July 1-3, 2025
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lizzybuffy2008JULY:
1. The Delphinium or larkspur is a tall plant with pink, blue, purple or white flowers. Shakespeare called it ‘lark’s-heel’. Butterflies love it, but it’s very toxic if eaten by humans/animals. Do you have any poisonous plants you recognise in your garden or nearby?
No, not really. Except, I do have a rhubarb plant and those leaves are poisonous.
2. Do you still use your local library?
Yes, I get hard copy books and ebooks every week.
3. Have you ever worn a hairpiece, wig or clip-on hair extensions? Do you know anyone who does?
Nope.
4. Have you ever played Pickleball?
5. Do you have a favourite gemstone?
6. Ivy climbing over a wall can act as an impressive natural air conditioner, absorbing heat from the sun and cooling internal temperatures by as much as 7.5C/45.5F. Do you like ivy plants?
7. Today, on the seventh day of the seventh month, the Japanese celebrate the Star Festival (or Tanabata). For one day only, wishes, hopes, poetry and dreams are written onto colourful streamers and tied to trees. What would you write on a streamer today?
8. Artemesia Gentileschi was born today in 1593 – an incredibly famous artist in her time, she is only now becoming better known. Have you ever seen any of her works?
9. Have you ever been on a journey and been held up for a long time? What happened and how late were you at your destination?
10. Do you enjoy salad? What would be in a typical salad that you would serve/eat?
11. Have you ever used an old-fashioned typewriter? Can you touch type (type without looking at the keys?)
12. Do you like sushi?
13. Have you ever tried Tai Chi?
14. Do you enjoy mocktails/cocktails? What’s your favourite?
15. When was the last time you saw any bees?
16. Do you know any sign language? Have you heard of Makaton?
17. If you enjoy tea, how do you make it – with a teabag, with loose-leaf tea, in a mug or in a teapot?
18. Are you good at arranging cut flowers? Have you ever tried Ikebana?
19. Do you like spicy foods such as chilli peppers?
20. Are there any artisan food markets or farmer’s markets held close to where you live? Do you visit often?
21. Have you ever traced your family tree?
22. Do you know how to play backgammon? How about chess?
23. Do you own a coffee machine? What’s your favourite type of coffee?
24. How are you feeling today?
25. If you plan a trip away for leisure, what would be your ideal itinerary?
26. Have you seen any good TV drama series lately? What’s the last thing you watched?
27. Do you like honey?
28. Jigsaws were invented in the mid-18th century by a cartographer called John Spilsbury, who thought that mounting a map on wood and cutting it into interlocking shapes would make an informative game for children and students. When was the last time you made a jigsaw (how many pieces did it have)?
29. Do you know anyone who is a twin?
30. When was the last time you went to a party?
31. Have you managed to do any regular exercise this month?
1. The Delphinium or larkspur is a tall plant with pink, blue, purple or white flowers. Shakespeare called it ‘lark’s-heel’. Butterflies love it, but it’s very toxic if eaten by humans/animals. Do you have any poisonous plants you recognise in your garden or nearby?
No, not really. Except, I do have a rhubarb plant and those leaves are poisonous.
2. Do you still use your local library?
Yes, I get hard copy books and ebooks every week.
3. Have you ever worn a hairpiece, wig or clip-on hair extensions? Do you know anyone who does?
Nope.
4. Have you ever played Pickleball?
5. Do you have a favourite gemstone?
6. Ivy climbing over a wall can act as an impressive natural air conditioner, absorbing heat from the sun and cooling internal temperatures by as much as 7.5C/45.5F. Do you like ivy plants?
7. Today, on the seventh day of the seventh month, the Japanese celebrate the Star Festival (or Tanabata). For one day only, wishes, hopes, poetry and dreams are written onto colourful streamers and tied to trees. What would you write on a streamer today?
8. Artemesia Gentileschi was born today in 1593 – an incredibly famous artist in her time, she is only now becoming better known. Have you ever seen any of her works?
9. Have you ever been on a journey and been held up for a long time? What happened and how late were you at your destination?
10. Do you enjoy salad? What would be in a typical salad that you would serve/eat?
11. Have you ever used an old-fashioned typewriter? Can you touch type (type without looking at the keys?)
12. Do you like sushi?
13. Have you ever tried Tai Chi?
14. Do you enjoy mocktails/cocktails? What’s your favourite?
15. When was the last time you saw any bees?
16. Do you know any sign language? Have you heard of Makaton?
17. If you enjoy tea, how do you make it – with a teabag, with loose-leaf tea, in a mug or in a teapot?
18. Are you good at arranging cut flowers? Have you ever tried Ikebana?
19. Do you like spicy foods such as chilli peppers?
20. Are there any artisan food markets or farmer’s markets held close to where you live? Do you visit often?
21. Have you ever traced your family tree?
22. Do you know how to play backgammon? How about chess?
23. Do you own a coffee machine? What’s your favourite type of coffee?
24. How are you feeling today?
25. If you plan a trip away for leisure, what would be your ideal itinerary?
26. Have you seen any good TV drama series lately? What’s the last thing you watched?
27. Do you like honey?
28. Jigsaws were invented in the mid-18th century by a cartographer called John Spilsbury, who thought that mounting a map on wood and cutting it into interlocking shapes would make an informative game for children and students. When was the last time you made a jigsaw (how many pieces did it have)?
29. Do you know anyone who is a twin?
30. When was the last time you went to a party?
31. Have you managed to do any regular exercise this month?
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Date: 2025-07-04 07:23 am (UTC)