Friday 10 May 2013

Welcome

With so many exciting new things happening in the land of Elbie it seemed a perfect time to start a new blog.

This will be a slightly more random blog than my work related one, mainly about things I have seen or done, things that have made me smile or maybe even things that filled me with rage and made my face pucker up like a baboon's bottom.

Basically it is a blog filled with general chit chattery.

Let's start with a little bit about me. I am a thirty something Jeweller, Milliner and Blythe obssessive.

If you were wondering, a Blythe is a type of doll and can be a bit of a marmite affair.. If you've never seen one now might be the time to google it...

If you know what a Blythe is and love it.. well we may have met before on Flickr and are probably friends.. but if now you've seen what they look like and think they are creepy.. well this may not be the blog for you.
Because though this is not a blog about dolls, I do have a whole lot of them and am pretty sure they will make a lot of appearances. And if you are the sort of person who doesn't like them and finds them creepy.. well to be honest I don't really care.. I'm sure they think you are pretty creepy too.. what with your tiny head and non colour changing eyes.. and besides I don't need to hear negativity about something I love and if you want to bring some.. well be warned.. my Blythes are all well trained in Jiu Jitsu.. now shoo.. move along.. there's nothing for you to see here.

Oh, you're still here. That's just peachy :D

So on to my news. 

The first major change that is happening in my life is I am just in the process of moving.

Up until now I have always lived in and around London. I grew up in the suburbs of North West London and then spent nearly 10 years of my adult life in North London. I've always considered myself a bit of a Norf Lundun girl.. but now... da da daaa.. I am moving to Buckinghamshire, to nestle between the Chiltern Hills and the Aylesbury vale.

Just me, my cat Piggy, my laptop and cameras to record what's going on. Most photos will be taken with a Lumix point and shoot that is teeny tiny and fits easily in a pocket.. fancy pansy pics will be taken with a Sony Nex. Bear in mind though that I am by no means a photographer and fully expect to take at least half of my pictures
with the lens cap on or with the accidental addition of a camera strap or giant thumb obscuring the best bits.


The whole house hunting was a bit of a trauma. I never planned to move so far out but the first houses I viewed were.. hmm.. how shall I put it .. interesting.
There was one that was held up with mould and paint, the one that was on the motorway, the one that was on such a steep hill it was virtually a cliff.. need I go on?

But *hurrah* I did finally find a house that didn't make my skin crawl so quickly snapped it up.

You, my lucky readers will be able to follow my journey into the country and everything that entails as well as any other exiting, tedious or just plain weird, things I get up to :D

See you soon,







4 comments:

  1. Oh I am sooooooo happy for you!!! Biggest hugs and many wishes for happiness and joy. xox

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  2. Oh my, your first post is soooo funny!!! I'm pretty happy for you, dear :-)
    And I love the picture of little Elbie <3

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  3. You are too cute for words, so glad to see you back doll <3 have missed you so!

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  4. Cute, is that you in the pic?! Sooooo cute!!! Your blog is cool :-) its so you. Hope the move goes well. Very exciting, tho it is no closer to me!!! :-(

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