Thank you slesser1013 for nominating me for the Sunshine Award. I’ve been nominated for this one before, but I’m always thrilled to get it, because I am enough of a hippy to be thrilled at the idea that my blog sends a bit of Sunshine into the World.

Rules for Nominees

1. Display the Award on your blog.
2. Announce your win with a post and thank the blogger who awarded you.
3. Present around 10 deserving bloggers with the Award – “who positively and creatively inspire others in the blogosphere.”
4. Link your awardees in the post and let them know of their being awarded with a comment.
5. Write 10 interesting things about you.

10 Interesting Things About Me

1. I am an ashamed, proud ex-hippy
2. I HATE the Cold
3. I am, by nature, a night person
4. Most of my friends are morning people (see # 3 — ugh)
5. I’ve been a widow for 19 years
6. I dislike hypocrisy, bigotry and ignorance, because all of them can be fixed
7. I love Art of all kinds
8. I am a photographer, a painter and a writer
9. I a love music, I love performance art, live theatre, Opera, and ballet
10. I am a Feminist and I am 100% devoted to the Rights of Women and Children.

My 10 nominees are:

1. linne
2. TersiaBurger
3. Sue Dreamwalker
4. Petrel41
5. inavukic
6. MsTranquility
7. PrayingForOneDay
8. Scottishmomus
9. HuntForTruth
10. Xena
11. Godtisx
12. Andrea
13. BarbaraFranken

Thank you to Quarter Acre Lifestyle for nominating me for the SunShine Award.  The blog is source of light and air and love in the world and worth a look!

So the rules of this award are the following:

1) Use the logo above in the post.
2) Link to whoever nominated you.
3) Write ten pieces of information about yourself.
4) Nominate ten fellow bloggers “who positively and creatively inspire others in the blogsphere.”
5) Leave a comment on the nominees’ blogs to tell them of the award.

Ten pieces of information about myself:

1.I love Irises and roses

2. I love to write and paint

3. I love to listen to music: Classic rock, classical music, jazz, blues, zydeco

4; I love opera and ballet

5. I love sunshine and warm breezes

6. I love reading

7. I really am an idealist

8. I love my grandchildren; all nine of them

9. I love my friends

10. I like ice cream

My 10 Nominees

1. RoSy
2. Mountainmae
3. Social Awareness
4. Willowdot21
5. Moorbey’s
6. Source of Inspiration
7. Dr. Rex
8. Renard Moreau
9. Petrel41
10. BooknVolume
11. Petchary’s BLog
12. Looking for Reasoning in a Complicated World
13. Return of the Modern Philosopher