Vegmonkey and the Mrs.

I’ve been tagged by a few people lately and feel like i should carry out my duties as a blogger/veg grower! Two were a general tag, and two were with specific headings so i’ve sort of combined them! Hope that’s within the rules… The picture of the bug in a bug mug isn’t really relevant, i just wanted to use it and it didn’t really warrant a post about bugs…so there it is!

These are the rules i have followed.

• Link to the person who tagged you - Our pint sized veg plot, Growing Our Own, Marigold and Seeded.
• Post the rules on your blog - done!
• Write some random/specific things about yourself - that’s below.
• Let each person you tag know they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their blog - i think eveyone has already been tagged by the look of it!

What was i doing 10 years ago?

I was just starting uni (BEd teaching degree) in Cheltenham, having moved from a little village near Boston in Lincolnshire - a bit of a culture shock but i got used to it quite quickly. The Mrs. was in the first year of her Heritage and Tourism Management HND in Carlisle. Neither of us expected us to be where we are now…little did she know a Vegmonkey would come and sweep her off her feet…

What i did today/intended to do?

I drove the 40 or so minutes to work, did a lot of filing, made a few phonecalls, cancelled a cricket match, begun to plan a couple of events, did some more filing/organising, stressed a little, drank quite a bit of tea, ate some monster munch and some raisins with my sandwiches…not in them, drove the 40 or so minutes home, felt tired…will be having an early night after watching the snooker and a bit of footie. Cooked gammon, broccoli and chips for dinner. That is pretty much what i had planned.

This is what the tagging was for wasn’t it? You wanted to know this

Snacks i enjoy?

I’m more of a savoury man, like my marmite on toast more than a chocolate bar (although i am partial as an energy boost…currently sat here eating a bag of minstrels!). The Mrs is addicted to chocolate. I’m not joking when i say we can’t have it in the house. I would love to have some in the fridge for a nibble now and again, but i can’t…it would be devoured within seconds - anytime of the day or night. But she remains beautiful!

Bad Habits?

1. Picking at, and frequently changing, spelling mistakes on those restaurant menu chalkboards
2. Too much online scrabble
3. Putting my feet on the coffee table (so says the Mrs. as i’m typing!)

Jobs we’ve had

We’ve been, in no particular order, and i’m not saying who’s done what, you’ll have to work that out…a gooseberry picker, marketing co-ordinator, grape vine pruner, Isle of man TT steward, oxfam volunteer, shelf stacker/till bod in Woolworths, teacher, barmaid, waiter, photographer (i got paid so it counts!), assistant operations manager, internet salesperson, van driver, waitress, museum assistant, cleaner…that’ll do.

I hope that gives some sort of insight into us and our lives. Quite enjoyed writing that, back to reality now…