Well what can I say, it was one of most exciting days of my life! Okay maybe you have a more exciting life than me but the ABB has been one of the highlights of my year so far!
When was it? Saturday 11th June, Where? The Driver, 2-4 Wharfdale Road
London N19RY.
I could not go last year so this was my first attendance.
It was just amazing to put faces to the many bloggers I have been interacting with over the years.
Imagine my surprise meeting the Geoffle and discovering he has a purple beard! and Sasha has such brilliant taste in shoes, who knew Hugh was so welcoming a camera man, and that Ali was every bit a lovely as her blog suggests!
There were Bloggers from the four curves of the globe…. well okay Switzerland,Lichtenstein, Poland, Scotland, Ireland,Wales and and many and varied counties of England.
On arrival we received our name badges, and T-shirts if we had ordered them . Then we all stood around introducing ourselves we also had time to buy a drink then it was time for some awards, we also had a talk from Automattic‘s very own Luca Sartoni which was very interesting and he answered our questions. Luca came all the way from Austria.
Then there were more awards , more chat more awards and food.
I met so many lovely people most of whom I had not met before so now I can visit lots of new blogs.
So many, many thanks to the committee for all your hard work to bring us this year’s successful Bloggers Bash and I am already looking forward to next year’s event!
Now some photos of decor, lampshades , and backs of heads!
Author: willowdot21
Female, wife, full time mother and Grandmother. I am not as happy go lucky as I used to be but I am still bubbling along on simmer! I have three handsome sons all grown and flown.The youngest married with a beautiful wife and two sons of his own. Back in 2010 I was working, running a home, driving and socializing then bang in a split second all that was gone. I had an accident at home. I broke my back, not for the first time, I had broken it 10 years previously as well. Unfortunately this time I had broken it really badly and it was truly messed up so I had to have two operations. I was told before each operation that the outcome could mean I spend the rest of my life in a wheelchair. Still as some guy once wrote "I am still standing " yes "better than I ever was " I no longer use the walking stick . I had lots of friends before the accident but when things like this happen, you loose most of them. Their lives move on and mine stood still and so they left me behind ...I know that is just the way life is but it hurt and always will. Then I looked around and saw those who were still there for me, these friends are the roses in my garden they need to be tended well. They are the diamonds in the dust. I will of been married 53yrs this comming year. I have found different ways to approach life, use my pain befriend it almost...yer right , well that is what they tell me at the pain clinic ROFLMAO ...... if only I could! I have found an outlet for my fears, frustrations and night terrors . I have started writing poetry if that name can be applied to my writing. I hope I do not come over as a moaning winger. I hope I am past all that. I also hope that you might see how the poetry is moving from very dark through the grey and hopefully in to light.
My back is no longer straight it is C shaped because of the injury and I have lost two and a half inches in height but my Pilates and Core teachers have helped me to stand up as straight and be as strong as possible. Pain and depression are still hanging on my arm but I have weapons to use against them and if I say so myself I cope well.
I have made lots of new friends, real diamonds. I am also very grateful for all the support and help I have encountered here on Wordpress. Hugs and welcome to everyone who visits.
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Wish I could have been there..
So do I maybe you can make it next year!
Awesome Willow! So wonderful taht you got to go this year.Lovely pictures of the decorations – ha! (I know you can’t publish faces without permission)
It was great fun. I am looking forward to the next one already😉
Wow, that is super cool! I had no idea such a thing existed. Lucky you! ❤
Yes I was very lucky indeed.😉
Yes it was brilliant and very well organised 😉
It was a wonderful day, and I am so pleased to have met you Willow. 🙂
Yes we have next year to prepare for ❤
I never knew the thing existed! Looks like you had a nice time, Willow 🙂
I did you might come next year June 10th
I’ll put it on the calendar!
You Must!
Thanks for sharing the pictures, Willow. Quite the crowd. Exciting times. 🙂 😀
It was Lovely 😃😂😉
Only one day long? I’m confused–especially regarding bloggers who came from afar… 😉
Yes all thY way for 6/7hours . What commitment😉
Looks like you had a blast. The cocktail arena is my domain – Congrats!
Definitely all credit to the committee!!
Very cool… let me know when the next one is; maybe I can make it….
gigoid
June 10th 2017 you’d be so welcome 😃😂😉 xxx
I’ll see what I can do, if the world holds together that long….
😉
gigoid
Fingers crossed!?! 😃😂😉😭😠😞
I would love to have been able to make it sadly by the time they announce the date I have already had to book all my annual holiday entitlement, fingers crossed next year I will be able to manage something 😀
Early warning then 10th June 2017 , 😂😃😉 love to see you there
in the diary 😀
Yea!!
Nice post. It was really fun wasn’t it? Sorry we didn’t get much chance to chat, hope to remedy that next time.
It was lovely I wish I had taken more photos too!
My word, you do like your lampshades. Glad you enjoyed it. And from the comments above, it looks like you’re spreading the word too, so next year will be even bigger and better!
Yes that would be lovely if everyone could come!
Oh! The Lampshades remind me of when I was a child very retro😉
So glad you had fun
It was great
I’m glad
thanks for sharing Willow!
My pleasure !!!!
It was lovely to meet you Willow.
It was lovely to meet you too. I hope you can come next year and we can meet again .