Rockin' Red and A Cast of Bloggy Buds

This gorgeous award came to me from Roger who hosts the wonderful blog Idaho Photo. His Creative Photography Competition is getting quite the buzz in the blogosphere these days. He has inspired bloggers to new heights in blog picturing (we're not just taking pictures of our food anymore!) and the contestants' are producing some incredible work for the competition. Thanks for this beautiful emblem, Roger, and congratulations on your continued success in the blogosphere. I am happy to pass this along! Please do the same if you're in an awardin' lovin' mood.

I know lots of rockin' blogs and they make me smile everyday. Here are my nominees. Rock on with your bloggin' selves. I appreciate your creativity, kindness, friendship, and unique personalities. I'll try to describe you and why you are special to me in a 100 words or less. I am holding nothing back. Ahem...

1. Bud at WTIT Tape Radio - A deep and winding path I've traveled with the owner of the internet's (maybe the world's) only tape radio station. I've been in the sacred studio and I can tell you that it's a LOT louder in person...but seriously, I can't describe Prince Budwick. Words that come to mind: Zany, crazy, indescribable, enigmatic (he likes it that way), an acquired taste (I mean that in the kindest regard), funny, smart and remarkably irreverent (he likes it that way).
He has "blog personality" down to a science and knows how to entertain his audience.
On a personal note, no need to say more. He knows.

2. Patti at Late Bloomer Boomer - Prolific professional perfect Princess who has the biggest most genuine smile I've ever seen. She's one of the few bloggers I've met in person. I was totally in awe of her laughing heart and SWEET spirit. A lovelier person I dare say I've met. Did I say what an incredible published writer she is???

3. Ralph at Airhead 55 - Lucky husband to prolific perfect Princess Patti and quite a wordsmith himself. I don't know why his blog is called "airhead" because he is anything but. Ralph writes deep things, poetic things, silly things, sensible things. I like to call him Sir Ralph. It fits his royal heritage (and keeps the Princess smiling) and anyway.....I love the way he calls her "his Patti"....It gives me hope that there is a guy somewhere out there who wants "his Mimi."
Sigh.

4. Ferd at The Best Parts - The BEST kind of blog friend to have. Ferd is relatively new in my bloggy world but I can tell you that he misses nothing. If I didn't know better I'd think he made a living as a psychologist. Insightful. HONEST. Loyal. Doesn't mince words. Knows what's important in life (read the preamble at the top of his site about his son). Funny and he seems to "get" the Queen thing and me at the same time and fairly quickly. He's kept me on my toes lately with a bit of self-analyzing here and there and that's a very good thing. Keep at it, Ferd. I need those in Bloggingham's Kingdom who know how to push me in the right direction and keep me Queenly. You do ....through comments...and I doubt you even knew. You are the BEST.
And what's more.....he is royalty by proxy because he is married to a Princess too! Maybe I should call him Sir Ferd.

5. Dawn at Twisted Sister - Kind. Caring. Funny. Fabulous mom. SMART. Yep. Her "smarts" come through. Mature in a way that makes you sit up and take notice with some very insightful writing but youthful enough to rock out at a concert with her family like a teenager. She manages to wind it all into one blog with pizazz and genuineness making you say "Uh huh! I've been through that too!"
I like the way she wears her blog.


6. Sandee at Comedy Plus - Giver of the best cyber hugs. Creator of the phrase "lotsa lovies" in the blogosphere. She has been a fiercely loyal friend to me and is just a lovely person. I believe she could write a book on blogging and it would be a great success. She gives assistance when needed -and freely without strings - to bloggers in need of advice from time to time. Sandee enjoys making people laugh and doling out warm fuzzies. The world could use some warm fuzz about now.
If you need a laugh and a hug, visit Sandee. If she's not there she'll be on her boat enjoying retirement life with husband Zane on the sunny coast of California.
A happy woman she is! And a lucky woman I am to call her one of my best blogging friends.

7. Lee at Tarheel Ramblings - OK. For starters he's a Tarheel. Need I say more? A tarheel blogger! That's so cool! I knew I liked Lee from the get-go (that's a Tarheelism). He writes about his travels in the communing camper in the woods where he gets away to be alone and think about the Big Picture, he captures nature and everything in between with his wonderful camera (we're so lucky he shares the pics with us) and writes eloquently about politics and past musical endeavors and his son.....who just completed basic Navy training. He's proud and scared all at once. What makes it "real" is that he's not ashamed to admit he is. The thing with Lee is that I just smell "real" - no agenda - no fluff - no pretense - and those bloggers can be hard to come by at times. You know I'm telling the truth! I'm glad he's in my neck of the woods. I hope I get to meet him and his lovely wife one of these days (and Deana too who lives nearby).
Lee encourages my writing - and me- when I need it.
I need it often. Thank you my friend.

8. Roger at Idaho Photo - Incredible photographer and all around nice guy. He is a sweetheart (that's odd to say about a guy but it's true) and has rallied an entirely new fresh photography competition at his blog that I can see becoming an Internet smash very soon.

9. Jean-Luc at Captain Picard's Journal - Beam me up! - OK. I'll admit it. I am not a Trekkie. And I used to go to Jean-Luc's blog over and over to find posts about the real Jean-Luc but I just found more Startrek and stories about lovely ladies in his galactic world. But the thing is....he has carved a niche for himself in a corner all his own and he sticks with it daily. I'm glad he chooses to come here and comment on my craziness. His comments are funny and succinct (that's a word that Patti taught me) But back to JL: I do believe he rocks and here's the proof - taken from his blog just today...."We are all waiting in front of the Oracle of Wisdom waiting for Wesley to come in. It's odd here, but on this female-dominated world, weddings are done in reverse, as the male has to come in." Did he female-dominated world??! I knew there was a reason I liked him......

10. Bond at The Big Leather Couch - Now you may ask, why would I want to award a guy who blatantly usurps the authority of my pencil skirt on a regular basis? He is one blog sentence shy of lifetime punishment in the dungeon for mutiny at any given moment. ALWAYS organizing some sort of revolt at Bloggingham Palace. Na-na-na-na-boo-booing my meme requests is his specialty - and then he runs away! What's a Queen to do? But I've gotta admit it keeps things interesting. And most of all - he's my friend - and someone I've watched find his own lovely love in the real world, sharing his joy with us on his blog. He sooo deserves his very own Princess. He's lucky in love with his Darlin' Nancy and I'm just plain lucky to call him my friend, as he is to many other people in the blogosphere. And that's a fact.

11. Mo at It's A Blog Eat Blog World ~ Since the beginning of Dona Nobis Pacem in 2006, Mo has had a special place in my heart. It was Election Day. We were blogging for peace. Mo was busy finding cat peace bloggers in the Cat Blogosphere and listing them for me He was an enthused as anyone I've ever seen with this project. Before I knew it there were well over 117 cat blogs listed at his place and he was finding them purring for peace left and right. The cats are STILL the number one group in sheer number who blog for peace and as I've said many times....they are a force to be reckoned with! Two BlogTalk Radio interviews with him on The MO Show followed (one about memes in July 2007 and the other on peace globe day November 2007) - I knew he was someone special in my blogging life. He has remained my friend for blog eons. Mo's blog and the creative ways he engages bloggers (ever heard of Manic Monday?) is inspiring to many.

And that's installment number 3,309,387,876 for Awards Week at Bloggingham Palace. Believe it or not, I'm not finished. Stay tuned. Carry on my little bloggy buddies. Spread the joy if you feel so inclined.

I appreciate YOU so much. Thank you for being in my life.
It's Blog Appreciation Week at Bloggingham Palace!
Other awards this week: E Is For Excellent, I Think I See An Angel, May The Circle Be Unbroken, Me? A Vixen? Room In My Heart with Lotsa Lovies, Is Your Friendship Worth a Million Dollars?




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