Liebster for dinner!

My fabulous C.P. Helen Jameson has nominated me for a Liebster Award, which is way better than a Lobster Award, because I don’t like shellfish.  Many thanks to her for her undying Double-D support and the lovely nod my way.  I’ve dutifully answered her questions with my attempt at wit and aplomb and am passing it on to eleven other bloggers to carry the torch.

My answers to Helen's questions:

1. What is the nastiest thing that you ever ate in a restaurant? Offal.  (Now there’s a great word in so many ways.)
2. Who would you like to invite to dinner?   Laura Ingalls Wilder.  I’d serve her vanity cakes and lemonade and after bagging on Nellie Olson for a good long while, we would go down to the creek by my house.
3. Name three vacation venues that you would like to eventually visit? (What alliteration…just saying.) Glastonbury, London, and York.  (I really, really love England.)
4. What was your first pet? My first pet was a golden retriever named Jessy. Ruined me for dogs ever since.  She was the best.
5. Who do you admire the most? Oh—most definitely my fabulous CP Helen.  She has this certain, je’ne sais quoi….  Perhaps it’s all those freckles. 
6. Have you ever been caught picking your nose in public? Nope.  I mine in private.
7. What three items would you take to a desert island for survival? A genie in a bottle, my family (counts as one—right?) and our cat.  (She would love it.)
8. Are you a leftie or a rightie? Rightie. 
9. Name your first grade teacher, and did she inspire you? Mrs. Jordan was my first grade teacher and while she was a nice-enough lady, her math work-sheets terrified me. She inspired me to get the answers from Robert Grossman who sat in front of me.
10. Would you rather walk on green grass or a sandy beach? Sandy beach!
11. Is your hair curly or straight, and did you ever want the opposite? My hair is that awful in-between.  Yes.  I always want what I don’t have.  It comes in handy when you’re seeking publication.  Keeps you going and all that.

My nominees are: (With a special shout-out to all my new "Writer's Voice" friends!  How's life after Twitter?)

Diana Wilder at "About myself, by myself".
Susan Swiderski at "I think therefore I yam".
L.G. Smith at "Bards and Prophets".
Wendy Parris at "Up in the Willow".
Elizabeth Dunn at "The Punchline".
Sarah J. Clift at "Sarah J. Clift's blog".
Jan Estes at " Jan Estes' blog".
Sharon Woolich at "Sharon Woolich's blog".
Michelle Hauck at "Michelle4laughs: It's In The Details".
Karen Lee Halem at "The Writing Journey...and all its stops".
Jennie Bailey at "Garden Full of Lily".

My questions for the lovely Liebster nominees are all pertaining to childhood:

1.      What was your favorite book when you were eleven?

2.      What did you want to be when you grew up?

3.      What was your first Barbie? (or Ken/ GI Joe as the case may be.)

4.      What was your favorite t.v. show from when you were a kid?

5.      How old were you at the time of your first (real) kiss?

6.      Where was it?

7.      What was your most embarrassing grammar school moment?

8.      What was the first album (or CD) you ever bought with your own money?

9.      When did you first learn about sex?

10.  Did you ever walk in on Mummy and Daddy doing it?

11.  What was your proudest childhood achievement?

 I apologize in advance for making you do eleven links.  (Do as many as you want. I won't tell!)

~Just Jill

 P.S.  Is anyone finding my link takes you to a "Bible-study" site?  Please let me know if it does...
Dad-burn internet.