Choosing your Username

Ariadne helped Theseus escape from the labyrinth - in other words, helped a man get out of a mess! I studied classics as well as English, and the name is one I have always liked.

Dragonfly what a poignant story. Thank you for sharing it with us. x

Dragonfly That's a lovely way to remember her

Oop badly timed post sorry Dragonfly1 a touching story.

Nina is a kind of nickname for my middle name.

Your right some are puzzling. I'm guessing Dragonfly1 likes dragonflies grin

Oooh, I quite like the idea of being obscure, NanKate! Makes a change from being called obtuse! My username is in memory of my darling girl, who was terrified of dragonflies all her life. One day, when she was ill and had little left except hope, a dragonfly flew into the house and landed on her outstretched hand. From that moment on, she said, she lost her fear of dragonflies and of death. They became 'her' symbol of faith and hope, and at her funeral lots of people wore clothes or jewellery with dragonflies on. Her best pal even had one tattooed on her arm.

Folk still give me dragonflies - garden lights, jewellery, paintings, scarves; it's our way of keeping her with us.

You might be sorry if you ask jingl about her names

Mine was my last cat! He was male so I added "girl" to identify me.