Many thanks for
DL Shackleford for nominating me for the Liebster Award. Stop over and visit DL, a fellow A to Z April blog challenge survivor. The word
Liebster means "Dearest or Beloved" and is awarded to up-and-coming bloggers with fewer than 200 followers as a way to promote and recognize their blogs. There is no obligation to accept the Liebster, but those who do must do the following:
State 11 facts about yourself.
Answer 11 questions posed by the blogger who nominated you.
Nominate up to 11 new bloggers for the Liebster Award. Go to their blogs and let them know.
Ask them 11 new questions.
Be sure to thank the blogger who nominates you with a link back to his or her blog. Easy!
Okay, here are 11 random facts about me:
I have a statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary in my back yard.
One of my favorite books is the dictionary.
I'm prone to dizzy spells and headaches.
I procrastinate.
I hate talking on the telephone.
There are too many trees in my back yard.
I like to cook and try to cook healthy -- but mostly I don't (cook or cook healthy).
I once rescued a baby squirrel and used to carry it around in my pocket.
I used to love horseback riding but haven't done it in years.
I have a very loose work ethic.
I've made my dream of editing a literary magazine come true with the help of a good friend.
Here are the answers to the questions posed by DL Shackeford:
Favorite children's story = Stella Luna. I read it for the first time after our first granddaughter was born, and it's so sweet.
My one major weakness = one! Oh, my stars, so many to choose from. Maybe I've already stated it: I procrastinate. I read when I ought to be writing, put off returning calls, leave the cooking for later, then get too hungry to fix a good meal.
Sunrises or sunsets? = Sunrises. But I see so few.
Words I struggle to spell correctly = Cemetery, genealogy.
Blue or black-inked pens = Blue. I love blue.
The fictional character I wish were real = Jo March
Do I collect anything? = Besides books? Rocks and stones from various places I've been, little carved glass things, stuffed animals.
The most unusual thing I ever ate = rattlesnake at the Big Texan in Amarillo, TX. It was okay. I passed on the Rocky Mountain Oysters.
The horror fiction character that scares me most = It (Stephen King's)
What makes me nervous = meeting strangers and having to speak to them.
If I had to describe myself as an animal = a chameleon. Or a wolf. Depends on how intimidated I am by my environment.
The blogs I'm nominating:
http://www.oddparticle.com
http://butteredtoastrocks.blogspot.com
http://tigermousetales.blogspot.com
http://henderson-jo.blogspot.com/
http://heidimannan.blogspot.com
http://bootsandbluestockings.blogspot.com
http://nfromn.blogspot.com
http://me-anders.blogspot.com
http://mjjoachimcatholiccatechism.blogspot.com
http://choicecitynative.blogspot.com
http://sidhelenareads.blogspot.com
11 things I want to know!:
What are your favorite flowers/plants?
What is the first book/author you remember reading or having read to you?
What book do you read over and over and over or what movie do you watch again and again?
In what place do you feel most at home?
What reality TV programs do you like?
If you had a chance, would you take a flight into outer space?
Tell us about your favorite bloggers.
Pizza or tandoori chicken?
Chocolate pie or fruit pie?
How do you motivate yourself to meet your goals?
What would you do on your ideal vacation?