An Ella Meme from Terps

Something tells me the summer time Blogland doldrums are here given the meme posts cropping up here and there. Earlier this month, both Terpsichore and Hermione posted this one, authored by Ella. I thought it might make for a good mid summer post for me as well ... 

1.  Name a place where you have always wanted to make love with your partner. 

I am practical and as such, realize most idealized, romantic places to make love wouldn't be all that sexy in reality ... you'd be getting beach sand up your crotch, pine needles in your backside, the bugs would be biting your butts and airplane bathroom spaces are too tight as are back seats of cars. Give me a nice comfy bed anyday ... doesn't have to be my own bed ... just needs be comfortable. 

2. What is your least favorite implement for a discipline spanking?

A skinny little bamboo tomato stake I've take to calling the 'Whippersnapper' ... it hasn't made an appearance for a while and it can stay gone! 

Not as innocent as they look!

3. Name or describe a piece of lingerie in which your husband loves to see you. 

In our case the question might be better put as "name a piece of lingerie he doesn't love to see you in" ... granny panties .... and even those he likes to see once in awhile. He is, after all, my special Lingerie Man. There is one piece I don't have that he would like me to get ... a black garter belt with 6 garters, and of course, to go with it, black seamed stockings 

4. Do you favour silver jewellery or gold? Besides a wedding ring, do you have a signature piece that you wear often or even every day?

Silver ... almost all my jewellery is silver. The only jewellery I wear regularly are earrings and occasionally necklaces, almost all bought from my two favourite precious metal artists as I can only wear precious metal earrings. One of the artists, a silversmith, makes some very sexy jewellery where she incorporates romantic and erotic quotes into her work ... which you would only see if you looked closely at the piece. I wish I could share her words and her website but it would be too revealing for me to do so. 

Frank and I have not worn wedding rings for years. Him because of his type of work. Me, because I lost the stone in my set over 30 years ago and we never bothered replacing it. I wore my Gram's ring set for a few years before opting to give it to one of the kids. We don't miss having rings nor do we want replacements. 

5. What was the worst job you ever had?

My first real job was as a receptionist in a place called "Lovely Lady Figure Salon" ... it was a ripoff scam business that sold 'fitness packages' to use their 'weight loss' machines which were supposed to remove fat through motions of said machines. They sold to every and anyone, including elderly people. I hated how people were ripped off and as a result I never wanted to, and never did, work in direct sales (other than retail).

6. Is there something your husband does (or doesn't do) around the house that drives you crazy?

Just one teeny, tiny thing ... he almost always never closes a kitchen cupboard door after he's opened it. He partially closes it, leaving it open an inch or two ... why? ... I have no idea. Now, post ttwd, I just close them behind him. 

7. What is the hardest thing you ever had to learn? Could be school, career, life, or even ttwd.

Learning to listen to others and to not interrupt ... I think fast and it often leads to me finishing sentences of those I'm in conversation with, or if a thought comes to mind I want to blurt it out before I forget it. I still have to tell myself to slow down, take my turn and focus on listening. 

8.  Besides a spanking, tell us something that always brings a tear to your eye. Could be a movie, a song, a memory, or something else. 

When I was in my thirties I lost someone very near and dear to me. He was a pilot, who died way too young. Whenever I fly, on takeoffs and landings, I say a little hello and good- bye to him which always makes me teary. 

9. What was your favorite grade in school (K through 12) and why?

Grade 7 ... it's when this tomboy discovered boys really were the opposite sex and somehow very attractive

10. As a child, did you have a favorite stuffed animal or doll that you took to bed?

Never

11. What was a make-believe game you loved to play when you were a kid?

Cowboys, cowgirls and anything to do with horses. We had a long bouncy log in our yard that served as my pony for many years.

12. Look in your closet. Is there a lot of one particular color? Are you drawn to that color when you shop?

The basics are black or denim, teamed with colours of teal blue, green, peachy pink, orange or red. In the winter I wear pashminas of varying colours. 

13. What is your favorite alcoholic beverage? What is your favorite soft beverage?

Red wine, although I do love a martini or G&T in the summer. For non alcoholic beverages, it's Coke or carbonated  water.

14. If you could have your dream job for a day, what would it be?

I have it. I'm an artist who sells work commercially

15. Describe your wedding gown. If you didn't have a gown, tell us about what you wore. If you were going to get married again, what would you pick today?

Empire waist, scoop neck, long sleeves, white silk under, overlaid with lace and made by my best friend, maid of honour and room mate ... our apartment was a sewing centre for many months.

I am married to the only man I will ever marry so no need to speculate what I'd wear the next time around because there will never be another wedding (and Frank gets annoyed when I say that ... he always figures he's going first and doesn't want me to be left alone and lonely :))

16. Tell us about your first car! How old were you? Did you give it a name? Do you remember how much it cost?

Army green 1969 Datsun 510 with beige interior ... I was 18 yrs old ... it was a no name car that cost $500 and my Dad took me to the credit union to get my first loan to buy it. 

Thank-you, Terps for resurrecting this meme, to Hermione for reminding me to add pics just for fun, and to Ella for creating it! 

... Hope you all are having a great summer! ... thanks again for dropping by ...  nj