Six things about me!

OK, so a couple of weeks ago (sorry for the delay Frances!) I was tagged by Frances over at France and the Unknown. I have to admit I’m not really into these tagging things because a) I feel like they’re like one of those dreaded chain mails (ooo, dare I break the chain, dare I not??? decisions decisions) and b) who the hell really wants to know 6 things about me? However, I enjoyed reading the six things about Frances and as she had the kindness to tag me (thank you!) I thought I would give it a go. So, apologies if you already know these things about me, apologies if you are not the slightest bit interested and 'no' apologies if you think it’s a little self-indulgent because today is my Birthday! and if a girl can’t be self-indulgent on her Birthday, when can she? So, here goes:

1) At heart I’ve always been an outdoor girl with a longing for the country. When I was small I would peer out of my bedroom window and if it was one of those deliciously crisp days – you know, the ones where the sky is blue and there is a fresh breeze – I would dash out of the door, run up the hill next to my house and then run down as fast as I could so I could feel the wind running through my hair and past my face. I would do this repeatedly for as long as I felt necessary, or until my mum shouted me in. Now, I grew up in a city so this ‘hill’ was more like a slight gradient that sloped down from the main road onto our cul-de-sac, but in my head and with my eyes closed I would imagine I was in the wilds of the country with not another soul around. I still like to do this now, only now I really am in the country.

2) I have always been partial to making up silly songs and dances. My mum will tell you that throughout my childhood I would make up funny songs and sing them to the dog and cat while jumping round the kitchen. I still do it now and I’m just lucky enough that I’ve finally found a husband who appreciates and joins in with this sillyness … I know, our poor daughter.

3) When I’m at home I wear ridiculous socks (occasionally with sandals) with knitted shawls and even sometimes put a blanket over my knees … oh, and knit too. My friends find it amusing that I can be such an old lady, but I don’t care, I embrace my diggyness!

4) I sometimes struggle to understand my glamorous/country girl self. How can I want a life in the country and all that comes with it (chickens, horses, mud, self-sufficiency) and yet still love all the glitz and glamour that the world has to offer? Instead of choosing one or the other I have now reached the conclusion that one day I will clean chicken s**t out in flowery wellies, (note my lovely wellies in above pic) antique earrings and lipstick … and no-one can stop me.

5) As a huge foodie the moment I knew it was ‘love’ with Scott was after we spent a whole evening discussing all the foods we adore and discovering that a favourite for both of us was Yorkshire pudding (with roast for him / as toad in the hole for me). I thought to myself: “if this guy can get as passionate about yorkshire pud as me, then he’s the one I’ve been waiting for.”

6) I’m not scared of dying. I’m only scared of not having enough time to do all the things I want to do … and there are many, many things. It sometimes keeps me awake at night.

I’m not going to officially tag people back … what I’m going to do is list below a few blogs that I love for various reasons (to learn things, to follow a personal story or just to escape!) and I hope that my readers will take the time to pop by them for a few minutes. And of course, should those blog owners want to reveal six things about themselves, please do :-)

Appalachian Life

A Downshifting Journey

Smallest Smallholding
Now this one is funny … I love this blog so as I was adding it on my list I thought I would drop over and see if Lucy had updated since my last read. What should I find? but her ‘six things’ as she too had been tagged by someone else! Not only that, but she has tagged me! So, Lucy – here are my six things and I’m listing you anyway just because I like your blog :-)

My Marrakesh

Artisan of Words

A Fanciful Twist

NB. I suppose this should be about Scott too, but he doesn’t write this blog and just now when I told him what I was doing he looked at me with a puzzled expression and said: ‘WHHHAAAAT!’ So, here are six ‘quick’ things about Scott by me:
1) he likes to make fire
2) he loves yorkie pud
3) he wants a motorbike to go off-roading, but I don’t want him to hurt himself. But he says then I can’t have a horse … hmmm
4) he actually knows my taste in jewellery (he bought me a beautiful brooch and bracelet today for my birthday).
5) he makes the best chocolate crepes
6) he hates doing these types of things