I was tagged by my blogger friend Alastair.
As I think it is fun, I shall go and do it:
So here we are:
1. Post the rules
See as I go through it!
2. Post a photo of yourself and eleven random facts about you. Oh dear…

- Me 12 years ago
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1. I started ball room dance lessons when I was 16.
2. I love wearing earrings.
3. My favourite English words are cherish and appreciate!
4. As children in bed, my sister and I played wordgames in the dark because we were not tired!
5. We used to listen to radio stories in the evening together as a family, we had no TV in the front room.
6. I like quince jelly.
7. I do not buy designer clothes.
8. I have once had a snake round my neck….. I felt very brave.
9. and brave again… I slept in a little wooden hut, where I saw a huge spider in it. (in Thailand)
10. I like to laugh but I can never remember jokes.
11. I collect quotes and have one folder under my bed, and other books at my desk.
3. Answer the questions given you by the tagger
- What is the favourite place you have visited? Hard one, I loved all places so far, as they are all different and I cannot compare them.
- Where was your last holiday? Isle of Wight for 3 days
- Do you eat the crusts? yes
- What is your favourite pizza? Margharita simple.
- If you had to give up something you use everyday, what would it be? That is a tricky one…. I could probably live without my microwave.
- Do you play sports? I swim and dance
- Do you watch sports? No
- What’s your favourite animal? Ringtailed lemur
- What is the favourite book you’ve read? It has to be “Pillars of the Earth” by Ken Follet so far!
- What genre of films do you like? Romantic, historic and crime films
- Is Rudolph the reindeer big-headed or misunderstood? I think he is sweet!
4. Set some questions
I shall leave that as I am not following the rules totally – sorry.
5. Tag some people
I shall leave that too ….
Instead I shall give you 11 tips for a happy life!
1. Practice gratitude.
2. Count your blessings.
3. Practice kindness.
4. Listen to your heart.
5. Stay calm.
6. Choose positive thoughts.
7. Hug a lot.
8. Smile a lot.
9. Live every new day as if it was your last.
10. Love your life.
11. Live now, not in the past, and not in the future.

Lovely to know a little bit more about you and thanks for the tips of a Happy Life. Happy weekend 🙂
Thank and have a great weekend too!
Congratulations 🙂
May God bless you with more success -All the best my friend 😀
Thank you Aman! 🙂
Loved the photo and the facts 🙂
I’ve heard of Pillars of Earth. The tips were a great add-on
Thanks Alastair! ( I couldn’t think of more questions) 🙂
That’s okay 🙂
Love this last saying… and enjoy these type posts..get to know a bit more about you…
You do indeed, it is nice to get to know people more!
I like earrings too. Way too much. And I like that, on the bookshelf behind you, I can see a dictionary and a thesaurus, two of my favourite books. And I like that smile of yours 🙂
You are too sweet, thank you, yes we do need those books in the house, also for playing scrabble 🙂
Definitely for Scrabble.
Gut schaust du aus ♥
Danke schoen!
Its wonderful leading more about you! And now I shall put the quote in my book I keep!!!
Good to know you also have a book with quotes… make it full, get another one, so fantastic!
Lovely share and photo Ute. You have such a lovely smile. 🙂
I love quotes too but save them on my hard drive. LOL!
Have a great day hon! *hugs*
You are so kind and sweet, thank you so much. Enjoy the day!
Good one Ute!
I loved knowing a little more about you in the 11 random things about yourself 🙂
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You do now…. it is quite nice to open up a bit sometimes! 🙂
“Cherish and appreciate” are English words that deserve to be cherished and appreciated. Love the list, Ute, except for the spider in Thailand. {{{hugs]}} Kozo
Thanks Kozo, I wasn’t keen on that spider too…. 🙂
Interesting post! I loved Pillars of the Earth too. Have you read the sequel, World without End? It’s brilliant too! 🙂
Oh yes of course, another brilliant one and I saw the TV series, that was good too. I do love books like that! Thank you very much!