NOTE: Lost Paper is usually devoted to collective lists with numerous contributors. But this time I would like to share 2 lists with you, both written by Margaret Dennis, because I think they are so much fun! I hope you will be encouraged & inspired to think of a theme — any theme — and create your own list(s). If you want to share them with me I would be happy to read them.
zee@twcny.rr.com
25 circumstances that are necessary for survival:
1. bring a flashlight
2. never go alone
3. pack chewing gum
4. take all the books by Charles Dickens (never mind if you've read them before)
5. don't forget paper and pencil
6. bring money — lots
7. coffee, coffee, coffee
8. wrap up in a warm fuzzy blanket, preferably blue
9. get near a body of water — doesn't matter what kind: lake, stream, ocean
10. memorize a long poem
11. remember to laugh
12. pack a telescope to look at the stars
13. wear boots, specifically cowboy boots
14. bring pictures of family
15. include a big shaggy dog or two
16. pack tons of boxes of popcorn, already popped
17. take lots of different colored socks to amuse yourself
18. include a jackknife for cutting down tree branches
19. don't forget a box of matches
20. pack marshmallows — the big ones that will fit on a stick
21. bring some drawings by children
22. pack your own box of crayons
23. include a radio
24. pack some hand-knit mittens with no fingers
25. dwell on sweet, sweet memories
25 words that appeal to me:
cashmere
moot
indefatigable
knucklehead
litmus
forte (not fortay)
quintessential
vertigo
litigious
brillig
altruistic
sleuth
happenstance
grace
galoshes
shroud
chum
bangle
tender
argyle
sensuous
pristine
imperious
soothe
bauble
