Encouraging Awards and White Cat/White Snow

Look what came my way! I must give a big thanks to Kyoko. She gave me this award. I love her blog and it makes me feel happy, and yes, encouraged, to receive this from her. But I also owe her an apology because she gave me the award over a week ago, and I have not done anything about it until now. I have my excuses, but I can only say that the lateness in doing something about this should NOT be an indication that I didn't care about it. Au contraire - I'm both delighted and flattered.

So - having received the award here is what I am supposed to do next:

1) Put the award on your blog - DONE

2) Put a link on your blog of the blogger who gave you the award - DONE

3) Nominate 5 other bloggers - here is where I thought I would do something a little different. I spent some time on the weekend following links from comments left by others on my usual favorite blogs and sometimes linked onwards from wherever I found myself. I wanted to find some blogs that I had never seen before - and out of those I used my own little ranking criteria to decide who I wanted to pass this award on to.  My criteria: blogs often, shares stuff, lots of photos, instant interest-factor to make me want to read more. I found some good ones - too many to nominate, and the whole very pleasant exercise took ages!

 

So - here are my choices. These people may be a little surprised since they will not know I have ever been to their blog until I leave a comment as I pass on the award. Let me say right up front that if I give you an award and you don't enjoy this process - then I will not be offended in the slightest. I know that some people like doing this and some others don't, and I believe strongly that everyone has a right to feel however they feel and that's the end to it!

 

My choices - in no particular order:

 

Where Ava Dreams  -

Varied topics, great photos, thoughtful and informative; also the author is moving to Canada soon and although I don't live there right now, that is my home - I only hope you'll come to love it like I do!

Turkey Cookies 

Crafts, Life, Cooking, Knitting, shares a lot with links to tuts, recipes, books, etc 

Burrow House

Tutorials, great photos, links to books and how-to's

Renee Knits Too

Books, Knitting, Quilting, Giveaways, Recipes

Zebra Knits

Gorgeous KNITS!!!!!

4) Leave a comment on their blog notifying them - I'm doing this next ...

5) List 5 things that I'm addicted :

a. My kids

b. My cats

c. Japanese craft books and fabric (well, any kind of fabric, really)

d. The Wire (currently working through Seasons 1-5 as slowly as I can make myself go)

4. Cheese, most shellfish, Jif peanut-butter on toast

 

And now for a switcheroo of subject:

SNOWING SNOWING SNOWING

I have lived in the UK for a little while now, and having grown up and spent most of my life in Canada, I have snorted with derision at what has sometimes been called a snowfall here -an inch or so of dryish stuff that disappears by lunchtime. That's up until now; I live in Kent, and it has been snowing great wet clumped together snowflakes for the past day and a half. Even by Canadian standards, this is the REAL THING.

See my middle cat wondering what in the world has happened! Probably the same kind of thoughts that the UK National Rail peeps are having right now. (Although this kitty also was born and partially raised in Canada, I'm quite sure he doesn't really recall the Canadian winter).

 

 

Comments

[jessica]

Thank you so much for the award! I really appreciate your thoughtfulness and kind words. I hope you stop by again. I love japanese craft books as well, they are such a fest for the eyes!

[Jo]

Oh a proper snow cat! I love that some cats are adventurous and some just aren't :) Also gratifying to know from a Canadian that this is bona fide snow...

[Tracy]

Looks like all creatures great and small are enjoying the snow there! Your cat is beautiful! Congrats on you wonderful awards--well done, and well deserved! :o) Happy Days...and keep warm! ((HUGS))

[raina]

We are getting a lot of news reports from the UK on all the snow...I have to say the Babe and I were laughing at the fact that people do not know how to walk in snow over there. Do you miss Canada? I love your cat; she is white/creamy like our Tencents.

[Hannah]

Congrats on the awards, looks your kitty really enjoyed the snow:)