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Blogging 101 Task 6 – my About page
09 Mar 2015 2 Comments
in Blogging 101 Tags: Assignment, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Blogging101
Books And Authors Who Coloured My Childhood -Part 1 – Enid Blyton
09 Mar 2015 37 Comments
in Childhood Authors, My Writing, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Childhood, Enid Blyton, reading
On a comment conversation with a fellow blogger, susieshy45, we started discussing, briefly, books, and the conversation turned to Enid Blyton books, and how a bookstore in The US that she visited hadn’t even heard of Enid Blyton!
I was astonished! How could a bookstore not have heard of her? It was possibly a young employee, but still!! Enid Blyton rocks! Her books were the core of my reading as a child, the reason I fell in love with books!
My mother was, and is an avid reader. She likes the family sagas by Cathrine Cookson, romance by Danielle Steele, all the Virginia Andrews Books, and many more, but as she grew up, and went to an English school in Kenya, she was exposed to the literature of Enid Blyton, and alongside many traditional tales, she encouraged my love of books too.
At the tender age of 4 I was admitted to hospital… Nothing drastic, my tonsils needed removing, but I was in there for 2 nights. As a reward I was bought the Noddy series of books.
The originals!
These are the uncensored ones, before Shhh! Gollywogs were not allowed…!
Hello Noddy and Big Ears!
How I loved these books! I read and re-read them! My mother had kept them for me, so I could share them with my children, but not before I had invested in some modern versions of the wonderful Noddy for Lil Man and Lil Princess.
Modern day Noddy!
This was just the start of my love for Blyton’s books. As I grew, I read the Amelia Jane series and the Naughtiest Girl books. I think I must have read them so much they near disintegrated! But I managed to find some for the kids.
More modern classics
And I then progressed to Mallory Towers, and St Clare’s. Oh how those books made me long to go to boarding school! I read them all. Again and again. These are the next ones I hope to get for try children to enjoy too!
I was never into the Famous Five, or the Secret Seven, but thanks to Macdonalds, of all places, and a very thoughtful range of Happy Meal gifts, the kids even heard some of these stories!
Three cheers for Maccy D’s!!
And that’s not all. I discovered a whole host of Enid Blyton classics that I hadn’t devoured as a child, which I read with my children now!
Even more Blyton!!
Ok, so I know she wasn’t politically correct, there were racist tendencies in some stories, but I can look beyond them! She was an amazing author, and probably a huge part of my desire to write, for children, as well as for adults!
There are other authors who I enjoyed immensely as a child, but she was my number 1! Who was yours?
Oh God! She’s dressing up again!!!!
08 Mar 2015 13 Comments
in Humour, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Costume, Dress Up, Fun
You know I mentioned how I love to dress up, whenever there’s an opportunity? (If you missed that post, here I am making a fool out of myself, as usual!)
Well, I came across some pictures from a couple of family functions where we all dressed up! I can’t shame the others, I’m not sure they’d talk to me after, but at one of me nephew’s weddings we had an International theme, but a few of us girls thought it would be great to just cross dress! My Precious Pops tied our turbans, we wore the traditional Lunghis or Kurta Pyjamas that a man wears… liberating to be a man for the evening!
Bhangra King(Queen)!
Yup, that’s me!
And then I had my choice of the ladies too! One very happy Mr Singh, I was that evening!
Which one, which one?
So enough of me looking like a fool! At my niece’s wedding we raided our mother’s wardrobes, and found old 60’s/70’s sarees and outfits to wear! I think this was way more flattering than the above!!
60’s Bollywood queen!
What do you like to dress up as? Do you even like dressing up? I’d love to see some pics! Maybe post them, and ping back to my post!! Go, on… be brave!!!!!
Another interesting ‘comfortable’ position apparently!
08 Mar 2015 19 Comments
in Sonu Singh Tags: Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Cat, Cats, Cute Cats, Kitten, Sonu Singh
He really does find some interesting places to lay… oh and the way he lays too!
Because putting your head through the bannister poles will always be the best idea…!
Seriously Sonu Singh?
Yup, its great here! You come try!
Erm, no thank you, I’ll give it a miss!
Purrrrlease???!!!
But look, at me, so cute, you know you wanna!
Fine, have it your way, I’m not moving though!
Crazy cat!
Oops I did it again! – The Daydreamer Award
08 Mar 2015 16 Comments
in Awards Tags: Acceptance, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Daydreamer Award, Thanks
Awarded 8/3/15
Crazy but true! I have been nominated for another award this week, this time by Edwina over at Edwina’s Episodes. This is an award for blogs that are inspiring, creative or funny. I hadn’t even heard of this one before, so wow! Thank you!
Here are the rules:
1. Thank the person who gave you the award.
2. Complete the challenge they set you.
3. Select a blog or blogs that you want to give the award to. (The amount of blogs you select is unlimited!)
4. Tell them about it and set them a challenge.
(Please include the rules in your post).
My challenge is to describe my dream destination….
Wow! That is actually quite a hard one! I would love to go somewhere hot, first and foremost! Where there is a pale golden, sandy beach, beautiful blue skies and crystal clear water. Drinks on tap, food arriving at a click of my fingers, brought to me by a waiter who is at my beck and call al the time! No one constantly calling “Mummy!”…. Peace for a short while at least…. Oh and of course, the other amazing quality of this dream destination would be that on arrival, the muffin top I have acquired will mystically disappear, and I will appear svelte and amazing, in my swim suit… oh and my hair wouldn’t frizz!!!!
But that is a dream indeed….!
I would love to go and explore Australia! I have family there, but we have never had a chance to go visit them. I would love dearly to tale 6 months or a year out, and visit them, but then actually travel around, and see the whole country!
Now, here are the blogs I would like to nominate for this award…
1) Susieshy45
3) I Refuse To Follow Your Blog
Your challenge is to describe your dream dinner party, complete with your dream dinner guests!
