Sisterhood of the World Bloggers Award
24 December 2015
I had said I don’t do awards normally and then I just got another one from yet another person I really like so could not say no and I actually get to torture another seven. Just kidding of course they are free to accept it or not and answer the ten questions but whatever they decide I think you should check out their blogs because you might really like them and want to follow them.
Although he got and passed on to me amongst others the sisterhood award, Thomas said he just checked and it’s confirmed he’s not a woman. I tried to take a peek but he would not let me do so 😀 . I guess I’ll have to take his word for it then 😛 . Regardless of what lies beneath, he is a wonderful writer and bakes some fantastic cakes and other food but then again he hogs them alone or with just the deserving few so I never got to try any sadly 😀 . You can check out his writing skills and some of his recipes at http://hooklineandinkwell.wordpress.com an inspiring blog with so many beautiful inkdrops. He has been an inspiration and a teacher for some new art forms I never knew existed before. Thank you Thomas aka FT Ledrew for being you.
The Rules
- Say “Thank You” to the person who nominated you & link their blog to your post.
- Answer the 10 questions given to you.
- Pass the award on to 7 other bloggers and let them know they have been nominated.
- Include the Award Badge in your post.
The Answer my friend….
- What made you want to start your blog?
– I started off my blog as a means of expunging difficult happenings in my life and then it just became addictive and as Thomas says too I can’t see my days without having this blog! I also thought it would be a good way to keep my writings in the same place where I could retrieve them because I had started writing at the age of 13 but lost most of my poetry and short stories over the years, moving from one place to the other.
2. What have you wanted to do on your blog but haven’t yet? Why not?
– I had always wanted to write plays but refrained from it because I thought it would not be the right place to post them
3. Name one item on your bucket list, or more if you like?
– I would like to go paragliding one day. I was always afraid of heights, a problem worsened by a condition with my inner ear and had to work a lot on myself to be able to ski in the mountains, specially on steeper slopes but I would really love to see the Earth from high up there before kicking the bucket
4. What is your biggest fear?
– My biggest fear is that I should outlive my three children
5. What is your best moment in life?
– I had four of them. The birth of my three children and the moment I got them back with me after having lost them for a year in a difficult and biased custody battle.
6. With New Years fast approaching, do you make resolutions? If so, name one. If not, why don’t you like to make them?
– I don’t like making resolutions with the New Year. I think that we should keep trying to do the best we can and attempting every day to be who we really are. Resolutions do not make a person. Trying every day does
7. If you could host a challenge on your blog, what kind would it be?
– I would not host a challenge on my blog as I already have a lot of things to do and keep running around like a headless chicken with barely time to pen down the poems that swarm in my head (a lot get lost actually because I have nothing to write with while they are swarming and then I just can’t get them back anymore). I respect and admire those who are kind enough to host such challenges on their blog, especially when they actually also review the writings of most like Ronovan (http://ronovanwrites.wordpress.com ).
8. What was the name of your first pet? What do you remember the most about them?
– My first pet was a cat named Minnona. One day we heard her miauling her throat away angrily and when my dad put the light on, we found her between my brother and a scorpion which she was miauling at and not allowing to go nearer my brother.
9. Did you ever go to a high school reunion? Was it fun or not?
– I’ve never been to a high school reunion because my school never organised any when I lived nearby and then when it did start organising reunions I lived too far away to go there.
10. Do you have a pet peeve?
– I have a couple: cigarette smoke (it actually hurts my throat mucus which swells and gives me a terrible throat ache just starting from 10 minutes of exposure) and unkindness in people I felt close with.
The nominees for me are…
Note that this is not an obligation to actually answer the questions. Feel free to do so if you don’t mind and I think a lot of us will enjoy reading your answers. If you don’t like the whole award schbang then you’re free to also not follow up. I think however that people will enjoy your work.
There were a few others that my mind went to but those have been nominated by Thomas so I have included the others. There are around three more I have not added but I do not think less of their amazing work.
- Tosha at http://laliterati.com, a wonderful blogger, writer, singer with the eternal mix of humour “ice-cream and sadness” that characterises many poets and writers
- Annette at http://annetterochelleaben.wordpress.com , a mentor, wordsmith and guide with beautiful daily quotes from the angels
- Monica at http://lookaround99.wordpress.com a sweet young lady who writes about beautiful feelings and places
- Kally at http://middleme.net/ a young lady who strives to help others with very interesting advice and tips.
- Tessa at http://finallyawriter.com/ a wise and kind lady who struggled with bipolar disorder since she was a child and tries to help others with her insights and open thoughts. I discovered her writings recently thanks to Ronovan Writes challenges
- Ritu at http://butismileanyway.wordpress.com a sunny character who has lots of smiles, words and hugs to share with others. From her writings she seems like the kind of sister you would want in real life
- Last but not least hocuspocus at http://hocuspocus13.wordpress.com where you can read all about magic, fairytales, recipes, the old ways, funny things, politics, naughty stuff, etc and where a lot of other magical writers are also reblogged, thereby broadening your possibilities of discovering new things. I don’t think I ever read a blog where she disclosed her name so let’s leave it at hocuspocus 😀
Questions for Nominees
- What made you want to start your blog?
2. What have you wanted to do on your blog but haven’t yet? Why not?
3. Name one item on your bucket list, or more if you like?
4. What is your biggest fear?
5. What is your best moment in life?
6. With New Years fast approaching, do you make resolutions? If so, name one. If not, why don’t you like to make them?
7. If you could host a challenge on your blog, what kind would it be?
8. What was the name of your first pet? What do you remember the most about them?
9. Did you ever go to a high school reunion? Was it fun or not?
10. Do you have a pet peeve?
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Thank you for the nomination!!!
Christmas Greetings
from my website to yours,
May the Season be bright
and the year that’s ahead
turn out to be just right.
With warmest wishes for
Good Health and Happiness.
Have a very Merry Christmas!
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Lovely greetings and poem all in one Kally. Thank you and welcome, you do much needed work helping people to cope with varied problems. I commend your blog with its simple and practical approach to many problems of today’s corporate world. Merry Christmas and many blessings to you 🙂
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Thanks a lot, Geetha for your compliments and well wishes!!
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Welcome Kally 🙂
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Congratulations, Geetha – we’ve been through this before, that you are a fascinating person, and I’m thankful for things like this that prompt you to describe more about your life and your perspectives 🙂 Your answer to question number 6 is something that we actually have very much in common!
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Thank you so much for your kind words. I am not surprised that we have number 6 in common 🙂
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Thank you for the nomination. It was nice learning more about you. I hate cigarette smoke too. Also, I would love to read one of your plays.
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Thanks. Maybe I will post one someday 🙂
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😀 bravo, my friend!! You have me smiling this morning…naughty you, trying to peep beneath the hood 😀 :D… but, I am happy you like me!!
Thanks for accepting the award so graciously but you deserve it. I enjoyed your facts and will check out the blogs you have nominated.
Still laughing at your peeping response! Oh my! lol
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Thanks, I thought you would be shocked out of your wits but I should have known your mind to be broader than that 😀 :D. I guess I would have to find something a wee bit naughtier to elicit a shock response from you :~P . More seriously do check out the blogs which are all worthwhile. Just a special mention for Tosha as I am sure you will like both her writing and singing
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🙂 I cannot be shocked, Geetha! But I applaud your attempt at doing so! I most certainly will check out their work over the holidays!
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Oh my, you’re like me then; very few things shock me. Enjoy the holidays 😀
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Indeed 🙂 You too, my friend! Blessings of peace, love, joy, good health and prosperity to you and your family, now and in the days to come!
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Thank you and I wish you the same. xoxo
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😀 😀 xo
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Congratulations on the award! It was interesting to learn some things about you–your photo is so lovely. Thank you for your visits to my blog–so generous of you. I will try to get here more often, after the holidays 🙂 If you celebrate it, Merry Christmas to you–Jael
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Thank you Jael. I celebrate pretty much anything under the sky that I am aware of which can bring joy and solace to those around. Merry Christmas to you too 🙂
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Oh Yay! A woman after my own heart–celebrate!!
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Firstly congratulations Geeta! And secondly, thank you so much for thinking of me! Your words are too sweet! I usually reblog award posts as thanks, as I have bored many with my answers to questions, and facts about me over the last year! I hope this us ok! 😊😊😊
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Whatever you feel comfortable with is fine with me and I really love your sunny persona and blog 🙂
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That is sweet of you to say, thank you! 😊
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Welcome 🙂 and a cyberhug to you
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