Blue Skies, 40 Years and the "Meme" Found

DH and I spent much of yesterday at the Renaissance Festival. I had thought it was Irish weekend. I was wrong. It was "Pet Fest", so the grounds were shared with hundreds of dogs of all breeds and sizes. Quite fun, actually, but not what we had expected. My misread calendar means that this coming weekend is actually Irish Fest. I hope the weather will be just as wonderful as yesterday's. 

We've had a really cold spring and summer, so it was a joy to have a
day in the upper 70's and lower 80's for a change. Those blue skies
were very welcome and it was a joy to walk the grounds under sunshine
once again. 

The day was cloudless and our first nice warm day in more than a month. We soaked it in and enjoyed ourselves, leaving early so that we could sit on the patio with margaritas and enjoy the rest of the afternoon. Today is our 40th wedding anniversary and I'm sticking my virtual tongue out at all of the nay-sayers who thought we'd never make it. It's been touch and go sometimes, but mix a stubborn German with a stubborn Irish Catholic and you've got two people who won't budge. We've worked through the rough parts so far, and I'm quite sure there are other bumps and pits in the road ahead, but here we are - still a couple. I'm just as amazed as anyone else. LOL

Books - I love them. I love everything about them. Here's a "meme" that's
not really a meme. Comment or query with a number and a quote and
I'll do my best to answer. Ask more than one if you want, I have no problem
with multiples. Or, if you want, copy things over to your own post and
see what you are asked in return. 

Today I took a second hunt for the meme I had thought I remembered reading in a friend's blog. I did finally find it, and it's not really a meme, but it actually looks like fun anyway, so I'm going to post it here and open the doors up to some directed Q&A between my readers and myself. Who knows where this may take us - it might be crickets in the corner or a slew of characters on an electronic page. Let's take a stab. 

Comment with the # (or a few numbers) you want me to answer. 

(To make it easier for me and you, if you actually copy the number AND the query, I won't have to look everything up, and anyone else reading won't have to either. A win/win for everyone. In other words - PLEASE copy the entry you want me to answer.)

1. What is your favourite book and/or book series of all time?
2. What is the longest book you have ever read? How many pages?
3. What is the oldest book you have ever read? (Based on its written date)
4. What is a book series that everyone else loves but you do not?
5. What book or book series would you like to see turned into a film/ TV series?
6. What is your favourite stand-alone book?
7. What is a book that you feel glad for not reading?
8. What is a book that you feel guilty for not not reading?
9. What is a book you have read that is set in your country of birth?
10. What is a book that you own more than one copy of?
11. What horror book made you really scared?
12. What book do you passionately hate?
13. What is the biggest book series you have read? How many books are in it?
14. What book gives you happy memories?
15. What book made you cry?
16. What book made you laugh?
17. What is your favourite book that contains an LGBTQ+ character?
18. Have you read a book with a male protagonist? What is it?
19. Have you read a book set on another planet? What is it?
20. Have you ever been glad to not finish a series? Which?
21. Have you ever read a book series because you were pressured?
22. What famous author have you not read any books by?
23. Who is your favourite author of all time?
24. How many bookshelves do you own?
25. How many books do you own?
26. What is your favourite non-fiction book?
27. What is your favourite children’s/middle-grade book?
28. What is your next book on your TBR?
29. What book are you currently reading?
30. What book are you planning on buying next?
31. What was the cheapest book you bought?
32. What was the most expensive book you bought?
33. What is a book you read after seeing the movie/ TV series?
34. What is the newest book you have bought?
35. What three books are you most looking forward to reading this year?
36. What is a book you love that has a terrible trope? (Love triangle, etc)
37. Have you read a book in a different language? What was it?
38. What is a book you’ve read that is set in a time period before you were born?
39. What book offended you?
40. What is the weirdest book you have read?
41. What is your favourite duology?
42. What is your favourite trilogy?
43. What book did you buy because of its cover?
44. What is a book that you love, but has a terrible cover?
45. Do you own a poetry anthology? What is your favourite poem from it?
46. Do you own any colouring books based off other books?
47. Do you own any historical fiction?
48. What book made you angry?
49. What book has inspired you?
50. What book got you into reading?

So there you have it. The meme that really isn't a meme, found again and distributed into the aether. Have an excellent Monday and I'll be back tomorrow.