Your Blog is Fabulous

Mihai from Dark Wolf’s Fantasy Reviews has nominated me for this award. He must like crossing the pond to visit the virtual vistas presented herein.

Part of accepting the award is to point out 5 things I am obsessed with and cannot live without. There are many other bloggers whom I would like to know the five things they are obsessed with, but can only choose 5. Drat!

My 5 obsessions are:

1. The current dark fantasy stories I have been writing and compiling backstory on for the past several years.

2. Books in different genres, without which I would be hard pressed to be inspired to write intriguing bits that fit.

3. Organic coffee from the Birds and Beans store in Toronto. I live for my freshly brewed coffee in the morning and evenings.

4. Environment, preferably the Canadian Rocky Mountains, which my frequent posts attest to.

5. Heineken Beer, sometimes used to attract aliens here
or spies here


My 5 nominated bloggers are:

1. Shauna Roberts of For Love of Words ;

2. David Cranmer of The Education of a Pulp Writer ;

3. Reya Mellicker of The Gold Puppy ;

4. Gabriele of Lost Fort;

5. Barrie Summy, writer of teen books.

For those who do not wish to pass on the award, I understand; however, in the interest of good clean fun, please participate by providing your list of obsessions.

Premio-Dardos

To my surprise Mihai of Dark Wolf’s Fantasy Reviews gave me this award. Thank you very much.

The award "Premio Dardos" is for the appreciation of merits—culturally, literary and individually—of every blogger who expresses him/herself on his/her blog.

1. be tickled pink ;)
2. copy and paste the award picture to your blog;
3. write down the regulations;
4. link the blog who bestowed you the Award;
5. and finally nominate 15 blogs for the Award.

It has become my norm not to pass the awards on to others as there have been comments that the awards are like chain mail letters. Instead of the 15 nominees, I have chosen 11 and these may choose whether or not to nominate others for the award:

1. Textilosophy Oz – Pam works with a variety of textiles to come up with interesting products and food for thought in all manner of topics.

2. E-Cuneiform Scratchings – Sepiru Chris, with wit and charm, provides thorough historical background of places he visits.

3. Visual Norway – RuneE takes magnificent photos of Norway.

4. Reader Wil – Wil posts photos and articles about the Netherlands and trips she takes to exotic locations.

5. Walk The Wilderness – Thomas visits the various wildlife sanctuaries in India to photograph the birds and animals found there. He has a beautiful set of a Bengal Tiger, one of my favourites of the big cats.

6. Transient Lives – Bindu goes on travels to a variety of locations, and upon returning writes beautiful posts about her adventures.

7. Full Throttle and F**k It – Steve Malley has a unique way at looking at writerly things.

8. Barrie Summy who writes middle school and YA mystery books. Also, she provides interesting places and items for her My Town Monday posts.

9. Merisi’s Vienna for Beginners. Merisi posts whatever catches her fancy in and around Vienna for her blog, where she produces a visual treat for any visitor.

10. Gary Rith Pottery Blog. Gary teaches pottery at Cornell University and makes a variety of delightful mugs, plates, cream and sugars with innovative accessories. He has a great sense of humour in posting about his family of pets and lovely wife.

11. Raph's Ramblings. Raph Neckmann has imagined a wonderful world of giraffes which delighted me the first visit.

May you all enjoy your well-deserved awards.

Gosh, I Guess He Likes My Blog

Laughing Wolf presented me with this award:



I, in turn, am presenting it to the following bloggers:

BernardL for his ongoing "Cold Blooded" serial, which keeps getting better each day;

Rima at The Hermitage, for her wonderful drawings and clocks;

Gabriele Campbell, at Lost Fort, for her terrific photos of castles accompanied by interesting narrative;

Ferrel Moore at The Writer and The White Cat, for providing interesting book reviews on books I want to read next. My stack is growing;

Travis Erwin, for introducing me to the My Town Monday gang which has improved my writing skills;

Lana Gramlich, for her great photographs of Louisiana; and

Pattinase, for an interesting blog on Detroit with her viewpoints and asking me to join Forgotten Fridays Books.