I received this Making Smiles on Faces award from my sister, Lindsay, and the idea is to pass it on to five other people and reveal five interesting (not-so-interesting) facts about myself! So the five people I'm passing this on to are:-
Ali's Art Factory - Ali has become a good friend through some of the ATC and altered art groups we belong to and hosts some fantastic swaps - she has a wonderful imagination.
Art by Impulse - Treez has some beautiful pieces of work displayed on her blog (which looks gorgeous too!) and interesting techniques to try out as well.
Autumn Blues and Rainy Days - Suze has some fabulous-looking zetti work on her blog, I just love it!
The Sum of All Crafts - Val regularly posts a wonderful assortment of free images to use in art projects along with a whole variety of techniques and artwork.
My Name is Elena - Elena is a lovely and generous-spirited soul, who is going through some very tough times right now, so she could do with a few smiles right now.
Okay, so ..... five facts about me .......
1) I worked as a Typist with the Blackpool police for several years and was there when George Sewell committed an armed robbery at a local jewellers which resulted in the shooting and injury of several police officers and the death of Supt Gerry Richardson, all of whom I knew and worked for. Gerry was at that time the highest ranking police officer to be murdered in the UK.
2) I went to South Africa for three weeks when I was 21 with my boyfriend (later first husband) to stay with my penpal and his fiancee.
3) I have eaten (or attempted to eat) snails in garlic butter - not a pleasant texture, all black and rubbery!
4) For a year my husband and I lived in Whitby and rented a house which was rumoured to be the one that Bram Stoker stayed in whilst writing "Dracula".
5) I have a small collection of vintage buttons.
Well, I did say they might be not-so-interesting facts! Now it's time to sign off and get some sleep, I'm doing the late shift with Mia!
Ali's Art Factory - Ali has become a good friend through some of the ATC and altered art groups we belong to and hosts some fantastic swaps - she has a wonderful imagination.
Art by Impulse - Treez has some beautiful pieces of work displayed on her blog (which looks gorgeous too!) and interesting techniques to try out as well.
Autumn Blues and Rainy Days - Suze has some fabulous-looking zetti work on her blog, I just love it!
The Sum of All Crafts - Val regularly posts a wonderful assortment of free images to use in art projects along with a whole variety of techniques and artwork.
My Name is Elena - Elena is a lovely and generous-spirited soul, who is going through some very tough times right now, so she could do with a few smiles right now.
Okay, so ..... five facts about me .......
1) I worked as a Typist with the Blackpool police for several years and was there when George Sewell committed an armed robbery at a local jewellers which resulted in the shooting and injury of several police officers and the death of Supt Gerry Richardson, all of whom I knew and worked for. Gerry was at that time the highest ranking police officer to be murdered in the UK.
2) I went to South Africa for three weeks when I was 21 with my boyfriend (later first husband) to stay with my penpal and his fiancee.
3) I have eaten (or attempted to eat) snails in garlic butter - not a pleasant texture, all black and rubbery!
4) For a year my husband and I lived in Whitby and rented a house which was rumoured to be the one that Bram Stoker stayed in whilst writing "Dracula".
5) I have a small collection of vintage buttons.
Well, I did say they might be not-so-interesting facts! Now it's time to sign off and get some sleep, I'm doing the late shift with Mia!
I remember the armed robbery incident well. Infact, my son recently won a bravery award and the trophy included Gerry Richardsons name. A high accolade indeed. Still thinking of Mia daily and giving her ears a little, gentle rub. xxx
ReplyDeleteI popped in to say hi. You do beading too. I normally do peyote stitch but takes too long, very tedious and time consuming. At the moment I'm doing festive cross stitch inbetween making, swapping atcs and mailart.
ReplyDeleteI have eaten spicy giant sea snails they taste like mussels and rubbery like you said. Prefer lobster and squid. Love taking part in your Witchy atc swap.