Yes, Monkeys Can be Versatile Bloggers!

Don’t worry when you are not recognized, but strive to be worthy of recognition.~ Abraham Lincoln

Thank you Patricia of Willow’s Cabin for the nomination! Your blog would be one of my nominations if you didn’t already have this award. I appreciate the recognition and am glad my blog came to mind when you were considering nominees…

Here are the rules as listed on the “The Versatile Blogger Award” blog:

• Thank the person who gave you this award
• Include a link to their blog
• Next, select 15 blogs/bloggers that you’ve recently discovered or follow regularly
• Nominate those 15 bloggers for the Versatile Blogger Award
• Finally, tell the person who nominated you 7 things about yourself

My Nominees for “The Versatile Blogger Award” are:

This was difficult for me, because I follow lots of blogs and interact with many interesting people… Anyway, in no particular order…

• Discovering Wisdom.-Pat has a lot of inspiring posts about spirituality and life on her blog. She gives good feedback on my efforts, as well as replying back to my comments on her topics.
• Gloria Embid– Gloria does wonderful illustrations and other creative projects, and injects issues relating to spirituality and life into her blog.
• Awsomem– This quirky blog has a bit of everything. I enjoy the comics and interesting facts and insights…
• Andrews Pencil– Andrew’s paintings are what originally caught my eye… They’re excellent. Lots of good art on his blog.
• Sneaking Out At Midnight– Robin produces great paintings and photography that she shares on her blog. It’s always interesting to read along with her journey through life…
• Quality Of Being– Penny has valuable insights to share about spirituality and life. Her posts are inspirational and useful too.
• Joanna Of The Forest-Thoughtful and honest commentary about spirituality and being human. She provides great feedback on some of my posts that I appreciate greatly.
• I Love Clover– A clever blog by a creative young woman named Emilee. Her drawings make me smile…
• Being Me From A to Z– Interesting writing and insights. I enjoy seeing what each new post is about.
• All We Are Saying Is…– A bit of synchronicity here… I just started reading Jim’s blog but I think he has a lot of important ideas to share…
• Super Nervous Cow– Kevin creates some awesome designs and shares them on his blog. I enjoy his whimsical images.
• Alla– Interesting thoughts, poems and drawings. Alla has provided feedback on numerous posts I have written…
• Osprey’s Lab– An eclectic blog about life and world domination…
• My [redacted] Journey– Victoria posts about her redacted journey… An insightful blog…
• Stuff My Brain Thinks– A spiritual journey worth following…

Seven things about me:

1. I live on an acre of land with lots of garden beds, three cats, two dogs, eight chickens and a stuffed monkey.
2. I’m a spiritual person, even though I don’t blog about it much. I’m a shamanic practitioner and a Reiki II practitioner.
3. I have a special affinity with crows… I love them.
4. My teenage daughter is named after the Fairy Queen of Munster, Ireland… Aine, pronounced Awn-yuh.
5. I lived in New York for the first nineteen years of my life, but have been in Florida for the past 23 1/2 years.
6. I grow a beard starting on the Autumnal Equinox and shave it off on the Vernal Equinox… September through March.
7. I’m eligible to teach history 6-12 and art K-12 but have never actually done so…

Thank you again, Patricia, for nominating me for this award, and for the chance to nominate others who are deserving of recognition…

Tags: Art, blogging