I AM PROUD TO ANNOUNCE that I've been tagged, by Ruth, for a Thinking Blogger Award.
(If and when I ever get the hang of how to do this, I shall paste up their logo (my "medallion" as I took to calling it yesterday) in this space ...)
Rules are I have to give their link which is here (click).
And nominate five others:
OK here goes. Now this is for words, not visuals, we are talking thinking blogging here so:-
1. First comes Ivy. She blogs about everything and anything including her dreams and her enormous methadone habit. Plus she is doing an intellectual college degree.
2. Wayward Son of CrystalCleanPersuasion - he has done an amazing six months clean off of the dreadful crystal meth. Read his blog for the story of his recovery.
3. My Vancouverian friend Deb (though I nearly always call her Debs because I add an S to most names) keeps an ongoing blog-journal of her life that's always fascinating.
4. Sadgirl I have not known for very long. But her story of life with depression is enlightening and inspiring.
5. Edyta. Blogging from Lithuania. I didn't even realize English was not her mother tongue. (I thought she was somewhere like Chicago.) She posts modern poetry and gleaming prose.
Ta-daa!
Hi there!
ReplyDeleteThank you for all the kind words. I'm not worried about those "mosquito hawks" but am curious about their name. In other parts of the US they are called "skeeter eaters" (skeeter being a shorthand word for mosquito).
We always tell folks that they are the male mosquitoes, which now I have no idea if it is true or not. Their other name, crane flies, as you noted, indicates they have nothing at all to do with mosquitoes.
The recipe blog . . . is intended to inspire me to cook. But having nobody to cook for and no interest in it, I don't. And I continue to collect great recipes from King Arthur Flour Co. and any other place I find them. There could come a time . . .
Thank you again!
"The recipe blog . . . is intended to inspire me to cook. But having nobody to cook for and no interest in it, I don't. "
ReplyDeleteOh, I know how you feel!
Congrats on your THinking Blogger Award status. Blogging has been a wonderful experience for me. I feel enriched from all the blogs I visit. Many make me think. Some make me laugh.
ReplyDeleteGled, you are very deserving of the nomination as I think you embody the definition of a "thinking, feeling, individual". Though some things you write of are situational, most of what you write speaks to the universality of the human experience.
ReplyDeleteMy best,
Jules
omg omg omg!
ReplyDeletei wanna thank the academy for making this happen! also my mum, father... everyone! LOL! kidding!
thanx Gleds! U r awesome! I hope i get the hang of it soon aswell :)
oh & gleds, i dont mean to be apain in the ass but u can proudly show of the medalion if u upload the image to for example www.photobucket.com & paste the code into ur blogger template :)
ReplyDeleteas simple as that :)
... my blogger template? What is that??
ReplyDeleteHi Gledwood :)
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on your award! Your niminees sound interesting. I was niminated awhile back and haven`t took the time to figure out how to actually put the little sign on my blog LOL
Have a great weeknd.
tea
xo
well
ReplyDeleteif u wanna post something, u go to ur admin's page or how can we call it. & there r options that u can do. there is a link, called template, its a bundle of codes :)
then, u can insert ur award's code whereever u want it to appear.
template = layout.
how your page looks.
emmm... was i okay in explaining that?
yes but I'm afraid of my entire blog crumbling like a sandcastle if I insert code in the wrong place... I used to blog with a company other than blogger and installed a sitemeter it messed the blog up so badly I couldn't even LOG IN to TRY and put it right.
ReplyDeleteHorrible
oh then u can insert it in different places & just click "preview" & u will get a page with a preview NOT changing ur clog. its a nice function. & u can moderate ur blog with this function :) if there is something wrong & u dont like it, u can just click "clear edits" & ur blogger template wont be even touched :)
ReplyDeleteGledwood,
ReplyDeleteI'm responding to a comment you left on my blog about the "Thinking Blogger Award." To get the logo, simply click on the one on my page, which will take you to the graphic itself. Then you can right click, save the logo on your computer, and incorporate into your blog as necessary. Hope this helps!
Hi Gleds. Congratulations on the nomination. I was nominated earlier in the year and had trouble inserting the "medallion", too.
ReplyDeleteI'd offer to help you...but I've forgotten how I did it! D'uh!
Re your post on the Spice Girls...I thought they were great! So did my granddaughters back then, too.
Congratulations on the Thinking Blogger Award!
ReplyDeletePS.. How are the dumplings coming along? *-)
Hi!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the comment on my page, well I had a camera and went out and took some pictures of the nature.. nothing special really.. I printed them on paper which look much nicer then using my digital camera.. Umm if you don't understand I can try to explain myself better later on.. Have a wonderful day!
Congrats.
ReplyDelete"Cyber handshake" - nice to meet to you.
Thanks for stopping by.
dood congrats! you deserve it.
ReplyDeleteWow! you really deserve it... apart from the fact that you base your blog on your experiences you have a lot to write (and you also write a lot!)
ReplyDeleteI thought you were only addict to your drug, but also to blog xD
kidding...
congratulations for your medallion!
tha link of your award leds to a page... I thought it was just a photo... hope you can put the image alone... xD
it's too long to explain how I can put images on the blogger old version, cause I got the new one.. xD
change to the new version and it'll be a lot easier... xD
see you!
By the way...
ReplyDeletedo you know my mother tongue is Spanish??? I guess you did 'cause maybe I don't write English as perfectly as you do... xD
Next time It'll be gatoz with a new story... xD... It'll be in english!!!
see you!
Thanks Gleds. I'm working on my list. But in the mean time I have proudly uploaded my trophy graphic! If you need help getting yours up let me know. I can compile a set of instructions or refer you to the Google help that is applicable.
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Hi Gledwood
ReplyDeleteIt was fun to get a comment on my blog today from a total stranger. I am a librarian in Copenhagen and we have all been inspired to make blog and 23 things to keep up up to date on the electronic world of information. But you can see I am Canadian!! -living in Danmark.. now for about 35 years. I came as a young girl as I have a danish mother and that is is long story!!
best reguards Lillemor
Darling that is so sweet of you. If you email me your address i will send you something. unfortunately it cant be what you want because of dogs sniffing mails, but i will send you f a gift. you know the email.. try the velvet one.
ReplyDeletebut if you cant remember the velvet one then the clementine one is fine. Thanks so much. xoxoox
ReplyDeletethanks gled...honored you'd consider me. I don't mess with my template much for the very same reasons...I'm a 'fraidy cat.
ReplyDeleteAnd I've been away from the blog world alot lately...busy as a bee. I go for a simple surgery Tuesday so doing all the pre-op testing crap that goes along with it.
Good night...I'm off now.
Meeyauw - we get literal plagues of those insects come late summer
ReplyDeleteDr. Deb: likewise. I've made so many fascinating friends online. You would not believe
Chef Jules: thinking, feeling, etc... I try to do all that despite not because of my "junkie"-dom ... know what I mean
Edyta: well come on nominate another five then!!
ReplyDeleteMargaritas: if I manage to put the lil sign up I'll TRY and tell you how I finally did it ..! ...(!!)... ,,
Jen: I've tried highlight-clicking. Nothing happened. Sorry. But thanxx for getting back to me. It's v much appreciated. I've seen your flower out there b4 bc it reminds me of Ruths. Thanks so much for coming back & saying hi!
Puss: I know and aren't people a snobby bunch of hypocrites! Pretending they never liked them all along when we all know they did!!
ReplyDeleteKahshe: dumplings are fine as long as I stick to Stork Marge and plain selfraising flour. A tiny hint of x-hot chili powder really jazzes them up too!
Chinese: o ... ok ... but yours came out looking really surreal and cool. Was it just an in-the-moment thing then? ... ok
Simone: likewise!
ReplyDeleteRaffi: likewise!
Kao: likewise!
Wayward: I may have to ask for your help. Or may just leave it blank as it is ...
ReplyDeleteLillemor: your picture really caught my eye. I could tell from your photos, though I could not understand a word of your blog, that you were quite some character ... what a fascinating background. So glad you got back to me. Please stay in touch!
Ivy: ok - i think i understand
Debs: take care. My thoughts are with you. I will pray for you.
Don't know if you even believe in prayer ... but how can it harm you.
ReplyDeleteI believe - I've had miracles granted me before!