I was tagged by Kathie Thomas over at Virtual Assistant. Cheers Kathie! Being tagged means that I need to share 7 Random facts about myself and tie them to my blog Gardening Tips 'N Ideas.

So here are my 7 Random Facts:

1. Offering gardening tips to other gardeners seems like preaching to the choir but I realised early in the piece that you can never know everything - especially when it comes to gardening. Even though I offer garden tips and inspirational ideas on my blog it's mainly the things I found out from others.
2. I would love to take a year traveling around the world blogging from different gardens, both renowned and hidden secrets. If someone beats me to this one, let me know and I shall subscribe immediately.
3. My greatest gardening triumph came when I first succeeded propagating some lavender cuttings. It hooked me from that point onwards and I've never looked back.
4. I've always been intrigued by the idea to garden naked, but I'm not sure I would ever go through with it - (a) the fences are too low, and (b) I can't afford trauma counseling for all 4 of my kids.
5. I secretly desire that one day someone will nominate my garden for Australian Garden of the Year. I'm not sure such a competition exists but if it did could you imagine the size of the trophy - whoppingly huge, I'm sure.
6. As I'm looking back over the history of my blog - from the security of my banana lounge perched on the patio - I hope that I will be able to reflect on all the gardeners I was able to help inspire and encourage in their hobby. Who know's, maybe this blog might be instrumental in helping young people take up gardening instead of spending their life on the PlayStation. Wouldn't that be awesome!
7. It was my birthday yesterday. I turned 35 and became really mellow as I contemplated what a mid-life crisis might look like. Hopefully it includes a red, convertible mower.

And for the 7 people I'm about to tag, here are the rules of engagement;

Each player starts with 7 random facts/habits about themselves. People who are tagged need to then report this on their own blog with their 7 random facts as well as these rules. They then need to tag 7 others and list their names on their blog. They are also asked to leave a comment for each of the tagged, letting them know they have been tagged and to read the blog.

Here are 7 of my favorite blogs and or people:

1. Marcus Holt - Holt Press
2. Scott Vawser - No Guarantees
3. Colleen Vanderlinden - In the Garden Online
4. Val - Val has her say
5. Kim - A Study in Contrasts
6. Peter Holt - Holties House
7. Kerri - although she's very busy at the moment at Colors of the Garden

Adding Kerri to my list just reminded me that I promised to dish out the Thinking Blogger's Award that Kerri so generously awarded me. I promise I will do that this week.