Awards

Peace, Hope, and Whitney Houston

Marlyn Suarez Exconde is pretty amazing. She’s introducing me to blogging awards I didn’t even know existed! She graciously nominated me for The Cracking Chrispmouse Bloggywog Award, which honors blogs that “spread one or more of joy, peace, hope and love”. Sounds good to me! Truly keeping the spirit of Christmas all throughout the year.

And in the childlike wonder and fresh-faced attitude that sometimes accompanies Christmas and always the youth, I’d like to give a shout-out to Dana of Spilled Ink. Dana nominated me for the Versatile Blogger Award. She’s a sixteen year-old maintaining a blog with some pretty sweet poetry on it. Did I mention she’s sixteen? I can’t even imagine maintaining a blog at the age of sixteen. But then again, I’m not even sure there was such a thing when I was sixteen. I certainly didn’t know how to navigate it if there was. I’m slowly getting old and out of touch, it seems. Which is where Whitney Houston comes in. No, I’m not speaking ill of the dead. I believe the children are our future. Dana doesn’t quite fit the definition of ‘child’, but if young people like her keep creating and sharing, they will change the face of the world.

Blog on, bloggywoggers, blog on.

Awards

Light is Faster than Sound

The sound of my typing anyway!

By the time I made good on Marlyn’s nomination for The Lighthouse Award, Sherri Matthews, of A View from My Summerhouse fame, nominated me as well. This one’s for you, Sherri!

Photo: Molly Jo

This sign is just outside the lobster shack that sits beside not one, but TWO lighthouses. The crustacean cosmos were speaking to me! Sherri, a beatific Brit, is biding her time until she can visit the northeast coast of the United States and sample this briny delicacy. And she gifted me with this much-appreciated dual nomination for The Lighthouse Award! Thanks so much for the honor, Sherri; for your conversational camaraderie; your authentic observations on life on this increasingly shrinking, great planet. How else, without the blogging community, would I be able to see your light across the miles? Thanks for shining it!

Some notes:

Click on the picture above for a nice travelogue about this lobster shack and its environs. Molly Jo did all the legwork for you!
Bragging rights to whomever can tell me the origin of this post’s title!

Awards, Writing

Go Sister, Soul Sister

You know that book they turned into a movie with the amazing America Ferrera? The one with the group of girls who shared the magical pair of pants? That would be really cool if that happened in real life, right? A bond of friendship so strong it magically transforms your life and the size of those jeans.

Well, the magic of the interweb has gifted me with the blogging bond of Sherri Matthew‘s friendship and support. And as if that were not enough, she’s nominated me for the Sisterhood of the World Bloggers Award. Sadly, it does not come with a pair of magical blue jeans, but there are other perks.

Will these take me to Greece?

~ ~The Rules ~ ~

Provide a link to and thank the blogger who nominated you for this award.
Answer ten questions.
Nominate 10-12 blogs that you find a joy to read.
Provide links to these nominated blogs and kindly let the recipients know they have been nominated.
Include the award logo within your blog post.

~ ~Ten questions to be answered ~ ~

Your favorite color …. Purple (though I tend to wear a lot of blue)
Your favorite animal … Black lab (though I’ve never owned one)
Your favorite non-alcoholic drink … Cafe Mocha (I’m attempting to perfect it in house)
Facebook or Twitter … Facebook (lots of kakking, but no tweeting)
Your favorite pattern … Chevron, baby (for now)
Do you prefer getting or giving presents? Giving (though I wouldn’t mind a Frye boot donation 😉 )
Your favorite number … Three (grew up in a family of three – Mom, Dad, me – and now have three. How did that happen!?)
Your favorite day of the week …One that I can stay in my pjs and read/write and no one rings the bell
Your favorite flower … Hydrangea
What is your passion? … Writing – and ice cream

~ ~ The Nominees ~ ~

There are quite a few blogs I love reading. The ladies behind the ones I’ve listed below write pieces that make me feel as if they knew what I needed at that moment; that make me feel like I’m not the only one who’s having this, that, or another horrible feeling; that bring hope from isolation. And quite frequently make me laugh my pants off. Through their reading and comments, they make me feel that my own words are not in vain. So for those sisters I never knew I had and may have never even met, this one’s for you.

Kathy at Chasing Clever

Marlyn at Kintal

Charlotte at momaste

Miss Fanny P at The Adventures of Fanny P

Ruby Tuesday at I Was Just Thinking

Rachel at The Red Tent

Casi at Mama Cravings

Off Duty Mom

Natalie at Happy Cat 13

Megan at The War in My Brain

I invoke the song in the title because it’s got a funky beat you can dance to, but in no way am endorsing Lady Marmalade’s career choices 😉