I am “Walking on Sunshine” thanks to Pat O’Dea Rosen. Pat honored me with the Sunshine Blog Award. The Sunshine Blog Award is passed from bloggers to bloggers who ‘positively and creatively’ inspire others. Thank you so much Pat!
Let me tell you about Pat. Pat writes women’s fiction and a wonderful blog called Writing, Reading, and Rambling on which she discusses, yup, you guessed it Writing and Reading and food and travel and other interesting things she ‘rambles’ about in a fascinating way. Gateway Purse is one of my recent favorites from her. I can’t list all my favorites here, there are far too many. If you haven’t visited Pat’s site, I encourage you to do so. (And not just ’cause she honors me with this award – I am certain you will find delightful posts all over her blog.)
Here’s the award:
Here are the rules:
- Include the award’s logo (and rules) in a post on your blog. Simply cut and paste the photo at the top left into your own blog post. (*check*)
- Link to the person who nominated you. (*check*)
- Answer the ten questions below with your answers instead of mine. (*check*)
- Pass the award on to a bunch of “Sunshine Inspiring” bloggers. (*check*)
Here are the questions:
Favorite Color: Purple – I wear it, clothing and eyeshadow, even my house is a shade of purple
Favorite Animal: depends, are we talking two-legged or four-legged? Hmm, I think I’ll stick to the four-legged variety: Yorkshire terriers, miniature schnauzers, and horses are the top three.
Favorite Number: 2 (2 is better than 1, you know)
Favorite Non-Alcoholic Drink: coffee
Favorite Alcoholic Drink: Tumbleweed (vanilla ice cream, Kahlua, Vodka, crème de Cacao and half & half) yummy!
Facebook or Twitter: Facebook
Passions: Writing, Reading, Dogs, Family, friends, music, stained glass, art, puzzles (crossword, soduku, jigsaw, etc), and whatever else new and different I can learn.
Prefer Getting or Giving Gifts: Giving
Favorite City: the next city I visit in my travels – really, I don’t think I’ve visited a city that I don’t like to visit.
Favorite TV Show: This was harder than I expected. I watch a fair number of TV shows but very few are on the I-can’t-miss list. When I asked hubby which ones he thought was my favorite he listed these two, and he’s not wrong: Charmed (I know, I know) and Sherlock.
My Nominations
And now, for the best part of getting this award: I get to pass it on! Here are my nominations for the Sunshine Award:
Karen Huber Karen swears a beagle taught her zen. She is a poet who writes beautiful inspirations teaching us to appreciate each moment. One of my many favorites was titled “Like Water Through Rock.”
Pauline Baird In her bio, Pauline says she has had a hard time with reality from the get-go. I’d say today, Pauline has one foot solidly placed in reality and the other in the fascinating science fiction, romantic suspense, and steampunk worlds of her stories. Not a bad place to be. Her blog, Taking the Scenic Route, is entertaining, thought-provoking, and fun. She talks about everything from strange trees to the moon. Stop by and say hello to Pauline.
Children’s fiction author Lynn Kelley calls herself a goofball. I don’t know about that, but I do know she has a blog that is always fun. Her parenting plights and delights are oh so familiar to every parent. She’s warm, funny, fun, and a little unpredictable. You’ll like Lynn.
Coleen Patrick writes teen fiction and has a blog that inspires me with nearly every post. She’s into crafts, what she calls doodling that’s more like art, and she’s an amazing photographer. Her photo essays are beautiful and touching. You won’t regret visiting her site.
You need to read Diana Beebe’s blog just because of its title: Mermaids Don’t Do Windows. Diana’s blog relates her adventures with technology from a misbehaving dishwasher, to her love of a certain vehicle, to vacations, blogging, and writing. There’s always something interesting to read.
Happy Sunshine Awards
Thank you for all the wonderful posts you’ve written.
There’s one more thing I’d like to leave with you today. A bit of inspirational video shared with me by Larry Brooks at storyfix.com. Now, this video was written for athletes, but Larry shared it because he thought it was apropos for writers. I LOVED it.
What about you? Do you think the video relates to writing or creativity? Or do you think it’s sports and only sports?
Your comments make me walk on sunshine. Thank you!