Monday, April 30, 2007

As it is my birthday today, we drew the birthday competition this morning, there were 5 correct entries, and Neo had the job of pulling a name from the hat....drum roll please......the winner is Sheila. Who guessed correctly that I was number 16. Did you notice how odd the numbers on that photo were, there were 6 combinations of 6 and 7, which were 6,7,15,16,42 and 43, with a 5 (32) in there for good measure. I was born at home in house number 7, and I know its a lucky number for some, I like to think its lucky for me too.

Ok here are some pictures...



I was born at home and was a much longed for baby for my mum and dad, my older sister Jackie is 12 years older than me, although she would have liked a little brother...but had to wait another year for one, musn't forget to mention the younger sister too! As you can see I was quite a bonny little thing, I was born with dark hair but by 1972 it started getting lighter.

And eventually I ended up quite blonde, in this school photo I would have been about 5, I love the blue dress, I'm not sure whether my mum or Jackie made it but I do have the same fabric in pink and yellow, waiting for a special project, in my fabric stash.

Thanks to everyone who took part in the competition and everyone who visits and supports me by commenting on the blog.

13 comments:

Fiberjoy said...

Happy Birthday!!! Ah ha, you were number 16. Thanks for sharing the cute pictures.

May this coming year be filled with delightful discoveries, positive growth, and abounding with love.

KimK said...

Happy birthday! And may you have many, many more!

Marianne said...

Oh, you were/are a beautiful lass!
I can't even begin to tell you just how interesting it is that you started out so dark haired that it lightened to such a blonde!

Happiest Birthday to You!

picperfic said...

Happy Birthday Jo!! I guessed number 16 was you, don't know why really...lol...love your pretty eyes in that blonde shot!

Artis-Anne said...

Wishing you a Very Happy Bithday Jo & I hope you have a wonderful day. What lovely photos of you:) Re your post on my blog, you are quite right its exactly the same method & I too have done it for my little neices many times. Simple isn't it but very effective

Anonymous said...

Happy Birthday! May your life be filled with interesting times!

Pat said...

Happy Birthday! Great photos. Have a fantastic day.

Ang said...

Such wonderful pics. Happy Birthday!

Sheila said...

Happy Birthday! Tell your son thank you for picking my name from the "hat". I love the blue dress. The fabric looks like a Liberty of London fabric that I also have in my stash.

Kath said...

Here's wishing you a wonderful Birthday!! Great pics - interesting about the hair colour change as well!

Seahorse said...

I'm a bit late but Happy Birthday! I hope you had a lovely day.

Heide said...

Happy Birthday! I guessed incorrectly... oops. Hope you have a wonderful year.

Anonymous said...

Happy belated birthday to you and thanks for showing us the photographs. I love the last one.