You have forgotten the Sleepy Hollow and the Corpse’s Bride! When I was a kid, I used to call it Piglet’s Tree. A.A. Milne’s Piglet thought that the creepy branch of this tree is a monster’s hand. I thought, a tree like this really looks creepy. But now, I do find it beautiful and sad.

What is your weirdest obsession?
- Paperless office

What are you wearing today?
- Linen shirt and khakis

What’s for dinner?
- Hubby made pasta with red sauce, I would have opted for pesto

What would you eat for your last meal?
- Caprese salad, white pizza, a nice Italian or French white, and a bit of tiramisu

What’s the last thing you bought?
- A book: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows)

What are you listening to right now?
- My teenagers playing cards

What do you think of the person who tagged you?
- Refreshingly creative

If you could go anywhere in the world for the next hour, where would you go?
- London

Which language do you want to learn?
- German, I have no idea why

What’s your favourite quote (for now)?
- “The most solid comfort one can fall back upon is the thought that the business of one’s life is to help in some small way to reduce the sum of ignorance, degradation, and misery on this earth.” ~ George Eliot

What is your favourite colour?
- Dark green

What is your favourite piece of clothing in your own wardrobe?
- A sweatshirt with hand-painted flowers my (deceased) Mum gave me 15 years ago.

What is your dream job?
- Screenwriter

Describe your personal style?
- Calm, casual, individualistic

What’s your favourite tree?
- White birch

What are you going to do after this?
- Make some popcorn

What’s your favourite fruit?
- Raspberry

What inspires you?
- Smart, kind people

Your favourite books?
A Prayer for Owen Meany (John Irving)
Travels with Charley (John Steinbeck)
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle (David Wroblewski)
84 Charing Cross Road (Helene Hanff)

What are you currently reading?
- Loving Frank (Nancy Horan)

What delighted you the most today?
- Wonderful conversation with a lady who was a nurse for 42 years

By what criteria do you judge a person?
- Genuineness

Which person, past or present, would you most like to have a conversation with?
- This is a question with a lot of weighty possibilities, but I think I’d really enjoy chatting with Emma Thompson for an afternoon.

How do you drink your tea?
- Twinings English Breakfast, plain

What is your weirdest obsession?
-

What are you wearing today?
- Black dress with white flowers, no shoes

What’s for dinner?
- Salade nicoise

What would you eat for your last meal?
- A curry probably, and after that some chocolaty stuff

What’s the last thing you bought?
- Groceries (boring, eh)

What are you listening to right now?
- Au Revoir Simone (electro from New York)

What do you think of the person who tagged you?
- A very funny writer, and I think she’s a fun person to be with in real life

If you could go anywhere in the world for the next hour, where would you go?
- I only have 1 hour? Then I’d go straight to Stockholm and watch the boats in the harbour.

Which language do you want to learn?
- Spanish

What’s your favourite quote (for now)?
-

What is your favourite colour?
- Red

What is your favourite piece of clothing in your own wardrobe?
- a black & red dress

What is your dream job?
- I would love to be a singer

Describe your personal style?
- Back to the 70s

What’s your favourite tree?
- Sakura, the Japanese cherry blossoms

What are you going to do after this?
- Sports

What’s your favourite fruit?
- Mango and raspberries

What inspires you?
- Could be anything, from a good film to a page in a book or something I see on the street

Your favourite books?
- High Fidelity by Nick Hornby; Saturday by Ian McEwan

What are you currently reading?
- 3 books at the same time (gentlemen; a thousand splendid suns; a travel guide)

What delighted you the most today?
- Sitting in the sun with my loved one

By what criteria do you judge a person?
- Eyes and the way they speak to me

Which person, past or present, would you most like to have a conversation with?
- the girl in the cafe!

How do you drink your tea?
- Green tea only for me, no milk, no sugar

What is your weirdest obsession?
- To be as environmently friendly as possible.

What are you wearing today?
- Black jeans, white t-shirt and slippers.

What’s for dinner?
- My wife’s cooking, but I think there are some mashed potatoes involved.

What would you eat for your last meal?
- Definitely something indian.

What’s the last thing you bought?
- Paper (for work).

What are you listening to right now?
- A mix of Bohemian Rhapsody and a tree being sawn down outside.

What do you think of the person who tagged you?
- I wasn’t tagged, but I guess ‘The Girl’ is very nice in person. Never met her.

If you could go anywhere in the world for the next hour, where would you go?
- A national park in Costa Rica.

Which language do you want to learn?
- Spanish or French.

What’s your favourite quote (for now)?
-

What is your favourite colour?
- Al guys like blue. So do I.

What is your favourite piece of clothing in your own wardrobe?
- My black fleece sweater (altough it’s a bit hot right now).

What is your dream job?
- I love animals, so I would like to work in a zoo.

Describe your personal style?
- Messy perfectionist.

What’s your favourite tree?
- At the moment the poplar tree which is sawn down right now.

What are you going to do after this?
- Back to work.

What’s your favourite fruit?
- Mango and pineapple.

What inspires you?
- My wife, friends and everyone who’s doing something to help the environment.

Your favourite books?
- I don’t read much, but I like the Wallander books.

What are you currently reading?
- A manual on how to make your own solar panel.

What delighted you the most today?
- When my wife sat down with me to drink coffee together.

By what criteria do you judge a person?
- I shouldn’t say this, but by the looks or the voice (when on the phone).

Which person, past or present, would you most like to have a conversation with?
- Dick Strawbridge.

How do you drink your tea?
- I don’t drink tea, I’m a coffee person. Black and strong!