Sunday 12 February 2012

Versatile Blogger Award




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It was lovely to get this versatile blogger award from Keri a couple of months ago. It's a good feeling to be noticed and it gives me the opportunity to tell you about 15 versatile blogs that are new to me, and then pay it forward to them. I'm just sorry it's taken me so long to get around to do my bit. So thank you Keli it brought a beaming smile to my face.

Here's what I have to do:

1. Thank the person who awarded it to you and link to their blog. ( I can tick that one )
2. Share 7 things about yourself.
3. Pass this one to 15 newly discovered or new to you blogs.



Here goes...Seven things about myself...

I think you already know too much about me, but you may not know that:


1. Since I was a little girl I've wanted to see the Aurora Borealis. The magical Northern Lights.

2. I love insects. Especially dragonflies and snails and spiders...which is really useful as my husband is the most extreme arachnophobe ever...





3. I have a 5cm diagonal scar right across an artery on my right wrist from an accident I had when I was a little girl. I try to hide it because I don't want anyone to think I'm a mad woman whose tried to slash her wrists.


4."TOP SECRET - KEEP OUT"
We were the 'Famous Four,' me and my three sisters. (I'm the little blonde with a too-short fringe, peeping out second from the left.) We would meet regularly in our grandparents garden shed. I seem to remember a row of little seats attached to the walls...in hindsight it was probably a low shelf for storing tools. If I remember correctly, our meetings involved lots of chocolate digestive biscuits, and Ribena. Or sometimes morning coffee biscuits with honey on top and ice-cream soda...That's fizzy cream-soda pop, with a spoonful of ice-cream in that went all fizzy and creamy.




5.I also remember that we signed a secret document with our names in blood. I think that some members, including myself, were a little less enthusiastic about this bit than the biscuit part and had to be encouraged. In the end we compromised and signed our name in pencil and then pricked our fingers and marked it with a drop of blood. We then hid our secret document in a little tin box in my grandparents back garden...I wonder if it's still there..



6.I love rain. The drizzly scotch mist type that falls when you're walking in the Lake district and gives you rosy cheeks and perfect skin. The continental thunderstorm downpours in the middle of the summer that drench you to the skin in a second...The sound of rain drumming on the roof of the car or the bedroom windows.  Best of all when I'm tucked up in bed on a cold winter night with a good book and the shipping forecast on radio 4 (not to mention hubby).




7. I would like to live 'On Golden Pond'...I love the ramshackle house that Katharine Hepburn and Henry Fonder's characters, the Thayers, visit for the summer. That it's ensconced in a wood on the edge of a lake. That the postman delivers their mail by boat. That Ethel Thayer wanders into the woods to collect firewood and wild berries, and that evenings are spent reading books by a crackling log fire or playing board games...or skinny dipping in the lake!  



...well maybe just for the summer...



Now for the passing on bit:

I've been reading so many new versatile blogs recently mostly thanks to Ginny of Small Things Yarn Along blog hop.   Here are some that have an interesting mix of lovely photos's, interesting projects, interesting reads, yummy food and best of all family times. I'm passing this award on to you all:

1. Lori Ann at lori times five 

2. Tracey at clover 

3. Angelina over here 


4. Natalie at plain-jane-remembrance

4. Jodie of  homespunbliss

5. Proudmama at mindless ramblings

6. Cheryl at time to craft

7. Swanski at pumpkin sunrise

8. Jen at the evolving homemaker and 

9. Pinkundine at misadventures in craft

10.Hurraiyic over here

11.Hege at cloudberry



14.Meadow at meadow magic



I hope that they will pay it forward too...

(whoops sorry - I had to edit as one of the videos didn't work)

23 comments:

  1. Big whoops....It seems that I can't even count...oh well the more the merrier....

    Deb :o)

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  2. hi there deb : thank you for including me in your bunch. so lovely of you to consider little old me. :) i'm quite hopeless myself at these things, you've taken such time and such an interesting 7 things! i only watched bright star ( again ) today. look at that quilt on her bed....
    keats is in my yarn along post this week.
    love to you xx
    angelina

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    1. You're welcome angelina...I really love the great images on your blog...

      oh and I agree....that quilt is amazing...I hope to visit Keats house in Hampstead Heath, it opens on March 1st for summer...hopefully it will be a bit warmer then and we can picnic in the garden...

      By for now,
      Deb

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  3. Thank you so much for the award!!
    I really hope you will get a chance to see some northern lights sometimes. It very beautiful!!

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    1. You're welcome Hege.

      I hope so too. We hope to visit Denmark this year to visit family so maybe that will increase our chances.

      Take care,
      Deb

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  4. Thank you so much for including me in your award list. What a lovely surprise. I will definitely pay it forward.

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    1. You're welcome Natalie...

      I look forward to seeing all the new blogs that you pay forward to...

      Best,
      Deb

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  5. Thank you Deb for the lovely award. I am honored to be on your list with some really awesome women. Now I guess I really need to think of seven things huh? This might be hard!Have a lovely day.

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    1. You're welcome Tracey,

      You can take your time to think of seven things...it took me about three months to do so! and only if you want to...

      look after yourself,
      Deb

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  6. Thank you! I feel incredibly honored to be included in your list of bloggers. Looking at your list I can see I'm in excellent company. Many favorite bloggers are there.

    Now to think of seven things....

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    1. Ah, you're welcome Meadow.

      Yes you all have lovely blogs. I can't wait to read what you all have to say...

      Enjoy your day,
      Deb

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  7. Thank you so much for the award! I loved reading little snippets of you! I hope you are having a great weekend :)

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    1. You're welcome Swanski.

      Thanks for your nice comments. It's been a good weekend thanks...very cold but beautiful bright blue skies with birds singing and time to start a new fun knitting project...perfect...

      Hope yours was good too...
      Deb

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  8. Thank you so much for including me on your list. How very kind. I am not good at all with these things. I think I may need to work on it!

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    1. You're welcome Proud Mama,

      Just take your time and only respond if you really want to do so. It took me absolutely ages to do it. It's just a nice way to have a bit of fun and strengthen blogger friendships a bit too...

      Have a fun day,
      Deb

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  9. congratulations on your award deb! it was lovely to read your seven things too. i see friends here, and new links too, thank you for sharing. there is so much inspiration and lovelyness in blogland! thank you for including me on your list, i truly appreciate it.

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    1. Oh thank you Lori...I know how busy you are at the moment.

      Take care,
      Deb

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  10. Well done Deb (and to all the other bloggers too). Thanks for taking the time to share these new sites with us and for sharing your seven things too. Lovely reminiscenses about your sisters and the secret four!

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  11. A well deserved award indeed ... and I really enjoyed reading your seven little facts ... you have such a lovely witty way of story-telling.

    I'm going to wander about and have a look at those other blogs you've listed ... it's always nice to be introduced to more blogs.

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  12. Thanks Trace...

    Oh and love the longer hair...it really suits you...

    Deb

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  13. Oh I loved reading your list. Thank you for including me on your award list. I'll have to put on my thinking cap, but not until I have checked out some of those blogs that are new to me.

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  14. Thank you Cheryl. You are very welcome. Just take your time and if, and when you want to it will be lovely to see who you pay it forward to.

    Have a great day
    Deb

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