Mud-Girl!

So... For a friend's birthday, most of the participants on the course went for a walk in the woods next door before sitting down to a delicious cream tea - with home made scones no less! But this post isn't about the joys of afternoon tea. No, as you can see from the photo, I have a beautiful pair of wellies which are perfect for walking in the English woods during Autumn.
See all those lovely puddles? My friend Olly and I had grand fun jumping in as many as we could find - especially the ones with a thin layer of ice on - will we skate or splash? Always a possibility for either! As a result of this we realised that maybe, just maybe, we could have some sort of superpowers associated with our love for all things muddy and puddly. I am now Mud-Girl. With the power to develop and change the consistency of Mud. I can make it slippery, make it sticky at just the moment to catch people or their vehicles in, or even make it rock hard so I can render villains unconscious with a single clump. And to answer the obvious question of whether I intend to use my powers for good or for awesome... I would imagine that the response is obvious - it's got to be for AWESOME!
It's a little unfortunate that my co-superhero, Olly, is so against small people - there was no way i could use my superpowers against a fellow superhero so I had no choice but to be squashed - it's a sad sad day when super-heroes squash one another, don't you think?

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!

It's snowing outside! I'm so excited, to the point of jumping up and down with glee! I've been praying it would snow before I swan off to warmer climes again in January, without much hope as in England it often doesn't snow til February if at all but I so wanted some on acccount of missing anything resembling winter weather for the whole of last year. Imagine my joy when I walked outside today and noticed my coat getting all white... It's been getting heavier and it's even settling. You can count me as one of the happiest (and possibly coldest) people alive right now!

Zummerzet

"Zummerzet born, Zummerzet bred, strong in the arm and thick in the 'ead!" So they tell me anyway. I suppose it may account for my being so freaksihly strong for my miniscule size as people frequently tell me!

Anyway, what could be better than a long weekend off, spent in the beautiful county of Somerset? Home of cheddar cheese and zyder apples! It seems that the more time I spend away from Somerset, the more attached to the place I become! Going back makes me so happy these days. Even though I'm in England, in the Buckinghamshire countryside that many would say is as good or better, Somerset still holds a large piece of my heart!

So, this weekend, will I mostly be sipping zyder (cider), eating cheese and listening to the Wurzels? Well, almost - cider makes me sick thanks to my *chequered* past and I left my Wurzels CD in Korea (it's a long story and probably best not to ask!). But cheese there will be and if I'm lucky a starbucks! Not very Somerset I know, but so delicious - especially this time of year with the joy that is the gingerbread latte!

Mmmm. I can hardly wait. Home sweet home, here I come!

Bonfire night!

Having been away from England for a whole year I'm thoroughly appreciating all the things I took for granted that I missed out on last year - the excitement of the week is Bonfire Night! For the non-Brits who are thoroughly confused by the festival let me explain...
You may have heard of Guy Fawkes who tried to blow up the houses of Parliament back in 1605. Well, we celebrate his failure every year by burning an effigy and setting off fireworks, presumably to show what London would've looked like if he'd succeeded. Makes perfect sense! And in case you were wondering, we don't burn his effigy because he was burnt at the stake. That would be far too linear a thought process. No, he was hanged, drawn and quartered (don't ask) but we can't be fafffed to do that every year and it wouldn't be nearly as fun.
Basically as long as you can do the rhyme, you'll get along just fine at any gathering around the 5th of November

"Remember, remember the 5th of November,

Gunpowder, treason and plot,

I know of no reason why gunpowder treason

Should ever be forgot"

There is more to the rhyme but you'd reveal yourself as a bit of an outsider/geek if you knew it. A bit like knowing more than the first verse of the national anthem! Plus, it gets a bit controversial in the second verse...

Well Hello...

Well, after much deliberation I have finally decided to start my very own blog. Inspired by much more computer savvy people, it's bound to be a disappointment but you never know. I could surprise you all! So, a toast to blogging - long may I amuse you with my random musings!