Di asks some interesting questions and here are my answers.

What is more tantalising on your taste buds:
frying bacon, freshly baked bread, fresh coffee, apple pie.
Wake up and smell the coffee! Whether it comes from an Italian Moca Pot or is poured from a plunger, it is pure enchantment!

What is the most unpleasant to you:
onions, garlic, the smell of the country, and personal hygiene.
Many years ago, when I was just a child strolling through a bustling city with my gran, we crossed paths with a person with very poor personal hygiene. Ever since that olfactory ambush, I’ve had a lifelong aversion to bodily odours.

What is the most annoying:
a continuously barking dog, whiny bratty children, loud music, bad language.
I am reasonably tolerant of noise and am quite good at switching off. Whiny kids can be annoying, but I usually try to distract them or make them laugh. Usually it works, but sometimes not.

What is most likely to make you smile:
kittens/puppies, toddlers splashing in puddles, a baby’s smile, an elderly couple holding hands.
All of the above —and so much more. Life always finds a way to hand us a reason to smile. And when it comes to babies? Irresistible. But wild babies? Nothing lifts my spirits quite like a fuzzy, feathered, or furry youngster doing its thing in the great outdoors.

Gratitude:
I love today’s meme

Life’s little joys—whether brewed, barked, or born in the wild—remind me that retirement is anything but dull, and for this I am truly grateful.