Where have I been?

My last blog post was over 7 months ago! It's not that I have forgotten all of you faithful followers, nor that I was stricken down with some mysterious ailment nor even that ran off with a tall, dark and handsome lover. It's just that every time I thought of writing a blog post I would have a panic attack! Palms sweating, breath coming short, butterflies (or maybe demons) fluttering about in my innards....I'm sure you know the feeling.

Well, today is the day I stand up to my terror. Stick out my tongue. Turn my back. And walk bravely into the future. I can do this!!!

An award!

I just got home from a week visiting my father on the Oregon Coast and what should I find? A blog award!! http://newdominionblues.blogspot.com/ had notified me the she has passed on a KreativBlogger award on to me and six other bloggers. I must admit that I'm rather stunned since I'm a blogging neophyte but I humbly accept and most gratefully pass this honor on to some worthy bloggers. The only requirement of this award is to list 7 (my favorite number!) things I love and to pass the award on to 7 honorable bloggers and, of course, letting them know they won! So here are seven loves (hard to pick only seven.)

I love:

• Moss and mushrooms and moonbeams.
• The tell-tale sparkle of a fairy’s passing.
• The blush pink color of Thumbelina’s rose petal blanket.
• The hush of the forest at dusk.
• The crisp clear scent of a waterfall.
• The glinting of sunlight off a dragonfly’s wings.
• The smell of rain and the sound of thunder.

I am honored to pass this award on to:

• Sue at http://bartonoriginals.blogspot.com/
• Catherine at http://imagocorvi.blogspot.com/
• Julie at http://thepeacefulpeacock.wordpress.com/
• Maryann at http://maryanncleary.blogspot.com/
• Alison at http://paintandink.blogspot.com/
• Justine at http://potomacrivergoods.blogspot.com/
• Suzannah at http://thewindandraincreations.blogspot.com/