Author Archives: Candy

What is your favorite quote? ….. ten minutes before I opened my whitehairedwoman site this morning, I remembered an old quote – from my mother. I must thank Jennie, my sister who is five years younger than I, who answered … Continue reading →

What’s a song lyric that has stuck with you forever? Okay – well, I have lived for slightly more than 83 years, now (though it’s not ‘forever!) so have heard a great many songs in that vast time! I’m thinking … Continue reading →

What do you think gets better with age? One thing that does not get better with age – at least quite old age – is hair! When I was very, very young I had pretty blond hair which had no … Continue reading →

Who is your favorite historical figure? I’m not certain that I have a ‘favourite’ historical figure – there are quite a few people I would like to have met. It would have been interesting to meet the young Mary, the … Continue reading →

Describe a risk you took that you do not regret. When I was 21, I was pregnant and unmarried. Nowadays, that is something that seems to happen in America, in England and in other countries and few, if any, people … Continue reading →

What makes you nervous? Patty was always nervous. As children we wondered what she meant. Even as an adult, it was difficult for me to be empathetic when she said she was nervous. I still don’t know what she was … Continue reading →

What is your favorite restaurant? My favourite restaurants nowadays are Sardinia (an Italian restaurant in Broadstairs) and Il Tricolore (an Italian restaurant in Ramsgate). If I had to eat Italian food every meal from now on, I wouldn’t mind at … Continue reading →

If you could be a character from a book or film, who would you be? Why? After I read The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett, I wanted to be Mary Lennox, living in England and finding her secret garden. … Continue reading →