Merry Marrakesh

We won't be in London on Christmas day. Paul, MS and I are flying out tomorrow for 10 nights in Morocco. First 6 in Marrakesh followed by a few nights in Fez - including New Year's Eve.

I'm quite excited and not quite sure what to expect. The chairman of the Co. I work for went there last year for Christmas, so the other day I asked him for some hot tips. The first thing he said was, "I hope you like snakes, because they are everywhere."

Not much scares me ... except fast cars, as SNAKES! Since his hot tip, I've been dreaming of snakes all night long. Nightmares actually. The other morning I woke up with a yelp which also woke Paul up. When he asked me what was wrong I said in a sleepy panic, "I was just bitten by a snake!"

Anyway, another Christmas away from home. They are getting harder and harder. Wishing you all a Merry Merry Christmas. Be safe.

M&P x

Dancefloor cropdusters - Subtle Butt required

We had our work Christmas party last night which was an absolute blast. A great venue in Central London with circus acts, great food, lots of people dressed up to the nines and hours and hours of dancing. Here's some snaps of the evening: Party Pics

But ... what is it with packed dancefloors and cropdusters? So many times I was on the dancefloor getting my groove on, as I do, when a god-awful rotten egg waft would come my way from some stanky person. And of course - with all the movement on the dancefloor - no one is ever going to pick who it is. Gross!

I think I should start marketing these nifty little numbers to nightclubs. They could sell them in the toilets as vending machines. What do you think?

Gettin' to know Mrs E (aka Mum)

SG sent this little quiz around the other day. I'm not normally one to forward on jokes or chain emails or junk like that, but these little quizzes, quite frankly, do it for me. So I did as asked, erased SG's answers, filled in my own and bcc'd it on to people in my yahoo address book.

My mum was probably one of the last people I expected to respond. But to my delight, she did. And (I hope you're not too embarrassed now mum because one of the things that you said you didn't like about yourself was your shyness - which I have seen dissipate quite quickly after a couple of wine coolers!) I thought I would copy and paste it into this blog:

Here's what she said: (I think it's pretty cool!). My comments are in blue;


1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? yes my mum (My nana's name was a quadruple barrelled, Jean Jones Johnson Burns)

2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED? Cried the other day watching a movie

3. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? its ok (typical old style cursive that puts modern handwriting to shame)

4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE LUNCH MEAT? ham

5. DO YOU HAVE KIDS? yes

6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? I hope so

7. DO YOU USE SARCASM A LOT? sometimes. (Oh yes she does!)

8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS? Yes.

9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP? no (but she did para-sail in bali and had a lot of fun at Mt Druitt Waterworks!)

10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE CEREAL? muesli with fruit

11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF? no

12. DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG? no

13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE ICE CREAM? take it or leave it (I don't think I've ever seen mum eat ice cream)

14. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE? their eyes

15. RED OR PINK? Pink. (although, you never wear pink. Come to think of it, never wear red either).

16. WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVOURITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF? shy (like I said - after wine ... dissipates quite quickly)

17. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST? daughter, son, mum & dad (she's only human. I'm extremely missable!)

18. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO SEND THIS BACK TO YOU? yes

19. WHAT COLOUR PANTS AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING? shorty pj's no shoes (mum, you shoulda lied here! Shorty pj's?)

20. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE? pork chop with salad ("Pork chopsch and apple schauce" a line from Peter from the Brady Bunch - Paul would say here ... "Smell of an oily rag." Private joke)

21. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? nothing

22. IF YOU WHERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOUR WOULD YOU BE? crimson

23. FAVOURITE SMELLS? fresh cut grass, roses, oil burners (she missed out jasmine, I know she loves jasmine)

24. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE? Liz (that's my cousin)

25. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU? love her she is my daughter (that's me!)

26. FAVOURITE SPORTS TO WATCH? netball, outdoor bowls, tennis (mum was a kick ass netball player - never did rub off onto me).

27. HAIR COLOUR? light brown

28. EYE COLOUR? Blue

29. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS? no

30. FAVOURITE FOOD? chinese

31. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS? happy endings

32. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED? Watch so many they all blur into one eventually.

33. WHAT COLOUR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING? green pj top (let's hope for fashion sake that it matches the shorty pj bottoms mum)

34. SUMMER OR WINTER? Summer

35. HUGS OR KISSES? hugs

36. FAVOURITE DESSERT? pavlova, cheese cake

37. MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND? No idea

38. LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND? No idea

39. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW? none at the moment.

40. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? plain grey

41. WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON T.V. LAST NIGHT? Heart beat

42. FAVOURITE SOUND? birds (oh - and those wind chimes you have up everywhere!)

43. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES? beatles

44. WHAT IS THE FURTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME? Scotland to Australia. New Zealand

45. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT? no (Mum can sex chickens!)

46. WHAT IRRITATES YOU MOST? people who are loud

47. WHOSE ANSWERS ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING BACK? All