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August 1 (Monday): What world problem would you like to fix?

Intolerance - whether racial, religious or other

This election!!

Wednesday, Aug 3: You are having friends over for dinner - what are you making?

Book Concierge wrote: "Wednesday, Aug 3: You are having friends over for dinner - what are you making?"

Probably a pasta dish because I love pasta and you can make large amounts without a problem.

Book Concierge wrote: "Wednesday, Aug 3: You are having friends over for dinner - what are you making?"

Spaghetti or tacos!

Um for the record I would not be having friends over.....

August 4 (Thursday): What bad habit have you picked up that you'd like to stop?

Leah wrote: "August 4 (Thursday): What bad habit have you picked up that you'd like to stop?"

Eating late at night.

Book Concierge wrote: "Wednesday, Aug 3: You are having friends over for dinner - what are you making?"

Oh so many things: We could have:
lasagne, caesar salad and ciabbata torn up smothered in garlic, oil and butter sauce
or
salmon on the grill with rice and green beans and french bread
or
mixed grill with baked potatoes and corn on the cob and bread
or
lamb stew with corn bread and cabbage salad with apple cider vingegar dressing
or
steaks and potatoes and vegetables and bibb lettuce with bleu cheese dressing and walnuts
or
bring in pizzas and salad

all of these with a few desserts always including something very chocolate

then end with something salty like mixed nuts

Our guests always show up with wine and my husband always has beer in the refrigerator and I just drink water.

Leah wrote: "August 4 (Thursday): What bad habit have you picked up that you'd like to stop?"

eating

ilikeboox wrote: "Leah wrote: "August 4 (Thursday): What bad habit have you picked up that you'd like to stop?"

eating"

^ What she said.

Great minds think alike, Marti!

August 5 (Friday): If you could change your name, what would you choose?

ilikeboox wrote: "Book Concierge wrote: "Wednesday, Aug 3: You are having friends over for dinner - what are you making?"

Oh so many things: We could have:
lasagne, caesar salad and ciabbata torn up smothered in g..."

Let me know when you are serving lamb stew ... I have a very nice pinot noir that should go well with that .....

Leah wrote: "August 4 (Thursday): What bad habit have you picked up that you'd like to stop?"

Procrastination ... I'll stop tomorrow....

Leah wrote: "August 5 (Friday): If you could change your name, what would you choose?"

ANYTHING but what I have! I'm literally an Aunt Martha! Ugh!! My parents couldn't decide on a name, so they settled on Martha. BTW, apparently they only owned one book. My brother is John and my sister is Mary.

Leah wrote: "August 5 (Friday): If you could change your name, what would you choose?"

Well I sort of did. In my Italian group, I am Elisabetta. And among my French friends I am Gaston (that's right, the male version - it's more dramatic and I like it.) And in Iran I would be Shala.

I got a laugh that the procrastination response turned up on my feed a day late!

Leah wrote: "August 5 (Friday): If you could change your name, what would you choose?"

Romelia .... I've always loved that name, but already have TWO cousins with the name.

Monday August 8th - It's State Fair time! What's your favorite "fair food"?

Book Concierge wrote: "Monday August 8th - It's State Fair time! What's your favorite "fair food"?"

Funnel cake with cherry topping.

Book Concierge wrote: "Monday August 8th - It's State Fair time! What's your favorite "fair food"?"

Pork Chops on a stick.

August 9 (Tuesday): What's the worst physical pain you've ever been in?

Leah wrote: "August 9 (Tuesday): What's the worst physical pain you've ever been in?"

I've been lucky. Having babies is about it.

Leah wrote: "August 9 (Tuesday): What's the worst physical pain you've ever been in?"

I have had surgery on both my knees due to irregular bone angles that caused my knee caps to move and my knees to give out. That is the worse pain ever!

Leah wrote: "August 9 (Tuesday): What's the worst physical pain you've ever been in?"

I think the severe sciatica I got diagnosed with this weekend is the worst. Practically paralyzed with pain. Not how I wanted to spend my birthday lol.

Leah wrote: "August 1 (Monday): What world problem would you like to fix?"
(I just noticed this question)

Insanity: If we could cure insanity in all its forms and nuances, we would solve all the world's problems - greed, criminal tendencies, delusions of grandeur, insecurity...

Book Concierge wrote: "Monday August 8th - It's State Fair time! What's your favorite "fair food"?"

Wisconsin State Fair's Cream Puffs! They are so light and delicious. (Sadly I haven't made it to the fair in a couple of years, and looks like we won't go this year either!)

Leah wrote: "August 9 (Tuesday): What's the worst physical pain you've ever been in?"

I've been lucky ... not many painful episodes that weren't handled by a couple of Tylenol. Probably when I needed a root canal, but first had to clear the infected abscess. Unfortunately we discovered that I was allergic to codeine ... throwing up everything, even water. So no pain pills and no antibiotics till my stomach settled. That was one excruciating day!

Book Concierge wrote: "Monday August 8th - It's State Fair time! What's your favorite "fair food"?"
Fresh, salty, hot curly fries!

Leah wrote: "August 9 (Tuesday): What's the worst physical pain you've ever been in?"
I've been blessed with a pretty painless life so far....Maybe that sneeze right after my C-section. That was a bit painful.

August 10 (Wednesday): What would you title your autobiography?

My autobiography would be called She Tried

August 11 (Thursday): Who is your favorite teacher? Why?

Who IS my favorite teacher? My older son. Who WAS my favorite teacher? My seventh grade English teacher. She was the first teacher who treated us the students we were, not little kids.

I had a psychology teacher in college who was very funny. Everyone paid very close attention to his lectures because they were listening for his jokes. He gave rather hard tests and even still I did pretty good on them since I was interested in listening to his lectures. Engaging and interesting presentations help a lot in learning.

Leah wrote: "August 11 (Thursday): Who is your favorite teacher? Why?"

Probably my piano teacher, Mrs Lippe. She was tough and demanding, but also very patient and encouraging. While she pushed me to excel, she also gave me confidence that I could meet her expectations.

August 15 (Monday): How do you recharge after a hard or stressful week?

Leah wrote: "August 15 (Monday): How do you recharge after a hard or stressful week?"

Reading (what else?), gardening, cooking, and in general just spending time with my hubby.

Leah wrote: "August 15 (Monday): How do you recharge after a hard or stressful week?"

I read or binge watch on NetFlix. If the family is home we do quiet things together.

August 16 (Tuesday): What language would you like to learn?

I'm learning French and Italian.

Leah wrote: "August 16 (Tuesday): What language would you like to learn?"

French

Leah wrote: "August 16 (Tuesday): What language would you like to learn?"

I know a little French and a bit of Yiddish. I'd like to learn Latin just because and I'd like to learn Spanish because my son is a Spanish teacher and I'm embarrassed to ask him about words all the time!

Spanish is a simple language and you could pick it up easier than French! Latin is a lot of memorization but the vocabulary is not so hard because we have so many latin roots in our own language. Do you know any Hebrew?

Leah wrote: "August 16 (Tuesday): What language would you like to learn?"

I learned German but would love to touch up on it since I haven't used it in years. I would like to learn Japanese and Polish.

August 17 (Wednesday): What is the scariest thing you’ve ever done?

Leah wrote: "August 16 (Tuesday): What language would you like to learn?"

Italian

Leah wrote: "August 17 (Wednesday): What is the scariest thing you’ve ever done?"

I went on a rollercoaster by accident.