Thursday 5 February 2009

"Interview" Part 1

Dawn asks which five people I would invite to dinner; and the significance of honeysuckle at the top of my blog page.

There are plenty of people I’d adore having dinner with because I admire them and find them entertaining and funny, such as Rolf Harris, the Australian TV presenter and “national treasure” who’s lived in England most of his adult life but has lost none of his Aussie ways or accent – musician, painter, presenter of a very successful animal TV programme & very funny man who nonetheless always seems interested in others and not himself.

Rolf Harris (Google Images)
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But I’d give my right arm and leg to bring Mollie back to life, a British lady author of a book - found on eBay - which captured my imagination years ago (favourite listed in my Profile) which I’m having a go at translating into Spanish; also her parents, who travelled from Britain to Patagonia (Argentina) during World War I, where her father managed several British-owned sheep farms in very difficult and often inhospitable conditions until 1923, when they returned home.
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Finding out background information before and after their sojourn has been like pulling teeth – but from crumbs of evidence from the internet there’s a moving story waiting to be unearthed. With no descendants to beg for help, I’d go on a pilgrimage to Lourdes and sell my soul to the Devil if I thought I could have them to dinner and have some of my questions answered.
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As Dawn allows me five, I would include the aunt to whom Mollie was close, and one of the managers on the farm, another Australian, an expert in sheep rearing who helped introduce the merino breed to Argentina and who I believe provided advice when she wrote the book. These people have been dead for 30-50 years of course…
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Honeysuckle – I’ve always liked the fact that the latin name of one of my most favourite perfumes, honeysuckle, is lonicera, which is also an anagram of my name. I’ve said to myself for years that if I ever had a blog I’d call it that… voilà!

-oOo-

6 comments:

Dawn said...

Thank you Caroline for that insight into your world... I love Rolf too. He lives about 10 miles from here. His house backs onto the Thames at Maidenhead. Steve and I walked along it one day and spied his house, he has an enormous loft like room where he paints and his version of Rodin's thinker is sat in his garden.
The book about Mollie sounds really interesting, what is it called? I like all kinds of books, although I don't read as often as I used to.
Lonicera - Caroline - did your mother pick your name as an anagram or was it just coincident? I have honeysuckle growing through a clemitis, which seperates my garden from my neighbours, the fragrance is lovely and one of my favourite summer smells. So I can understand why you like it.

By the by - Steve and I met doing ametuer dramatics 15 yrs ago... he performing and me doing costume and stage design...
:o)
xx

Lonicera said...

Hi Dawn - I've listed the book in my blog's "My Profile" as a favourite (and not in the blog or here) for one reason only - I don't want it appearing on internet search engines... hence reference only to her first name. I'd love everybody to read it and have a few spare copies I'd be delighted to give away to blogger friends, if anyone is interested (really).

I don't think Mum thought about my name being an anagram, and sadly, thinking back, I don't even remember whether I commented that to her...

Theatre is more my thing than opera, but thanks to supporting John I've learned a lot about classical opera - plus taken photos at dress rehearsals for resale during all those years.

I've no idea who to nominate next who would want to participate - can you help??

Caroline

Dawn said...

Hi Caroline

I really would like to read your book - my email address is in my profile, if you eamil me I would be happy to send you my address.

Tis a lovely story about your name, and maybe your mum did know, but wanted you to find out for yourself... I knew a lady called Shiela Mason and her name is an anagram of 'I'm an asshole' which didn't amuse her as much as it did everyone else...lol

I don't know who to suggest for you to nominate back - how about throwing it back to Nola?

;o)
xx

Nola said...

that is a fantastic insight into your name. OF COURSE Australians would feature in your favoured five :)
I'll just wait for my invite in the mail shall I????

Nola said...

No...not me...I have had my turn!! How about Zena? just tell her she has to even though she hasn't commented!! lol

Lonicera said...

Thanks so much for all the lovely comments. I'll ask Zena next.
Caroline

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