out. He seemed to have a bladder the size of a soccer ball. Quite often, he dawdled about till after eight before asking to go out. Now he wakes me up between for and five. Fortunately for Bud in this instance, he’s deaf in one ear. Croc comes after me first. He gently kisses my foot or arm to wake me. There’s no hope of reprieve. I’m getting up. He goes out alone for about five minutes. I’m back in bed in minutes.

Write about your first name: its meaning, significance, etymology, etc.

From Behindthename

Meaning & History

Originally a medieval short form of Germanic names containing the element lind meaning “soft, flexible, tender”(Proto-Germanic *linþaz). It also coincides with the Spanish and Portuguese word linda meaning “beautiful”. In the English-speaking world this name experienced a spike in popularity beginning in the 1930s, peaking in the late 1940s, and declining shortly after that. It was the most popular name for girls in the United States from 1947 to 1952.

i was always in a crowd of Lindas, Glendas,Brendas, Belindas, and even one unfortunate Bewinda. Should a girl in my age group miss out on one of those trendy names, she had a good chance of being Janice, Janis, or Patricia. Even so, I was glad not to have the name my dad tried to saddle me with, Clothilde. (Clotile)

What’s your dream job?

My dream job would be working in a bookstore as a book consultant for a couple of hours Wednesday afternoons of my choice.

What makes a good leader?

To be concise, a good leader must be competent, responsible, organized, and above all inspire the respect of staff by delegating appropriately without micromanaging.

If you could un-invent something, what would it be?

I have invented a few nifty things. Sadly, some smart-alec always beat me to it. I invented a nesting meatloaf pan with holes in the bottom to drain into its companion pan below. Next, I invented a counter-top kitchen computer for recipes and all kinds of cooking information. Ditto!

Finally, I got smart and started looking on Amazon before putting too much effort into my inventive plans. Most of the time my items are already on there and can be delivered tomorrow.

I need to sue Amazon for idea theft.

Where can you reduce clutter in your life?

Upon reading this prompt, I scanned my surroundings.

One picture is worth a thousand words, so here are two.