Warm and Dry

I remember when I was about 6, I saw my first hammock at my aunts house. I thought it was the most amazing thing ever. We must have played for ages on it. Ever since that day, I always wanted my own hammock. In fact, I even had a mini hammock for my soft toys.

The biggest problem I have always faced is the fact that I have always had a lack of trees in my house. I have even come across portable hammocks? at great prices, but I always assumed the need for trees. But now I know I can get a stand too.

When I say Las Vegas, I bet the first things that come to your mind? are Gambling, Hotels, Casinos and 24 hour weddings in walk in walk out chapels. You would not be wrong. But can you imagine Las Vegas for Cordon Bleu Training? Well, apparently you can get college training for the culinary art. If you still don’t believe me, just click here!

Well, in all honesty, it does make sense. You do need someone to cook in all those fancy hotels. I wonder if Owen will send me to Las Vegas so that I can er improve my cooking!

I can really do with a holiday. It has not been that long since we last holidayed. Pisa a few months back. But it seems like an eon ago. The nice bit is some places such as Bulgaria holidays? can be quite cheap. I know Malta can be cheap too, but it is never a holiday. Sorry everyone back in Malta, but there is so much to do in Malta and so many people to see, we always return exhausted.

I must say I cannot wait for our long weekend away. We are heading to Ireland for my Birthday and Father’s Day. Isn’t that nice?

Black is the New Black! Everyone knows how important Black is to a woman. She has her little black book to go with her little black dress to go with her stunning black shoes and matching black handbag. Black has always been classic and will always be classic. It is one fashion item that will never go out of fashion, or that you will ever be afraid to admit you own.

Once you have sorted your wardrobe, then you need to sort your accessories. To go with your immaculate classical black outfit, you really need to get yourself some stunning Black Diamond Jewelry! Yes you heard right Black Diamond. As classical as any other diamond but with a strong statement and style.

I personally would start off with a nice pair of Black Diamond Earrings, well ideally a classical pair of Black Diamond Studs? with matching Black Diamond Rings, well perhaps just the one ring as many will be over doing it.

The only problem I have will be which pendant to chose as there are so many beautiful Black Diamond Pendants!

? Now just in case you were wondering…. I do not yet own any black jewellery. And in case you forgot…. my birthday is on the 15th June! LOL!

I have told you about PPP – Pay Per Post in the past. Well as every good business does, it keeps evolving.

PPP pay you for every post that you write, hence Pay Per Post (PPP). Usually once you have signed up (you can sign up by clicking on the PPP advert on my website on the right hand side), you can view what available opportunities or ops as they are sometimes called, and accept a post. By accepting a post, you are agreeing to write about the post and add a link. Sometimes, you may need to add more than one link. You may also need to add a disclosure or sponsor button. You can see an example of this at the bottom of this post, as this post is sponsored by PPP themselves. ? Once you write the post, the post is reviewed by PPP and accepted (or rejected if you have not followed the requirements). Then 30 days later, you get paid direct to your Paypal account. Yippee!

So normally you go to find adverts there currently are. But now PPP have launched PPP Direct. This means that you can place an advert on your website to write posts for advertisers. PPP charge a nominal 10% which is far lower than most other places. 5% goes to cover banking charges and the other 5% covers the troubles of dealing with the advertiser. It is all about word of mouth marketing? really. I really should get round to getting myself a PPP direct ad.

Apparently I do more than you imagine for a kiss! Admittedly I was hoping for one from my hubby. But as him still seems oblivious to my offer, and someone sweetly offered me a kiss. Well, how can you blame me for taking up the offer!

So this is a special link to Linky Love!

Though next time, I think I will take the dollar -? and that includes you Hubby Dearest!

Home loan mortgages? are usually the way to go when you want to buy your first home. Thinking about it, also when you need an upgrade or larger home or even a second home or holiday home.

The best advice that I can give, is chose your insurance broker well, as they can help you get the best loan for you.

There was a Boy whose name was Jim;
His Friends were very good to him.
They gave him Tea, and Cakes, and Jam,
And slices of delicious Ham,
And Chocolate with pink inside
And little Tricycles to ride,
And read him Stories through and through,
And even took him to the Zoo—
But there it was the dreadful Fate
Befell him, which I now relate.

You know—or at least you ought to know,
For I have often told you so—
That Children never are allowed
To leave their Nurses in a Crowd;
Now this was Jim’s especial Foible,
He ran away when he was able,
And on this inauspicious day
He slipped his hand and ran away!

He hadn’t gone a yard when—Bang!
With open Jaws, a lion sprang,
And hungrily began to eat
The Boy: beginning at his feet.
Now, just imagine how it feels
When first your toes and then your heels,
And then by gradual degrees,
Your shins and ankles, calves and knees,
Are slowly eaten, bit by bit.
No wonder Jim detested it!
No wonder that he shouted “Hi!”

The Honest Keeper heard his cry,
Though very fat he almost ran
To help the little gentleman.
“Ponto!” he ordered as he came
(For Ponto was the Lion’s name),
“Ponto!” he cried, with angry Frown,
“Let go, Sir! Down, Sir! Put it down!”
The Lion made a sudden stop,
He let the Dainty Morsel drop,
And slunk reluctant to his Cage,
Snarling with Disappointed Rage.
But when he bent him over Jim,
The Honest Keeper’s Eyes were dim.
The Lion having reached his Head,
The Miserable Boy was dead!

When Nurse informed his Parents, they
Were more Concerned than I can say:—
His Mother, as She dried her eyes,
Said, “Well—it gives me no surprise,
He would not do as he was told!”
His Father, who was self-controlled,
Bade all the children round attend
To James’s miserable end,
And always keep a-hold of Nurse
For fear of finding something worse.

I may have found a holiday solution… perhaps going for Namibia hunting safari? might be an option. Arthur gets to see lots of different animals, I get to not give my fingerprints to the American States and my hubby gets some peace. At least that is what I am hoping he will believe!

Can you imagine Arthur‘s face when he sees live animals such as elephants, leopards, lions, buffalos? and perhaps a rhinoceros or two! Perhaps it is not such a good idea, as all I can think is Arthur trying to run off to pull the lions tale. All I can think of is the poem by Hilaire Belloc who wrote about “Jim, who ran away from his nurse and was eaten by a lion!”.

“Hi, everyone:

The Ericsson Company is distributing free computer lap-tops in an attempt to match Nokia that has already done so. Ericsson hopes to increase its popularity this way. For this reason, they are giving away the new WAP laptops. All you need to qualify is to send this mail to 8 people you know.

Within 2 Weeks, you will receive Ericsson T18. But if you can send this to 20 people or more, you will receive Ericsson R320

Make sure to send a copy to: anna.swelung@ericcson.com”

If you have received this email, PLEASE do NOT forward it. It is a hoax email. It is a chain email that does not do anything other than cause email congestion and irritate people. I cannot bear to receive another one of these emails. I will ban anyone who sends me this email again, so that I never receive trash from that person again.

I would like to prove my point to you:-

• If you have any common sense, you would verify the email address and the offer before forwarding.
• This email has been circulating since the beginning of the millennium – can you imagine how many times I have received this email or a similar version to it!
• People do not give away things for nothing – why would they give you a laptop?
• More importantly why would they give you a laptop when they don’t make laptops but phones?
• The Ericsson’s mentioned are actually phones and not laptops!
• They are discontinued models, so why would they have a stock of them at all?
• Even if it were true… are you so desperate for a discontinued phone?
• The email address is not valid!
• Nor is the variation of anna.swelund@ericsson.com valid!
• I am irritated that I have received yet another chain email!
• Nobody has ever received a phone or a laptop. I always ask the people who send me the chain if they received anything. I would only forward if the actually did. (In other words I never forward it!)

If you feel you really need to forward something – return the email, perhaps in the same way and with a link to this post. It may help stop both you and me from receiving so much junk email. Here’s to hoping!