Sacred Life Sunday: Inner Peace

i'd been a bit under the weather the past few days - hence the silence... also the lack of daylight is getting to me. thank goodness after next friday the days will ever so slowly lengthen...

i promised myself i would tackle this meme from carla's blog, so hear goes...

Do you own a gun? No

What do you think of hot dogs? i never buy from vendors, but i love homemade - nick makes the most scrummy onions - sooooo sweet and crispy... we actually had them last night :o)

What do you prefer to drink in the morning? herb tea - my favourite at the moment is yogi tea's women's tea...

Can you do push-ups? i wish!!

What’s your favourite piece of jewelry? My inner peace

ring - see pic - i wear it every day.

What is your secret weapon to lure the opposite sex? i don't think i've ever had a 'weapon' - i'm a peace-loving soul...

Middle name? elizabeth

Name three thoughts at this exact moment:

i'm getting hungry
i really must wrap more pressies today
finally the light is growing outside

What time did you wake up today? 6.15 a.m.

Current hate? War, the long dark nights

Name three drinks you regularly drink:
filtered water
herb tea
my one daily cup of fresh-brewed coffee

Do you own slippers? Yes, I'm wearing them right now - pink ballerina style :o)

What shirt are you wearing? pyjama top :)

Do you burn or tan? Burn - i tend to keep out of the sun

Favourite colour(s)? it totally depends on my mood - but i don't like wearing black - i own one obligatory l.b.d. and one pair of faded 'black' cords

Would you be a pirate? no - it involves my least-favourite things - riding on water and violence

What is your favourite holiday? definitely Thanksgiving - the food, the family togetherness, the lack of expectations - i really miss it now we're not in the states

What songs do you sing in the shower? i've never sung in the shower - it's a more quiet, contemplative experience for me

What did you fear was going to get you at night as a child? whatever monsters were on doctor who that week

What’s in your pockets right now? I don't carry things in my pockets - that's what handbags are for :o)

Last thing that made you laugh? something my almost -10-year-old daughter said :o)

Best bed sheets as a child? fresh clean cotton - then as now!!

Worst injury you’ve ever had? where do i start!! my poor little body has never been robust

Are your parents still together? my mum died in 1999 aged 55. she and dad had been together since she was 14....

Do you wish on shooting stars? the one time i've seen them!

What is your favourite book(s)? i could devote a whole blog to this!! but these books are deeply embedded in my soul:

The Hours by Michael Cunningham

A Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien

Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy

The Red Tent by Anita Diamant

True Colors by Kathryn Bold

What is your favourite candy? dark organic chocolate from Montezuma's - a small UK business

How is the weather outside right now? Cold and grey *sigh*

What was your first thought this morning when you woke up? when will the sun come up?