Being nominated for an award by fellow bloggers is always nice and appreciated! It also gives me a chance to acknowledge other bloggers for all the time, effort and love they invest in this part of their lives. These blogs let me discover new-to-me topics, books music, recipes and of course travel destinations!
Thank you Susie at https://susieshy45.wordpress.com/2015/12/31/spirit-animal-blog-award/ for nominating me for the Spirit Animal Blogger Award!. Be sure to check out this blog, as she writes about a variety of life topics, and even reviews books.
Many blogs are “award-free zones”. Sometimes I nominate someone anyway, because I really like what they do! So if you are nominated and don’t do awards, it’s okay to decline! I am just letting you know that I love reading your blog!
If you choose to accept the nomination, all you have to do is add the award picture to your blog, give a short description of who you are and what your blog means to you! Then nominate 10 bloggers and let them know you nominated them.
So without further ado, here are my answers to Susie’s questions:
Who am I, what does my blog mean to me, and what animal would I want to be:
I live in the beautiful Pacific Northwest of the US, love to travel near and far, read, cook, photograph, spend time in nature, hike and garden. Blogging has given me a opportunity to share some of my photography and writing with like-minded people around the globe!
In 2015, a poem I wrote was selected and published in an anthology for writers over 50. This was the second one! Needless to say, I was extremely excited to see some of my writing in print!
I grew up near the Black Forest in Germany, and speak both German and English, as well as some French and Spanish. I own too many books, especially cookbooks, and am an avid bird watcher. Having an “empty nest” has given us the freedom to see more of the world.
If I were an animal, I would want to be a hummingbird! They are amazing arial acrobats and get to visit all the beautiful flower gardens!
Here are my nominees:
- Marlene, a most treasured friend of mine at https://insearchofitall.wordpress.com
- LuAnne, whose writing I love at https://intentionalinterplay.wordpress.com
- Life as an expat I can identify with at https://wanderingonblog.wordpress.com
- For inspiration to take care of body and mind visit this gem at https://1617sunshineave.wordpress.com
- Barbara writes great posts about her world travels on her http://bluegingerclub.com blog.
- Check out this blog by a young woman from Japan about her travels and life dreams! http://thejapanesetraveler.com
- If you like cats, cooking and making your own bath salts, visit https://spencesgirl.wordpress.com
- Visit Be Kitschig for some Schlager Sunday and life down under at https://bekitschig.wordpress.com
There are many more blogs I love to read, many more waiting to be discovered by me, and many more adventures waiting to be documented by Incahootswithmuddyboots!
Thank you again, Sabine
Haleakalā Volcano, Maui, Hawaii
in cahoots with muddy boots 
I’m finally getting here. I need more alone time. Thanks again for the nomination and the kind words. I’ll check out the others soon. See you tomorrow.
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Beautiful Sabine. I would like to reblog this on susieshy45.wordpress.com. I think I owe it to those I nominated and who kindly accepted the award and shared a little something about themselves.
Susie
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Hi Susie! It took me a while to finish this post, and I am glad you like it! I will be back and explore your blog in greater detail! Take care, Sabine
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Sabine, I am just now exploring the links you left in the post. Thanks for sharing these.
Have a blessed day !
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You are very welcome! 😊
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Reblogged this on susieshy45 and commented:
One of my nominees for the Spirit Animal Blogger Award has so very kindly accepted and has posted a wonderful post.
Thank you, Sabine.
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Congratulations on your well-deserved nomination! Your blog is one of my most favorites – always interesting, well crafted posts and beautiful photography. I’ve learned alot from following you. And thank you for nominating my blog as well!
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Thank you! Congrats to you too! I have learned a lot from your blog as well, and will try your bath salts recipes soon. Cheers and Happy New Year to you, Spence, Tipper and Biscotti! 😀
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I forgot to say congratulations on the award. I wasn’t thinking. Should not write comments at night.:( You deserve the awards. You work very hard and do such a nice job on your posts. 🙂
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Thanks Marlene! Congrats to you too! 😉
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Congratulations
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Thank you! And thanks for stopping by!
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As usual, completed in style. Cheers!
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Thank you kind Sir!
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These are fantastic photos and the Hummingbird is one dynamic little bird, full of so much energy and vibrancy 🙂
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Thank you! I love watching them in my garden. Sometimes they come right up to my face to check me out! Thanks for stopping by! 😀
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Wow! That’s awesome 🙂
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Thank you so so much for those sweet words. That really warms my heart! Thank you! 🙂 Independently of your nomination, I nominated you for the Sunshine Blogger Award! Check out https://1617sunshineave.wordpress.com/2016/01/07/sunshine-blogger-award-and-darts-award/ for more info. It´s okay, if you don´t want to accept this. It´s also just a way of showing my appreciation for your work, because I really love reading your blog!
XO Little Sunshine
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Thank you right back at you! 😊 I accept the nomination and will work on it. It might take a few days before I get to it, so I’ll let you know when I finish! Thanks for reading my blog and your kind words!
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Thank you Sabine for introducing me to some new blogs.
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You are welcome Trudy! How have you been?
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I’m good. Thank you for asking. Editing pictures and working on drafts as we chat. How are you?
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All is well here! Working on some posts for my blog, and sorting through things I no longer need. 😀
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Things like clothes?
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Mostly books! 😬 I have way too many! I am also sorting through negatives I’ve been keeping since I first got a camera when I was 15! Sure makes me appreciate digital photography. Not always the same quality, but more convenient and certainly inexpensive compared to buying film and paying for the development of the prints. I’m not a fashionista with clothes, just some pants and t-shirts. But I’ll be going through my closet too! 😊
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Books? Maybe you can donate to the library? Negatives are very fragile right, that’s amazing that you still have them. A lot of people are going back to film, just like records. Isn’t that amazing? January purge is always a good idea.
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Definitely! I love the library! The negatives are slowly getting archived, and once that part is done, I’ll get some prints and maybe do some “retro” posts.
It is amazing that records and film are coming back! I like it!
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So do I! I think I’ll be buying records as well, my parents always kept their record player.
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Nice!
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