Firstly it is always really great to get an award! So thank you so much to Rosalyn of Mission to Mars for nominating me for the Versatile Blogger Award. I have to admit to feeling slightly daunted by the task of fulfilling all the requirements – so much so, that a couple of years ago when Jackie of Knitting with Heart kindly nominated me for the Liebster Award I turned it down as I was just not sufficiently au fait with bogland to nominate so many other blogs – I still had my ‘L’ plates on. I have felt slightly mean about that ever since – SORRY Jackie – it was very ungracious of me.
But this time I will give it a go!
7 things about myself:
1. I am proud to say I hosted the International Camp of the Dances of Universal Peace for about 5 years.
2. My Welsh Grandfather was the youngest Headmaster of a secondary school in Herefordshire at the age of 24 and introduced gardening lessons for all his pupils. He was born in Pembrokeshire and taught in Woebley.
3. I was a massage therapist and Humanistic Counsellor.
4. I have danced naked in the moonlight – well who hasn’t! (must do that again soon!)
5. I continue to live in a completely chaotic jumble of creative projects and have given up trying to be anything other than who I am.
6. I love to support anyone in their own form of creativity, especially my (8) grandchildren who I love with such immensity and depth and passion, it is hard to contain the vibrations of feeling at times, and I miss them ridiculously when I don’t see them. This has come as a complete surprise to me and I have to keep it just a bit under wraps so as not to flood my children and their children with constant nonsensical babblings of delight! I know that sounds weird and over-the-top, but that is how it feels!!
7. Birdwatching soothes my spirit.
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And the 15 fabulous blogs I nominate for the Versatile Blogger Award:
1. Bluedaisy a brilliant photo challenge, travel and crafting
2. Umpteen Things, self sufficiency with oodles of energy and joy
3. Nanacathydotcom a fellow grandmother with an amazing array of wonderful craft projects
4. Murtagh’s Meadow, a nature lover’s gently engaging blog from Ireland
5. Knitting with Heart full of heart, knitting and a generous sharing and linking to others – the Pinterest pages are a must visit!
6. Draw Doodle Decorate stunning paintings and more
7 .Sinnenrausch, stunning photos, such a beautifully sophisticated lifestyle blog
8. Randomosity this is the post that grabbed me – check out the Drumming!
10. Eco Footprint South Africa
11. Edwinaepisodes
– 15. I have failed! I know there must be so many other wonderful blogs out there deserving of this award, but so many I would have nominated already have the award. If I spend any more time looking I’ll never get this out there!
Thank you once again Rosalyn.
Please feel free to mention a few more blogs you think deserve to be on the list!
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Thanks again for the nomination – on reflection I think the post will be very similar to the Liebster award that I did no so long ago, so I hoped you don’t mind me declining – this time – though I am really honored – here is a link to the other one. Thanks again
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I completely understand!!! Of course that is absolutely fine!
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Congrats on your award, Sandra 🙂 You are indeed a craftily versatile blogger! 🙂 ♥ ❤
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Ha Ha! Thank you! 😉 xxxx
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Thanks for the nomination, Sandra 🙂 You’ve lived an interesting life! But oh dear, you needn’t have felt badly about opting out from my previous nomination to you!!! . . . Awards are indeed a fun effort. I’ll be honoured to accept this award asap 🙂 Hopefully sooner than later, since I’m now working solely on the iPad 🙂 ♥ ❤
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Gosh – I don’t know how you do it on the iPad, I tried and gave up – back to the Lap-top for me. Re ‘my interesting life’ – someone called me ‘middle-of-the-road’ in my twenties, and I think I have been trying to prove them wrong ever since – ha ha ha!!!!
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Heh… ‘guess stubborness is a good thing, sometimes! 😉 As for the iPad, I’d rather be bloging on my iMac… Very thankful for the iPad back-up, though!!! 🙂 ♥ ❤
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Sounds like the iMac might return at some stage – in the meantime, hurray for the iPad! 😉 xx
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Yeah, there’ll be another iMac… Hopefully sooner than later! Until then, that lil’ iPad is my blogful sanity-saver!!! 🙂 ♥ ❤
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Congrats on the award. Interesting that you have a Welsh grandfather from Pembrokeshire. I have a Welsh grandmother from Camarthen.
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That’s a nice link! I’m very proud of my Welsh roots and try to get back to Solva at least once a year. As a child we used to drive through Carmarthen on our way to stay with my Grandparents and always drove past the Merlin oak, all propped up with iron railings.
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Congrats on the award Sandra, you’re so deserving 🙂
The sacred arts camp sounds like a wonderful experience. I just love those type of gatherings of like energies. Did many entire families go together?
I thought I was brave swimming naked, but dancing in the moonlight sounds much more freeing!!
Ha, ha! I bet your children and grandchildren have their suspicions about your immense love for them 😉 That photo alone says volumes about your feelings. Does her mum allow her to paint in the kitchen like you do? It took me a couple of children to see the art and not the mess and just go with the flow…
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Thank you Melissa. I was going to give your blog this award too but saw you already had it – is that right? If not, I’m compiling VB Award take two as already I’ve seen more blogs I could have included – I should not have panicked myself into posting – duh! The Sacred Arts Camp is the most amazing experience! Whole families come from all over the world – click the International Camp link to find out more if you are interested. There is always a fabulous programme of kids activities.
The messy painting was done when Miss E was 2 and my only grandchild and I had so much more time to allow these things to happen – my daughter (her Mum) is pretty liberal but free-style painting like this can only be done outside in the garden now there are three of them!!!!
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A thoroughly deserved award. Lovely to read ‘the seven things ‘about yourself’ and THANK YOU for nominating me. I did the Liebster Award not so long ago so will have to think about this one
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Gosh – yes, take your time, and only if you want to!!! I love your blog!
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Thank you so much for nominating me for the award.. I am thrilled and flattered. 🙂
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Oh that’s so cool! You deserve it !!!
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Well done on the award! And I love the creative messy painting photo. Thanks for sharing. x
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Thanks Kim. So glad you like the messy painting, it was fun to see a two year old exploring paint with no restrictions – she enjoyed the clearing up too, done with the same vigour and enthusiasm.
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Thanks for my award. I feel quite over whelmed. I will be putting my thinking cap on now!
Well done on your award. I agree totally with you on the subject of grandchildren. And what an amazing array of facts. Mine won’t be as inspiring. Mine will be far more mundane!
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I know what you mean by feeling overwhelmed! Only accept if you want to. i was nominated ages ago and this post has been sitting for far too long in my ‘drafts’. It is fun to do and I do like spreading the word about lovely blogs – but 15!!!! That’s a LOT!!! ❤
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I thought you might understand about the Grandchildren thing! ❤
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