Monday, October 13, 2014

2 Lists, by Margaret Dennis


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.
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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