Happy Holidays and a much appreciated blogging award —
Thank you to One Girl One Suitcase for a Sisterhood of the World Blogger’s Award nomination. I love reading about her travels, and learning new things (my favorite: seeing her photos of Art Nouveau buildings in Riga, see it here). And read her post on setting goals for the New Year here:
Now I get to pass along the Blogger Award with new nominations — first, here are the Rules for new nominees:
1. Display the award logo on your blog.
2. Link back to the person who nominated you.
3. Pass on the award to other bloggers and link to them.
4. Let those bloggers know you’ve nominated them.
5. Answer the following questions (here are my answers)
Your favorite color: It’s hard to pick just one (but I’m partial to hyacinth blue).
Your favorite animal: Kitties!
Sam’s KoKo, between snoozes.
Your favorite non-alcoholic drink: root beer, no wait: coffee, no wait: spice tea… all of the aforementioned.
Facebook or Twitter: Facebook– my long-ago hometown has a community page.
Your favorite pattern: A medieval sward of “nature nurturing” — Unicorn tapestries anyone?
Photo from “Web Gallery of Art” image collection.
Do you prefer getting or giving presents: Giving. I have way too much stuff.
Your favorite number: I have so many, all of them prime.
Your favorite day of the week: Friday, for its promise.
Your favorite flower: For January, hyacinths.
Three days of root growth on my January hyacinths.
What is your passion? : Writing, visual arts, travel.
My Nominations:
The Acceptable Sin: Connie’s blog is centered on health-related issues, and keeps us mindful in an entertaining way. Among her other hats are children’s writer, reader, puppeteer, and cowgirl.
Pipmarks: her posts on “Environmental and Social sustainability in a brave new Internet World” are always thoughtful, yet presented with a twist of humor. I love it that she’s in Australia and I’m in the US: I can read her blog and see what’s happening tomorrow.
Treading My Own Path, another blogger from Australia, writes about a sustainable lifestyle and inspires me to work toward being plastic free. She’s just home from a trip, truly a Sister of the World.
Paula B Puckett’s “Random Thoughts from the Creative Path”: She’s an artist, a writer, and a craftswoman. With a nod to Richard Brautigan, I’ll say that Paula’s blog is “all watched over by alpacas of loving grace.”
Happy New Blogging Year to everyone —
Related:
All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace: http://allpoetry.com/poem/8508991-All-Watched-Over-By-Machines-Of-Loving-Grace-by-Richard-Brautigan
Hoarder Comes Clean 