The topic this week is “If you could be anyone…”
Sounds like a Halloween Party Theme, which is right up my alley!
So if I could be anyone, for Halloween or otherwise, here are my choices:
Little Lulu, because she had great friends (Tubby, Annie, and Alvin), she had a great imagination (always making up stories about Witch Hazel), and she made a mean snowball.
Nancy Drew, because she drove a cool car (blue roadster), she knew more than any other girl her age (how to break a horse, use Morse Code, send message via carrier pigeon and much more), and she wore awesome retro outfits (especially the Cloche hat.)
Mrs. Sarah Winchester, because she had a lot of money (although I’d spend it on clothes and shoes, not staircases that go nowhere and hallways with no doors.)
Agatha Christie, because she never ran out of plot ideas (and once had all the suspects commit the murder!)
Kate Warne, because she was the first female Pinkerton detective – and how cool would that have been (plus her outfit would make a great Halloween costume!)
I guess I'd better start planning my Halloween party....
Penny, A smart, crisp, decisive list! They' all probably like to be you too! I know I would. (How did you get those photos in so nicely?)
Posted by: Susan C Shea | August 31, 2011 at 10:18 AM
I have always been amazed by the number of books that Agatha Christie plotted. I definitely wouldn't mind being her once in a while.
And I'd never heard of Kate Warne. Thanks for the history lesson!
Posted by: Staci | August 31, 2011 at 10:24 AM
HI Susan. The photos were a big challenge - took me hours of fooling around with them! Would have done more if I'd had the time! Ask Ann or Mysti for tips...
-Penny
Posted by: penny warner | August 31, 2011 at 12:42 PM
Amazingly, she had penned 91 books by the time she died at the age of 85. Goodness...
-Penny
Posted by: penny warner | August 31, 2011 at 12:46 PM
Susan B. Anthony because she has her face on a coin. I know it's shallow, but how cool would that be?! Penny, loved your list!
Posted by: Camille Thompson | August 31, 2011 at 12:48 PM
Camille, why stop at coins? How about your face on a purse? A pair of shoes? A billboard....
Posted by: penny warner | August 31, 2011 at 12:59 PM
Roger Ackroyd is the first book I ever threw. I was so MAD. But I do wish I was as smart as Ms. Christie :)
Posted by: Mysti Berry | August 31, 2011 at 03:47 PM
Hi Mysti,
I LOVED that book but you're right, half the people who read it, threw it across the room!
Either love it or hate it - but the controversy sure makes you want to read it if you haven't...
Posted by: penny warner | August 31, 2011 at 04:43 PM
Interesting info about Kate Warne, the first female Pinkerton agent. Obviously she was a trail blazer. I'll have to look her up. Great post.
Posted by: Michael A. Black | August 31, 2011 at 07:08 PM
Hi Michael,
Sounds like she really broke some barriers.
Pictures of her are hard to find.
-Penny
Posted by: penny warner | August 31, 2011 at 08:04 PM
A great list! I think I'll have to read up on Kate Warne... she sounds interesting! :-)
Posted by: Ann | August 31, 2011 at 09:59 PM
Hi Ann,
She'd make a great protagonist in a mystery!
-Penny
Posted by: penny warner | September 01, 2011 at 07:59 AM