Are you sitting comfortably?

by Caroline Smailes on June 21, 2009

Once upon a time, there was a lass called Caroline. And, that lass lived with a lad and their 3 rather beautiful kiddies (let’s, for the sake of future arguments, call the lad G and the 3 beautiful kiddies we’ll have to call Eldest, Middlest and Youngest).

Their life, that family of 5, was rather fine. They were ordinary, plodding, seemingly happy and (of course) financially secure.

But then, one fate filled day, Caroline decided that she wasn’t really happy, that she didn’t want to plod and that really she wanted to do something rather different instead. She wanted to write stories and possibly even create a happily ever after or 2 (eventually).

The next part of the story, I am sure some of you have heard before. It was a rather exciting triple of years, involving a fairy godfather, a broken wand, a few baddies who were green and wicked and a rather fabulous sack full of magic fairy dust.

But this bit, this bit of the story that you’re about to hear, this is the part that came immediately after the green wicked baddies…

{ 49 comments… read them below or add one }

Matt Thomas June 22, 2009 at 7:55 am

Hurrah, new blog looks smart and clean, love the little sketches on the main page too :D

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trousers June 22, 2009 at 8:11 am

I look forward to your story continuing, and I like the look of your new home.

Good to see you x

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DJ Kirkby June 22, 2009 at 8:16 am

Fairy Godmother? Thought you had a fairy Godfather? You mean to tell me you have one of each? Greedy….share please.

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Angie June 22, 2009 at 8:25 am

Looks lovely over here. Sitting comfortably and waiting for the rest of the story. :)

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Tania Hershman June 22, 2009 at 8:27 am

Beautiful new blog!! Welcome to your new home, and thanks for the linky thing. Looking forward to the next instalment.

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Watching9987 June 22, 2009 at 8:36 am

Wow - Lurve the new look dahling, tres chic, how :D

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Emily June 22, 2009 at 8:38 am

I’m hooked! Love the new look.

E.

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fiona robyn June 22, 2009 at 8:57 am

Yay, welcome back Caroline! I feel at home already…

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Caroline Smailes June 22, 2009 at 9:02 am

Matt Thomas - woo hoo! My first ever comment here!
trousers - so glad you’re here honey!
DJ Kirkby - I changed it! Don’t tell Dave I said he was a girl…
Angie - hello you!
Tania - lovely to see you here!
Watching9987 - I am a classy lass!
Emily - thank you, lovely lady!
fiona robyn - yay! you’re here too!

Now to see if this works when I post a comment…

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Caroline Smailes June 22, 2009 at 9:03 am

Woo hoo! It worked! Hooray!

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Lucy Diamond June 22, 2009 at 9:07 am

Oh, it’s good to have you back, mrs! Next instalment soon, please xxx

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Sarah G June 22, 2009 at 9:12 am

Loving the new blog and its look. Glad to have you back in the blogosphere even I have been a bit absent from it myself recently!

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JJ Beattie June 22, 2009 at 9:14 am

Oh wow Caroline, it looks so great over here. Welcome back.

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megan June 22, 2009 at 9:18 am

Lovely new blog Caroline - welcome back!
xxx

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Carol June 22, 2009 at 9:20 am

Welcome back hon :-)

Am loving the new look and am sitting comfortably….

C x

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Catharine June 22, 2009 at 9:27 am

This looks great, Caroline! The home page with the sketches looks great and the whole site is fantastic.
Looking forward, as ever, to following your progress. Quite delighted you managed to squeeze me into your blogroll!

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Daisy-Winifred June 22, 2009 at 9:34 am

Glad you made the journey safely, continue on with care and carefreeness - English as always my best subject, cough. Really like the new layout, very easy to read and the website is fun informative and accessible so well done Mr G on the trasnsformation andd you on this new start. Oh and I have actually managed to change the link in my sidebar, the 22nd is indeed a day of magic, ha-h.

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Angela P June 22, 2009 at 9:49 am

Glad you’re back on Caroline…I was missing stalking you. Like the look of the site…and intrigued to read more x

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Helen M Hunt June 22, 2009 at 9:52 am

I think your blog is still magic wherever it is. And I have a fasiry wand just like that - isn’t that strange? The fairy dust is really working at the moment. Long may it continue.

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Rachel Green June 22, 2009 at 9:52 am

I love the new look. Go you!

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Sue Guiney June 22, 2009 at 9:53 am

This is terrific, Caroline. It really looks great. I’m glad to see you back. xo

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Absolute Vanilla June 22, 2009 at 9:54 am

Ooh, love the new blog - but am confused about the “green” - did the aliens land while Atyllah and I weren’t looking - she says she needs to know!
;-)

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Kate Lord Brown June 22, 2009 at 10:00 am

Looking good! Lovely fresh start x

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Caroline Smailes June 22, 2009 at 10:06 am

Lucy Diamond - you’re here! How fabulous!

Sarah G - maybe it’s time for us both to return…

JJ Beattie - thanks honey!

megan - hooray! hi!

Carol - then I’ll begin…

Catharine - you were on my Google Reader and I’ve been meaning to update links for ages!

Daisy-Winifred - Mr G is so clever! I am thrilled. And well done on changing the link. We are both born from genius stock! :)

Angela P - and you are my most favourite of all my stalkers (but it’s our little secret, so don’t tell the others).

Helen M Hunt - the fairy wands are magic!

Rachel Green - thanks Rachel!

Sue Guiney - hi Sue, lovely to see you here!

Absolute Vanilla - ok, now you’ve confused me! What’s green? (apart from peas and cucumber!)

Kate - hello! And thank you.

Thank you for coming to say hello!

xxx

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sheepish June 22, 2009 at 10:13 am

Hi Caroline glad you’re back, this all looks very exciting. I do love a good story. Am just about to read Black Boxes,have had to wait from Xmas to now, but all good things come to those who wait.

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Cathy June 22, 2009 at 10:13 am

Love the new look! x

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Deborah Rey June 22, 2009 at 10:49 am

YIPPEE! She’s back.
Love and sunshine, MaDopta,
TaDopta

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Ian June 22, 2009 at 10:50 am

Hi Caroline

Glad you got those permissions issues sorted out :-)

Best
Ian

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Shanta Everington June 22, 2009 at 10:56 am

I’m loving the new look, Caroline. So what happens next?

Shanta x

PS Can I borrow a bit of your fairy dust please? I think I need it more than you!

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Calistro June 22, 2009 at 11:01 am

Ooooh it looks lovely honey. Love it! :)

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Mandy June 22, 2009 at 11:04 am

Lovely new site, Caroline :-)

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Caroline Smailes June 22, 2009 at 11:37 am

sheepish - oh gosh. You know the rules! You’re not allowed to tell me you’re reading it… :)

Cathy - thank you!

Deborah - lovely to see you here! Yay!

Ian - ha! Like I knew what that meant :)

Shanta - thank you! Have some fairy dust…

Calistro - hooray!

Mandy - Hi and thank you!

xxx

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Katie McCullough June 22, 2009 at 11:51 am

Hallo Caroline,

Sleek and sexy looking changes you’ve made me dear. Thanks for the linky link to muggins here.

Kx.

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Clare Christian June 22, 2009 at 11:59 am

Hello again :)

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Mel June 22, 2009 at 12:31 pm

It looks great Caz, far too posh for a northern chick like me to visit…..xx

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Matt June 22, 2009 at 1:41 pm

Seconds on the comment about the sketches — they’re ace. And Wordpress suits you really, however much you tantrum about its back-end.

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LBB June 22, 2009 at 3:01 pm

Great to have you back Caroline!! =) xxx

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Jamieson Wolf June 22, 2009 at 3:10 pm

Caroline Honey!

I LOOOOOOOOOOVE (!!!!) the new web site and blog! It’s absolutely amazingly wonderfully incredibly gorgeous, just lik you!

Woohoo!

Many Huggles,
Jamieson

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Debs carr June 22, 2009 at 5:21 pm

Loving the new look and waiting to hear the next instalment of the story.

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Stray June 22, 2009 at 5:35 pm

It’s magic indeed Ms Caroline. I rubbed your blog for luck and now I have a lovely wife-to-be, a beautiful step-boy, a fab house in the middle of nowhere with a full-time Badger in residence and my triangle book is out for pre-order on amazon! Hurrah :)

Sx

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Beth June 22, 2009 at 6:09 pm

Yay you’re back! I missed you :o )

It’s looking lovely over here! Love the re-decorated blog!

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Caroline Smailes June 22, 2009 at 7:10 pm

Katie - thanking you for your kind words!

Clare Christian - hello lovely one!

Mel - I am more Northern than you lassy and I ain’t posh!

Matt - ‘tantrum about back-end’ is my middle name!

LBB - thank you!

Jamieson Wolf - oooh you gorgeous man!

Debs - thank you lovely!

Stray - hello honey! You found yourself a happily ever after, didn’t you? That makes me smile lots! Will the BBs widget still bring people to this site or will I have to change the BBs page to match?

Beth - I am indeed back!

I feel at home already… now to see if I can figure out how to do another blog post… xxx

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Misssy M June 22, 2009 at 8:47 pm

Buttons and everything. Wish my blog had buttons. Every time I try to snazz up the Misssives it all goes skew wiff. I just have to look at HTML and I’m back at school looking at algebra on the blackboard and fending off a panic attack.

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trousers June 22, 2009 at 9:09 pm

Realised I forgot to link to my own humble abode with my first comment: now rectified :)

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Janette Jones June 23, 2009 at 7:05 am

Came back from a very boring day at work, to find you, back on the net, in your rightful place. Welcome back - you’ve been missed! PS love the new format!

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Caroline Smailes June 23, 2009 at 8:59 am

Misssy M - HTML scares me, as does the number of mistakes that I keep making! You will not believe the number of tantrums that I have been having…

trousers - isn’t it clever, that edit your comment thingie!

Janette Jones - thanks honey!

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Jon M June 23, 2009 at 10:50 pm

Love the new website, brilliant! Sorry I missed it, I’ve been eating fathers day chocolate!

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Juliette M June 24, 2009 at 3:10 pm

Lovely Caroline! I love the new blog - it is most stylish and classy and has buttons. Koumpounophobes will not approve but I do, my word yes indeed :)

Now chuck some of that dusty fairy stuff over my head woman.

J xx

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Fionnuala June 24, 2009 at 3:25 pm

Hiya Caroline,
I’m loving the new look! Sorry I’m so late to this - had a mad few weeks. Best of luck with the new site and if you have any fairy dust left?

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