Thank You Laura! My Blogger Award & 5 Star Review!
Hello everyone! I’ve been really sick this last week, and I have not been able to get much done where the social media is concerned. I am now finally feeling well enough to dive back into it all! The first on my agenda is to send a great big THANK YOU to Laura Thomas aka “fuonlyknew” for nominating me for “The Most Inspiring Blogger Award”!! I am very honored to have been nominated by such a wonderful friend and blogger!! This award is also my very first and I will display it proudly! Thank you again Laura!
I couldn’t resist putting my own twist on the award image! 🙂
I highly recommend visiting and following Laura’s blog! She always has something fun posted! —>http://fuonlyknew.wordpress.com/2012/07/14/thank-you-ella-my-most-inspiring-blogger-award/
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I believe the next step is to share 7 things about myself and to nominate 7 other inspiring bloggers, so here goes:
1. I have 2 grown kids (my son Dallas and my daughter Cirocco) and 4 granddaughters between the two of them.
2. My wife and I were in a rock n’ roll band called “Starchild” for nearly 15 years.
3. I am dyslexic and love to invert words and sing entire songs backwards for comedic relief.
4. I can’t feel heat in my hands after being given a tetanus shot when I was 12.
5. I worked as a Professional Commercial Photographer for over 20 years and have a Masters degree in Photography.
6. My two favorite breeds of cats are Manx and Siamese (specifically blue and lilac point). Over the course of 30 years I have owned at least 6 siamese cats named Dejah.
7. My favorite color is green, the only true color…of course. He he he
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Now, in no particular order, I would like to nominate these 7 awesome bloggers!
Caron Rider – http://caronrider.blogspot.com
Alex Laybourne – http://alexlaybourne.com
Kay Glass – http://kayglassauthor.wordpress.com
Nick Thacker – http://www.nickthacker.com
Eden Baylee – http://edenbaylee.wordpress.com
Tanja Segal – http://authortanjasegal.blogspot.com
Belinda Witzenhausen – http://bwitzenhausen.wordpress.com
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I was also incredibly honored to receive an amazing 5 star review of my Poetry book “Tapestry” from Laura Thomas! This review was very heartfelt and I am beyond pleased to hear that she enjoyed reading my poetry!
Here is the link to her review of “Tapestry” – http://fuonlyknew.wordpress.com/2012/07/16/a-tapestry-of-words/
Be sure to visit her blog…she is currently holding a giveaway for a chance to win one paperback copy or one of five e-book copies of “Wormwood” by D.H. Nevins! Here is the link to go read her review of “Wormwood” and enter the contest: http://fuonlyknew.wordpress.com/2012/07/20/giveawayreviewinterview-wormwoodi-didnt-have-a-clue/
Many, many thanks Laura! 🙂
Posted on July 21, 2012, in Blogger Awards, Reviews and tagged 5 star review, Alex Laybourne, Belinda Witzenhausen, blogger award, Caron Rider, Eden Baylee, fuonlyknew, indie author, Kay Glass, Laura Thomas, Nick Thacker, poetry, solitaire parke, Tanja Segal, Tapestry. Bookmark the permalink. 15 Comments.
Solitaire Parke - Sci-Fi/Fantasy Books 
Thank you for the nomination. I am honored.
Have a great Sunday
Alex
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I believe you deserved it! 🙂 Hope your weekend was good too.
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So thrilled you nominated me Solitaire, and the best thing about these awards is connecting with everyone and learning more about the person who gave me the award. Green is your favorite color? Ha, why am I not surprised? Mine is red and it’s the complementary color of green, so that explains why we are friends 😉
Hope you’re feeling better, lovely.
eden
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I am feeling better, thank you! Couldn’t think of anyone more deserving than YOU! 🙂 Green…hmm…did my website give it away? He he he.
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Congratulations Soitaire! It’s a very fitting award for you. 🙂 Big props to Laura for nominating you as well.
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Thank you very much! Laura is an awesome lady! 🙂
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Congratulations Solitaire, you definitely deserve it my friend! Thanks so much for nominating me, I am truly honoured! 🙂 It’s so great to learn more about you! I like Siamese cats too, we have a blue point..they are definitely….hmm hmm “unique” in character…LOL! Wishing you a wonderful day! 🙂
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Thank you so much Belinda! I felt the exact same way when I nominated you! 🙂 My daughter also has a blue, named Sorsha – beautiful animal! If nothing else, Siamese are definitely auditory! Thanks again! Looking forward to reading your post – been a bit behind these days.
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Congrats Solitaire. Kudos to Laura for nominating a worthy blogger.
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Thank you! I agree, Laura deserves all of the kudos and much more! 🙂
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So happy you are enjoying your award Solitaire. It is very much deserved! My review of Tapestry was from the heart. I am still reading your poems. Try to read a couple every morning before work. It is going to become my travel book, a book I take with me to relax while away from home:) I reread some favorites and your book is full of post-it notes to make it easy to find them:) Thank you for your kind words.
Is there a story behind the name Dejah?
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Dejah Thoris was the princess of Helium, capitol city of Barsoom. She was also John Carter’s main squeeze. All of this comes from “A Princess of Mars”, my favorite book EVER! 🙂 I was always afraid to publish the poetry, for fear that people wouldn’t like it; so it really warms my heart when someone says that they enjoy it! Makes writing poetry seem worthwhile! Thanks again, Laura! 🙂
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Adding a few more poems to my favorite list. Your poetry is wonderful Solitaire, what’s not to like my friend:)
Posted reviews of Tapestry on Amazon and Goodreads also.
http://www.amazon.com/review/RHEFXGPCQK6Z5
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/379206769
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Hello again, here is my response to your wonderful post! http://bwitzenhausen.wordpress.com/2012/07/23/the-most-inspiring-blogger-award/ Hope you are feeling better! Wishing you a wonderful week my friend! 🙂
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Thank you very much for the nomination Solitaire! I am very happy for you too! 🙂 Congratulations! Sorry, that I did not respond right after you wrote me the message. Right now I have so many problems here and I don’t know anymore what to do… But Really, I appreciate, that you put me up for your nomination! 🙂
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