A little over a week ago, I was excited to be nominated for the Leibster Award. By Linda G Hill . Thank you, VERY much!
Then I saw the list below for what is required. Yikes! And what is a Leibster Award anyway? I’ve sat on this for a week and finally decided to do a Google search. The first entry is a blog by Sopphey who was kind enough to share her research into the topic. There you can find the history of the Leibster Award and a bit about why it is there.
List 11 random facts about you. The following are MY randomnesses. What are YOURS?
- 1. I am addicted to Game of Thrones, I’m on my second read through and can’t even count how many times I have watched the series.
- 2. I love to sing and play the piano but haven’t been able to since we moved in these apartments.
- 3. I love to read/review fantasy/sci-fi books that are written by woman with strong fem main characters. Obviously I slip every now and then (see #1) You can find my reviews on GoodReads, Amazon, LiveJournal, Smashwords and various other places I am still learning about, i.e. Libboo, etc.
- 4. I love to play with Tarot Cards and read astrology books.
- 5. I am VERY ADD!
- 6. Plarn is one of my favorite fiber to crochet with. I feel I am saving the planet while I make soap dishes, scrubbies, planters, pencil/pen holding bookmarks, can cozies, water-bottle carriers, hats and other items of used plastic bags. I do crochet with yarn but haven’t the coin to buy it. Plarning saved me this last Christmas when I had no money to buy gifts for loved ones. Okay, the plarny items were all that special, but I think my loved ones knew I loved them. And I had fun in creating these gifts.
- 7. I collect dragons. I love dragons. They appear often in my own novels.
- 8. I recently was diagnosed with diabetes. So I am on mission. I have gone vegan and gluten-free, will trying to be GMO free, and organic as much as possible. Oh, and I love coconut oil!
- 9. I am learning about GeoCaching seems like my friends are having fun with it.
- 10. My husband is retired, I’m on disability, so we go to bed hopefully by 4AM and hopefully wake by lunchtime.
- 11. I hate writing about me and making others read it. L
Answer the questions that were asked of you.
Nominate 11 other blogs for the Liebster Blog Award and link to their blogs.
Notify the bloggers of their award.
- Dreampunk Geek
- ESL Donna
- Maddie’s Blog
- E.J. Runyon’s Author Blog
- Suzanne’s Writer’s Dream Journal
- Laurie’s Muse and Musings
- Lynette Mae, Author
- ADD Adult Strategies
- Northern Nevada Disability Access
- Eyagee’s Blog
- Get on my plate!
Ask the award winners 11 questions to answer once they accept the award.
The following are the questions with my answers. What would YOUR answers be?
1. If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be?
Near or on the ocean. I love the beach in any weather.
2. How many pairs of shoes do you own?
I am not a typical fem. There was a time I ogled over shoes. Now I wish for comfort. Mostly I love to go barefoot when I can. That said: three pair of tennis shoes, multiple (10?) pairs of flip-flops, one pair of “dress” shoes.
3. Where were you born? (city and/or country – whatever you’re comfortable revealing)
I lived most of my life in Southern California. I miss the variety I was able to be a part of there.
4. Are you superstitious?
If I were, would I have picked this beautiful black cat that is sleeping next to me out of the scores of cats in the pound?
5. What’s your favourite fruit?
It used to be apples, in summer it is watermelon. Right now I am in love with the grapes.
6. If you could collect anything, what would it be? Anything at all.
Dragons!
7. Name the members of what would make up the ultimate band, dead or alive.
Mozart, Paul McCartney, John Williams, Ramin Djawadi, Stephen Sondheim
8. What song can you not help tapping your foot to?
Game of Thrones, keeps me awake at night!
9. If you could paint the walls of your living room in any colour, what would it be?
My living room used to be a bright yellow. I loved it, helped me wake up in the morning.
10. Are you or have you ever been addicted to a game?
Card games (online or real cards), Sudoku, Ravenhearst, Apples to Apples and board
games.
11. Are butterflies pretty or creepy?
Beautiful unless they decide to walk on me when I don’t see them first.
If I notified you of winning the Leibster Award. Here are the tasks to share with the rest of us:
List 11 random facts about you.
Answer the questions that were asked of you.
1. If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be?
2. How many pairs of shoes do you own?
3. Where were you born? (city and/or country – whatever you’re comfortable revealing)
4. Are you superstitious?
5. What’s your favourite fruit?
6. If you could collect anything, what would it be? Anything at all.
7. Name the members of what would make up the ultimate band, dead or alive.
8. What song can you not help tapping your foot to?
8. What song can you not help tapping your foot to?
9. If you could paint the walls of your living room in any colour, what would it be?
10. Are you or have you ever been addicted to a game?
11. Are butterflies pretty or creepy?
Nominate 11 other blogs for the Liebster Blog Award and link to their blogs.
Notify the bloggers of their award.
Ask the award winners 11 questions to answer once they accept the award.
Darswords 
I don’t know how to add the picture of the Leibster Award. I don’t know why there is doubled numbering. I have so much to learn!
First you have to go back to my blog where I nominated you and left click on the picture of the Award. Once it’s the only thing on the screen, right click it and save it on your computer. Then come back here to your blog and click to edit this post. *Important* PUT YOUR CURSOR WHERE YOU WANT THE PICTURE TO GO IN THE POST. Find the button near the top left hand corner of your edit screen that says add media, upload media from the next screen you come to and then select media. This will bring you back to your own computer where you will look for the picture of the award you saved to your computer. Open that. When it loads on to WP, add it to your post (bottom right corner), hit the update button and Bob’s your uncle!
If you have any other questions please don’t hesitate to ask!
P,S. I think you just copied and pasted the numbered list twice to your post above – I think that’s what you mean by the numbers being doubled… Don’t worry about it, it’s all good. 🙂
Oh, and that’s for the re-nomination!
I DID IT! Thanks, again, Linda! I’ve meant to tell you that my hubby and I used to have a paper route in Southern California. I don’t know how your get so many great pictures. By the time the sun came out I was exhausted and on my way home. It was a quiet experience riding around in the dark early morning when everyone was asleep. In the middle of the town we saw coyotes and a raccoon and lots of dogs and cats. Our route was a long way from any mountains or other habitats for the wild animals so that was a surprise for us.
It was funny. We didn’t know what the humans in the homes looked like, but the home itself was like a friend after a while. So would the accompanying pets. But it was my second job and I grew too exhausted doing my day job, going to school and then the paper route. My husband kept the route and went on to do more managerial jobs within the distribution center. That was fortuitous as it landed him a job here when we decided to follow my adult children to their new city (we seem to move as a tribe of gypsies).
It is fun to read about your adventures of your route. I am curious as to how they run the paper where you are.
Anyway, thanks again for all your help and your wonderful blogs!
Thank you for he mention Dar! I’m in the middle of getting my next book ready for it’s July release by Inspired Quill (UK).
May I respond once that’s out of the way?
I think that is okay. This seems to be a way to meet other bloggers so any time you want to accept–go for it! Good luck on your book! Let me know when it comes out.