Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Tell Me, Do: Favorites Edition




I thought I would do a little slideshow for you today -- a few of my favorite things, collected from some of my flickr photos. There are twenty images on the show, so sit back and enjoy. Then don't forget to come back and answer our questions. This week they are all about favorites. :)

1. What is your favorite movie?

2. What is your favorite piece of clothing?

3. What is your favorite thing to do on a rainy day?

4. What was your favorite childhood book?

5. What is your favorite room in your home?

This one is easy -- one word answers for the most part. So I want to see lots of answers today! As always, my answers will be in the comments section. Have fun!

36 comments:

  1. 1. What is your favorite movie?

    2. What is your favorite piece of clothing? my brown fleece sweater

    3. What is your favorite thing to do on a rainy day? sit on the sofa with a good book

    4. What was your favorite childhood book? any Nancy Drew mystery

    5. What is your favorite room in your home? the kitchen!

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  2. Oops, forgot my favorite movie -- Sense and Sensibility :)

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  3. I really needed views like this today, Mary. My mom is going into surgery as I type so my nerves are little frayed.

    Your photography is so beautiful. I keep learning from people like you who see things just a little different.

    Have a good Wednesday,

    Sharon

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  4. Movie - Gone With the Wind
    Clothing - comfortable jeans
    Rainy day - curl up with any good book
    Chiildhood book - Little House series by Laura Ingalls Wilder
    Favorite room - Kitchen

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  5. Sharon -- I'll be thinking about you and your mom today, and remembering you both in my prayers.

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  6. 1. What is your favorite movie? Moulin Rouge

    2. What is your favorite piece of clothing? My LBD - if only it got more wear..!

    3. What is your favorite thing to do on a rainy day? Curl up with the pup and knit.

    4. What was your favorite childhood book? Anything by Roald Dahl

    5. What is your favorite room in your home? Living room

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  7. I have bought my lunch into the syudy to view the slideshow, it was lavely. I don't know if you had any music with it, but before I have seen on blogs from USA that music is playing but here in the UK there is some license law so we cannot hear it!!!!
    Answers to questions.
    1.The Sound of music ( I went to a Convent school)
    2.Any comfortable trousers and sweatshirt
    3.Look out the window and watch
    4.What Katy did next
    5.The Conservatory

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  8. Sorry, I have just noticed my spelling mistakes, should say study and lovely. Jackie.

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  9. Mary that was a lovely post. Pictures are great and the images so relaxing. I can't believe how similar all of our last three answers are. You and I even have the same favorite books.
    Movie Lawrence of Arabia
    Clothing A good bra
    Rainy day Snuggle up and read
    Books Nancy Drew Mysteries
    Room Kitchen
    QMM

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  10. oh i loved your slide show... such contentment... the bench in the distance was my idea of heaven. gorgeous photography...

    1. What is your favorite movie?
    not much of a movie person to have a fav...

    2. What is your favorite piece of clothing?
    very little, i think naked since menopause~

    3. What is your favorite thing to do on a rainy day?
    read a good book and bake something warm and sweet...

    4. What was your favorite childhood book?
    i loved nancy drew mysteries~

    5. What is your favorite room in your home?
    our study, its green and red and i love it.

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  11. 1. What is your favorite movie? field of dreams (it teaches me to believe in the impossible and that sometimes the impossible was within us all along)

    2. What is your favorite piece of clothing? jeans - the one pair that is worn in exactly right.

    3. What is your favorite thing to do on a rainy day? cook.

    4. What was your favorite childhood book? the secret garden/little women

    5. What is your favorite room in your home? my den/studio

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  12. I love the way you look at the details around you. So beautiful!
    Movie - Pride and Prejudice
    Clothing - jeans that I wear ALL the time
    Rainy Day - sit and knit
    Childhood book - The Little Princess
    Room - Family Room, it's cozy

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  13. 1. A Christmas Story (The one where the little boy wants the Red Rider BB gun.)
    2. Chenille sweater and chenille socks
    3. Blog
    4. The Velveteen Rabbit (I didn't have it when I was a child, but it's my favorite children's book.
    5. My new kitchen

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  14. Just beautiful, Mary. Thank you for sharing.

    1. What is your favorite movie? Out Of Africa

    2. What is your favorite piece of clothing? My green sweater.

    3. What is your favorite thing to do on a rainy day? Sit in our sunroom and read while listening to the rain.

    4. What was your favorite childhood book? Little Women

    5. What is your favorite room in your home? Our bedroom

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  15. 1. What is your favorite movie? Pride and Prejudice


    2. What is your favorite piece of clothing? a comfy cardigan


    3. What is your favorite thing to do on a rainy day? read Jane Austen books

    4. What was your favorite childhood book? the Little House on the Prairie series


    5. What is your favorite room in your home? our front porch

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  16. As always, exquisitely presented. And here's my six senses:

    Favorite Movie: Frankie and Johnnie
    Favorite Clothing: My brown knee high boots
    Favorite Rainy Day: Apple Pie, Hot Coffee and Turner Classic Movies
    Favorite childhood Book: The Wind in the Willows
    Favorite room in Home: yes, my art studio

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  17. Favorite Movie: Children of a Lesser God
    Favorite Clothing: My pajamas
    Favorite Rainy Day: Vietnamese Pho
    Favorite Children's Book: The Narnia Chronicles
    Favorite room: my kitchen:)

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  18. What is your favorite movie? hmmmm, I loved Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and I've seen alot as an adult but can't really think of another favorite

    2. What is your favorite piece of clothing? This week it is my brown scarf


    3. What is your favorite thing to do on a rainy day? Read or take a nap


    4. What was your favorite childhood book? I loved Nancy Drew back then.


    5. What is your favorite room in your home? That's easy, my sunroom

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  19. Hi Mary,
    Your photos are breathtaking. OMG!
    Ok #1 movie...True Romance
    #2 Clothing... Cynthia Ashby Coat
    #3 Rainy days... Spend more time with my cats
    #4 book.. Charlie in the Chocolate Factory!
    #5 room... family room

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  20. Movie: too many to name--"Remains of the Day," "Out of Africa," "To Kill a Mockingbird," so on and so forth.

    Clothing: jeans
    Rainy days: old movies, popcorn, naps

    book: Too, too, too many...
    Room: My powder room!! Covered with "words" C

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  21. OMG Mary. I've never seen that moon photo before and IT IS AWESOME. Funny, too, because I linked to another moon photo of yours on my blog today. I wish I'd seen this one!

    I tend not to be able to answer favorites questions because I'm always changing my mind, but I will try.
    Movie:
    Clothing: Suede jacket
    Rainy Day: Work on photos, maybe with a glass of wine. Ok, maybe several glasses.
    Childhood book: Black Beauty
    Room: Breakfast nook (when it's clean)

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  22. The movie question was too difficult.

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  23. Love your slide show. I've never made one but love them.
    1. What is your favorite movie?
    Anything with Betty Davis.

    2. What is your favorite piece of clothing?
    Big comfy sweater (my kids hate it)

    3. What is your favorite thing to do on a rainy day?
    Snuggle on the couch and watch an old movie.

    4. What was your favorite childhood book?
    The Outsiders

    5. What is your favorite room in your home?

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  24. 1. What is your favorite movie? Gone With the Wind.


    2. What is your favorite piece of clothing? My old cozy fisherman sweater.


    3. What is your favorite thing to do on a rainy day? Read & clean closets!


    4. What was your favorite childhood book? Childhood of Famous American series.


    5. What is your favorite room in your home. Our cheerful family room.

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  25. Your slide show was WOW! Loved it.

    Movie - You've Got Mail
    Clothing - Liz Claiborne Jeans
    Rainy Day - Quilt
    Childhood Book - 50 Famous Fairy Tales
    Room - Living Room by the fire

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  26. Dear Sweet Mary...
    Everytime i visit you I am inspired.

    What is your favorite editing program? Are you a photoshop gal? And the textures you use?

    I have so many "favorite movies" that one would be fibbing as there are so many... but I do love Pride and Predjudice, GWTW, Green Mile, Schindler's List.... Im sorry I could go on and on.

    clothing-- my fav jeans
    Rainy day-- clean with music blarring as i cook soup and bake some bread.
    Childhood book... as a child i didnt like to read (then found out i was dyslexic) and learned tools-- now i love everything I can get my hands on. Fav childhood book I read my to my kids was "I love you forever.."
    Room-- My lovely Master vanity... big ol tug full of bubbles :)

    Biggest of hugs!
    Claudia

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  27. Wonderful blog ! Greetings from Poland.

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  28. Beautiful photos on Flickr!

    1.Fav. Movie: "You've Got Mail"
    2.Fav. Clothing: Black jogging pants and a fleece top. (You can tell cold weather is coming!!)
    3. Rainy Day: Watch a good old English movie
    4. Childhood book: When little, "The Bobbsey Twins books. Mom used to read to us.
    5. Fav. room: Library

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  29. 1. What is your favorite movie? The Godfather, I guess

    2. What is your favorite piece of clothing? A summer black and yellow blouse

    3. What is your favorite thing to do on a rainy day? reading with a cup of hot spiced tea

    4. What was your favorite childhood book? Sarah Grewe di F.h. Burnett

    5. What is your favorite room in your home? the kitchen

    Gracie at http://mylittleplace.blog.com

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  30. G'morning, Sweet Mary,
    THE movie for me: BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTRY.*sigh
    I love my black velour pants and jacket
    I love to bake on rainy days.
    Peter Pan was my favorite.
    The kitchen is where I hang out most of the time.
    **
    Thanks for this fun day...
    xo bj

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  31. Movie - To Kill a Mockingbird
    Clothing - flannel pajamas
    Love to read and drink hot chocolate on rainy days.
    Little House Books were my favorite
    The Den

    Your photo slide show is gorgeous!

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  32. Hi Mary,
    Let me think............
    Movie: 7 Brides for & 7 Brothers.
    Clothing: Fleece dressing gown/housecoat from Lands End.
    On rainy days nothing beats reading a good book by a log fire, wearing the above mentioned dressing gown and with a cup of tea close by.
    Favourite book from childhood was any of the Famous Five books by Enid Blyton
    Fave room in our home has to be the "Bishops" bedroom there's a peacefulness there that is uncanny.
    When you a chance please visit me in Normandy, I have a surprise there for you.
    This was fun!
    Maggie

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  33. Movie: Something's Gotta Give

    Clothing: Flannel pajamas

    Rain Day: Bake cookies, watch movies

    Favorite Childhood Book: "Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing" - Judy Blume (absolutely hysterical!)

    Favorite Room: Dining room -- soooo pretty in red toile!

    Love your beautiful photos!

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  34. Those are all taken by you? You're a magnificent photographer! Seriously.
    Movie: Gone with the Wind
    Clothing: hooded sweater
    Rain Day: stand out in it and rejoice
    Childhood Book: don't remember the name but it was all about how to take care of animals
    Room: the yellow/green/white old fashioned bedroom
    Thanks for your pix. B : )
    http://bleemcguire.blogspot.com/2009/11/computers-vaudeville-puddle-walkers.html Stop by and check it out.

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  35. Movie: You've Got Mail
    Clothing: Black Crinkly Shirt
    Rainy Day: Read a good mystery
    Childhood Book: Any Nancy Drew or Cherry Ames
    Room: Living Room

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  36. 1. What is your favorite movie? not a movie person

    2. What is your favorite piece of clothing?sweatshirt with birdies on it :^)

    3. What is your favorite thing to do on a rainy day? cook and tweak my house

    4. What was your favorite childhood book? Nancy Drew and Cherry Ames books

    5. What is your favorite room in your home? the dining room!

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