Award for Being a Gossip

Retired and Crazy has very kindly given me an Award. I haven't yet had chance to find who I'll be passing it onto but will be back soon to nominate some other chatty bloggers.

BAFTA Awards

I Present The BAFTA Awards or The Bloggers Are Funny Talented Artists Awards. And The winners are:

[1] Strife/Wife in the North [like the horse and carriage, you can't have one without the other]

[2] Merrydaze - short but sweet - [may be unable to attend in person to collect her award].

[3] Richard Madeley - just because he's a Clever Dick

[4] Ramblings - naturally interesting

[5] Three Beautiful Things for inspirational and uplifting posts

[6] Mark Wadsworth - Gordon Brown' s prudent hairshirt

[7] Winchester Whisperer - a classy classical intelligent writer

[8] Celebrityblogspot - a writer's guild - well known celebs confess their innermost thoughts

[9] Mutleythedog - most original mind - thinking man's dog/thinking dog's man

[10] Vaguetarian restaurant - like the restaurant at the end of the universe - diverse n different

They are all Excellent Bloggers and I hope they keep up their Good work and pick up their awards soon.

The Niceties of Life

I had a lovely message left for me from teeni at the beginning of August. It's taking me a while to sort out a few new bloggers to whom I would like to pass on this award. Most people have either already received the award or are away - well - they've not posted any entries for a couple of weeks. So I'll postpone nominations until September,

Inspirational Blogger Award

Belatedly as I was presented with this award several days ago I would like to pass on the award for Inspirational Blogger to the following five celebrated Bloggers.

1. 3Beautiful Things - for reminding us that however hectic life is we should remember to count our blessings
2. Poetess - for bright pictures and poetry on a lively site
3. Jenny's Corner - for sharing her life - with books - with us
4. Tine's Blog - beautiful photos - interesting
5. Cal's blog - for blogging for so long

I Think Therefore .. ...

Merry Weather of the Merry Daze has very kindly nominated me for a Thoughtful Blogger Award. It is very kind of her. I am proud to accept it.

I would like to nominate the following 5 as being welcoming and thoughtful hosts when you visit their blog.

1. Mopsa of Ramblings was the first blogger to welcome me into the community via the comments section - in the days when I was very much a newbie, floundering around and still trying to figure out how blogging, and chatting worked.


2. Flowerpot Days - for always taking time out of a busy schedule to be welcoming


3. 'Clever Dick' - Richard Madeley for despite being famous is down to earth and very earthy. He has an amazing wealth of knowledge which he graciously passes on to all and sundry - high and low. He tries to connect very much with his audience. Is very touchy feely. And is not embarrassed to be in touch with his feminine side.


4. Rachel from North London - who during an incredibly trying time and also busy time with her book launch[Out of the Tunnel] still took the time out to acknowledge all messages left on her blog.


5. Vichchoobhai for sharing his experiences as a carer ...
   

I hope you will all accept your award and then nominate 5 fellow bloggers in your turn.

Is It an Oscar? Is It an Emmy? No It's a ...

Well, what an exciting surprise to hear that I had been granted an award for services to blogging. It was almost like Christmas. I rushed over to Canada to have a look and found I'd been given not an Oscar or an Emmy but a 'Blogging Community Involvement Award'. Thanks to Merri - I have a new word to add to my vocabulary. I Schmooze. I picked up my award, carried it home and now proudly display it on this blog entry.

Mike who devised the award states that " Schmoozing as defined by Dictonary.com is the ability “to converse casually, especially in order to gain an advantage or make a social connection.” When it comes to blogging, schmoozing is your ticket to making new friends, getting yourself noticed and building a reputation. Some bloggers are gifted with the ability to effectively schmooze and others not so much." I think it means I have the gift of the gab. And that I'm not backward in coming forward. If so, that sounds like me. But I don't think I am quite in Mike's league. Well not yet. Who knows what the future holds. I'm still a bit of a blogging virgin.

My 5 nominations are:

1. Rilly Super the poor Strife in the North - she overcomes all manner of setbacks with grace, charm and wit. Yet she still manages to network, shamelessly, with the high and mighty of the land along with us more humble folk. Rilly helps me to keep smiling when the going gets tough and the tough have given up and gone home [to weep].


2. Lizzie - who is over 60. She is trying to re-dress the balance - so many bloggers appear to be in their young to mid years. Lizzie is quite new to blogging - well she is one of this year's models - off the bloggers production line in February 2007.


3. Witty Woman - another blogging woman who makes me laugh. She tries to ensure we are all spelling and using our English words correctly. Wide range of topics covered. I've only recently discovered her so have not yet read her earlier postings.


4. Mr Angry - grumpy man with a satirical sense of humour. Never talked to him before so to tell him I've given him an award will be a schmooser's first for me. How do you go up to a stranger and say 'Hi - you don't know me but I know you and you make me LOL so I've awarded you the .......'


5. Mopsa - nature meets art - interesting reading and lovely photos.