Yes indeed, it’s Award time! In fact, it’s past time! I’m late giving out these wonderful awards that were so graciously bestowed upon me by my blogger friends. Please bear with me while I give out FIVE awards!
If you are nominated for an award, or receive an award, you can choose to accept it. If you accept it, you may choose to pass it on. These awards are given to you because you have shown characteristics that are desirable as an “author/creator” of a blog, and for the message your blog presents to the blog community and the world.
I appreciate all those who have visited my blog, chosen to follow me, commented or “liked” a post. I am grateful for every one of you! You give me the confidence to try new things, to polish my skills, and to keep on posting. Thank you so much. Judy
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Hope Unites Globally HUG Award
“People do not have to give up or compromise their own religious, spiritual, or political beliefs to qualify for the Hope Unites Globally HUG Award©. They qualify for the HUG Award© when, without bias or prejudice, they use their resources and gifts to make the world a better place for everyone.”
“Those who receive the HUG Award© may paste a copy of the original
HUG Award© image into an Image widget on their website or blog
by simply copying and pasting the following image URL
into an Image widget:
http://hopesfortoday.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/hug-award1.png.“
Please do follow this link for more information on the award. This award was created by Connie @A Hope For Today.
I’d like to thank Amira and Jackie for giving me this award. I am honored to accept it and happily pass it on to spread the word about Hope for our World. Amira and Jackie are fantastic bloggers with heart and spirit. Click on their names to visit their blogs. You will certainly enjoy it!
Thank you for making the world a better place through your blogs!
My nominees for the HUG Award:
Sheila
Stefano
Andy1076
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The Awesome Blog Content Award
Thank you, Amira and Elyas for giving me this awesome award! I am quite humbled to receive it, especially from creative writers such as the two of you! Please do click on their names to visit their incredible blogs!
You will stand in awe, as I have, as you read their work.
I appreciate all those who have visited my blog, chosen to follow me, commented or “liked” a post. I appreciate every one of you! You give me the confidence to try new things, to polish my skills, and to keep on posting. Thank you so much.
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Rules for this award:
1. There is no limit to how many fellow bloggers you pass this on to. You may post the ABC sign on your blog.
2. Share some things about you, but alphabetically, just a word or two starting with each letter of the alphabet.
26 Things About Me in ABC order:
A: Airhead. lol
B: Beaches… serenity and peace~ could sit all day on a beach.
C: Chocolate addict
D: Digital photography~
E: Electronics…love ’em… am techno-disadvantaged at times…
F: Family~my heart and soul….my loves. And Friends too~
G: Greek food! Yum….gyros, feta, tzatziki sauce
H: Humor…I love to laugh until tears run down my cheeks~
I: Interested in what you have to say~
J: Jazzy Judy…love smooth jazz
K: Kind
L: I love everything & everyone~
M: Michigan, Pure Michigan! Have you been here?
N: Nasty hair. Comes out of my head curly, frizzy, you name it. Have a love/hate relationship with it. 😉
O: Olives…black and green. Eat them right from the can. yep!
P: Paris love! Mais oui! French speaking (un peu)~ plz don’t converse with me. lol
Q: Fave quote…describes me best: “We make a living by what we get; we make a life by what we give.”
~Winston Churchill
R: Repurposing: Giving new life to an old object/piece of furniture, etc.
S: snowshoes, skis, swimming & SUNSHINE!
T: Travel~anywhere!
U: United States of America~we have our problems…but I support & love our beautiful country.
V: Vintage anything!
W: Workout mantra: “I work out because I know I would’ve been the first to die in the Hunger Games.” 😉
X: Cougar XR-7 Fire Engine Red convertible…first hot car! Miss that baby!
Y: Yoga girl
Z: Zentangler
Here are my nominees for the ABC Award:
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Genuine Blogger Award
I received this award from Amira! Thank you Amira, I’m honored to receive this award from you! Please click here to go to Amira’s blog. You’ll be enchanted by her poetry, videos, stories and photos. And you’ll get a lovely peek into life in the Maldives. Sun, turquoise waters, sandy beaches, thatched roofs and glorious colors. You’ll love her blog!
I haven’t heard about any rules for this award. If you wish, you may post the Genuine Blogger Award sign on your blog page.
I like to pass it on and I am assuming I can, to any number of people.
The bloggers I chose, without doubt and without question qualify for the Genuine Award 
Candle Lighter Award
The award given to me by Amira. It was originally created by Kate.
I recommend you visit Kate’s page for more info on it.
Please make a point of visiting Amira’s blog. She has extraordinary poetry, stories, videos and peeks at her lovely homeland in the Maldives. Thank you, Amira, for giving me this wonderful award. To spread light into the darkness and around the world is such a lovely thought.
Thanks for reading!
Judy
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Thank you so much for the heart award! placing it on my blog widget 🙂 HUGS!
Wow… Congrats on all your award Judy!!! I haven’t been following you for long, but so far I love your blog & thus think you deserve every one of them!! Keep it up!! 🙂 **
Xandre…thank you so much! I got them all over a two day period a month ago. Then, I’m such a procrastinator! 😉
Congratulation Judy and I really appreciate this , Thank`s for your kindness for choosing my blog more power to you 🙂
You deserve it all, Jake. You have awesome creativity and imagination. I love seeing your new stuff! Plus, you’re a good blog friend.
well done Judy.
great post. it must have been time consuming. you have done a wonderful job.
And a huge big gigantic thank you for the lovely words about my blog, my words, my writing, my country and ME 😀
And lastly, you deserve all those awards and many more to come 😉
You are so sweet, Amira, it did take many hours! You probably noticed I used some of your words in the award introductions. I hope that was ok. What I said about you, your blog, your words & writing, and Maldives was purely from my heart.
Many more to come? oh no! 😉 lol
by the way
I like you A to Z list.
the Q quote is the best. I live by that too 🙂
Thank you! I wrote that A-Z very fast! But the Q quote is one I’ve loved for years…it used to show on my FB page until they changed everything!! I’m not surprised that you feel the same about it. 😉
Judy congratulations on your many accolades! You are deserving of every one of them. Your blog is so appealing and has something for everyone.
And thank you for thinking of me for the ABC award! I am honored and will try to do it justice!!
Take care
elisa
Thank you Elisa! The ABC Award is fun to do if it’s the only one you have to do! I rather rushed through mine! Enjoy doing yours. You have such a warm, fun blog, and one that I relate to often. I enjoy reading it a lot. I just wish I had more time to get to it!
Many thanks Judy. I am honoured that you should nominate me for the Candle Lighter Award, which I gratefully accept.
I am glad that you feel that my photography brings light to the blogging world.
I do believe that good photography does require an understanding and appreciation of light.
Congratulations to you on your well deserved awards.
Your blogs certainly “hit the spot” I look forward to following them/you in the future.
Jim…you are so kind. Thank you. You deserve this award for such an awesome blog. I love to read that you’ve posted a new photo! I like to rush over and see what it is! Opening your blog page is like opening a present at Christmas. I’m always surprised and thrilled. Thanks again for your fine photography.
“Judy, Judy Judy” ~~~
Thank you, thank you, thank you…You are so kind . Love your joyous blog—and you deserve the sackful of awards, most definitely…
kate
Oh thank you Kate. But congrats to you! I love your blog…so full of spirit! You certainly deserve this award. And it is a fun one..I had fun thinking of A-Z things about me! Some are kind of crazy, but that’s what makes it me! lol
I got the awards over two days…but I procrastinated! It’s something I need to work on!
congratulations on your award judy and i am deeply honoured for the accolade that you have given me. cheers!
You are welcome, nitzus! You certainly deserve it with your wonderful photos and your blog! I love visiting it. I just wish I had more time!
Thank you for your kind words!
Love your ABCs Judy! 🙂 We have a lot in common lol … And the awards you got are so well deserved! 🙂 You are a wonderful blogger!
Thank you, Elyas! That must be why we are friends! 😉 I have to tell you, I was going to Tag you, Amira and Nalaik Panda tomorrow! Apparently Amira beat me to it! haha She got me, you and Panda! Me thinks this Tag post is spreading like wildfire! I’ll think of other peeps.
Thank you so much and hugs to you! 🙂
You are very welcome Sheila! You deserve the award! You have an awesome blog! Hugs backatcha! xo
This is truely the academy of blog awards! Smiles. Just commending your effort, keep up the good work!
Thank you Tee! It did take a lot of effort to put that post up! lol
I keep meaning to tell you what I kick I got out of your ‘W” category, that you workout because you know you would be the first to go on The Hunger Games….so funny! You can never be too careful, though, right?? I’m doing an extra couple of reps just in case…..
hahaha! Isn’t that funny? I found it on Pinterest and “quoted” it here. I loved that one! Here we go w/reps: 1, 2, 3, 4….grunt~ 😉
Just was on your fab Peace post…love it! Who knew that background was so interesting?
Finally got around to doing an award ceremony last night and just wanted to thank you again for the HUG award! I am so honored that you thought of me for anything like that. Also, I didn’t realize that you live in MI. That’s where I’m from originally and still go back each year. I love it there and the people there are the best. 🙂 xoxo
Thank you, Sheila. And you are very welcome. You deserve that award! I agree…Michigan people are the best! Nice to hear you have MI connections!
Judy~I am so sorry it took me so long to put this post together. I really do appreciate the gift of this award, and I truly appreciate the connection we have maid as blogger-friends. thanks so much. http://believeanyway.wordpress.com/2012/03/24/awardalphabet-soup/
You are welcome and you deserve this award. As I said on your blog….I totally forgot! One of the hazards of “growing up”!! You did a slam-dunk fab job of giving it out!