So people ask me – do you do awards?
Of course, I do. I am happy to receive awards because then I get the chance to give out awards. In this latest round of award giving I was happy and surprised I had been given The Versatile Blog award by The Roycroft Report and Reinventing the We’ll.
Because I am a bit radical, a bit on the left side of the political spectrum and a bit blasphemous, it makes me perk up my ears to know that John and Jay read my blog and like it. Apparently, they enjoy my cooking posts and movie posts and political mutterings. John tends to be more conservative and sometimes a bit libertarian in his politics, Jay is a minister who asks compelling questions in his posts. I like reading both although I do not get around as much as I should. I hope that you make an effort to visit these guys and see what they do.
This award compels me to thank my nominators, tell seven things about myself and give this award to a few other people. So who do I absolutely want to read for reason of never knowing what I will get?
One blog I like to visit is The Kitchen Garden because I do not know what Cecelia is talking about today. Today, it is about photography, other days it is about her farm or a trip elsewhere. I like reading and exploring something different.
Another blogger that I enjoy is Loaves and Stitches. How can I not love someone who cooks and crafts and has more UFO’s hanging around than she should? If you do not know what a UFO is in this context, you are not a crafter easily distracted.
I haven’t visited the Lady Jane’s Books for some time and then I stopped by the other day in time for her/his review of ‘The Voyage Out” by Virginia Woolf. How can I not love a person who as fanatical about Virginia as I am about Jane?
The crafter in me is always, always, inspired by Completly Cauchy. I love her colors and crafts. I love how she works on scrap quilts and shows you how to do it as well. I am never sure what she is working on but I know it is interesting.
Last but not least is Prada for Breakfast. I get fashion, food, pictures, books. I just love it.
Now for a few fun facts.
1. I cannot figure out how to put badges on the side of my blog. Seriously, I need help.
2. Chances are if I have ‘liked’ a post, it is about food.
3. I have been doing this blog for two years and never run out of things to talk about.
4. I appreciate everyone who bothers to leave a comment, even the spammers because they amuse me as they tell me I have ‘lifted’ a completely original blog post from somewhere else.
5. I really need to overhaul my list of bloggers I like to include new ones that I like.
6. Charles at Mostly Bright Ideas still makes me spit out coffee in laughter.
7. I look forward to the day when I can meet a fellow blogger face-to-face.
So with everything but the shouting completed, let me congratulate the nominees, ask that you visit them, comment and fall in love just a little bit.
Notes from Rumbly Cottage 
To put your award in the sidebar, use an image widget.
First click on an image (on someone’s blog) of the award you want to put in the sidebar. Copy that url. Then go to widgets, put the image widget in your sidebar, and follow the instructions.
Hope that helps – let me know if you want more details.
You have an award of your choice (or two or three or four) on my latest post.
OK, I will get to this as soon as I have a paying job finished. Sometimes one must make priorities.
I’ve got a paying job I’ve put off as well. Funny how giving free design advice is so much more gratifying. 🙂
So true!
Congratulations on your very much deserved awards! There will be more to come, to be sure.
Thanks, I do hope so.
Woo hoo there you are darling girl, now I can help you with the patches, Chgjohn sent me a step by step, let me find it and i will email it to you! it is very good and thank you for nominating me, that was so cool! And especially cool to be able to go and visit your other friends! c
I do look forward to meeting some of you. It would be nice to have a face and voice to match the pictures I see.
You are so deserving of any and all awards.
Why?
Because you are you – authentic, creative, interesting and caring .. you.
Congratulations 🙂 MJ
Thanks, EMjay. That means a lot considering how long you have been keeping up with me.
Aw, thanks! You are pretty awesome too!
Congrats! Love your note about spammers, too. I should be mad, but they are just so ridiculously funny.
I love the ones in foriegn characters that I cannot make out not matter what.
Bravo!
Yes, you deserve awards and plenty of them. To put an image in the sidebar, I’ve found it helpful to copy it to my post – which you’re normally doing anyway when you get the award. Then use your media files URL to paste to ‘add an image’ in widgets. I hope I didn’t leave out anything. That works easiest for me. Good luck!
Hi there 🙂
I followed you from Pastor J’s blog.
Congratulations on your awards . I will be reading here as often as I get a chance.
Thanks too for leaving other links for me to explore.
P.S.
Blessings
Ann
Thanks for stopping by, Ann.
Wow! Thank you! It would be nice to meet up someday, wouldn’t it?
Congrats on the awards – well deserved. If the sidebar widgets are too annoying to deal with you can add a page for awards…you’re bound to be getting more!
I had not thought about that.
Hey look! I have a badge on the side of my blog.
Good job Karyn and thanks for the link.
Congrats and thank you so much for the honor! I will be passing this along soon 🙂 Totally in agreement with #2…I can’t get enough of food blogs!
Halie