I have been slammed this week — slammed I say — by meetings and teleconferences and discussions and training and study. And they have wanted me to get a bit of work in on the side. I tell you this, gentle reader, not so you will commiserate with me, although you may if you so desire. I tell you this as a poor excuse for why I am so far behind in telling you things that in ordinary circumstances I’d be shouting from the rooftops immediately. (Actually, I usually like my day job, even though it does not involve knitting.) Please hang with me while I catch up over the next few posts.
Last week Sharon, who blogs at Chickenlips Knitting and dyes amazing yarn as Stitchjones, gave me this You Make My Day Award. And that what I so love about the internet community — especially (as I’m sure you could guess) the knitters. When I’m just having one of those days, something like this pops up and brightens everything. I am so grateful.
By the way, Sharon’s new online shop is up and getting ready for business, so go over and check out the amazing things that she can do with color.
The official rules of this award are: Give the award to 10 people whose blogs bring you happiness and inspiration and make you feel happy about blogland. Let them know by posting a comment on their blog so they can pass it on. Beware you may get the award several times.
There are so, so many people whose blogs I love that it’s very hard to limit myself to 10. Yes, yes, I know how I usually am about those rule things. But once I got going, half the blogs on the internet would be listed. So I will name only 10. Some of these writers may not even know I’m lurking around and reading. But each and every one makes me smile.
So, in no particular order:
Bogie at Knit Flix
Kat at As Kat Knits
Knitnana at Knitnana
Larissa at Stitch Marker
Helen at Knitting In The Shadows
The Mother of Chaos at Tales From The Den Of Chaos
Julie at Well Behaved Women Rarely Make History
HPNY Knits at When the going gets tough, the tough get knitting!
Shelly at Butternut Woolens
~Kristie at Guilty Pleasures
And the 11th, dear gentle reader, is You! To know you are reading this makes me smile. Big time.
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Thanks Judy, I’m honored to have you as a reader, as I think most of us bloggers would say. Blogging is fun, but having readers? Well, that’s a hoot.
1Remark from shelly — Saturday, 1/26/2008 @ 1:32 PM
Thank you, thank you, thank you. This will be fun to pass along.
2Remark from larissa — Saturday, 1/26/2008 @ 2:02 PM
wow!
thanks!
3Remark from hpny knits — Saturday, 1/26/2008 @ 3:23 PM
Ah Judy – thank you! And might I say that you’d be a member of my top ten? I’ll work this into my own blog posts over the next day or so, b/c so like you, I’ve been slammed all week, and now the cat show.
I’m delighted that I make a difference in your day! It means so much!
4((((hugs))))
Remark from Knitnana — Saturday, 1/26/2008 @ 4:06 PM
Why THANK you Judy!
5You make me smile regularly –even without posting a new blog entry — as I think of you EVERY time I have a chance to cast on a sock (or any other excuse for the Magic Cast On (I used it in Irtfa’a, for example).
But I also enjoy your blog a lot. It’s one of the few that rarely gets more than one entry in the blogroll…
I’m all a-twitter, and honored to be among your choices.
Do I get to award it right back?
Remark from Helen — Saturday, 1/26/2008 @ 5:28 PM
Wow, thank you very much, I’m honored. I’ll pay it forward for sure. Have a great weekend and stay warm!
6Remark from Janice — Saturday, 1/26/2008 @ 5:48 PM
I missed you all week. I’m glad you are OK. 
7Remark from Marga — Saturday, 1/26/2008 @ 5:58 PM
Hey – how nice of you – I’m honored to have received an award!!!
8Sounds like you had a fun time visiting the Pearl. Isn’t Knit Knot fun?
Enjoy the stormy weekend – good time to sit and knit – which is exactly what I’m doing!
Remark from JulieLoves2Knit — Saturday, 1/26/2008 @ 7:18 PM
Wow – I am honored!! Thank you so much – and I am so glad to come over and return the lurk-dom!!
Oh man. Only ten…? {wince} I’m going to sleep on that one…
9Remark from Mother Chaos — Saturday, 1/26/2008 @ 11:29 PM
If anyone can sympathize with your for being behind on posts.. it’s most definitely me. I seem to be always behind.
Thank you, thank you, thank you. I can’t believe it!! I guess I should get my sh*t together and post more frequently so I deserve it?
10Remark from ~Kristie — Sunday, 1/27/2008 @ 9:08 PM
Thanks for the plug! Missed you at knit night tonight–hope all is well and that good things are happening for you.
11Remark from sharon — Wednesday, 1/30/2008 @ 10:13 PM