BAFAB draw!

Hello everyone and welcome to the BAFAB draw!

I had three very willing helpers for this momentous task:

From L to R they are Sminty - my adopted Polar Bear, Andrex and Bert, who bravely lost an ear when the family puppy needed something to chew on.

And on to the draw:

The winner of the Virago Modern Classic 30th Anniversary edition 'A Game of Hide and Seek' by Elizabeth Taylor is .... MADHU!


Second prize of 'Where Two Roads Meet' by Sally Vickers is ..... PETA!


Third Prize of 'The Princess Bride' by William Goldman is ..... OFFMYTROLLEY!So congratulations to those who won .... if you can email me (mistressdickens@gmail.com) and let me know your address, that would be great!

Poem of the week

Here's a small thing from Rumi:

If thou wilt be observant and vigilant, thou wilt see at every moment the response to thy action. Be observant if thou wouldst have a pure heart, for something is born to thee in consequence of every action.


BAFAB competition continues until midnight tonight. If you've already entered, send more people my way, doesn't matter if I've never met them, or they don't blog, or where in the world they live, the more the merrier!

Letter to Miss V Williams

Dear Ms Williams,

I know this is Wimbledon, and you're hoping to get to the finals with your sister, but would you mind giving Dementiva at least some chance to stay alive until the end of the match?

Many thanks.

A worried Wimbledon watcher.


P.S. to blog readers: Sorry for no actual posts this week. Wimbledon (more specifically Andy Murray) has taken any opportunity to read, or write about what I've been reading, which is most frustrating.

Also, it's the last 24 hours to put your name into the BAFAB draw, and you've got more of a chance of winning, because I'm doing two runners up as well!