The Locksley School of Visual Arts at the University of Milton North

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Would you like a glass of Chateau Gizzy?

Thanks Small but I don't do hot drinks - can you make it a ? :)

it's so nice to be able to put a face to a name

But not if it leaves you traumatised!

Here is some sustenance for Twigs from me Have a double.

Here is a photo of me and a close friend. Good job I'm getting used to the hair.

I am happy to share photos to you guys only (I completely agree about putting faces to names, Small - I always like to do that!) but I tried to do it and my pictures are too big and I'm not sure how to resize. My pic is on Twitter and I have hundreds of family pics on Facebook but that's not much use here, I know. I don't know how many of you here do Facebook...?

Just looked at the photos and Small, I hate you, you are gorgeous :o As is MissSpiro - what a cutie pie!!!

Small, one for you too and Maud, since there's no teacup any more I presume to would prefer to indulge too. Rather than be reduced to a of builder's.

Just seen your boys, too, Small - they are beautiful! When is the 3.5 yo's birthday? Mine is 3.5 too, how odd if they shared a birthday :)

As is MissSpiro - what a cutie pie!!!

...and she looks just like her Mummy

speaking of cute...

OK, I've put a photo up but is it now too small? I can hardly see it on my screen...

Can't get onto your profile Twigs

Me neither, Twiggy. I am loving the cute littlies I can see, though. No wonder you are such proud mums.

It's amazing what a bit of photoshopping can do Twigs . I can't get on your profile either have you banned us all? DS2s birthday is early September so almost 3.5, he is pretty much spot on half of his older brothers age.

Maud, nothing could traumatise me more than that horrid beardy photo Massive put up earlier .

OK - after the best part of hour trying to find a decent pic and then getting the scanner working - I'm on...

...the things I do for the Academy!

Hmm, I put the photo up and set it so Mumsnet mates could view and then added you all. Didn't realise I needed to do anything with a profile... I'll have another look.

Does it work now?

Spiro you look great what are you cringing about?? You look absolutely nothing like I expected though, I envisaged brown hair in a bob. Now I can picture you as I read . Twigs you are still anonymous though.

You're DD looks just like you too. I see you carefully cropped off Mr Spero.

Here, here (or is it hear, hear - I've always wondered) Spiro you have nothing to cringe about - you are really pretty and I would kill for your curls! How funny though, I pictured you with brown hair too! Small, I always imagined you as blond but I had no idea what style and I imagine Maud with shoulder-length chestnut-brown straight hair. For some reason I can't picture you, Massive - I think because I don't know where you live! I always thought Phoenix was a redhead but I know that's wrong now :)

I've added a more recent pic so you can see more wrinkles and wonky teeth. I don't keep photos of me really I tend to delete them before they get to the computer and certainly before they are printed.

Oh wow I've just got your profile now Twigs and you don't look like you either! You have the brown bob! What a lovely photo, you all look gorgeous (love your dress btw), what was the occasion? Is that Dr Twigs with you?

Yes, that's DrTwigs. Not a very good one of any of us (I'm actually not pregnant in that photo :o) but it's the only one I could find of us all together! It was my cousin's wedding last year. My hair is blonde now, thought it usually has a purple streak. Will put other pics up in a bit...

You DS has a lot more hair than mine! When is his birthday?

Fab photo Twigs - you all look lovely.

My hair has largely gone brown as I've got older, and strangely I'd dyed it properly brown just before the original thread started so when we first 'met' I was brunette, but had the highlights put back just before Christmas.

Am hoping to be really blonde again by the summer

I love the sound of your blonde with a purple streak Twigs. Have been considering something like that for ages but not got the balls! Is it difficult to get it back to blonde again if you do that?

The purple fades out quite quickly and goes to a dark pink after a few weeks - that's what stopped me doing it, it was too expensive to upkeep. The dye I have done has to grow out rather than fade out but it does go to a very faint pink in the end. My blonde was quite a dark one though, so I'm not sure what it would last like on very blond hair. I've been neglecting the kids too much today but tonight I'll put up a purple photo too,to show you. I really do love it and would definitely recommend it!