What goes around comes around

Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another,
What!
You too?
I thought I was the only one.

C.S. Lewis

It made me happy to receive a blogging excellence award recently from Judy @ Cheery Tomato Productions--such an honor coming from someone who lives up to her title as CAO (Chief Artistic Officer) of her wonderful blog. She likes my eclectic blog and I like her enthusiasm for her art, family and life.

Therefore, I am sending this award and sentiment to these bloggers extraordinaire:

Wil at ReaderWil who lives in the Netherlands; when you visit her blog you'll think you are in a wonderful new place

Judy at Midlife Bliss whose blog is full of her many interests & talents with photos to prove it

Beatriz in Italy where her Suitcase Contents are like a Pandora's box of cooking with her son, her art, running and much more

So many sites I visit make my day richer, get me to thinking, get me on or off my soapbox, encourage me as well as showing me the world through their eyes. In gratitude I raise my cup of coffee to one and all.

Monday's brew

By popular demand,

the cute barista

who gave me a free cup of coffee

last week and saved me from myself. Life is good, eh?

Also in the cute department, my friend Marianne who is 'Knotminding' had a birthday on Saturday--how sly to have a birthday on a weekend--mine always falls on a Tuesday. Slip on over and wish her a happy day in spite of the fact that its now Monday. Besides having the same name as me she is a wonderful friend to everyone who knows her, generous, funny, courageous knitter and will never let you down. Plus you will be able to find out what kind of birthday cake, sandwich, yarn or flower you would be if asked. Sort of a multasker, she is.

I received an You Make My Day Award from dear Julie Marie my North Dakota neighbor who also goes by Noni (Noani). This award is for 'people whose blogs bring you happiness and inspiration and make you feel so happy about blogland.' I'm blushing. . .and enthusiastically pass this on to a few of those bloggers who make MY day, each day:

alphawoman -- a writer with a lot to say, a gracious and feisty woman whose writing always stretches me to want to write more

Wiggers World -- Tom and Jane live in the UK, great photography, great sense of humor and greatly appreciated

Inland Empire Girl --a teacher on a Reservation in the Northwest, prolific photographer and cook, dog lover and such a 'readable' writer, no ego just beauty

Julie Schuler @at House of Kewpie -- an incredible artist, mom and lovely young woman, who is Building a New and Accurate Map of the World

Yolanda -- you will see lovely photographs and learn something about yourself every time you go to her blog

Kris @Gardens By The Lake-- who lives practically next door to me in Minneapolis, a gardener and cook extraordinaire; did I mention she loves Standard Poodles?

Marianne -- brave, funny, crazyknitter, pie-lover, wise and wonderful (see above)!

Granny Smith --brimming with talent, kindness; an inspiration and dear friend

Please add this icon for your sideboards and know it is shared because you share with me!

Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another:

"What! You, too? Thought I was the only one."

C.S. Lewis