Cath Kidston Giveaway! Free Tesco Bag!

Wooooooo............Hoooooooo................!

I have now achieved my ambition of

100 followers!

By way of celebration and to thank all of my dear Bloggeroos, I have a great giveaway.

THIS IS A GENUINE WORLDWIDE FREE GIVEAWAY.

The bag is a Cath Kidston Tesco Bag in blue Ottoman Rose design.

They are highly prized by Cath Kidston fans and were sold in 2008/2009.

This one is unused and complete with tags.

To enter this free giveaway, all you need to do is leave a comment on this and any subsequent posts. (One comment on each post, please.)

The winner will be picked at random, and the closing date is midnight (British Summer Time) Wednesday 10th August.

OVERSEAS ENTRIES WELCOME!

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Other news................

All our family had a lovely get together a few weeks ago at our usual venue complete with buffet and disco.

Toby is my great nephew, and he was a very good boy!

My youngest son Phil and his family came down from Darlington, and my niece Emily (Toby's aunty) and her family came up from Wiltshire.

(The family are VERY excited as Em, Scott and their boys are moving back to Lincoln in a couple of months.)

It was the first time the whole extended family had been together since Mum and Dad's 60th Wedding Anniversary in January.

It was also the first time some of us had met Emily's new baby, Jenson.

Jenson

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A few weeks ago, I left a comment on

Country Cottage Chic

Jayne is a very talented lady, and is well known to many of my fellow bloggers.

Jayne sent me some lovely handmade lavender bags - scrummy!

I am also happy to promote

13th August 2011, Rangeworthy Village Hall, BS37 7LZ

on her behalf.

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On the domestic front...................

You may remember that I had a plumbing problem. This has now been addressed, but it did make quite a few further problems.

As you can imagine, this has kept me busy lately!

I have now decided to replace my 1980's peach bathroom suite, it's like this one..............

It was in the Dollytub Cottage when I moved in 6 years ago.

I am having a 1940's style suite as the house was built in 1948.

No-one who knows me can believe that I might actually............

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SPEND SOME MONEY!

At least my bed will now be a bit comfier.............

He! He! He!

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School Holidays are now imminent, and I'm off up north to spend some time with two of my grandchildren.

I'll be back in a while.

Don't forget to leave a comment to be included in the Cath Kidston Bag Giveaway!

When Gobbledegook is Your First Language............

Hello my dear Bloggeroos!

I have now read your comments on my last post.......Shame on you!

I can't believe you lot thought that my recent tale of woe was an attempt at "toilet humour."

Would I stoop so low?

No.........there'll be no stooping here.

Not after all those Bran Flakes and Sennakots anyway!

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Last time I said that I would tell you a tale about Mumsie and mistaken identity.

But, that story goes on a bit. (Don't they all?)

...............and I'm waiting in the for the plumber to come and fix a leaky toilet.

(A saga for another post, maybe?)

So, instead, her is a little back-story which reminded about her daft stunt in the first place.

My Mum is a lovely woman, everyone loves her.

When I was still living at home, my friends thought she was cool.

She is a fantastic cook and loves to have her family around her as much as possible.

She is generous and friendly.

but.......................

Sometimes she speaks as though English were not her first language.

..........and...............

Sometimes...............she's just plain DAFT!

(..........and you wonder where I get it from?)

Here goes...........

Mum and I talk on the 'phone most days, and it was this recent conversation that reminded me of the mistaken identity stunt she pulled several years ago. (To follow in my next post.)

ring.........ring...........ring............ring........

MUMSIE: 'Ello?

ME: (singing) I Just Called to Say I Love You..........

MUMSIE: Oh, I love that song! It reminds me of when you used to play it on your car radio. It was when you had that blue adventure.

ME: "Blue Adventure"? "Blue Adventure"?

ME: Whatever are you talking about?

You're referring to my old job when I would dress up for local press promotions, aren't you. I've told you before, I was only PRETENDING to be a victorian prostitute.

I was collecting for charity.

MUMSIE: Not that, you soft sod! (her favourite term of endearment.) I meant that blue car you had when the kids were little.

ME: You silly woman...............

.........That was an Avenger, a Blue AVENGER!

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Anyway, gotta go. I must hide the chocolate Waggon Wheels before the plumber gets here!

Back soon!