We tried to play but the Blogger didn't play along.

Dorette "touched" us… long ago… I filled it in immediately, but could only get Jan's input now. (The blog refuse to publish the t... post, so I am trying to publish it without the t word.) The edit bar doesn't work - so no bold, italics etc. Very frustrating!

What are your nicknames:
Miekie: Miekie (Ek is eintlik Marietjie)
Jan: Mr B

What TV gameshow or reality show would you like to be on:
Miekie: Een van die maklike vasvra wedstryde – partykeer verstom die mense se gebrek aan algemene kennis my – maar tog asb. nie Survivor of “Boer soek ‘n vrou nie.”
Jan: None


What was the first movie you bought in VHS or DVD:
Miekie: I can’t really remember – I think it was Davy Crocket for the children – the first (and only) VHS I bought for myself was Debbie – I wanted to let the children see what fashions we wore in the 60’s, but the video didn’t last long. Our first bought DVD was Ben Hur – it was on special.
Jan: City of Joy

What is your favourite scent:
Miekie: Perfume: Lace or Chanel nr 5 - gifts from Jan.
Food: Braaivleis – it always smells better than it actually is.
Jan: Roses

If you had one million dollars to spend only on yourself, what would you spend it on?
Miekie: I would like to travel with Jan – we still dream of going to Russia, to Austria, to Israel, to Greece, to Australia. We were busy planning a Europe tour a month or two ago and I said to Jan he’d better work on R8.80 per dollar in case the Rand weakens…. hahaha!
Truth be told, I suppose I would rather invest most of it. We are close to retirement and what if we outlive our money? 30 years ago one could fill a tank of petrol with R5 and today you need at least R500! A month’s groceries cost R14. Today it is more than a 100 times that! The financial future is really scary. We are glad to be in the hands of the Father.
I would also like to give a big chunk to Inkululeko, a Day Care Centre for disadvantaged children. I was the first principal and gave it 7 years of my life. It is still very close to my heart.

Jan: Pay my debts. “ Op my vrou … nee nie die hele miljoen nie.” I’ll invest it.

What is one place you've visited, can't forget and want to go back to:
Miekie: Nice and Monaco – I was there Old Year’s eve in 1973, but I was all alone – I would like to go with Jan.
Jan: Paris – “Ons was ‘n bietjie kort tydjie daar.”

Do you trust easily?
Miekie: Yes! Especially that people will do their work, even when I never check them…
Jan: Ja

Do you generally think before your act, or act before you think?
Miekie: 50 / 50
Jan: (without hesitation) I think before I act.

Is there anything that had made you unhappy these days?
Miekie: Yes! My friend Brenda’s got cancer. I was impatient with Tammy and I could kick myself, I irritated Hendrik when I cut his hair. What really makes me unhappy are the crooks who rob and hurt and kill – they create paranoia and steel our joy! Who wants to look at the garden through a security gate?
Jan: Yes, some aspects of the work situation.

What is your favourite fruit?
Miekie: Apples – but not Granny Smith apples. Dorette, you can keep them.
Jan: Bananas

What websites do you visit daily?
Miekie: Blogs and more blogs and my e-mails. Tammy and I search for something nearly every day, so I guess I should add Google search.
Jan: ABSA

What have you been seriously addicted to lately?
Spider Solitaire – there I have admitted it. I wish Hendrik had never taught me how to play it – he wants to show me other games: Nee dankie! And I suppose I should also admit that I (still) watch 7e Laan.
Jan: Solitaire

What's the last song that got stuck in you head?
Miekie: Difficult question – can’t remember. Nothing in my head right now. I think it was Money money of ABBA - Tammy likes playing "Mama Mia".
Jan: Daai wat hulle gisteraand gesing het.. la, la, la la. Die song se naam is la la., Is dit nie “All I ask from you” (Andrew L Webber) nie?

What is your favourite thing to wear?
Miekie: Nothing these days – I gained three kilograms and feel really depressed when I look in the mirror- nothing fits except my old fat clothes which I had sworn I would never wear again. Went to a concert last night and wore my green dress – It is 12 years old.
Jan: Short pants. (Miekie: Hy het nou een aan met gate – ek dink hy bedoel daardie een…)

Do you think Rice Krispies are yummy?
Miekie: Only when used in Rice Crispies Marshmellow cookies. Those are really yummy.
Jan: Yes.

What would you do if you saw $100 lying on the ground?
Miekie: What’s the chance of that happening in South Africa!
Jan: I’ll pick it up and exchange it.

What items couldn't you for without during the day?
Miekie: Fruit (lots of it) and Diet Coke and chocolate yoghurt.
Jan: My spectacles.

What should you be doing right now?
Miekie: Wash my face, make the bed and do dishes before Thelwyn’s people come to look at thehorses.
Jan: Shave.

Guess what time of the day it is? …. But it is Saturday! (At least it was early this morning, when I tried to post it! It is now 15:40 and we should already have left for Tannie Duifie's 90th birthday celebration.