A Sunshine Award – Well Thank You Tails from Paris!

28 Thursday Nov 2013

Posted by KidazzleInk.com in Sunshine Award, Time flies when you're globe trotting and river cruising, Uncategorized, Viking River Cruise, WordPress

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You are my sunshine!

I’ve begun humming a favourite old song of mine again lately:

“You are my sunshine,

My only sunshine.

You make me happy,

When skies are grey!”………

Sunshine

Well today I’d like to say a BIG thank you to Tails from Paris for this new Sunshine Award they sent my way a few weeks ago. I really appreciate your nomination of my travel memoir blog at Kidazzleink.com…. Yeahhhh. Please everyone, do make sure you shoot over and check out the wonderful little comic sketches and jokes that are regularly posted on the Tails from Paris Blog site.

Sunshine Award

Now for 10 Interesting things about me (well I hope they’re a little bit interesting):

I love taking photos and I love my D7000.
I’ve just started travelling a lot more in recent years and love it way too much. So much so that D.B. recently asked if I’d like to get another puppy!
I look forward to retiring soon so I can travel even more.
My name should be Michelle Stuhmcke by now but I haven’t got around to changing it from Michelle Davies yet despite being married for more than a half a decade…some things just seem to take a bit of time you know!
Blogging is becoming a passion at the moment because everyone in the blogosphere is so positive and so very entertaining…just love you all
I live on the beautiful Gold Coast in Australia – you should come on over a take a look sometime.
Crème Brulee Chocolate from Lindt is very delicious and I think my absolute favourite.
D.B. and I hope to visit China in 2014.
The older I get the younger I seem to feel.
I’m loving learning to write creatively all over again…Haven’t written anything but work reports etc for many years.

Now for my list of “Sunshine” blog nominations.

These bloggers continue to add their wonderful little rays of sunshine to my own life on a fairly regular basis. I believe they can help to positively and creatively inspire all of us in this wonderful blogosphere. And they’re all such wonderfu people as well. Hop on over and take a look at their entertaining WordPress sites.

Dawn Hosking

Tina’s Rabbit Hole

Toni Andrukaitis

Margaret Lynette Sharp

Edith Levy Photography

Now it’s their turn…to accept this award, all of my awardees must do the following :

Display the Award on your blog.
Announce your win with a post and thank the blogger who awarded you.
Present around 10 deserving bloggers with the Award – “who positively and creatively inspire others in the blogosphere.”
Link your awardees in the post and let them know of their being awarded with a comment.
Write 10 interesting things about you

To be continued in coming days with more fun & awards (sorry but I’ve been storing them up as I’ve been so very busy at work…my apologies) …

Just Tickled Pink and Overjoyed.

09 Saturday Nov 2013

Posted by KidazzleInk.com in River Cruising, Time flies when you're globe trotting and river cruising, Uncategorized, WordPress

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Just Tickled Pink

I have to say that it is with great delight and humble privilege that I now accept the award of “Most Influential Blogger” from lovely Dawny Hosking. She is a wonderful writer and fellow WordPress member who posts about yoga, poetry, and so much more. I have to admire Dawn as she does all this even though she suffers from much pain in her life. Do hop over and visit her blog at dawnyhosking.wordpress.com/

Pink

I’m sure you’ll find something there to interest you too.

I believe Dawny originally received this award to pay forward from Shaun over at his headquarters Looking for reasoning to a complicated world I’d recommend checking his stuff out well — very worthwhile, interesting and cool.

Here’s what the award looks like:

Now I’ve been lucky enough to receive it as well….Yeeehhhh!

Well here are the rules which I must take note off:

1. Display the Award on your Blog.
2. Announce your win with a post and thank the Blogger who awarded you.
3. Present 10 deserving Bloggers with the Award.
4. Link your awardees in the post and let them know of their being awarded with a comment.
5. Answer each of the 11 questions that your awarder asked, and then write 11 for your awardees (or use the same ones up to you !)

That’s fair enough, and on to the questions:

1) What makes you happiest? Relaxing with family and friends and taking photos.
2) Do you love the Oceans or Mountains more? Absolutely adore both and also love photographing them both along with everything else that’s in between.
3) What has been a special moment in 2013? Globe Trotting and River Cruising in Europe in Spring and now writing this blog Memoir….wonderful experience.
4) What’s your favourite quote? “Don’t worry, Be happy”.
5) Do you like yourself? Absolutely.
6) Do you stay up till midnight on New Year? Sometimes yes, sometimes no. Love fireworks though.
7) Something you wish could be done ASAP? Peace for all and an end to suffering. (I’m with Dawn on this one.)
8) What was your favourite class when still at school? Dance.
9) What musical instrument have you tried to play? Piano –not well!!
10) Anything you had wished to have learned earlier? Well I guess photography of course but I sort of think that the doors open when you yourself are ready to learn!
11) Do you like to do Crafts, Drawing or Painting? Sorry but I have to say photography again. And I’d love to learn to use Photoshop if I can.

I’ll just stick with these same questions for my nominated bloggers as well — saves time and they are as good as any I could ask.

My new nominations for influential blogger awards are: Oh don’t make me choose, really — so many.

http://elenawil.wordpress.com/

http://gegallas.wordpress.com/

http://cindyknoke.wordpress.com/

http://neihtn.wordpress.com/

http://publictransituser.wordpress.com/

http://shakeyourtailfeathers.wordpress.com/

http://dyandiamond.net/

http://sharechair.wordpress.com/

http://standoutleader.wordpress.com/

http://edithlevyphotography.com/

http://brianroe27.com/

http://mindfulmagpie.com/

Congratulations to these great nominees I love all your blogs so much. you guys. At this point I’ll take a bow and accept my lovely award.

Thank you to all of the wonderful people on WordPress. Once again this lovely award has made my day. Thank you so much.

Totally Tickled Pink

Must be Family- And isn’t it Magic!

27 Sunday Oct 2013

Posted by KidazzleInk.com in Family, Poetry, Uncategorized, WordPress

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Must be Family!

Our lives are interwoven

In the shimmering web of life.

We happily post and comment as we ponder and delight;

We send sparkles, cheer and magic,

As we

Soothe,

Encourage,

Embrace.

We like to learn from history and observe each other’s grace

And we so enjoy this journey…

As we share

We laugh

We cherish.

We simply adore our time spent blogging

And exploring cyberspace.

We must be part of the WordPress family!

Thank You Everyone.

KidazzleInk

Much Love,

Michelle

WOW again- Now I’m Part of the WordPress Family too – Yeah!.

26 Saturday Oct 2013

Posted by KidazzleInk.com in Amsterdam to Budapest, Time flies when you're globe trotting and river cruising, Uncategorized, Wordpress Family Award

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WordPress family creating a splash.

Well yes it’s official! I’m now part of the wonderful WordPress family and I couldn’t be happier!

A couple of weeks ago I received this welcome award from lovely Dawn Hosking and it means a lot to me. Please go over and check out her blog here: http://dawnyhosking.wordpress.com/2013/10/19/we-are-family/

I’ve only been blogging a few short months but I have to say I really enjoy the experience. Dawn has been a wonderful WordPress friend during this time. She is an inspiration. Please do visit her site and read her wonderful words.

WordPress Family Award

But you are all such a wonderful bunch of helpful, talented, positive and caring people. I’m finding more and more that I just can’t wait to sit down with a nice cup of coffee whenever I can and catch up with all of your latest posts and comments.

Now to be awarded the WordPress Family Award is a wonderful surprise. So thank you very much Dawn.

As you read this, you may be asking yourself where did the idea for this “Part of the WordPress Family Award” first originate. A fabulous man called Shaun created it and this was his rationale for doing so:

‘This is an award for everyone who is part of the “Word Press Family” I started this award on the basis that the WordPress family has taken me in, and showed me love and a caring side as only WordPress can. The way people take a second to be nice, to answer a question and not make things a competition amazes me here. I know I have been given many awards, but I wanted to leave my own legacy on here by creating my own award, as many have done before. This represents “Family” we never meet, but are there for us as family. It is my honour to start this award. Thank you,

Shaun @ http://prayingforoneday.wordpress.com/‘

What a warm and wonderful award to create and pass on to others we appreciate.

Well here are the award rules.

If you receive this award it means someone really values all the hard work you put into your blog and the kind and considerate thoughts and comments you share with others through the WordPress experience. It means you’ve been identified as someone who is part of the WordPress family.

In accepting the award you are asked to:

1. Display the award logo on your blog.

2. Link back to the person who nominated you.

3. Nominate 10 others you see as having a positive impact on your WordPress experience; people you feel are part of your own WordPress family.

4. Let your 10 new “Family” members know you have awarded them

5. That is it. Just please pick 10 people that have taken you as a friend, and spread the continue to spread the love.

My new Word Press Family Awards today go to:

I know that’s just a couple too many…..but I do love all of your blogs just so much and I’m very thankful you take the time to create such a wonderful WordPress experience for others. I find your posts fascinating, entertaining, interesting, uplifting and loveable. You all put a lovely positive spin on my days. Congratulations and thank you. Oh and please don’t think you have to rush to accept this award and no problem if it is too much at the present time – I can fully understand. Just know that you are appreciated, that’s all.

Oh and I’d like to add that there are just so many other bloggers out there that I love heaps as well. To everyone I am following. I love you all. You brighten my days. Many many thanks.