Hello Kasia

well, your lil' story about your Username really made me laugh. I love the way you look upon this slightly unfortunate marking with such humour and fondness for the family you love

I love the introduction of "Uncle Tim" as being someone who "Told Jokes and drank whiskey" - Although aparantly he was never drunk! He sounds like a riot and the kind of person I would love to go for a drink with!! I like the way you have given a bit of an "O/T" background story to the uncle who gave you the nickname.

I love this line:

"Then one day, out of the blue, he started calling me 'flea-bags'! Yes, I kid you not! Flea-bags – what a nickname"

and this

"You think that little bug which eats you and sucks your blood and makes pockmarks in your skin would be bad enough, then what about a bag of the horrid things for a nickname"

Because it shows what a sense of humour you have!

Incidently - I am allergic to flea bites. As a child we had loads of pets - but only I had the allergy - i remember years of walking about with callomine lotion smeared over my legs!!

I have one question - Why Fee, if you are Kasia ?? x