What’s Hot Clip in Fringe (Bangs) – This is an ingenious way to try out a fringe before having the chop. Or, if you don’t fancy getting the chop at all but want to shake your look up a little on a night out, clip in a fringe! Simply genius! Cheryl Cole & Simon Cowell back on the X Factor – In true super fan stylee, I am super happy that Cheryl & Simon are back to make TV magic together again. Oh how Ive missed my weekend fix of X Factor brilliance, and with these two back in the helm, you wont get me out on a Saturday night again! The Cronut– Be Jesus, I found ‘The Cronut’ (cross between croissant and Donut) in all its glory in Marmaris Kipa of all places! I can honestly say I have never had a happier or more joy (and Jam) filled Sunday! MIC’s Lucy Watson – It’s no secret that ‘Made in Chelsea’ is my TV obsession, and this month I am taking my hat off to Lucy Watson. It’s fair to say that I was once a Lucy hater but no more! This is a girl after my own heart – she is fierce, strong minded and simply does not stand down to anyone. Should she ever come to Marmaris, I could see us becoming BFF’S What’s Not
Outrageously Dip Dyed Hair – Lilly Allen at the Brits in Feb 2014 really struck OUT with this hair disaster! There can be only one Gaga and Lilly honey, you aint her! Justin Beiber - Need I say any more?
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Well this is a first - blogging on my birthday. Its 22.56pm and by rights I should be out on the cocktails celebrating life with the help of my friends, or, should I be part of a couple, I should also be out celebrating - my beau celebrating the fact that I was born maybe?
But where am I? Home. Home with a vodka. Home with vodka listening to the music of Nashville and bastard well blogging. How the hell did I get to this point in life? I do actually have a boyfriend. He has failed to say happy birthday to me so how much of a boyfriend he will remain is not yet clear. We had a lovely dinner sat in silence. If there is something that I hate most in life its eating with someone in fucking silence. He knows this, yet he did this. On my birthday. Twat. Do you think he is trying to tell me something? I had a look through todays timehop from two years ago today and we had a blissful day, so much in the throws of new romance, so ridiculously happy. What the fuck has happened in two years? Life. Life has happened. We have grown jaded and far to at ease with each other. For fucks sake its not uncommon for one of us to have a number 2 in front of the other. And these ridiculous things have brought us to this merry state we now find ourselves in - Him unable to say happy bastard birthday to me, and consequently ruining a birthday dinner, and well in short a birthday. Fuck knows how many of them I have left any more either given the ridiculous age that I have turned! I am somewhat full of rage right now. Vodka infused rage. How the hell am I supposed to say 'I do' to a man that cant utter happy birthday to me? Oh yeah - we are totally engaged by the way. It really is that black and white. We did not have an argument yesterday, he just was weird from the moment his keys turned in the lock today. I know these Turks dont make an effort for birthdays, etc - but considering the fuss I have always made for his to make him feel special - I thought I would have at least got a cunting HAPPY BIRTHDAY! How wrong was this silly socialite? A pal of mine recons it may run deeper than not wishing me happy birthday, but really it doesnt. I was more than happy to get wed, all things considered. I am a simple kind of gal - I need the basics - I need happy birthdays. He said I pushed him to say Happy Birthday. Too bastard right I did. He didnt say it when he walked through the door, he didnt say it when he handed me 2 bars of Tobleron and he didnt say it when I asked why he hadnt said it while we were in the restaurant. I think I put too much emphasis on days like Birthdays, Christmas, New Year, etc. They always turn out wank so why bother with them? I'll tell you why - cos sometimes you think that someone will make the fucking effort to say a HAPPY FUCKING BIRTHDAY. And fair play - I got loads of happy birthdays today via facebook, just not from the one person that is supposed to care above everyone else. Why? I do not know. So here I am supping my vodka and boring holes into his back (and giving him the bird) while he plays on his mother fucking video game having the best time ever. I actually wondered to myself would I be better off how I used to be, single and fabulous? I seem to remember having quite a lot of fun as a single socialite, what happened to that? I thought things couldnt get much worse, but guess what - they did. I turned 34. Today. And that fucker has not wished me a happy bastard birthday. I am feeling under appreciated, taken for granted and pretty much shit. Well thats not the way this cookie crumbles - fuck that shit. I will not be taken down by a novice! My heart was broken once before and I dragged my way back from the depths of shitsville - I can do the very same again, just fucking watch me. I am a 'TAKE NO SHIT' gal and I swear to god I will take no shit, not from a Turk nor a bloody billionaire! Its gonna take more than that to pull me under! I want MORE!!!!! I NEED MORE!!!! Starting with HAPPY FUCKING BIRTHDAY BITCH! Cocktail of the Month:
‘Rosemary Ginger Martini' (Courtesy of Steak&Bar, Grand Azur) 4.0cl. Absolut Blue Vodka 2.0cl. Fresh Lime Juice 2.0cl. Sugar Syrup 50gr. Fresh ginger 50gr. Fresh Rosemary Method – Muddle, Shake, Double Strain. Serve. Garnish – Sprig of Rosemary, slice of lemon. Ingredients:
200g/7oz Chickpeas (Nohut) · 2 tbsp lemon juice or more · 2 garlic cloves, crushed · 1 tsp ground cumin · Salt · 100ml/3½fl oz tahini (sesame seed paste) optional · 4 tbsp water · 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil · 1 tsp paprika Directions: 1. Soak the chickpeas (Nohut) over night, drain and rinse. Reserve a few whole chick peas for serving. 2. Combine the chickpeas, lemon juice, garlic, cumin, salt, tahini, and water in a food processor, and blend to a creamy purée. 3. Add more lemon juice, garlic, cumin or salt to taste. Turn out into a dinner plate, and make smooth with the back of a spoon. Drizzle with extra virgin olive oil and scatter with the reserved chickpeas. 4. Sprinkle with paprika and serve with pita bread, warmed in a moderate oven for three minutes, and cut into quarters. Once again - YOU'RE WELCOME :) On 8th March 2014, Koyceğiz opened its doors to a new and improved Dog shelter, boasting a massive 18 Acres of land for the dogs to roam around and be well looked after by the staff and volunteers that tend tirelessly to their needs.
An excellent turn out came to the opening ceremony of the new shelter including hundreds of foreign nationals, Koycegiz Mayor Salih Erbay, Mugla Deputy Dr. Nurettin Demir, Beyobası Mayor Besim Uzbek and Mugla foreigners association president Khalil Karanfiloğl plus the Koycegiz Animal Welfare Group (Sarah Browne, Babs Hughes, Evelyn Girod, Linda Browne, Karen Milburn, Norman Bickerdike, Peter Gray). Sarah Browne, Unpaid Volunteer had the following to say: ‘We here at the new Koyceğiz shelter would like to Say a BIG THANK YOU to Everybody that came along and showed there support, it means a lot to us (and the dogs off course). We would also like to say a BIG THANK YOU to all our volunteers (active and those behind the scenes so to speak) for all the hard work put in as a group to get where we are today. We started the group back in Feb 2013 and now thanks to all the volunteers old and new, we had pestered the Baskan relentlessly and he finally gave in and gave us this new Koycegiz Animal Welfare Rehabilitation Shelter. We now have an amazing 18 acres of land given to the Animals by the municipality of Koycegiz. This has been named a natural rehabilitation centre for stray animals. People can come here and visit the dogs and there is also a picnic area to relax in and enjoy the natural beauty of this place.’ President Halil Karanfiloğl from the Association of Mugla Foreigners, gave the following speech: '' Koycegiz had a significant lack of this type of facility; the foreign volunteers of Koycegiz animal shelter had a very small shelter previously which was inadequate and not a healthy environment. Now we have a large natural area for the animals given by Mayor Erbaylar to Koycegiz animal welfare group.'' On behalf of those with no voices, we would like to wish you a huge well done and congratulations on the new shelter. Without the constant requests of the unpaid volunteers (amongst most), this shelter would not have got off the ground. We salute those that fight on behalf of the animals to make their lives a little easier, and to see their wagging tails is thanks enough indeed. |
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