As I popped by Our Old Homestead this Monday - one of my favorite blogs that daily cheer me up - I was surprised to receive an Inspiring Blog award from Debbie! I am so happy for the reward, thank you very much Debbie!
Here are the rules for accepting the Inspiring Blog award:1. Each blogger should post 7 random facts about themselves.
2. Pass the award along to two blogs that inspire you.
Here are the 7 random facts about myself:
1. It takes time, and a large mug of tea, for me to wake up in the morning.
2. I'm a nature enthusiast - Wherever I have lived, I've been lucky to find a lake / sea and a park / forest nearby. When I walk about in the nature and forests, I'll "save" some images of beautiful places, voices and scents, so that can remember them later on, and relive the moments.
3. I wish twe can get our own poppy one day: I've grewn up with a dog in the house, and know how nice it is to come home and find a "Woofie" welcoming you carrying an old shoe, and also that you need to walk it 3 times a day in every kind of weather.
This picture is from the website of our local library.
4. My favorite verse is from the Gospel of John 14:28:
"Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid."
5. Sometimes its confusing to be in between two countries / cultures: I do not know the Finnish celebrities anymore, there's new words in Finnish that I've never heard of, and I create my own words in Finnish for the amusement of my relatives & friends there. In Denmark, even if I speak Danish fluently, I have an accent, and people keep asking me if I come from Norway (One person asked me if I came from Jutland, I took that as a compliment - it's inside Danish borders ... ;)
6. I try to live in the present moment and enjoy it (so I won't be tempted to worry about tomorrow- that wastes both time & energy). Living a life to the fullest for me means to be "present" with my family, friends and people in general - but in order to do that, I need some moments alone too.
7. Sometimes I wish I still could posses the natural ability to play, that children have - maybe when immerced in a good novel I occasionally experience that still.
... Well, now that I've shared the 7 random facts about me, it's my turn to nominate two blogs of the many blogs that inspire me - I wish it would be possible to give the award to all of you wonderful co-bloggers! But having a personality with a fairly strong conscientiousness trait, I'm going to stick to the rules and nominate the following two blogs:
1. Dawn from Words of Deliciousness - Dawn's cooking and baking recipes are scrumptious and versatile: I always find inspiration to my kitchen from her !
and
2. Amanda from Wildly Simple - Amanda's nature photography is amazingly beuatiful and she shares handy DIY tips on how to remodel your furniture and other things - recycling and environmentally friendly solutions - not to forget her delicious recipes!
Thank you again, Debbie, for this award! Wishing you a lovely Sunday,and a warm welcome to
new followers
Tess, Dena and De Mons!
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