I was surprised and flattered on Monday morning to receive a note from the talented Melissa Hassard, who edits and contributes to the poetry / prose / photography collective “20 Lines A Day,” telling me that she’d nominated me for something called the Liebster Award. This is a nice little accolade given to bloggers, recognizing them for their contributions.
It comes with a couple of rules:
- You must thank your nominator in your blog, and link back to his/her blog.
- You must display the award itself (see above).
- You must pass the award on to five other blogs (preferably those with small numbers of readers), and notify them of their award.
Well, thanks to Melissa for the award. And do check out “20 Lines A Day”; you’ll find some excellent stuff (including Melissa’s poetry, which was the first thing there to catch my eye.)
The nicest thing about the Liebster is that it needs to be passed along.
(I think a lot of us began this thinking it was only a matter of time before we became a combination of the Huffington Post and Martha Stewart Omnimedia. We have learned. But we have also had a wonderful time.
(And now, here we are winning awards!)
Here are my five nominees:
- Topsytasty. This is a very well-written little series of articles, mostly about food, but also about the author’s early life in Rhode Island and his current adventures in the Pacific Northwest. The author is also the younger son of my frenemy Apollonia, and he shares her wit and eye for detail.
- Going Dutch. This is mostly photography, with food and anecdotes thrown in; the author / photographer is originally from the Philippines, and now lives with her family in the Netherlands. She takes wonderful scenery / flower photographs – just the kind I try to take, except that mine never turn out right. Hers are always beautiful.
- Well, That’s Just Great / Well, That’s Just Ducky. This is a twofer! The former is written by Anthony Giffen, a very clever Floridian who always gives me a laugh (you might say he’s like Dave Barry, but funny); the latter is written by Anthony’s dog Ducky, who speaks very movingly about how much he likes to chew things up.
- Tangly Cottage Journal. I have a lot of childhood memories invested in the Pacific coast of Washington state, where we used to take our seaside vacations. This blog, by a couple of professional gardeners living in the small fishing town of Ilwaco, is a combination of prose and photos, very casual, but charming (and, like “Going Dutch,” with lots of good flower photography). Even if you’ve never visited Ilwaco, this blog will remind you of your own favorite little beach town.
- Crypt of Wrestling. Well, you knew I had unusual tastes, didn’t you? This blog covers the waterfront of lowbrow 1960s/1970s culture: comic-book advertisements, movie posters, Rat Fink memorabilia, album covers. It gives me an adrenaline injection of Early Space Age nostalgia every time I look at it.
And hundreds of others.
You know who you are.
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