ABC...

....it's as easy as 1 2 3*. Apparently not as this post has been lurking around the drafts folder since June.

 

 

Back in June, Gem of Cupcake Crazy Gem nominated me for an ABC (Awesome Blog Content) award and in August Susie of Fold in the Flour nominated me for one as well. Thank you ladies! It's fantastic to know that others enjoy my little blog filled with baking and pretty things, especially coming from blogs I enjoy following. It's a nice feeling :)

I found filling in 26 alphabet related facts surprisingly difficult but here we go!

A is for Acne. I was finally put Accutane for my skin last August for 6 months. It caused all sorts of nasty side effects, but I do have completely clear skin now for the first time since I was 11. The novelty of waking up in the morning with clear skin still hasn't worn off.

B is for Bill Bailey. When I met him earlier this year I asked if he could write "from Manny" (his Black Books character) on the autograph to which he replied "you do know that's not my real name?"

C is for cake stands. I would be very sad without them.

 

D is for dinosaurs. In my final year at uni I dressed up as a stegosaurus for Hallowe'en and my friend, Alice, was a pterodactyl. On our way home a couple gave us £1 as they said we had the best costumes they'd seen that night! My friend Kirsty captured us on polariod.

E is for Edinburgh, where I went to university and lived above a bakery.

F is for flossing. I don't mind flossing my own teeth but the "clicking" sound of someone else flossing their teeth is like fingernails on a chalk board to me. It's horrible.

G is for grumpy. I am not a morning person.

H is for hot chocolate. I may have spent a lot of money in Whittards recently....

I is for impatient. I wish I had more patience (and the camera lenses actually) to take really beautiful cake photographs, but I always want to eat the cake immediately and I can't be bothered to iron the tablecloth.

J is for Jive Talkin'. I won't have any of you bad mouthing this Bee Gees track. It's a fantastic dance number.

K is for kitchen. I cannot wait to have my own! I spend a lot of time dreaming about my future kitchen.

L is for licking the baking bowl clean. I've been doing it since I was a toddler and I'm unlikely to change.

M is for Milkolait. Does anybody remember it? It was basically a white chocolate version of Nutella and tasted absolutely AMAZING. I haven't seen it stocked anywhere since about 1997. Gutted.

N is for nerd. I was one of those sad people at school who loved learning grammar in language classes. I also enjoyed doing music theory which most people seem to hate.

O is for Orchestra. I play the violin in my local (amateur) orchestra. We only play during the winter months and we're certainly not anything to rave about, but it's good fun.

P is for Princess Bride, my favourite film.

Q is for Quavers, the name of my Primary 6 netball team. Yes, we named ourselves after a packet of crisps, I don't know why. I was Goal Attack.

R is for Royal Winton Grimwades. My favourite brand of fine bone china.

 

S is for socks. Spots, stripes, hippos, ducks, dinosaurs, hedgehogs, elephants, firemen, policemen, piano keys, hearts, teacups, party rings, flowers, campervans. You name it, I have it.

 

T is for toe! I broke my little toe on my right foot during an unfortunate trampolining incident in P.E. at secondary school. It somehow got stuck in the criss-cross weave of the trampoline when I was sitting down and when my friend jumped my body bounced but my toe stayed caught. I hobbled around the rest of the school day in agony and by the time I got home my foot was black down one side. It took about a year to fully heal and to wear footwear other than trainers.

U is for.....you guessed it, Utility China! I can't get enough of those pastel, mix and match colours.When I was little I had a plastic teaset in green, pink and yellow which I loved to mix and match. I'm assuming this is where the obsession began.

V is for Volkswagen Beetle. I love Betty my Nissan Micra, but I've always loved old beetles. My Dad had an orange one in his late teens!

W is for white chocolate. There used to be a place in Edinburgh called Chocolate Soup where you could drink espresso sized shots of molten chocolate. I miss their white chocolate shots :(

X is for X-Men. God I love those films, even X-Men 3 which wasn't great.

Y is for yes please! Always the answer I give if someone offers me a cup of tea. It became a running joke at work last year.

Z is for zip. Is it just me or does anyone else dislike obvious zips on dresses? I hate it when I think I've found a pretty (usually floral) dress but then look at the back and there is a massive, exposed zip. Uggghh.

Phew! Congratulations if you managed to read all of that! I'm passing the ABC award on to the following people:

Emine of MBakes
Gem of Little Gem's Diary
Kim of Cakes From Kim
Louise of Tea at Weasels
Paula of Sweetharts Cakes and Bakes

I thought it would be nice to pass it along to a mix of bakers/china lovers/crafters. Remember to check out Gem and Susie's blogs as well as my nominees as they're lovely bakers (unless you're on a diet, then enter with caution!)

*gotta love a Jackson 5 reference :)