Awards gladly accepted.....

I love surprises...

and so today as I checked in to see what was 

happenin' in bloggin' land...

I was pleasantly surprised to see that 

MICHELLE My Belle

at the 

"Ramblings of a Peacock"

had left me a 

unexpected treat....

I have done 

not a single thing to 

be worthy...

But I like it anyway....

I am to pass it along to 15 

"newly discovered"

blogs....

Whoa!

that meant I needed to put on my 

reading glasses and 

hike around blogland for some 

undiscovered treasures...

So, off I've gone...

and come back with the 

goods...

1. WindLost

2. Wanna Buy A Duck?

3. Yeah, But Houdini didn't have these hips.

4. The World According to Isa

5. The Second Half of My Life

6. The Pink Peony of Le Jardin

7. The Paris Market

8. The Fifty Factor

9. Stuff No One Told Me (but I learned anyway)

10. Seens from the backs of my eyelids

11. Recycled Interiors

12. Older and Wisor

13. Inventing Weddings

14. Dwellers Without Decorators

15. Bless Their Hearts Mom

Admittedly,

there are some of my faves that I have been following 

for quite awhile....not really newly discovered, but 

honestly, as I went through the list I just couldn't 

pass them by....love them all...

hope I'm forgiven...

Go by and check them out!

All are worth the effort and you might just be surprised too!

smiles

My Notting Hill.....

I am a huge pushover....

and 

so vulnerable to flattery....

and 

hang on any compliment....

and 

completely surprised

to see my blog listed

 on

 Michele's

 My Notting Hill

 granting me a

 Stylish Blogger Award.

Did I say OMG!?

No...

What I actually said,

I wouldn't usually print here....so I won't ...

(I know you are glad)

This award

  requires you to share 7 things about yourself

 and award some recently discovered bloggers. 

(Some of these are not so recently discovered, but I believe you will enjoy them all!)

1. I think....or have assumed that I am/was a Leo.....with recent developments, I am unsure.

But I still act like one, and my sweetie is one too....roar!

2.  I have never had musical training, but love music and will listen to the local classical channel for hours on end, if given the opportunity.

3. I know a bit about art history, architecture and Greek mythology, as I devoured books on 

all of this when I was a adolescent.

4.  I covet camera equipment. Really. I drool when I read about another blogger's newly acquired 

piece of equipment. And, quickly pull it up on B&H photo's site, to see how long it will take 

me to acquire one.... 

5.  I buy junk (or junque ;-)) and sell most of it on Etsy. Some things I simple cannot part with.

I have a soft spot for things; 

that I might have seen in my grandmother's house, are of 1960's vintage, or are

modern in design.

6. I fancy myself a dancer, but dread an upcoming May wedding that will require dancing 

on my part...yipes!

7. I am addicted to Diet Coke, and am constantly shocked to find several empty cans

on my desk....is there a 12-step program for this?

Whew!

I am quite sure that is just about all you want to know about me....

so here are some interesting people that might 

just tweek your fancy.....smiles

 A Field Journal

 Annechovie

 Being Ruby

 Things That Inspire

MartineauVermillion

 Simply Lovely

Seens From the Backs of My Eyelids

Brabourne Farm

The Fifty Factor

Georgianna Lane

Vanishing Threshold

for the love of a house

smiles.....

Smiles.....

This made my day.

Yesterday brought a multitude of "real life" problems....

Personalities to deal with,

friends crying,

children sick,

discomfort, fear, confusion, defensiveness....

the list could go on pretty long.

So you can surely see how this award made me smile.

Thank you "distracted by shiny objects" !

Somehow getting out of bed was worth every awkward move,

every snotty cough, every negative thought....

as this awaited me on this wonderful "life highway".

Smiles!