10 on the 10th for April 2024

 It's the 10th of April and time for the 10 on the 10th link up with Marsha.  This month we have a set of questions to answer; which always proves to be fun. 

1. I love most anything in pink; books, flowers, my phone case, clothing etc. but when I think of favorite pink things I always think of this quilt that my great grandmother made for me by hand when I was a really little girl.  It sits on a blanket rack in our living room but no one is allowed to use it; I am so afraid of wearing away the stitching!

2. My birthstone is a ruby and while I have never really liked the ruby it has grown on me through the years.  I have a pretty birthstone ring my mom bought for me (probably when I was in high school or college) and I wear it often.

3. I like to plant flowers in pots all over our front stoop and steps.  This year I hope to add a container herb garden in there so I can enjoy some fresh herbs while cooking.

A look at last year's pots

4. I hate to admit it but I don't know many Shakespeare plays, quotes, characters, etc. other than Romeo and Juliet and I honestly think those 2 kids were crazy. LOL. 

5. We don't really do anything to celebrate Earth Day anymore but when the boys were smaller we definitely would. One year we went to a local raptor center and learned all about various birds of prey, the effects of human on their lives, dissected owl pellets, etc. It was a lot of fun (you can read about it here if you're interested).  Another year we went to our local Ecotarium-- a nature museum. 

6. Here in CT we were at 92% totality (which is good enough for me!); I did buy some glasses through Amazon and a lens cover for my camera so we could look and take pictures but we definitely watched from the comfort of our own yard. 

7. I have never been a Beetles fan at all but my youngest son is and he's been playing a lot of their songs for us in the car to the point where I know many of them by heart now... so while I'd never listen to them myself I do request Obladi Oblada (though I think that's because it reminds me of the show Life Goes On that I used to watch all the time in the 80's and 90's!). 

8. Um.. I don't know any of his wives... 

9. The larkspur and waterlily are July's flowers.. while I like them both waterlilies are the ones we see most often since the grow all over lake in the summer. I really love when we find a pink one! Usually they are this pretty white shade like the one in the photo below that I took a few a years ago.

10.  My first car was a Toyota Tercel that I bought off a local couple just a few streets away from where we now live. It was a standard that I had no idea how to drive but it was a nice small 2 door hatchback that got great gas milage and had hardly any miles at all.  I bought that car for less than $5,000!  It was my car all through college until my husband surprised me with a "new" (to me anyway) car he bought through a dealership as a wedding present.  I commuted to college 45 or so minutes each way and I learned how to drive that car while commuting... only stalling and getting honked at a few times. 

Linking up with: Thinking Out Loud,