I was so excited and pleased to find out that my friend Carol over at http://charliandme.blogspot.com/ had given me this cool award! Thank you, Carol! Of course, I would like to send the award right back to you because you have a wonderful blog filled with stories of tea and tea parties, Charli, family, friends and your beautiful yard and gardens.

The rules for excepting this award are as follows:

1. Put the logo on your blog.

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

3. Nominate seven other blogs.

4. Add links to those blogs on your blog.

5. Leave a message for your nominee on their blog.

This becomes the most difficult part of receiving an award for me. How do I chose seven blog's out of all of the wonderful blog's I visit?

Since I can only pick seven then here goes.....

1. Maggie over at http://1901house.blogspot.com/ She has pictures and how-to's on restoring her home, such lovely flowers and the cutest little dog....

2. Nate over at http://fargo1928.blogspot.com/ He is a wonderful young man who started out fixing up a house and ended up with the excitement of going to New York to become a model.

3. Jayne over at http://daintydigs.blogspot.com/ She is a whirlwind with those shingles! She is smart, hard-working and she makes me laugh!

4. Miss Kitty over at http://educatedandpoor.blogspot.com/ She is in education and is still sane! She has lovely Myrtle Mae and all those lovely kittehs!!

5. Sandi over at http://sandimcbride.blogspot.com/ She has a wonderful spot! And there's Pye (who's running for Prezzydent) and the lovely MindyLou (who's running for Veep) and canning instructions....

6. Maryam over at http://moroccanmaryam.typepad.com/about.html She has the most DIVINE blog. Beautiful pictures. So many wonderful, interesting things to say... and

7. Deanne over at http://sushizume.com/ She is a delightful young lady that is a master at hooping. She teaches hooping, has a cool spot called TokyoMade, and her blog is a delight to read. And it all started with just one hula hoop!

I am hoping that you all enjoy your award. I really enjoy reading all of your blogs!

Reflection

I like to think of "passing it on" is like the ripples of a small rock thrown into a pond. The rings of kindness just keep spreading out until they reach the shore of the pond.

I nominated some lovely people for an "E" blog award the other day. I enjoy their blogs, they are super people, and I feel like I have known them forever. I didn't expect anything in return. I just wanted them to know that I think they do an excellent job. I am so flattered and honored that quite a few of them awarded it right back to me. I can't begin to tell you how much that means to me.

Like me, those that I nominated had a hard time picking just 10. It is very hard. There are so many great bloggers out there. Whether they be home restorers, story tellers, family sharers... they bring you away from your corner of the world into theirs for a short time. You can leave a comment to let them know that you enjoyed their post, or sometimes be in a position to offer a bit of home improvement advice because you are looking at it from a distance rather than right up close to the project. There are one or two that I read that I can't remember how I found, but they like only a small readership. I didn't nominate those out of respect for that.

There is also one I didn't nominate for the award, but he is very deserving. He is in NY and works very hard for the little Brooklyn Parrots. I'm not sure he reads others' blogs, so I didn't nominate. His spot is here, if you would care to check him out: http://www.brooklynparrots.com/

I'm not sure if I'm making much sense, but I wanted everyone that reads my little spot and all of those that I read every day to know how much they mean to me regardless of an award. You are ALL excellent!

An Award For You

Daryl E. over at Out & About in New York (http://onthem104.blogspot.com/) bestowed an lovely award on me. I am so very honored! By accepting this Excellent Blog Award, you agree to award it to 10 more people whose blogs you find Excellent Award worthy. You can give it to as many people as you want but please award at least 10. You deserve this! Feel free to recognize blogs that have already received this award. So, here are my 10 (there are so many more that I visit every day, but it would take me DAYS to list them all):

1. Carol at http://charliandme.blogspot.com/ she has such a lovely, graceful blog filled with wonderful words, lovely pictures and Fletcher.

2. Rhee at http://thepioneerwoman.com/ she has spectacular photos, an absolutely captivating way of telling a story, and the BEST novel ever!

3. Jayne over at http://daintydigs.blogspot.com/ even though I don't know her personally, I feel like I do -- she works for some of Missouri's finest!

4. Dynochick (Jan) over at http://gearacres.blogspot.com/ she is one hard-working lady!

5. Larry & SWMBO over at http://simpsonsfolly.blogspot.com/ they have an awesome blog - he restores/renovates with a wonderful sense of humor and she keeps him going!

6. "We Are In" over at http://americanfoursquare.blogspot.com/ -- she has some GREAT decorating style!

7. David over at http://david-mcmahon.blogspot.com/ because he has just absolutely the coolest stuff and he has something called "Post of the Day"!

8. Kate over at http://www.sowsearhouse.blogspot.com/ - she is one of the funniest home restorers. She has a way of telling about a project that will keep you in stitches as well as teaching you something while she's making you laugh. She is absolutely delightful!

9. Daryl E over at http://onthem104.blogspot.com/ who I've come to feel like I've known for absolutely forever! She is a master at that Excellent blog - great pictures, fun things to do and a laugh or two!

10. And Jenni, who is not last by any means, over at http://1311vernon.blogspot.com/ -- she takes me on a walk through her neighborhood every Sunday and I love it. She has a great eye for detail and takes lovely pictures.