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I really love this photo – straight out of the camera – the morning light is so buttery. Guera tagged me for the eight random things meme with a twist. Now I’ve done the 8 random things meme before but not with a twist… but then, the next day, my new found blogging buddy Mrs M from New York Renovator tagged me with the 7 useful things about me meme and so I thought – randomly – that I would combine the two and do the: 7 Useful Things About Me Meme – with a twist! And here’s the twist – one of these useful things about me is a lie. Guess in comments which one… I can’t sleep if my feet are cold. This is useful if you want me to go to sleep. I have made two teddy bears in my life. Just in case you need one

Thanks to Lightening (and Smokey Mountain Breakdown) for this one. Here are the really simple rules. Answer each of the five questions. Tag five bloggers you would like to pass the meme to. Have them link back to you and to this post as the source meme. 1. What food do you consider the best “date” food? In other words, what meal or food item do you think is sexiest to eat in the company of someone you would like to look sexy around? I think you should always start with classic French food. It’s posh but you know what you’re getting and there are rarely any nasty side effects… well, apart from the garlic… The risks of loving on your first date are enough without the prawn jalfrezi repeating on you when activities below the equator (so to speak) have been initiated. 2. What well-known person would you like

Loz has tagged me for the 7 weird facts about me meme and seeing as it’s Australia Day and it’s way too hot to do anything apart from take my turn on Singstar and sit in air-conditioning I thought I’d give it a go. Bloody hell this is hard! I always choose the horse when I play Monopoly – and make a point of calling it “lucky horse” the whole game to bring me luck. Sometimes it even works. I have munted little toes which are all curled in. They look as if they could be squashed from wearing pointy toed shoes but it turns out that my dad and daughter have the same toes. A genetic curse. (sorry about the photo – hope it didn’t put you off your peanut m&ms.) My left breast is bigger than my right. I love playing board games and feel disappointed (mostly on

My homework for this week is two memes. First, Trish tagged me for the Five Post Meme: 1. Post 5 links to 5 of your previously written posts. The posts have to relate to the 5 key words given below (family, friend, yourself, your love, anything you like). 2. Tag 5 other friends to do this meme. Try to tag at least 2 new acquaintances (if not, your current blog buddies will do) so that you get to know them each a little bit better. 3. Don’t forget to read the archived post and leave comments. I thought – easy peasy – but it was surprisingly not. Family I’ve chosen this post about my dad. My dad is a great guy. Warm, loving and caring. But. His management style could be described as “a little gruff”. And he does tend towards short phone calls… Friend Okay for this one I’m

Lovely Lightening passed this on so I thought I’d have a go. Answers in no particular order… 8 Things I Am Passionate About My Family Playing bridge Reading Hanging out with friends Being involved in a community My blog Playing other card/board games Sleeping 8 Things I Want to Do Before I Die Grow old (I agree with you Lightening) Play bridge at Verona Travel in a spacecraft… in space Write a book Take singing lessons (and boy do I need them) Play Bach Cello Suite No 1 (this will take some doing as I can’t play the cello) Visit Antartica Have a wardrobe specialist come to my house and sort out my clothes and then get him/her to buy me a complete, tasteful, new set of clothes. Including at least one pair of Jimmy Choos and another by Blahnik. Sigh. 8 Things I Say Often Pick up your clothes/hat/brush/homework/shoes/socks/schoolbag

DonaldHTaylor sent me this meme to do so what the hey I thought and here I go: The rules: Post these rules before you give your facts. List 8 random facts about yourself. At the end of your post, choose (tag) 8 people and list their names, linking to them. Leave a comment on their blog, letting them know they’ve been tagged. Now this is effectively a chain letter via blogs but it will allow me to highlight some of my favourite bloggers so if I tag you… I read your blog often and if you choose to participate that’s fine, if not, I’ll still read your blog… 1. I don’t like chain emails that threaten bad luck 2. I do like red manilla folders. 3. I have a packet of crumpets on my desk at work. 4. My new wallet cost $90, but I love it and it holds

From H&B… this sounds like fun… here’s what you do: The rules are that you go to Wikipedia and type in your date of birth without the year. From the results of that search, you’re supposed to list two birthdays, three events and one holiday that are of interest. So here are mine: BIRTHDAYS 1728 – James Cook, British naval captain and explorer (d. 1779) for the Australian connection. 1939 – John Cleese, British actor and writer because of the Monty Python thing. You know. I love them. Oh and I’ve got 1958 – Simon Le Bon, English singer (Duran Duran) too… There are also a couple of great poets… Sylvia Plath and Dylan Thomas but didn’t they come to early ends? EVENTS 1904 – The first underground New York City Subway line opens; the system becomes biggest in United States of America, and one of the biggest in world.

Seems to be the season for tags. This one is from Donald H Taylor who writes: “The idea is that you outline your goals, and then tag 5 more people. (You were so good on the last one!).” You see boys, flattery works EVERY time. Yes even with me… actually probably especially with me… So my goals: Say no more often. (that was a joke) Approach every challenge with a positive attitude. Focus on learning my bridge bidding system, and hey, what the heck, lets throw in signals and discards too. Find a regular bridge partner. Set career goals. And I’m tagging: Ali from Reading Circles Jamesobrien Miss Andrea Grant from Gacjezv NigelPaine See you in the round room.

Especially given the yummy pork sausages lined up for tonight’s tea in front of the telly watching Noms. Then maybe I’ll segue over to Desperate Housewives… and in between I’ll continue reading Lionel Shriver’s new book – The Post-Birthday World – which I’m really enjoying – despite The Guardian. More when I finish the book… In the meantime it turns out I’m… “Sekhemet. You are loving and caring, but when need be, you are fierce and protective. You love the color red and you are no vegetarian. Your fierce nature makes you somewhat like a rebel, but you like it that way. Congratulations.” Which God or Goddess are you like? Your Result: Goddess Sekhemet You are Sekhemet. You are loving and caring, but when need be, you are fierce and protective. You love the color red and you are no vegetarian. Your feirce nature makes you somewhat like a rebel,

Isn’t that what we used to say when playing Chasey and you were at *home* or something like that. Yep I’ve been tagged by Miss Fortune. Why do I blog… Five quick answers: Because its fun Because I feel hip hop and hap’nin and way closer to Gen Y (even though if just in my head). Because I can’t voice opinions in my job Because I love being part of the blogging community that grows around it Because my inner geek (inner?! smirks) needs stroking now and again So now the power of tagging is with me… who shall I choose… mwah ha ha ha… I think back across the Nullabor to Carol…