My thanks to author Mark Bierman for nominating me for the Sunshine Blogger Award which is always a lovely boost and motivator to keep turning up each day here in blogland.
The award is given out by members of the blogging community in recognition of their inspiring, creative, and motivational blogs.
I know that many of you are Award Free.. and I do understand why. Even after seven years I am always delighted to be nominated and sometimes I cannot respond because of time limitations. However, I wanted to take the opportunity to nominate a number of bloggers who I want to recognise for the great posts and generosity of spirit. There is no need to respond with a post, but I hope you will take the nomination as a mark of my respect.
If you choose to accept the Sunshine Blogger Award nomination, there are a few rules:
• Thank the blogger(s) who nominated you and link back to their blog.
• Answer 11 questions the blogger asked you.
• List the rules and display the Sunshine Blogger Award in your blog post.
• Nominate 11 new bloggers & their blogs. Leave a comment on their blog to let them know they received the award and ask your nominees 11 new questions.
Here are the 11 questions set by Mark for his nominees.
1. What is the most extreme “sport” you’ve done (if any)?
I have never done one of the really extreme, can kill you sports, but I have preferred to enjoy some of the scenery such as mountains, to hike up and down rather than throw myself off under a canopy, or on two short planks. I have never been tempted to throw myself out of a perfectly serviceable plane, but do enjoy flying in all sizes from mono to jumbo. My one vice is fast cars and whilst I have never been caught speeding, I have taken advantage of the odd abandoned aerodrome, and put my cars through their paces. I owned a Toyota Supra turbo at one point that I loved to take up to the max.
2. Do you have a favorite travel destination? If so, where?
We have been lucky to live in some great places and to travel a lot, and if there was a place that I would happily revisit time and time again it would be Hawaii or Lake Tahoe on the border of California and Nevada.
3. What is your favorite blog topic?
Tough to nail down as I have wide ranging interests but I would probably say health as that is my first love closely followed by humour.
4. Do you have a prefered time of day to blog? When?
I am on the blog most of the day, and all my posts are scheduled a week in advance except for challenges. I consider it my job and I could be in and out from 8.00 a.m. to midnight.. I love what I do so other stuff can wait.
5. Do you drink coffee while you blog?
Occasionally, but usually it is green tea during the day and a lemon and ginger tea in the afternoons.
6. Do you have pets?
Not at the moment unfortunately, but a dog is on the wish list for when we move from this house at some point in the year. Does my husband count?
7. If you were trying to fix a broken shovel handle and a 500 pound gorilla came up to you with a roll of tape, what would you do?
Take the tape, fix the shovel and offer him a banana or other refreshment.
8. Do you prefer to swim in a pool or a natural body of water?
I have some encounters in natural bodies of water including being stung by several jellyfish all at the same time when I was a child. I now like the clear water of a swimming pool so I can see who is sharing the water with me.
9. It’s Thanksgiving- turkey, some other type of meat, or no meat?
We don’t celebrate Thanksgiving in Ireland (except on the odd day the sun comes out) instead of turkey at Christmas we tend to have steak fajitas with margaritas.. and ice-cream.
10. Given the choice, would you prefer a spider or a snake in your home?
I lived in Sri Lanka as a small child and was dragged kicking and screaming away from snakes such as cobras that looked interesting and I now have a healthy respect for them and their ability to do me harm. So I would choose a spider as they are easier to entice outside with a piece of paper and a glass.
11. What type of music do you listen to?
The 1960s and 1970s were my decades and I love rock, country, contemporary and some classical..it depends on my mood and how fast I need to walk on my treadmill.
Here are my 11 questions for my nominees.
- What is the most daring thing you have done?
- Name one item still on your bucket list.
- If you had a time machine, would you choose to live in the past or the future?
- What is your favorite movie of all time?
- What is one piece of advice you would give to your younger self?
- What is one of your guilty pleasures?
- Do you have any pets?
- Tell us about one thing that really gets your goat.
- Who would you invite to a celebrity dinner. List 5, dead or alive?
- What is your most annoying bad habit?
- Name your current favorite song playing on your playlist right now.
And here are my 11 nominees
If you are reading this and would like to participate then please do and if you link back to me I will make sure to share your post. Thanks Sally.
About Mark Bierman
Born and raised on a farm near Brockville, Ontario, Mark Bierman’s childhood consisted of chores, riding horses, snowmobile races across open fields, fishing trips to a local lake, and many other outdoor adventures. He was also an avid reader of both fiction and non.
Transitioning towards adulthood also meant moving from the farm and into large urban areas that introduced this “country boy” to life in the big cities.
After a short stint as a private investigator, he moved into the role of Correctional Officer, working at both Millhaven Institution and Kingston Penitentiary, until it closed.
Find out more about Mark’s novel Vanished and read the reviews: Amazon US – And: Amazon UK
Thanks for dropping by and enjoy the week ahead. thanks Sally.
Congratulations!
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Thank you and enjoy your weekend.
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You are most welcome. Have a great weekend too!
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Loved your answers, Sally.
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Thanks Mary.. xx
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Fabulous responses to Mark’s questions, Sally. I am doing mine tomorrow.
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Fantastic Robbie.. look forward to it..hugsx
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Congrats! Thank you so much. So sorry for the delay. My website crashed this week. We’ve moved it to a new hosting provider, and I’m playing catch-up now. As soon as that’s sorted out, I’ll come back to this. 🙂
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No hurry James.. you have more than enough on your plate at the moment.. xx
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Congratulations
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Thank you very much..
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Congratulations, Sally! Well deserved, I say, and I thoroughly enjoyed reading your answers. We think alike on swimming, for sure. I lived in a state surrounded by sunny beaches, beautiful lakes, and crystal clear, spring-fed rivers. But I do NOT swim in any body of water that isn’t enclosed in turquoise concrete! That’s my rule, and thanks to my rigorous adherence to it, I still have all my basic bodily parts, though to be sure, time has reshaped and rearranged some of them. 😀 Super post! ❤
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Coming from such a wildlife lover Marcia that is comforting to know. I look upon it as preventing extinction in whichever animal takes a bite!! ♥
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I love wildlife, for sure, but to me, that doesn’t mean I have to invade their territory, especially not when kicking and splashing are involved. I enjoy the heck out of our critters, but I prefer to give them plenty of respect–and space–while I observe them. It just makes sense to me. They don’t come into my dining room and I don’t go into theirs. 😀 😀 😀
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With you all the way Marcia..live and let live..hugsxx
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Fun insights into you, Sally. Snakes in Sri Lanka! Yikes!
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Thanks Jacqui.. not to mention the 2 legged ones along the way !! xx
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Congratulations, Sally! Great answers. Even though I’m a vegan, I have to admit your Christmas dinner sounds pretty good. And I agree that the music of the 60s and 70s is still the best. And thanks for the nomination!
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Thanks Jim.. we often have vegetables fajitas and they are pretty handy to have in the freezer for emergencies… and delighted to nominate you…x
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I liked the questions YOU proposed – (better than the questions that were put to you) – Always interesting stuff…
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Thanks Grace, I quite like answering questions like this as they make me dig a little deeper for answers… hugsx
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Thank you, Sally!
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I agree!
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I certainly enjoy answering yours…
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Thank you:)
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Congratulations, Sally. You are sunshine for sure.
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Thank you John… ♥
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Well said! 🙂
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Thanks Pat..xx
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Thank you, Patricia.
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Yes, husbands count as pets. 😀
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Good…xx
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Congratulations, Sally! Sunshine Blogger aptly describes you. I’ve got an awful lot on my plate these days, so I’m not sure that I’ll take part. Some of the people you nominated would also be on my list.
Thanks for getting back to me with the answers to my questions. I didn’t want you to think I was ignoring your suggestions. I’ll be following your advice and making some changes to my blog next week.😊
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Thank you Pete and no worries about doing a post, just very happy to nominate you… and if something I have suggested is helpful then great and I hope that you find useful.. hugsx
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Congrats, Sally. I enjoyed reading your interview answers!
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Thank you Becky..xx
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Congratulations Sally, you are indeed the sunshine for our fraternity. Love and hugs.
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Thank you Balroop that is lovely ♥
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Congratulations on your award, Sally, very well-deserved! I enjoyed reading your responses to the questions, particularly your love of fast cars. Thank you for nominating me; unfortunately, I won’t be able to participate.
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That’s fine Liz, the idea is to promote bloggers and a response is not necessary…hugsxx
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Good to know, thanks!
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Congratulations, Sally! Well deserved, and by the way loving your Thanksgiving tradition too. 😉 Michael
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Thanks Michael.. do love my fajitas…xx
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Congrats Sal on this lovely award, well -deserved. I loved reading your answers, frightening that with all your tellings I learn more things eerily similar between us. Yay for pools and fajitas instead of turkey! ❤
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Separated at birth Debby… or our mothers were!! hugsxx♥
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Fact!!! ❤ xx
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Congratulation, Sally! So very well deserved, as everyone mentioned 🙂
I can relate to swimming in clear water pools – and for the same reasons…
Thank you so much for nominating me 🙂 So excited about this 🙂
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Thanks Pat and my pleasure..hugsx
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A truly deserved award, Sally. Love the questions and the answers!
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Thank you Olga.. I was delighted.. hugsx
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Congratulations, Sally! And, thank you for the nomination. I have been nominated three times and trying to figure out how to incorporate all the questions into one blog. 🙂 It may be a long one. Hugs!
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My pleasure Jan and I am sure you could mix and match between the three lots… nobody would mind..hugsx
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Wow thanks so much for this, I am honoured. I have had blog awards in the past but have never displayed them, too shy! I appreciate your nomination and would ask that I come back to it when things are a little quieter and I can really concentrate on nominations and questions…would this be all right? I do hope so. Once again, appreciate you thinking of me. Chuffed. xx
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No worries Jane.. it is open ended and delighted to nominate you..hugsx
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I am naughty, I got several over the years and each time there was a reason I couldn’t do them on time and I felt bad going back so much later. xx
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I have had to say ‘thanks but not at the moment’ to several Jane, but from time to time I enjoy answering great questions… Of course you could always create your own award…hugsxx
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LOL I wonder what I’d call it? Food for thought. x
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Congratulations, Sally. This is always a great inspiration. ❤
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Sally, what terrific questions from Mark and I loved your answers. I too would be frightened for life of cobras if I came across one as a child (or ever!) yeah, another fan of lemon and ginger tea and for some reason this calls out to be an afternoon drink! As for your pet answer,I laughed out loud. 😀
Thank you so much for the nomination, Sally – I’m honoured and it means a lot to me. I was nominated last year and posted in March. However, I love your questions and am already composing mental answers to them and am so tempted to share them. Many thanks again, Sally! hugs xx ❤️
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Glad you enjoyed Annika and there is no obligation as very happy you have responded here… but if you do a post I am sure you own questions will be great…hugs ♥
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Thank you, Sally, for taking the time to answer my questions! I liked your answers, especially to number six, 🙂 ! You’ve lived an interesting life, having lived in many different places! Your blog is always interesting you deserved to be nominated!
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Thank you Mark it was fun..
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Dear Sally, thank you again for nominating me. This award means a lot to me 🙂 Sally, you have supported me so much this past year, it is an honor and a great motivation being nominated by you. Much love and gratitude 🙂
Here are my answers: https://alluringcreations.co.za/wp/sunshine-blogger-award/
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Thank you so much Pat and any support has been reciprocated many times over.. hugs ♥
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Well deserved, Sally! I think I would pick snakes over spiders. 🙂
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Thanks Jennie.. size comes into it too.. never met a tarantula but I might need a very big glass.. xxx
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Congratulations! We love Hawaii, too. We go every five years to celebrate our anniversary. We started on our 20th and two times in between because we got a great deal from Costco.
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How wonderful Mary Anne.. stunning place.. xx
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Congratulations on your award nomination. Be safe.
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Thank you…have a good week
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