Friday, October 21, 2011

A lovely surprise

I got a wonderful surprise this week when I learned that I'd been awarded the "One Lovely Blog Award" by my blogging friend, Diana.  If you haven't visited Diana before at These Days of Mine, please do so today!  There you will find great writing and beautiful photos and get to meet her sweet kitty, Sundae.   Thank you so much, Diana, for this award and for your visits and comments here at TFD!!


Now I'm to tell 7 things about myself that you don't already know:

1.  I'm very nearsighted.

2.  My house burned down when I was 9 years old.

3.  The thought of public speaking scares me.

4.  I've worked in a flower shop.

5.  I owned a craft shop several years ago where I rented booths and sold my own crafts, mainly dried and silk florals.

6.  My last 3 cars have been the same make and color.  

7.  I think I'm probably boring...see number 6 above!

Wow!  I've had a long list of things I told about myself in a previous post, so I really was thinking hard for this list!  Another thing I'm supposed to do in accepting this award besides listing the 7 things you don't know about me, is to nominate 15 other bloggers for this award.  I will have to bend the rules a little on this one.  All of the many blogs I read are lovely and there just isn't any way I can narrow it down to a few.  So please, any of you who are my blogging friends would like this award, feel free to snag it for yourself!  And may I say to each of you that I appreciate all the hard work you put into writing your blog and I love to see all of the beautiful photos you've taken and shown on your blog!!   Also, thanks to each of you who stop by this blog and leave a comment.  You're appreciated more than you know!  Have a wonderful weekend!!

Until next time...

22 comments:

  1. when you find a good car, & you like the car... why not continue with a good one. smart decision. my hubby eat, sleeps & loves mustangs. so i understand. (:

    ReplyDelete
  2. What a scary thing to experience a house fire at such a young age! I totally understand purchasing the same car 3 times! Hubby and I have the same exact car. We purchased mine first and just recently he needed a more reliable car and when we went looking for a good used one, there in the showroom was the exact car we had purchased four years earlier. He tried a few other cars but kept coming back to this one. I finally convinced him for us to just purchase that one and we did and I love it! Now whenever I have to drive his car I know exactly where everything is!!! AND how could you think you're boring with the BEAUTIFUL photos you take??? Silly!! Enjoy your weekend!

    ReplyDelete
  3. so now we KNOW you and i had a big ha ha out loud on number 6 and 7. you must love your car. can we see it?

    ReplyDelete
  4. Congrats on your award! You truly do have a beautiful blog! I find these memes fun because they do provide a way for us to get to know more about you. That same color, same model car thing is pretty interesting. Are you that way with wallpaper, too? (I am. If I love a wallpaper, I will always love that wallpaper.)

    ReplyDelete
  5. congrats to you, dearie! 6 & 7 made me laugh! :)

    ReplyDelete
  6. Congratulations on your award. I did enjoy this chance to get to know a bit more about you. I'm with you on the public speaking issue :/. Can't imagine having your house burn down as a child. Had to have been scary. As for the cars, I had the same car/same color for 2 in a row. Was tempted to do it again, but thought I should try something different. Got really wild and went with a different car/different color :).
    I don't think you're boring at all. Love my visits here.

    ReplyDelete
  7. Congratulations!! You really do have just such a lovely and interesting blog and you deserve it! That's kind of funny about your cars! But how awful about your childhood home, I hope no one was hurt...actually, that might make a very interesting blog post.

    ReplyDelete
  8. Congratulations. You do have a beautiful blog. I agree... how scarey to have your home burn. Especially for a child. I can see buying the same type and color of car over agian. You found something that suits you. I bet the craft shop was a lot of work. Glad I came by and got to know you a little better.

    ReplyDelete
  9. Congrats on the award Cheryl.. and thanks for the chuckle, it made me smile:D

    hugs,
    Pam

    ReplyDelete
  10. SO what kind of car is it? Congrats on the award - you deserve it.

    sandie

    ReplyDelete
  11. Congrats. Your blog is always a place that I love to visit. I always feel like I have just had a good cup of coffee and some great conversation, when I visit here.
    warm hugs

    ReplyDelete
  12. Cheryl, you do have a lovely blog. I enjoyed learning new things about you. And yes 6 and 7 made me LOL! You will need to do a post on your car after today. :)

    ReplyDelete
  13. How fun for you! Congrats!
    B.T.W..... I too am curious, what make and color are the cars that you are so attached to. Must be good ones :)

    ReplyDelete
  14. What a beautiful blog you have. I just found you through Walking on Sunshine. I'm off to take a look at your previous posts. Patty

    ReplyDelete
  15. Thanks for your kind words about my blog. Now we'd all probably like to know: what kind of car do you love so much to buy the same make and color three times in a row? ;)

    ReplyDelete
  16. Cheryl congratulations on your award! I enjoyed your seven things, but not the one about your home burning down. I can't pick 15 blogs either, it is too hard. We just got back from Branson so I am behind on blog posting and commenting. And YES the steaks at the Texas Land and Cattle Co. were delicious! Thank you :)

    ReplyDelete
  17. Congratulations on your award! I like boring people... I'm boring too :-)

    God bless and have a wonderful weekend :-)

    *The Old Geezer Blog

    ReplyDelete
  18. Congrats on your award. I'm quite boring too. Thanks for sharing. Have a great day.

    ReplyDelete
  19. My greatest fear is fire. Congratulations on the well deserved award!

    ReplyDelete
  20. congrats to you cheryl....so fun getting to know you better.

    6 sure does = 7!!!

    ReplyDelete
  21. A great big congratulations, Cheryl... you deserve it! =)

    ReplyDelete
  22. Hi Cheryl!

    You do have a lovely blog, I can't think of a better person to get that award!

    I love reading about you - and you are not boring! The last three cars I have had have all been the same color ... I hope white is not a boring color?! I love that you are so crafty, it does not surprise me that it is with floral arrangements, you have such a good eye for those kind of things!

    Hugs,
    Barb

    ReplyDelete