Lovely blog award!

Hello everyone. Whee, I've been tagged by the talented Lisa Orchard to receive this blog award! Thanks, Lisa. If you're into mysteries, drop by Lisa's site and check out her Super Spies books.

So, seven random things about me:

1. My favourite star is Sirius, that really bright star below and left of Orion. It's official designation is Alpha Canis Majoris. I rarely go out at night without looking for it.

2. My favourite video game or computer game of all time is Defender by Williams. I mis-spent my youth mastering that game. 🙂

3. I am descended from Vikings, and a wealthy Jarl named Ing who lived in the Trondheim area of Norway.

4. The most magical place I have ever visited is the Great Wall of China. After arriving in the early morning, our small group of 10 had the whole place to ourselves (for a short while!)

5. I adore lightning storms, especially when huge sheets flicker across the sky. Alas, we get perhaps one a year here in San Diego.

6. I wear my wedding ring on my middle (longest) finger

7. One lifetime goal I am unlikely to ever achieve is to summit Everest. That mountain has always fascinated me since I was a child.

All right, enough of my secrets. 🙂 I'm going to tag the following three authors to receive this award:

Vicky Limbert, author of the great read Lilith.

Heather Day Gilbert, author of an upcoming and fantastic-sounding novel about Vikings.

M. Pax, astronomer and author of the Backworlds and Hetty books.

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3 comments

Heather Day Gilbert says January 22, 2013

Thanks so much, Graeme–loved getting to know you better, my Viking compadre! I had not heard of DEFENDER, and I love those early video games (Zork, anyone?). And Sirius! Interesting. I hadn’t thought of a favorite star, but the Pleiades fascinate me. I suppose I’ve always loved the star/name Rigel, too.

Angela Brown says January 22, 2013

Mastering video games, searching the stars and dreaming to summit Everest…wow, you know how to do things big…and different 🙂

Christine Rains says January 28, 2013

I’ve got Viking blood too. Danish from my father’s side. I’ve got the red hair and the build. My son inherited the Viking build too. Fascinating about Everest. I hope you get to do it one day.

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