LOLA'S BEEN TAGGED ~ TWICE! ARE YOU HER NEXT VICTIM?

Well, my dear readers, I’ve been tagged twice in as many days! First up by the charming KARYN~FRENCH CHARMING with the PASSIONATE BOOK AWARD (above).

Now this is an interesting award 'cos I’m constantly bombarded with requests from publishers to write my memoirs! You know, along the lines of those celebrity ones: "My Early Childhood as a Bully", "My Later Childhood as a Thug", "My Teenage Years as a Layabout", My Early Adult Years as a Hell Raiser", "My Later Adult Years as a Drunk"... you get the picture! Only mine would run something like this: "My Early Life As A Pup", "My Later Life as A Pup", "Growing Out Of Puppyhood", "Becoming The 2009 Miss Universe Beauty Queen"... (OK! So I made the last bit up...!)

But checking the most recent Bestsellers’ lists, I note that mis-lit still reigns supreme! Since I’m ever mindful, my dear readers, about customer satisfaction (incidentally, I’ll be doing a Customer Satisfaction Survey shortly!) and you might prefer to read more about the D-R-E-A-D-F-U-L misery and frustration I’ve had to endure at the hands of my USELESS PA, perhaps I ought to concentrate my literary efforts on that area instead. What are your thoughts, dear readers? Do you agree?

Anyway, back to our FIRST AWARD! And the rules for accepting it:
1. Collect the book that you have most handy
2. Turn to page 161
3. Find the 5th complete sentence
4. Cite the sentence on your blog
5. Pass it on to 5 other victims (Oops! bloggers)

Well, dear readers, here we go with the nearest book to me (hopefully it's not a naughty bit) : "Screaming in terror, he awoke to find himself being thrashed in the ribs and rolling helplessly off the bed onto the rough concrete.. " Do you know what book this is from?

Sshh! Clue!! In the sidebar, on the right ... A thriller I wrote (yes! Moi! Lola!) which my useless PA shamelessly passed off as her OWN! But 'cos all its future profits are going to CUDECA , my favourite local charity (which SINCE my involvement (!!) is now being supported by Antonio Banderas and Melanie Griffiths too - must have seen my pic in local press articles ) I’m overlooking, pro tem, this scandalously DREADFUL faux pas...

My 5 PASSIONATE BOOK AWARD "victims" are...
JUST ADD GLITTER AND STIR　
LET'S HAVE A COCKTAIL
THE MAGPIE'S FANCY
CAVANIA　
CHOCOLATE AND MARMALADE TEA

And the SECOND AWARD comes from the delightful THE ADVENTURES OF GINGYGINGE .
Here the rules say I’m to tell you about some things I love. Well, I’m not going to just tell you. But show you! Pics of some canine hunks I find sooo perfect, sooo beautiful - in fact, just like moi! And I have a personal favourite... do let me know if it’s yours too! Here they are:

LOLA’S TOP TEN CRUFTS CANINE HUNKS:

1998 Best in Show (Chow Chow)

2003 Best of Breed (Whippets)

2007 Duncan,Yearling Winner(Red Setter)

2007 Marc, Toy Group Winner(Maltese)

2008 Seymour,Working Gundog Group Winner

2009 Cassey,Utility Group (Shiba Inu)

2008 Nedella,Winner(Airedale Terrier)

2009 Best in Terrier Group (Sealyham)

2009 Reserve Crufts Winner (Afghan Hound)

And here, finally then is my favourite, the Pharaoh Hound:

2009 Best in Hound Group:

Ooh! She’s done it again. A more useless PA has never existed in the history of the planet! Where is she...?" "Grrh!!" "Agghh! Help!"

And here then is my favourite, the REAL Pharaoh Hound! Was it yours too?

THE REAL PHARAOH HOUND!


And my 10 "THINGS I LOVE" victims are:
LEONORENEVERMORE
SHOPPING IN SUFFOLK
THE ADVENTURES OF ROSE RED
LA BOHEME
CAROLINE'S LOST AND FOUND
HOW TO SURVIVE LIFE IN THE SUBURBS
UNDER LOCK AND KEY
MISS MATILDA'S DREAMS
AT HOME ON THE RIDGE=
VINTAGE POSTCARDS

Finally, my dear readers, don’t forget that next Saturday, 25th July, is our CHRISTMAS IN JULY BLOG PARTY hosted by the Magical Maggi at JUST ADD GLITTER AND STIR . As for me, I’ll be doing a special one-off, once-in-a-lifetime GIVEAWAY here! So make a note of the date! Don’t miss the fun!

Well, my dears, I’m sooo exhausted by all the fun we’ve had today, I’m going to crawl back to my silk-lined basket now and have a little siesta! But do help yourselves, my dear readers, to a cookie on your way out. And do be sure to close that door as you go please (last time I was woken up by the loud crunching of macaroons...!)
LADUREE COOKIES!