Florrie Elizabeth.

As many of you will be aware, the Commonwealth Games are kicking off in Glasgow this evening- and I am going to be there! No, no, I did not get tickets to the Opening Ceremony, beginning at 9pm at Celtic Park, but I did manage to bag tickets to see two nights of athletics at Hampden Park. And I am very, very excited. This Friday, my family and I are going to bid our adored canine a fond farewell as we start our 7 hours long drive up to the 'Land of the Brave' for a week-long holiday. Along with those two nights in Glasgow, we are going to visit the Giant Pandas in Edinburgh Zoo (cannot wait!) and hopefully we're also going to the Isle of Mull to go to Toblemory- all depending on whether we manage to find a room available on the island before then, of course... Other than being unable to contain myself about the week to come, my reason for informing you about that is that I will be absent from this blog until I return from my travels... I know, it's a tough world. M

Yes, that is a reference to High School Musical and, yes, I am still referencing High School Musical eight years after it came out... But, like Troy met Gabriella, I have just met someone knew: you! So, to introduce myself... Firstly, my name is Florrie. Yep, just Florrie; not Florence, not Florian (I have been called that before), just Florrie. A few weeks ago, dismayed at the fact I'd still never met someone else called Florrie, I googled the history of the name. And, what did I learn? I learnt that the name 'Florrie' peaked in popularity in the 1890s. My name is ancient. Moving on from my name, I should probably talk about my likes to prepare you for what is to come on this blog. My likes include... Dogs Since a very young age, I havebeen a huge admirer of the canine-kind. Whether they're tall or small, curly or straight, the odds of me wanting to take home a dog are pretty high (with the exception of the dogs that take a disliking to my dog, obviously). Four