Kimberley at The Possiblity of Being (cool name for a blog) has given me the Kreativ Blog Award. Until now I have been too busy with NaPoWriMo to formerly accept it. Kimberley is one of the talented writers I discovered over the last month.
The award comes with a few responsibilities:
1. Post the award on your blog and link to the person who gave you the award.
2. List seven things you love.
3. Pass it on! List seven blogs you love and let those people know you’ve given them the award.
Seven Things that I Love
1. My family.
2. My cat, Jack.
3. Chocolate. It’s best that I don’t get the taste of it as once I start eating it I can’t stop.
4. The great outdoors which includes my garden, the New Forest and the sea (both close by), lakes and mountains.
5. My computer. I wouldn’t be without it and I’ve written a poem dedicated to it.
6. Holidays in faraway places which I came to late in life as the result of having wandering offspring. To date I’ve visited China, Japan, Singapore, Indonesia and Malysia.
7. Oh dear! I’ve come to the end and there are still lots more things that I love. I love writing, which means I also love reading…and, of coure, poetry.
(I realise that I’ve cheated and crammed in far too many things).
Now I don’t know who has already received this award and please feel free to turn the Kreativ Blogger Award down if it isn’t your thing.
This is my opportunity to flag up the blogs I enjoy visiting.
Blogs that I love
1. David King at Pics and Poems. Dave’s blog is a mix of art work, fine poems and (sometimes controversial) topical posts.
2. Kay McKenzie Cooke at Made for Weather. Kay is a published NZ poet. Kay illustrates her posts with wonderful photographs.
3. Andy Sewina at Sweet Talking Guy. Andy is the creator of the Naisaiku (or was that Wendy Naisaiku?) and the American Sandwich.
4. Linda Jacobs at Linda’s Poems. Linda is an American High School English teacher who writes some very original poems and co-hosts Totally Optional Prompts.
5. Elizabeth Enslin at Yips and Howls. I ‘met’ Elizabeth through NaPoWriMo. She is a writer and anthropologist who claims not to have written much poetry before.
6. S. L. Corsua at Unguarded Utterance. A pen name for a blogger who writes powerful poems as an antidote to the law. She is based in the Philippines.
7. Wayne Pitchko at POGA…Poetry. Wayne writes poetry and paints. I also ‘met’ Wayne through NaPoWriMo. His poems are quirky (I like quirky).
May 1, 2009 at 10:59 pm
Hi Carole, many thanks for thinking of me, for this award.
May 2, 2009 at 12:17 am
Hi Carole. Thanks for recognizing me for this award. I did want to let you know that Erin also “gave” this to me. Like you, I didn’t have time to formally accept it during April. Perhaps it’s okay to receive it twice. But If you’d like to spread it to someone who doesn’t have it yet, that’s okay by me. Or if it’s easier to leave things as they are, I can acknowledge both of you in the post I’ll put together in the next few days. Let me know.
May 2, 2009 at 1:37 am
thanks carol.. Kimberly gave this to to me also…but was so busy being nurse with my partners new knee…ansd of course writing…will no time…i think it was Kimberley….now if you have time…being kind of stupid on this computer…could you tell me HOW to put the read writ badge on my blog and also your generous award….also how to put html tag…hope thats not too much
May 2, 2009 at 11:14 am
Silly me! I can be forgiven for not realising that Erin had given the award to Liz but I should have checked more carefully who Kimberley had given it to.
I will let things stand although there are several other people I had in mind. I don’t want people to feel that they are second choices.
Wayne, I will get back to you on the technical stuff. It depends to some extent what type of blog you have. I’m only familiar with WordPress and Blogger.
May 2, 2009 at 7:33 pm
I dont think there are any second choices here…everyone…everyone deserves awards in my opinion anyways
May 3, 2009 at 2:16 am
Carole, I’m honored. It’s a big welcome to my recent return. I’ve missed reading your poetry (and will catch up after I submit this comment), as your collection here in your site is one I enjoy with much satisfaction (I tend to hunger for poetry, haha). Cheers, dear country-hopper (lucky you!).
May 3, 2009 at 9:24 am
Thanks Carole! I will attempt to live up to it, with a little time. It may take me a couple of days.
June 14, 2009 at 12:09 am
Hello again Carole, Long time no “see”! I had a bit of time today to visit some of the blogs I’ve been missing lately. I enjoyed your list. You really, REALLY must love your computer, if it rated a poem. ;<) They are kinda handy, aren't they? For me, it's the internet that I couldnt live without, but then again without a computer…well, I guess they both deserve poems.
Hope you stop by soon.
Hugs, G