I have been nominated for THE VERSATILE BLOGGER AWARD by Beckie, the creator of Beckie’s Mental Mess, as you can see from her post below:
https://beckiesmentalmess.blog/2019/03/29/the-versatile-blogger-award/
The Rules
- Thank the person who gave you the award and include a link to their blog – THANK YOU BECKIE!!!
- Tell the person who nominated you 7 things about yourself.
- Select 10 – 15 blogs/bloggers that you’ve recently discovered or follow regularly and nominate those bloggers for the Versatile Blogger Award.
Seven Things About Me
I have never been to Australia before.
- I am going to Australia in June to see my Goldfinch.
- My Grandfather (who died a year ago) was Australian. He was actually from Brisbane.
- I have an uncle and a brother in Australia, in addition to family I have never met before. My uncle has held office in Australia. My brother spends half of each year in the same city where Goldfinch’s home is.
I think I am going to drive myself a little crazy, and all of you a lot crazy, as I count the days until I am with Goldfinch again.
- It’s going to take so much money to go to Australia, I am going to live on cup-a-soups for the next three months – you think I’m kidding don’t you!
- I feel so sick with excitement, I think it’s a good job that all I am going to be able to afford is cup-a-soups – do you know Ainsley Harriet has a pretty nice range of cup-a-soups?
Did I ever tell you that Ainsley Harriet stopped me to ask for directions? I was able to help him. I think I remember he responded with a wink and a “thanks darlin”.
Congratulations 😊
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Thank you so much 🙂
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Congratulations!! 😊🌻
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Thank you 🙂
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Congratulations 🎊Just another few more months of cup-a-soup 💕 but definitely worth it 😊
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Definitely worth it!! Thanks Ribana 🙂
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Congratulations! June’s only just around the corner and I’m looking forward to your posts from Australia.
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Thank you Sheree. I am looking forward to it so much 🙂
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Congratulations 🎉🎈 All the best for your visit. But do have something substantial with your soup as three months is a long time just to exist on it. You don’t want to lose too much weight.
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I shall also gratefully be accepting all the invites that come my way for dinner at the homes of my friends. I eat out around three evenings a week usually, and most of them dish out belly-busting portions!
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👍😊
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😂 not any old cup a soup then? It’s gonna be classy! Congratulations on your award.
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Thank you MARIE-CÉLINE
Cup-a-soups taste better than I remember – it’s years since I have had them. But some of them don’t mix very well, so I find a big clump of undissolved gunk at the bottom of my soup mug! I like Ainsley’s range though. 🙂
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CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!
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Thanks Kathy 🙂
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Congratulations on the award and a great post.
By the way, I am tagging you in a poetry challenge. 🙂
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Here you go…
https://talesfromthemindofkristian.wordpress.com/2019/04/06/not-just-my-verse-your-two-two-too-the-wrong-side-of-40-poetry-challenge-created-by-rory-a-guy-called-bloke/
Have fun 🙂
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I have this in my drafts folder. I hope I can work on it at the weekend 🙂
Things are a bit hectic at the moment.
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Wow, congrats on the nomination. How wonderful that you’re heading to Australia in June. Now, that’s exciting!!
Funny you mentioned Ainsley Harriet, we’ve just binged watched a series he did called “Ainsley Eats The Streets.” It’s on Netflix here in Canada.
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I am so excited about going Glen. When I said goodbye to Goldfinch in December, I thought I was unlikely to see him again. But I wanted to of course. I have been watching my pennies carefully and gradually gathering the money to get myself over there.
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Excellent. Although the time may seem like it’s taking forever for the summer to get here, it wil be here soon.
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Congratulations Mel.. Great to hear that you are going to visit Australia… My all time dream destination… Enjoy well…
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Thank you Chiru. I am sure that there will be some great sites to see in Australia, but my heart is just set on spending time with Goldfinch 🙂
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Aha yes Australia is wide… Do what your desire says….
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Just so you know, don’t say “shrimp on the Barbie”. It’s prawns here, lol. You have a lot family in Australia!
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Hey Lolsy
I am hoping there would be maybe jackfruit on the barbie too….or if that wouldn’t work, I would be content with corncobs.
When I visited Adelaide in the past it was June/July so it was winter over there. Not at all like a cold English winter, but there was no BBQ in action sadly. Goldfinch had a great home with a huge undercover area off the patio doors that leads onto the garden though, and I can see in the warmer months there must be a lot of al fresco dining.
I think I would wilt in the Australian summers. But I would love to return to Adelaide maybe to see spring – which I am guessing is more like October time?
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Yeah, we didn’t really have a Spring this year, lol. We seem to go from Winter straight to Summer, lol
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Congratulations!!!
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Congrats! Lots of nominations 😊
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