Liebster Award

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"The Liebster Award is for bloggers with under 300 followers and the rules of the award is that the nominee must link back to whoever awarded them, write 11 random facts about themselves, answer the 11 questions from the award giver, and then nominate another 11 bloggers and make up 11 questions for them to answer. It's a great way for new and undiscovered bloggers to meet new people, get more followers and find some blogs that they want to follow."

Now I'm not into chain things but I was chuffed to receive this award from the awesome Jen at Little Birdie. Also I'm not that comfortable with blahing about myself but I think this is a positive award and makes for a good read. And promoting small and new blogs is no bad thing.

So here goes - 11 random facts about me

1. I don't like Downton Abbey. Sorry...
2. I'm scared of driving over high bridges.
3. My OCD habit is to flatten, fold up and neatly tie a crisp packet when I've eaten the contents. 
4. I'd like to have my ashes scattered over Glastonbury Festival site (been 4 times).
5. I'm not scared of spiders.
6. I am a very annoying lark - I never need an alarm clock to wake up.
7. The Smiths, Joy Division and Echo and the Bunnymen were the soundtrack to my teens. I still like them now...
8. I have taken part in a slam poetry competition.
9. I'd like to run a marathon before I'm 50.
10. I was vegetarian until I became pregnant (18 years ago) and craved steak. I would quite like to go fully veggie again.
11. I look rubbish in hats.

And my answers to Jen's questions 

bourbon cream or custard cream... bourbons

camping or luxury hotel... I quite fancy a tipi or yurt but money no object I would stay at Babington house

what's your favourite word... serendipity for its sound and meaning

what smell do you like the most... perfume on other people

what's the worst Christmas present you have ever received... a coffee machine (too much faffing)

which is your favourite season... spring as soon as the clocks go forward

lego or playmobil ... playmobil - I love the detail

who is your favourite actor... Alan Rickman (for his voice), Jake Gyllenhaal for everything else

bright colours or pastel colours... brights 

what is your ideal day off... a spa day with my girl friends followed by dinner with my man

if you could only eat one thing for the rest of your life, what would it be ... goats cheese...yum!

My 11 questions are

1. If you could live in another decade which would it be?

2. Who is your style icon?

3. What's your favourite city?

4. Kindle or real book?

5. What are you scared of?

6. What's your favourite item of clothing?

7. What's your musical guilty pleasure?

8. Lennon or McCartney?

9. If you could be an animal which one would it be?

10. What's your favourite mode of transport?

11. Do you text with one hand or two?

And finally here are 11 blogs that I would like to pass the Liebster award on to. I've picked a variety of styles but they are all well worth reading. Some may have already been nominated (or may be award free) but hey ho they are all small blogs worth promoting! And for my other favourite blogs please check out my side bar as they're all great.

Inspira
Mad Maison
A Load of Old Tat
Audrey Finch
Lucent Imagery
Simply Superkim
Goldlion Diaries

Floor Number Four
Laurens Closet
Making Things Beautiful Again
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Thanks again Jen. I hope this post has been entertaining and I've not given anyone too arduous a task by nominating them. No pressure, honest xo