Ask Henrietta

[Wren]

What's your favorite historical period?

Do you prefer real books over an e-reader?

The historical time period I find to be most interesting is U.S. history in mid-late 1800s to about 1920 or so: Industrial Revolution, Gilded Age, Progressivism, and The Orphan Trains.

Real books. I received an e-reader for Christmas, and while it's very nice to have a library on there (especially when traveling and many books are free), I really like the feel, smell, and just experience of reading from an actual book. I like being able to stick a bookmark in it, easily gauge how much progress I've made, etc.

 

[Cute Tink]

What do you think is the best gift you've ever given?

 

[Wren]

What do you think is the best gift you've ever given?

I'm not sure. I've never had much money for nice gifts. The one most appreciated was probably a Life Applications Study Bible.

 

[Cute Tink]

What is the best gift you've ever received?

 

[Wren]

What is the best gift you've ever received?

Maybe the Nook Simple Touch that I got for Christmas.

 

[mina]

When you are sick, what gives you comfort and makes you feel better?
Would you rather write a story or read a story?

 

[Wren]

When you are sick, what gives you comfort and makes you feel better?
Acts of Service is a close 2nd as a love language for me, so I feel better just having someone try to take care of me in any way.

Would you rather write a story or read a story?

Read one. When I was a teenager, writing came easily, but I have a harder time with writing stories now. I still love reading stories, though.

 

[Mrs. Luther073082]

What are you doing this weekend?

 

[Cute Tink]

Do you have a favorite font style?

 

[Aino]

What's your favorite pet?
Do you have a church where you regularly attend?
Have you met a lot of CFers so far?

 

[Wren]

Wow, I'm really sorry. The UserCP new posts thingy didn't bring up my thread and, until now, I didn't look at my thread.

What are you doing this weekend?

This past weekend I didn't much. It was a rainy weekend, so I just read a lot.

Do you have a favorite font style?

No

 

[Wren]

What's your favorite pet?
My favorite would be a cat that was my mother's when I was a teenager. His name was Smokey. (And he looked just like this cat:http://aboutzoo.net/cats/en/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Coco-Chocolate-champagne-Burmese-cat.jpg )

Do you have a church where you regularly attend?
I've just found a new church home, so it's very recently a yes.

Have you met a lot of CFers so far?

I've met 5 CFers: Irrkunst, Kevlite, Miles, Puffca, and Mina.

 

[Cute Tink]

What historical figures would you most like to meet (living or dead)?

 

[Wren]

What historical figures would you most like to meet (living or dead)?

Eleanor Roosevelt and Jane Addams

 

[Cute Tink]

What about those two really draws you to meet them?

 

[Wren]

What about those two really draws you to meet them?

They had views that I admire. Eleanor Roosevelt was pro-woman, pro-civil rights, spoke on international human rights, and generally active politically (for good--IMO--causes) for the rest of her life.

Jane Addams started Hull House and is credited with started the field of social work[ers], as well as generally being a big reformer of the Progressive Era. She was also pro-peace and a feminist. She was the first American woman to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

 

[Cute Tink]

I had to google Hull House. Good choice.

Do you volunteer regularly?

 

[Wren]

I had to google Hull House. Good choice.

Do you volunteer regularly?

Not currently. I'm new to this area and still working on that. In my former city, I did volunteer.

 

[Cute Tink]

If you had an extra hour in the day, what would you do with it?

 

[Wren]

If you had an extra hour in the day, what would you do with it?

I'm not sure. My days aren't too full right now and I have time to do what I need.