Silent Sundays: An Apology, An Award and A Few of my Favorite Things!

For this not so Silent Sunday.  I firstly, must apologize.  I was given an award, twice, by two lovely bloggers about a month or so ago and I totally forgot about it.  I am so sorry.  I meant to post it and got busy and whoosh....out of sight, out of mind.  

I want to say thank you to:  Unikorna of Why I Wake Up Everyday and 
Botanist of Views From the Bald Patch.  They both bestowed upon me this 
unique award.   Please pop by and greet them and their interesting and unique blogs.   The rules of this award are:  I must post my most interesting and successful posts in a number of specific categories.  Hmmm....


The most beautiful post:
My Three Sons, because after all, my children are definitely the most beautiful thing I've ever created...this is difficult.
The most popular post:
Well, if I am going by the post that has had the most comments than it would be Peaches and Orange 
The most controversial post:
I don't believe any of my posts are controversial.  It's not that type of blog.  Sorry!
The most helpful post:
Recycled Art For The Soul I don't know how helpful it was, but it was a basic demonstration of how to recycle an old bit of art.
The most surprisingly successful post:
Punk, I Mean Pink  I was truly surprised by how many people liked it.  I wasn't expecting that, at all. 
The most underrated post: Lines in Ink  This was only my second post and nobody really new I existed yet, in the blogworld, that is.  My two besties commented.  :)
Finally, the most pride-worthy post: Rural Murals This was my very first post and this has been one of my favorite projects.  Doing a mural for the children's Library, one of my favorite places.


Now to pass this on to some more deserving bloggers.  Just a quick note, if you don't get around to posting this award, my feelings won't be hurt.  I do know that it takes extra time to do these.  :)


Nate I promise, he will crack you up.  Go visit him, for giggles. 
Tara  Her blog always makes me smile.  She is like the cheerleader for the blog world, always full of cheer to spread around.
Kristin  Full of sunshine and sweetness, her art and heart are filled with joy to bless others with.
Julie  A wealth of information, presented in an unusual way, that will make you laugh so hard, you pee your pants. 
Thanks again for the awards and I hope you all enjoy these awesome blogs.

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Now on to my Silent Sunday: A Few of My Favorite Things.
I am sharing our all time favorite Halloween movies. We watch them every year. Sublime!!

 An all time favorite.  This takes me back to my childhood.  

 The Halloween Tree, movie and book by Ray Bradbury.  ahhhh....love them.

 How can you not love a movie with Cary Grant, "Boris Karloff" (Raymond Massey is mistaken for Boris throughout the movie) and Peter Lorre?  Classic!

 Dracula, Dead and Loving It.  So stupid and yet, so funny.

 Practical Magic...practically magical.  Love this movie.

 Awesomely creepy.  The Other's....great movie.  (This is of course, the other great Nicole Kidman flick)  hehe.

Curse of the WereRabbit....funny, clever, adorable....Love!! 

Something Wicked This Way Comes, another Ray Bradbury.  Wonderful.

And lastly, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. The Disney version is fantastic and fun to sing along with and Sleepy Hollow, the Johnny Depp filled one.  

Hope you enjoyed visiting today, have a Hauntingly Happy Day! 

A Challenge, An Award And A Few Photographs

Seven Days
Seven Deadly Sins
Seven Flash Fictions up to 100 words
Starting 7/7

I'm not a writer, but I know many of you are brilliant at it.  So, I thought I'd share this awesome blog event that will be happening in just a few days.  To sign up, head on over to Antimony's blog, while you're there, read her lovely poetry.  

A Major Award:
I recently received this awesome award from Charmalot.  She is addicted to reading, writing, laughing and sugar.  That makes her pretty fabulous in my world.  Check out her cheery blog and you'll see what I mean.

And now for The Rules:

1. Thank and link back to the person giving you the award.  Thank you, Charmalot! :)
2. Share 7 Things About Yourself.
3. Award 10-15 Blogs Who You Think Deserve This Award. 
4. Contact these bloggers and let them know about the award.


7 Things:


1. When my husband and I were first married, whenever I was at home sick, he'd stop on his way home and pick up 3 things for me.  Chicken Noodle Soup, Juice and a Spiderman Comic Book.  He's my hero!   


2. I am a movie-aholic.  Hooray for Netflix!!


3. I have too many hobbies and not enough attention span.


4. I am horrible at video games, the bosses scare me and make me scream.  I do okay with Tetris and Puzzle League though.


5. I enjoy reading Ogden Nash.


6. I spend more time taking pictures on my walks, then walking. 


7. I have moved 36 times in my life. 




Fellow Bloggers:
(I am only going to award 3 blogs, I'm tired, hope that's okay!)

The first goes to Hektor Karl, whose blog I have recently stumbled upon and so happy I did.  Before visiting him, grab some tea, get cozy and be ready to let the beauty of his words wash over you.  

Next blog you should check out is Joanna, her artwork is incredible.  There are so many adjectives I could use to describe it, but I think you should just go see for yourself.  Lovely!

And last, but definitely not least is Jessica, she is also an exceptional artist.  I adore her artwork.  It is very colorful and whimsical.  Please go visit her.  I know you'll be happy you did.

Thank you to all of my amazing blog friends, you are all wonderful, stylish, creative and lovely to know.  Have a wonderful weekend and Happy 4th.  


A Few Photographs:

I'm not a photographer, but I do enjoy taking pictures on occasion, when something or someone catches my eye.  At the moment, I only have my phone for a camera, but I thought that maybe once a week, I'd share the moments I've captured, with you.  (I apologize ahead of time, if I happen to re post any pictures.)

The Sweetest Award!

Thank you, Bryce!

Yesterday, I was given this awesomely yummy award by

The Bryce Daniels Preservation Society

If you've not yet met him or visited his blog, I definitely recommend you do so.

He is a groovy dude.  You will enjoy his writing, pictures (both past and present) and his wittyness, which comes in generous doses.  Please pop on over and get to know him, you'll be glad you did.

Bryce, thank you, thank you, thank you!   :)

And now, a few sweet rules:

1. Thank the person who gave you the award and link back to them.

2. Include 7 random tidbits about yourself.

3. Pass award on to 5 others and link to their blogs.

4. Let the people know you've given them the award.  

Seven Random Tidbits:

(And because I'm a visual person, I'm adding pictures!) 

1. Running makes me laugh, being chased makes me laugh even harder. 

(sorry, I have no pictures for this one)

2. I met my husband at the Olive Garden.

3. I prefer stormy/cloudy days over sunny days.

4. I buy my shoes in the kids department.

5. We had a pet squirrel once.  His name was Peanut, 

we raised him from a baby.

6. I adore events that require you to dress up, 

our last potluck was Super Hero themed.

7.  I've recently come to realize that Neil Diamond's greatest hits, is like the soundtrack for my childhood.

And there you have it!  Me, in a random nutshell!

Just Desserts:

And now to pass this lovely award on to 5 other sweet bloggers.

Firstly, to Robin, she was one of the first bloggers I met and she is definitely very sweet. She too, is an artist and is also on the road to writing and discovery.  She's fantastic and I have truly enjoyed getting to know her better. 

Next is Noemi, whom I also adore.  She lives in Spain and makes gorgeous jewelry that she sells on Etsy.  She is a lovely and tremendously sweet spirit.  

Tara is the epitome of sweet.  Her blog is full of poetry, tidbits of very useful information, flash fiction, comics and jokes.  She is bright and sunny, and always makes sure to share her bit of sunshine with everyone.    

Kristen is a blogger that I've very recently met.  She is hosting the Summer of Color, which I'm hoping to participate in, but have yet to.  Her blog is filled with goodies for the eyes and the soul.  She is very talented and her blog is also rather informative.  I'm loving it.  

Daniele has an amazing blog, filled with her gorgeous artwork, passion, photography and wonderful honesty.  I've only just found her blog, but I truly admire her boldness and creativity.  

It was difficult to choose only 5 blogs to pass this on to.  Please take a moment to check them all out, they're all filled with beauty, passion and sweetness.  

I'm certain you will enjoy them as much as I do.  

Have a sweet weekend and to all of you dads out there, 

A very happy and wonderful Father's Day to you!  

Awards!! Wow!!

Wow, I am feeling so honored today.  I checked my blog and have received two awards today.

Thank you so much!  This is truly exciting.

Thank you to everyone for visiting my blog and commenting on my artwork, I really appreciate your support and encouragement.  I am also enjoying meeting some really awesome, fun and creative people in the blog world.  I never realized that it truly is a world of it's own.  It's such an adventure, I am definitely enjoying this experience.  Thank you, thank you, thank you!! :)

This award came from Dierdra at http://astorybookworld.blogspot.com/p/awards.html.

I highly recommend checking out her blog, it is very beautiful and she writes YA Fantasy books and does beautiful artwork.  Thank you Dierdra!  This award is one of her pieces of art.  I love it!

You can also go to her blog and recommend other bloggers for awards.  

This award came from Li at http://lisavooght.blogspot.com/

Li writes Flash Fiction.  Microfiction or really short stories. 

She is witty and clever and very enthusiastic.  Check out her blog for

some quick, quirky and fun stories.

Thank you Li for your encouragement.  

I would like to pass this on to:  

Robin at  http://raszart.blogspot.com/

She does beautiful collage type artwork.  It is inspiring and colorful

and makes me happy when I see it.  She has an amazing spirit as well, very encouraging and thoughtful.

Thank you, Robin!

Lisa at http://lkramer14.wordpress.com/

Lisa is a lovely woman with so much creativity flowing through her. 

She writes beautifully and expresses herself by painting word pictures. She is also

starting to actually paint and doing a fantastic job of it.  I love reading her blog, it's interesting and insightful.  Thank you, Lisa!

 Carla at http://apainterlylife.blogspot.com

Carla's blog is so peaceful.  When I go visit there I suddenly feel completely at peace.

She has beautiful quotes, photography and tells simply about her day and the beauty

she has seen in it.  

Thank you, Carla!

I recommend visiting all of these wonderful blogs and sharing in the loveliness that they each hold.