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Autumn Tag: Are you ready for sweater weather?

Jenniely created this autumn tag, which has been doing the rounds in the blogging community lately. Admittedly, this year has been rather grey, wet and miserable, but since I normally love the autumn, I wanted to join in.

1. Hot Chocolate: What is your comfort book? 

Anything by Agatha Christie or Ben Aaronovitch! See more of my comfort reading here.

2. Pumpkin Carving: What is your favourite creative outlet? 

Unfortunately, I don’t have any creative genes whatsoever. But photography is a passion of mine, I play the piano and of course I love to write on my blog.

3. Falling Leaves: Which changes appear bad, but secretly you love them? 

Tricky question. I don’t like to see the author of a favourite series decide to finish it for good. On the other hand, I am relieved that he/she decided to stop, while the going was good.

4. Pumpkin Spiced Latte: What is something you love that others tend to judge? 

I do have a geeky side, hence I love science, mathematics and other subjects, which bore most people senseless.

 

5. Bonfire Night: What makes you light up with joy?

Walking in the mountains, looking at the snow-clad mountain tops and clearing my mind completely. Meditation for the soul!

6. Fright Night: What is your favorite scary book / film? 

I rarely do scary these days, but The Silence of the Lambs is one of my all time favourite movies.

7. Halloween Candy: What is your favourite thing to eat? 

Generally, I love food! Ever since Hawaiian poke invaded London, it has been amongst my favourite dishes. Salty liquorice is one of my few vices.

8. Scarves: What is your autumn β€œmust have” accessory? 

My Kindle. I feel naked without it. Plus an actual scarf, which is handy against windy weather as well as fierce air condition.

9. Fire: What is a book or film that burns your soul?

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri is my kind of movie. It is filled with understated irony, larger-than-life characters, complex themes, turbulent feelings. And quite a lot of fire.

10. Toffee Apples: What is a book or film that seems to be one thing, but is really different inside? 

Luc Besson’s La Femme Nikita is a slick action thriller on the surface, but it develops into a character study, where we see Nikita change, develop and discover love, before she must take the ultimate consequences of her past.

Soon winter will arrive and personally, I can’t wait for the Christmas holiday, which will hopefully give me time to read and relax. But there are still a few weeks left, in case you want to join in celebrating autumn with a cosy, colourful autumn tag.

24 comments

    • Thanks! Three Billboards was great; quite a serious and emotional story, but with lots of dark humour and an amazing set of characters.

  2. I’d say photography, playing piano, and blogging are all pretty creative! 😊 And yay for Agatha Christie. Her work really is perfect for this time of year.

    • Yeah, well… You haven’t seen my photos or heard me play the piano.πŸ˜¬πŸ˜‰

    • Glad you enjoyed it! I actually get a little bit spooked, just thinking back on that movie, it was so well done!

  5. This is so much fun! I love anything with the mountains also. They give me goosebumps every time I first see them! The Silence of the Lambs is one of my favorites also and that’s good to know about La Femme Nikita because I need to watch that!

    • Exactly! I get goosebumps when I first see the mountains as well. Very strange, mountains can have that effect on us humans. I thought Le Femme Nikita was splendid – one of Luc Besson’s best movies. And good to hear we agree on The Silence of the Lambs.

  6. Great post, I learned some new things about you again. You’re a very interesting person, we’re only sooo different πŸ˜„ I’ve also not heard of Aaronovitch OR Hawaian poke so I’ll have to look that up.

    • Awww, thanks! I imagine you are extremely creative and don’t love mathematics? πŸ˜‰ Actually, one of the things I really enjoy about blogging is that you get to chat to people across various geographies, age groups, interests and personalities. Probably most of us would never have met naturally in the real world, but we all have the love of books in common. I think that is wonderful!!

      • That’s so true, blogging makes me really feel among friends with the same mindset and passion for books. I can live perfectly without social media and the internet but I’m happy it exists for exactly this reason.

    • Yeah, I suppose many photographers are creative, but honestly I am not. I still enjoy it though.

    • Thanks! I think most people can become decent photographers, a lot of it comes down to practice and experimentation. Good to hear you like The Silence of the Lambs as well!

  10. Haha – I laughed at your piano comment because I always feel that no one who ever heard me play my guitar would confuse me with a creative person! πŸ˜‰ Agatha Christie is the perfect comfort read – a nice little murder and someone sent to the hangman at the end – what could be cosier? πŸ˜‚

    • Yup, that is what I mean! No doubt, Barenboim is highly creative, but well… There is *some* way to get to his level πŸ˜‰

      πŸ˜‚ It is so weird, that crime fiction can be considered cosy. I read somewhere, it is because we like to escape all the unpleasant and scary things in the real world. Or perhaps it is because we know the bad guys are caught in the end (which is not always the case in real life). Anyway, Agatha Christie definitely is the perfect comfort read!

    • Nice one! Good to hear, I am not the only one in the book community who has a soft spot for math πŸ˜€

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