I usually don’t pay much attention to these sorts of things, but in this case, as I have been nominated by a definitely inspiring blogger herself, I have decided to play along. So here goes. 🙂
Very Inspiring Blogger Award
Many thanks to Harriet of Harriet Devine’s Blog for nominating me for this award. Such an honour!
Here are the rules:
- Thank and link to the person who nominated you.
- List the rules and display the award.
- Share seven facts about yourself.
- Nominate 15 other amazing blogs and comment on their posts to let them know they have been nominated
- Optional: display the award logo on your blog and follow the blogger who nominated you
7 Facts About Me
- I have too many cats (currently three with indoor privileges plus two adorable barn cats) and if I could get away with it I would have still more. My family warns me that I am already in Crazy Cat Lady territory… but I remind them that they brought all of these feline waifs and strays home, so they need to share responsibility. 😉
- I am afraid of heights.
- But at the top of my “wish to visit” list is The Grand Canyon. (And yes, I will look over the edge. I also plan to hike the trail down and back.)
- I have not had television since 1988. (More time for reading!)
- My favourite colour is blue. (Any shade will do.)
- Tea versus coffee. (With sugar and milk, please.)
- Alone among my female friends, I have never (yet) dyed my hair. (Though in my childhood years I yearned for “raven tresses” just like Anne; her cautionary tale kept me from experimenting on my own carroty-tinted locks.)
Fifteen Okay, Eleven Inspiring Bloggers
Oh, this is both easy (so many candidates!) and hard (who to leave off the list?) – but I’ll give it a whirl.
Claire at The Captive Reader – a fellow British Columbian, who shares many of my bookish tastes. We haven’t yet met in person, but one day the stars will align. 🙂
Moira at Clothes in Books – I *love* this blog! Moira finds and posts pictures of real-life examples of clothing described in a vastly eclectic array of books, and she shares my love of vintage authors such as the incomparable Margery Sharp.
Jenny at Reading the End – Laugh-out-loud funny at times, and always wonderfully articulate, Jenny shares her views on an eclectic selection of books from YA fantasy to classic literature to current bestsellers.
Lisa at TBR 313 – Excellent reviews and personal thoughts on old books, new books, and everything in between. One of those dangerous blogs which lengthen my own reading list immensely!
I’ve been reading your blog long before I tiptoed into blogging myself and couldn’t agree more that you are an inspiring blogger. I’ve discovered authors I wouldn’t have otherwise but more than that, it’s your unique voice which I so enjoy. And now you have provided a lovely list of other blogs to investigate. Congratulations.
You definitely deserve this nomination and the award itself . You are an amazing writer and you inspire me so much .
Aw, you are so sweet. And I love your blog!
I recently dyed my hair for the first time, having been put off from it by that exact story. Poor Anne! I dreaded having a similar experience. But still, at Christmas I had three purple streaks put into my hair. You can’t mess up purple streaks, I figured. They are purple on purpose. I LOVED them; my only mistake was getting them put in during the winter. If you dye your hair, it turns out you aren’t supposed to wash your hair in hot water (it fades the dye). I could only manage cold showers for so long before giving up and accepting the fading. :p
🙂 Cold showers to preserve a dye job? Nope, never gonna happen *here* either! I love seeing what others are doing with their locks, but the honest truth is that I am too darned lazy for the maintenance required. I am very fair-haired, (red in childhood turning red-blonde as a teen to light blonde as an adult, all by itself with no tinkering) so the white which is taking over is rather unnoticeable so far. My daughter occasionally mentions how much white there increasingly is but I am ignoring the whole process. So far! 😉 Sure are some pretty colours…
I am so honored to have been listed, and in such great company! Thank you! I am at a conference so I won’t be able to put up my post right away, but I will be mulling over my answers. I have to point out that you have added significantly to my TBR stacks, most recently with Sara Jeannette Duncan.
Here is my post: http://tbr313.blogspot.com/2014/07/inspiring-blogs-and-bloggers-or-vib.html
Thank you again!
Glad you’ve picked up the challenge and your list is great because it contains so many I haven’t discovered yet. Thanks. I dyed my hair for years and now I don’t, which is a great relief.
Thank you so much for thinking enough of my blog to nominate me for this award, L&P. This is undoubtedly the kindest thing anyone has done for me since I first started publishing online 3 years ago. I’m in the midst of a difficult (non-blog) writing project at the moment, so may not have time to respond in the suggested manner for a while. But rest assured that I sincerely appreciate the efforts you’ve made on my behalf. I’ll definitely make a point of visiting every blog you recommend. Your own blog is one I thoroughly enjoy & I look forward to reading what you have to say about books (especially those by JB Priestley!) & life in rural Canada for many years to come.
Thanks so much for choosing me for this: and if you hadn’t picked me, you would so have been on my own list of inspiring blog nominations! You can see my blogpost on this here: http://clothesinbooks.blogspot.co.uk/2014/07/inspiring-blog-award.html
(My previous message here hasn’t shown, I see.) I have done my post now in response to your kind nomination: http://bookforgetter.blogspot.com.au/2014/07/housekeeping.html
Great post over on your blog. And not sure why you’re not getting through with posts; O checked the spam file again and nothing else from you in there. Lost in cyberspace?! Thanks for keeping trying! At least a few are getting through. Maddening when comments are lost, on both ends of the conversation. 😦