It's My Kind of Interview - Little May

Little May: Hannah Field (L), Liz Drummond (C), Annie Hamilton (R)

We've quickly become big fans of Little May and their track 'Boardwalks'. They've got a very bright future ahead and we can't wait to see what comes next. Little May's Liz Drummond was lovely enough to answer some questions we sent her way and we chat about 'Boardwalks', their upcoming single launch at The Vanguard in August, music heroes and more. Enjoy!

LITTLE MAY'S

LIZ DRUMMOND

Interview by Matt Bond

Hey hey, thanks for joining us! Tell us a little bit about Little May; what brought you together, what kind of music do you make and what do you love about music?


Liz: Thanks for having us. The foundations of Little May began about 4 years ago. After we left school, Hannah and I used to play covers and eventually we started writing songs. We never took it seriously until we were about 22 when we started playing open mic nights at our local pub. It wasn't until last year that we got Annie on board and we formed as a band. I guess you could say our music would definitely fit into the indie/folk category. Music has always been a big part of all of our lives. As cliche as it sounds, it can make you feel some pretty cool things. We're lucky that we get to share our music with people. 


You’ve recently released ‘Boardwalks’, the first single from your upcoming self-titled EP and it’s an excellent introduction to your sound and songwriting talents. What’s the story behind ‘Boardwalks’ and what can you tell us about the other tracks on the EP?


Liz: Thank you :). 'Boardwalks' was written a while ago. I had originally recorded a demo on Garageband in my bedroom. I showed it to the girls when we formed as a band, and we decided to rework it; Han took on the lead vocal, we added harmonies and Annie added catchy guitar hooks. It was written coming out of a long term relationship. I was looking to move forward, travel and pursue music. Every song on the EP has a pretty particular vibe.  Whilst they all fall into the 'folk' category, a couple of the tracks gravitate towards a bigger sound. We were listening to a lot of Local Natives and Half Moon Run around the time we were recording. Percussively, we drew a lot of inspiration from them. There is a real mixture of stripped back stuff, but also a real focus on layering and building the songs. And harmonies, of course. 


August 8 sees you take the stage at The Vanguard in Sydney. What will the live Little May experience be like for those in attendance and what are your future touring plans?


Liz: We have a few friends playing with us at The Vanguard which we are looking forward to. We haven't played with a band behind us before. I think it will be a great night. We haven't planned a tour just yet. Once we release our second single followed by our EP, we will do a tour over summer.


I saw the beautifully shot video for ‘Boardwalks’ on YouTube. What was it like filming your first music video, what do you think makes a good clip and what are some of your personal favourites?


Liz: Filming 'Boardwalks' was so much fun for us. We planned to have a bunch of friends come down to Annie's family beach house in Mollymook, but no one could make it. Sean Dooley (our amazing film-maker friend) had to make do with the 3 of us. We didn't really have any plans.  Half the footage is of us genuinely mucking around. Sean did such a good job of showing who we actually are. His camera work is stunning, he captured the vibe perfectly.  That's what makes a good video; capturing a vibe and being able to grab people with it. Right now I am loving Cloud Control's video for 'Dojo Rising'.


Who are some of your music heroes and what is it about them you love?


Liz: I have a few. Justin Vernon. His music has really influenced me over the years. Marcus Mumford. He is so charismatic it hurts, and his writing is refreshingly real. Jeff Buckley. He was/is a genius. My brother and my parents (as corny as that sounds). I wouldn't have got into music if it wasn't for them.


Secret Garden Festival hosted you in March and I’ve got a feeling you’ll be hitting up a whole bunch of other festivals soon. What would be your dream music festival to play and who would you love playing alongside you on the line-up?


Liz: To play a big festival in Australia like Splendour would be so cool. But the ultimate dream would be to be involved in one of those epic Mumford & Sons jams, like the one they just did at Glastonbury with First Aid Kit, Vampire Weekend and The Vaccines. They look so fun.


Call and Response:


Your favourite singer is… 

Liz: Jeff Buckley

Your favourite songwriter is… 

Liz: Justin Vernon

A song that makes you smile is…  

Liz: Bon Iver - Holocene

A song that makes you dance is… 

Liz: Hall and Oates - You Make My Dreams Come True

The best gig of your life was…  

Liz: Mumford and Sons at Gentleman of the Road. And Half Moon Run at The Vanguard

The first album you ever bought was…  

Liz: Spice Girls


When they air the Little May Behind the Music special in 2030, what do you think they’re going to say about you?


Liz: Those girls had horrible fashion sense.

Lies - every picture of Little May has these gals looking amazing. A huge thank you to Liz Drummond for answering our questions! You can see Little May as they launch 'Boardwalks' at The Vanguard, August 8. Get your tickets right here and keep an eye on their Facebook page for future events and more. 

New Music Monday #61

Running Out

by Avaberee

Grab a free download at triplejunearthed

When I first hit play on this track from Brisbane girl trio, Avaberee, I certainly wasn't expecting this. I was probably busy trying to figure out how to pronounce their name (I've since found it's aye-va-ber-ee) when I noticed the sweet harmonies and pleasant sounding synths. Soon enough I found myself swaying along and desperately searching for more information on this group of glorious sounding girls. While I didn’t find that much, I decided the rich harmonies of the three members, Aimee Cavanagh, Genevieve Bufalino and Irena Lysiuk were probably a little addictive. The fact that they’ve clearly paid tribute to the best bits of 80’s lightweight synth pop and therefore somehow sounds familiar without sounding copied probably adds to the addiction, as do the rich layered warm vocals. I can see myself loving this song on a lazy Sunday afternoon as easily as I can hear it remixed for a Saturday night. Whatever it was I was expecting when I first hit play, I’m glad I didn’t get it, because my thoughts surely weren’t as good as this.

Jo Michelmore gives 'Running Out' four Michel Hutchence heads out of five

Lost Track of Time

by MTNS

MTNS are a new electro act hailing from Brisbane consisting of members Tom Eggert (vocals/guitar), Joseph Thiang (drums) and Robbie Hellberg (keys). Cool, breezy, confident and bubbling with a quiet sense of optimism, Lost Track Of Time feels like a reflective stroll down a long winding road at sunset. A lush atmospheric soundscape creates a daydreamy feel and doubles as a natural alternative to Valium or other such medications with a sedative nature. Tom Eggert’s surprisingly angelic voice is endearing and warm, meshing beautifully with sparse beautiful instrumentation and the simplicity of the track makes it a perfect tune for a cruisey Sunday afternoon.

Great things are happening in Brisbane’s music scene of late and MTNS seem to be another name of the ever-growing list of musical kids to keep an eye on.

Nayt Housman gives 'Lost Track Of Time' three Roisin Murphy heads out of five...

Heavy
by Hannah Karydas

There’s a little story that needs to go with this review. I stumbled across this song on someone else’s computer a couple of days ago and forgot to email myself the link of where I found it. The name of the artist escaped me but the song had been stuck in my head for days so when it came time for me to start my reviews for this week I was determined to find it again. It took me almost an hour of googling various combinations of words but I finally found who I was looking for and it’s a name I’m determined not to forget: Hannah Karydas. Her track; ‘Heavy’ is an incredible journey of beats, guitar and an eerie, enchanting vocal and her self-made clip is strangely spooky, fabulously simple and just slightly unnerving, exactly as the song demands it to be. I hear bits of Sarah Blasko and I hear bits of Washington, to name only two other Australian girls and these are good things. If this is just the beginning of Hannah’s career, with songs like this she is already proving it was worth searching the internet for hours for her. I’ve done all that hard work for you though, now all you have to do is remember her name: Hannah Karydas. If all is right in the world, you'll definitely be hearing more of her.

Jo Michelmore gives 'Heavy' four Kylie Minogue heads out of five...

Flatline

by Mutya Keisha Siobhan

Album: TBA (???, 2013)

They debuted as the Sugababes all the way back in 2000, making a big splash into the pop world with the single 'Overload', then one by one Siobhan left, then Mutya, then Keisha. The new Sugababes are still going and now the original three have reformed as MKS for an old fashioned showdown, with their new single 'Flatline'. Do they still have the magic?

Flatline sees the girls treading fairly familiar pop territory but this time round it sounds like the focus is on letting their personal styles shine within the group. Siobhan's silky vocals sound stronger than ever, Mutya shines with her sultry voice and as always Keisha is still the sexy queen of sassy. “Stay gone, darling I won’t hang on, I can feel a flat-line, that ought to be a wave.”

Full of the pop hooks and beautiful harmonies that made them so special in the beginning, 'Flatline' pulses along driven by the beat, with a catchy melody as the girls warble about an impending break-up. While it’s an enjoyable experience, it’s a slightly cautious option for their first single, as if testing the waters of reception. All things considered it’s worthy of a top 20 hit and lets the world know these three talented women are back with what it takes to win back the crown of girl group glory.

Nayt Housman gives 'Flatline' three Britney Spears heads out of five...

NEW MUSIC VIDEOS OF THE WEEK:

Reckless

by Georgia Potter

Grab a free download at Bandcamp

 

Music clips are a funny little concept, aren’t they? Some of them tell a story, some of them are clearly advertisements for something other than a song, some of them are almost hypnotic, some are so dull you wonder why anyone bothered when a fan could just make something and stick it on YouTube. Then there are clips like this one.  Georgia Potter first released ‘Reckless’ digitally earlier this year and it was good then, but after seeing the clip released this week, I’m even more enamoured with the beauty that is Georgia and her gorgeous vocal. Shot in the beautiful northern New South Wales, it’s part cloudscape, part slow motion, part darkness and part light, it’s the type of clip that draws you in and forces you listen to the music, in a good way; the shots perfectly choreographed with every rhythm and Georgia is beautiful dancing and singing her way through the gorgeous scenery. Music clips are a funny concept and clips like this one remind me how awesome that funny concept can be.

Jo Michelmore gives 'Reckless' four Lady Gaga heads out of five

You Are New

by The Trouble With Templeton

Album: Rookie (August 2, 2013) 

The Trouble With Templeton are 3 for 3 as far as videos for the singles from Rookie are concerned. 'You Are New' separates itself from 'Like A Kid' and 'Six Months In A Cast' by bringing the colour back into Thomas Calder's world, while maintaining the high quality cinematography and slightly camp/kitschy vibe we've now come to expect from the band's clips. Just like TTWT's previous visual offering, you can tell a lot of hard work has been put into creating and shooting this video. The sets are so perfectly constructed that you should be able to get a feel for what's going on, but you'll still find yourself surprised with the 'telling' moment towards the end where you go, "yeah, totally knew something fishy was going on there." The clip compliments 'You Are New' the track beautifully and there's not much more you can ask for than that.

Matt Bond gives the video for 'You Are New' four Michael Hutchence heads out of five...  

QUICK HITS:

The Blessed Unrest

by Sara Bareilles (out now)

She's best known for the chart smash 'Love Song', but we haven't really seen Sara Bareilles make an impact on the charts since then. It's a shame, because she's one of the finest songwriters of her generation. This week she's back with her fourth LP, The Blessed Unrest which is sure to satisfy the needs of those that appreciate lyrical importance as much as the music itself. 'Brave' is the somewhat compulsory attempt at hitting the charts and embracing the inner you anthem. Baby, you were born that way or something. Everyone's doing it, right? Moving past that, we get into the goodness. 'Manhattan' and its bluesy balladry present our first heartbreaker. Don't expect it to be the last. Oh, there you go... next up is 'Satellite Call.' Guess what? It's kinda another heartbreaker, distorted vocals and all. It's not all doom and gloom; 'Little Black Dress' and 'Catch the Sun' have an empowered feel. The second half of the album deviates from the standard pop singer-songwriter mold to varying degrees of success, rebounding in time for the final two tracks 'Islands' and 'December'. Sara Bareilles fans are going to love The Blessed Unrest. Whether it will gain this talented lady any new ones is another question entirely. 

Matt Bond gives The Blessed Unrest three Karen O heads out of five...

Top 25 - 21 July, 2013

MTNS!

Songs of the Week, 21/07/13 from itsmykindofscene on 8tracks Radio.

1. St Lucia - Elevate (NEW)





2. The Trouble With Templeton - You Are New





3. MTNS - Lost Track Of Time (NEW)





4. M.I.A - Bring The Noize





5. Holy Holy - Impossible Like You




6. The Paper Kites - St Clarity

7. [Strangers] - Sense of Liberty (NEW)





8. Emiliana Torrini - Speed of Dark (NEW)





9. Molly Contogeorge - Bad Boy (NEW)




10. Little May - Boardwalks





11. Clairy Browne and The Bangin' Rackettes - Good Problems

12. City Riots - Catch The Sun (NEW)





13. Jacob Banks - Worthy





14. Arctic Monkeys - Do I Wanna Know?





15. Sons of Rico - Get To You (NEW)





16. Pigeon - Curtain Call





17. Lorde - Royals

18. Angel Haze - No Bueno (NEW)





19. Cub Scouts - Paradise





20. The Mountains - Sun (NEW)




21. This Sanctuary - I Do





22. Lime Cordiale - Bullshit Aside

23. Goldfrapp - Drew (NEW)





24. Dan Croll - In/Out (NEW)





25. Mutya Keisha Siobhan - Flatline (NEW)

The Candy Shop #12

Lessons In Love

by Nayt Housman

Chocolates are a versatile treat, given at the beginning of relationships, in the middle of relationships and at the end of relationships, to mark all sorts of occasions. Anniversaries, commercial public holidays, to say “I’m sorry” or “I love you” or even “I killed your dog”. Let's look at some relationship scenarios where chocolates might be appropriate.

The Beginning

You’re The One That I Want

Olivia Newton John and John Travolta

 

“You look good enough to eat! I wonder if you taste like cherry liquors or strawberry crème?”

Oh those giddy feelings of new love. Everything feels bubbly and joyous and all we want to do is impress each other with fancy hip gyrating. 

The Middle

 This Mess We’re In
PJ Harvey and Thom Yorke

“Babe I got you some chocolates! Plus we need to talk. I think we need a break… I slept with your dad… oh and the dog got hit by a car. But I don’t want this to mean we’re over!”

Plied with chocolates he hardly noticed the topic of the conversation. The way in and out of a man’s heart is through his stomach.

The End 

Where The Wild Roses Grow
Nick Cave and Kylie Minogue

“I’m sorry I murdered you.”

Sure most relationships don’t end in bloody murder but the murderer in this story was surely remorseful and I bet he took a box of Roses chocolates and bunch of red roses to the murder site every year in memory of the love they shared. Parting is such sweet sorrow…or something.

An important tool in relationship manipulation is chocolate. Don’t underestimate their power of seduction and next time you find yourself in a sticky relationship situation remember;

“Snickers really satisfies”.

It's My Kind of Interview - Shelley Segal

Adam Levy and Shelley Segal!

Friday interview fun-time! Alright, that doesn't have the best ring to it, but we were excited to have Shelley Segal answer our questions about heading out on tour, her track 'Stuck In The Memory of You,' dream collaborations and a whole lot more. Enjoy!

SHELLEY SEGAL

Interview by Matt Bond

Shelley Segal, thanks for taking the time to join us! What have you been up to this week?

Shelley: Hi guys, thanks very much for having me :)


It's been a busy week with my local residency, rehearsals and preparing for my upcoming tour! I also went to see Steve Vai on Saturday at the Palais which was pretty rad. Hope you've had a good week too :)


We loved hearing 'Stuck In The Memory of You', just one of many gorgeous numbers you concocted with jazz guitarist Adam Levy for the album Little March. Tell us about the story behind 'Stuck In The Memory of You' and what was it like collaborating with Levy for the album?


Shelley: Thanks for reviewing Stuck in the Memory, by the way :)

It's the single from the 'Little March' album and the story is about an ex of mine. We had a break up and I cut off all my dreadlocks!! I think it's a very common thing, people cutting off their hair after break ups. I think it was a bad idea though, coz I was heartbroken and then also without my locks, haha. It's about being heartbroken and wanting to move on but being unable to escape the memories and bonds which hold you to a person.


Working with Adam was an incredible experience. We spent a week in my hotel room writing the album, sharing ideas and thoughts. Adam is one of the nicest people I have ever met and he made the whole experience relaxed and friendly, a great atmosphere to write in. It was also very inspiring for me as a guitarist to hear and watch him play up close :)


You're gigging your way from Melbourne to Hobart to Sydney and then back to Melbourne again in late July/early August. What does the Shelley Segal live experience involve? What are your touring plans for the rest of the year?


Shelley: I like my live shows to feel very intimate, the same way I like my songs to feel. I like to feel as though I'm sharing my journal with people, which I am really. I like to tell stories and speak about the songs, or what they remind me of.


Touring is going to be full on for the rest of the year. After this tour with Adam I will be heading back to the US for another 3 month tour which I'm really looking forward to. I love being on the road. This trip even includes a show at Burning Man! :)


There seems to be many different sides to you as an artist. You've been part of a banging' drum and bass track with Carl Cox, then there's the 'poppier' debut 'An Atheist Album' and now you've released the jazzier Little March. And I've read you've got an indie-folk album on the way too! How do you slide so easily into these different vocal roles? Is there a particular genre of music you would call home?


Shelley: I was really lucky in that I learned to sing and perform by working in my father's wedding band, since I was 11. It really helped me to appreciate and to be able to sing across a broad range of genres. During the dancing brackets I'd sing dance, pop, rock, reggae and for background I'd sing jazz, folk and blues. I don't really feel more at home in one style rather than the other. I think I feel most at home when I'm singing and playing guitar on my own, a song that I love.

 
 
What can you tell us about the upcoming album 'Snow Pear' and your other future projects?


Shelley: 'Snow Pear' is a collaboration with my partner, guitarist and composer Andrew Robertson. It's kind of an upbeat indie folk sound.  We're going to be recording an EP and I'm really excited about it. It's a combination of our two styles that creates a very distinctive sound.


I will also be releasing a new solo folk-pop record next January (as yet untitled).


You don't shy away from collaborations. Who are some artists you'd love to work with throughout your career and why?

Shelley: I would really love to do a collaboration with someone like Jamie Cullum. I love his song writing and pop/jazz sensibility. I feel the same about Laura Marling and her folk/pop style. It's nice to work with artists that have a distinct sound and are exploring a genre while still making it accessible to most people. Jamie Cullum's version of 'Please Don't Stop The Music' is a great example of that.  I'd be rapt to do anything with some of my favourite Aussie artists such as Katie Noonan, Sia or Vanessa Amorosi. If I let myself get carried away, maybe Tom Waits or Ben Harper :)


Who are your songwriting heroes and what do you think are the essential elements of a well-written song?


Shelley: Some of my song writing heroes are Billy Joel, Ani Difranco, Alanis Morissette, Randy Newman and Kate Bush. I love story tellers. Songs that speak to me are songs that are believable in their delivery. A lot of people talk about relatability. I think you can relate to a story even if you don't relate to the situation that the protagonist is experiencing. For me it's the genuine experience and emotion that I am relating to. For that reason, I also really like a song that is distinctive, in a way that is representative of the artist. The more it is in their voice/style, the more believable and moving I find it to be.


If you hadn't been a musician, what other career would you have loved to pursue?

Shelley: I would have liked to be a scientist. I think that science is pretty cool :) Something with genetics. And then I'd be a teacher. A music and science teacher. I reckon I'd be one of those quirky teachers that was always trying to get kids into the material.


When they air the Shelley Segal 'Behind The Music' television special in thirty-five years time, what do you think they'll say about you?


Shelley: That I toured a lot. I love being on the road and hope it remains as busy as it is. And also that I love rats. Because I do! I used to have a pet rat, Tyrone. I would have more but traveling prevents me from doing so. Maybe one day I'll find a way around it and be able to bring a rat with me everywhere I go. And then on the TV special they can say I was that crazy rat lady that toured all the time and always had rats with her on stage, haha.


Thanks so much for taking the time to answer our questions! Hope you have a great time performing the gigs with Adam Levy and can't wait to hear more from you!


Shelley: Thanks so much for the support and giving me the opportunity to get my music out there. Much appreciated!

Shelley Segal has four shows scheduled for July/August before she heads overseas. You can catch her performing live with Adam Levy at...

July 26 @ Bennetts Lane, Melbourne

July 28 @ MONA, Hobart

August 1 @ Blue Beat, Sydney

August 6 @ Bennetts Lane, Melbourne (2nd Show)

You can find links to tickets (and a whole bunch of other fun things about Shelley Segal) at www.shelleysegal.com . 

Where Is My Mind? - The Benefits Of Being A Blogger

I know Thom, I felt the same when youtube took me to Coldplay.

The Benefits Of Being A Blogger

by Jo Michelmore

There's a lot of great things about writing a blog and more specifically writing for a music blog. I mean, there's all the freebies* that get passed my way everyday, there's all the great gigs I get to go to for nothing** and most of all there's the fame*** and the adoration**** from the readers*****. I just love getting stopped in the street****** and being told someone really loved what I wrote or I changed someone's life in a positive way.

These things may or may not happen, but I do love writing for a music blog because it's a reeeeeeeeally good excuse to listen to all sorts of music at all hours of the day and night and blame it on the blog.

My housemate doesn't like Salt 'N Pepa circa 1990?

"Oh, sorry, just researching something for the blog."
 
Three hours in front of youtube watching Radiohead clips?

"Oh sorry, just researching something for the blog."

Yep, writing for a music blog definitely has it's benefits. Like last week, when we left off on R.E.M.'s 'Everybody Hurts', the clip ends with images of traffic stopped on a road without explanation which reminded me of one of my favourite clips of all time and also one of my favourite bands of all time; Radiohead. Now I write for a music blog, so that meant this week I got to sit in front of the youtubes and do that thing that we've all been guilty of and pretend I had a good excuse to do it. You know you've done it, we've all done it. You're watching one thing and that leads to another which leads to another and then it's suddenly 2am and you have to be at work at sunrise. I have a friend who started with some Garbage clips which took him to garbage trucks and I know he's watched many hours of clips of many varities of waste disposal vehicles (probably in between other unsavoury things but that's a whole other story). Watch where Radiohead took me this week...

Just 
Radiohead

 

Damn, how good are Radiohead? REM took me to Radiohead and my favourite Radiohead clip of all time. This one speaks volumes to me. I imagine if Thom Yorke hadn't found music this is the kind of thing he would have done. I can see him now, his cute little face on the pavement and I have dreams of one day doing exactly this. Just stopping and lying down. You think I'm joking, don't you? One day there'll be a footpath and there you'll find me, having a little lie down, watching the world go by....then I'll remember there's something on youtube I meant to watch and I'll get up and go home again.

Black Hole Sun

Soundgarden

So there was Radiohead and what should appear on the right hand side of my monitor? 'Black Hole Sun'. Why youtube associated 'Just' with the weird concepts in this clip is a complete mystery to me. It was just there, on the side of my screen. Chris Cornell? Thom Yorke? What? I'm not going to complain, because this was actually a really weird and great clip. Watching this reminded me of Soundgarden's guitarist, Kym Thayill. How old is he? He looked like he was 50 in the 90's and he was rocking strong then, so how old is he now? I suppose I should have taken my job as a blog writer more seriously and answered that question for you via the googles, but I was busy seeing where youtube took me next...

Always  

Bon Jovi 

 

Well, youtube does come up with some strange suggestions, doesn't it? 'Black Hole Sun', a song about, well, nothing leads to a Bon Jovi ballad? I don't know what youtube is thinking, although I know it would have something to do with record companies and advertising and other boring things, but I dare not question them. What I do know is that I know someone who adores Jon Bon Jovi, so I dare not say anything negative about him. She may even still have Bon Jovi posters from her childhood, somewhere in her house (she does). I don't think they are on a wall anymore, but I haven't seen every room in her house, so who's to say? I also know someone (who may or may not write on this blog******) who kills a Bon Jovi song at karaoke and by kills I mean smashes and by smashes I mean sings it real good like. Yep. Unfortunately though, Bon Jovi took me somewhere I wasn't prepared to go and this is where youtube betrayed and also rewarded me.

The Scientist

Coldplay

 

See? This is where my wasted hours stopped. Coldplay. They're just not my cup of tea and by the time I got to Coldplay my tea was cold so it was time to get up and boil the kettle again anyway. Youtube, thank you for successfully wasting more of my time than I ever needed wasted, but I suppose I should also thank you for handing me Coldplay. Without Chris Martin and friends, I could have spent another couple of hours in front of the laptop and we all know I have to be up for work at sunrise, because even though the blogging provides me with such amazing benefits********, I've still got to have a day job. Sigh. Such is the life of the music blogger. The question is, where has youtube taken you and where will Coldplay take us next week? Somewhere much more pleasant (with less astrerisks) one hopes.



* I don't get freebies or I at least don't get many of them. Perhaps my editor is hiding them from me.

** Nothing = whatever the ticket or door price is, mostly.

*** I'm not famous

**** Adoration = "oh I didn't read that this week"

***** Readers = hi Mum! Oh, also hi Matt's Mum and hi Katie's Mum as well. Please keep reading.

****** People only ever stop me in the street to ask me to give money to Greenpeace or the WWF or to straigthen my hair or sell me cosmetics...or something. No. No to all of them.

******* Does write on this blog. Hi editor!

******** Benefits = I'm not 100% sure what they are, but I do like writing about silly things every week and having someone/anyone read them. That means you. Well done for getting to the end of the post.