A Matter of Choice

I've been looking through piles of old photos for inspiration for a Flashback post, and between my Mum and I we have A LOT of them.  I love old photos and they provide an almost endless supply of blog inspiration when I get round to it. Scrolling through the photos (yes they are ALL scanned, backed up, dated and organised in folders) saving a few that caught my eye and I decided these were the most appropriate for today. The first photo was taken when I was 17, I was about to leave for the annual Black Tie Ball at the rugby club I played lacrosse at,   well, I say 'played'  it was more that I used to turn up and stand in a field holding a stick trying not to run anywhere but it was close enough! My friends and I were technically too young to attend the ball but for some daft reason they decided we would be sensible enough to go. Hmmm,  the stories from the evening are probably best left unsaid,  but it was a memorable night and the start of my love of...

The lovely Jenny over at Mummy Mishaps  has tagged me for being a Versatile Blogger. Thank you very much! The rules are..... Thank the person who tagged you. List 7 things about yourself Pass the award onto 3 fellow bloggers and explain the rules Pass on the 10 questions that I answer at the end of this. So, here goes..... 1. My middle name is Joanne but as a child I wanted it to be Louise. 2.I have stood on the most eastern point of Europe (Cape Greko in Cyprus, the most eastern all the time the north of Cyprus is not recognised by any country other than Turkey) 3.I've just got my first ever tattoo 4.One of my feet is half a size larger than the other. 5.I was born on the 11th of the 10th (month) at 11:10. 6.I was born by caesarean and was delivered by the nephew of Christian Barnard (the man who did the first heart transplant) 7.I've met Richard O'Brien and got his autograph Finally the 10 questions... 1. Why did you start this blog? To record our ne...

 I feel very privileged to have received another award, this time from a fellow blogger in Cyprus - Vanja from Emma's Lunch , and I must say what a lovely name she chose for her daughter! Rules for accepting this award are:   1. Thank & link back to the person who awarded you this. 2. Share 7 things about yourself. 3. Pay it forward to 15 recently discovered great bloggers. 4. Contact those bloggers and tell them about their award. So, here's seven (fairly random) things about me..... 1. I have had 11 different jobs, I think it's 11, although I may have forgotten about one or 2 along the way! 2. I have had my poetry published in a book. 3. I have had a tattoo designed for me, which I will soon be having done. 4. I shouldn't buy Chocolate Spread as I always end up eating it straight out the jar. 5. My favourite film, and I have no idea why is Towering Inferno! 6. I have just applied to start Greek Lessons in the new year.  7. I...

Woo hoo! I got my first ever award! It was passed onto me by Marie at  The Things We Find Inside . To accept the award I have to link back to her blog and pass it on to 10 other bloggers. So here we go... (yes I am aware there are only 9, I'm not following that many yet so here are my favourites) It's all about the photos Little Island in the Med Mummy's Busy World The (Nudie) Princes Diaries Pants With Names Mummy Mishaps Lost in translation A Place of my own 3 Bedroom Bungalow And not forgetting..... here is my award.