A BOOK REVIEW AND AN AWARD

My good friend and fellow blogger Lynne at Lynne's Little Corner Of The World has given me this very nice award. Thank you, Lynne!! (I really wish people who create these awards at least do a grammar or spell check - "For the coolest blog I ever know"?????) I now pass it on to the following fellow bloggers:

1. Barbara at The Clark Homestead

2. Willow at Willow's Cottage

3. Tristi at Tristi Pinkston, LDS Author

4. Diane at Diane's Place

5. Jess at Jessica's World

The guidelines are that you post the award graphic on your blog and link your post to the person who gave you the award and the people you are passing the award on to.

Congratulations - you are all SO COOL!

Thanks to Lynne again for reviewing this wonderful book - "Hannah's Dream" - which I have just finished and have been left wishing there were more. As you will notice on some of my previous posts, I have read several books about elephants - some fiction, some true. I have developed a keen interest in these complicated and wonderful creatures and have joined the supporters of The Elephant Sanctuary in Hohenwalt, Tennessee. Please check out their website here - they even have an elephant-cam.

Hannah's Dream by Diane Hammond is fiction, but could very well be true because the author has done such excellent research into the life of the captured elephant and the problems and mistakes made by zoos and elephant keepers. Hannah was fortunate enough to have the same keeper for forty-one years and this keeper and his wife loved Hannah as if she were their own child. The time was drawing close to when the keeper would have to retire which coincided with the ambitions of the new zoo director and her plans for Hannah and the zoo. This is a book with a happy ending - I only wish there would be a sequel or that there would have been an "Afterword" at the end of the book. I wanted to know what happened to the characters after I read the last sentence. I strongly recommend this book.

YEA - I HAVE BEEN GIVEN AN AWARD!

Sherry, at Edie Marie's Attic has given me a very sweet award. I happened to be drifting around reading my favorite blogs and there it was before she even had a chance to tell me. What a nice surprise. Thank you so much Sherry.




Now it is my turn to pass this award to 7 fellow bloggers.


But first, the rules:


1. Please put the logo on your blog.

2. Add a link to the person who awarded you.

3. You must nominate 7 fellow bloggers for this award.

4. Add links to the recipients.

5. Leave a comment so the recipients know they have received an award.


HERE GOES - I NOMINATE:


1. Lynne at Lynne's Little Corner Of The World

2. Willow at Willow's Cottage

3. Tristi at Tristi Pinkston - LDS Author

4. Barbara at The Clark Homestead

5. Shelley at Building A Log Cabin

6. Tracey at Show Me State of Mind

7. Mary at Mary's Writing Nook

There are so many I could nominate, but several are already nominated, and if you are not please consider yourself one of the Brilliant Ones!

(If you read this and didn't know till now that I have nominated you, it is because it is now 11:31 p.m. and I am too TIRED and will let you know in the morning.)

A NEW AWARD!!

Tristi, Lynne and Kristina each have honored me with this award. Thank you so much Tristi -- you make my day, too! I first met Tristi when she left a comment on my other blog, Cabin Dream. (I am afraid my other blog is sorely ignored by me -- I will have to change that.) I was so thrilled and honored that an honest to gosh author left me a comment. Lynne is our fellow blogger and one of my oldest and dearest friends. She got me started in the blog world. Thank you, Lynne. And Kristina has a delightful new blog and I am grateful to her for this award. We share the same name!


Now to pass this award on to ten more people. I know some have been given this award already, so this may be hard. All of you deserve this award because I love to read your posts!

1. Jo and JD at Bits and Pieces
2. Lidy at French Garden House
3. Nan at Letters From a Hill Farm
4. Mary at Mary's Writing Nook
5. Miles Away In France
6. Willow's Cottage
7. Barbara at The Clark Homestead
8. Morning Glory at Seeds From My Garden
9. Tracey at Show Me State Of Mind
10. Karen at Over The Backyard Fence

A NEW AWARD!!

Lynne gave me this totally sweet award. Isn't he cute? Does anyone besides me bite off the white end of the candy corn before eating the rest of it? (I don't especially like candy corn, but sometimes I can't help myself.)

Let's see, I nominate for this award.............some new people I met from my drawing:

Midlifecycler, T*mmy, Mary, Brenda..................and all of you other sweet bloggers.

I HAVE RECEIVED AN AWARD -- YEA!!!!!

I just received the above award from Cindy over at Rosehaven Cottage. The "Change Begins At Home" award originates from Bean Sprouts and is given to bloggers who live what they preach, who try to make the changes in their own lives that they would like to see in the world.

This is a very special award because it really does epitomize what I firmly believe--change really does begin in the home. I am so touched that someone has recognized that through my efforts in blogging.

Violetlady would like to pass this award on to the following bloggers who truly live the spirit of this award through their blogs:

1. Lynne at Lynne's Little Corner Of The World

2. Kris at Gardens By The Lake

3. Kookiejar at Fraternity of Dreamers

For those named above, just click on Beansprouts (Oct. 5 post) to read the guidelines of what to do to pass your award on to other deserving bloggers.

NICE MATTERS AWARD

Lynne has given me this award which I truly appreciate. She is the nicest.

Here's what the award means: "This award is for those bloggers who are nice people; good blogging friends, and those who inspire good feelings and inspiration. It is also for those who are a positive influence on our blogging world."

I am supposed to pass this along to other bloggers, but since everyone whose blogs I read are such nice people, I will pass this out into the ether-world for all of you truly nice bloggers.

SURPRISE! AN AWARD FOR ME!

Lynne has graciously passed on two awards to me that she has just received. She greatly deserved them and I am so honored that she considered my blog worthy also.

The Creative Blogger Award is for those who bring unique and creative elements to their blogs. For those who incorporate art, music, creative writing, photo's, and other beautiful visual effects into their website. For those who put a unique spin on things and come up with new ideas. This award is for the artsy, the funky, the inventor, and even the rebel. This award is for those creative individuals who stand out from the crowd.

The Thoughtful Blogger Award is for those who answer blog comments, emails, and make their visitors feel at home on their blogs. For the people who take others' feelings into consideration before speaking out and who are kind and courteous. Also for all of those bloggers who spend so much of their time helping other bloggers design, improve, and fix their sites. This award is for those generous bloggers who think of others.

So now it's my turn to pass them on. I want to give it to everyone whose blog I read, but I can choose only 5.

Some of you may have already received these awards, but if so, you deserve them double! Thank you for all the interesting and creative posts.

1. kookiejar at A Fraternity Of Dreamers

2. Rhoda at Southern Hospitality

3. kris at Gardens By The Lake

4. Lidy at Tales From A Little French Garden

5 Morning Glory at Seeds From My Garden

P.S. For some reason the linking to your blogs isn't working -- can't figure it out. Still working on it.