New Year - New Award!!!!

I had such a lovely surprise today! Kashi from http://www.mamakashi.blogspot.com/ awarded me a Liebster Award!!!! This is an award for new bloggers who have less than 200 followers. The rules are simple : when you receive the award you mention and link back to the person who nominated you, then you award the Liebster to 5 more new bloggers who have less than 200 followers! A wonderful idea and a great way to get new people looking at your blog!

I still can't believe I've been awarded - I think I must sound a bit like one of those mental American actresses when they receive an Oscar but I'm so excited!!!!!!

When I started blogging last year it really was just a record for myself so I could see how the year progressed, what I did personally and what we did as a family and, of course, it was about my little adventure into veg gardening for the first time.....

But now my blog is SO much more....it's taken on a life of it's own and every avenue of my life has crept into it. Sometimes it's like a demanding child and it screams and hollers for attention at the most inconvenient times, but mostly it's like a good friend just sitting there quietly waiting for me to sit down with a cup of coffee to have a chat......

And the people I've met!!! Truly inspiring.... So now it's my turn to say THANK YOU by nominating the Liebster myself. Here are my nominees....

1)  http://www.stocki.blogspot.com/ - here you'll find Jill from the UK who is funny, generous to a fault and very creative. She has some great pattern links on her site and, of course, you'll meet the delightful Fred......

2) http://www.veggiegobbler.blogspot.com/ - a delightful veg growing lady in Australia who lives with Monkey Man and two little monkeys and has a serious problem with the goats next door......

3) You'll meet up with Shelley at http://www.all4meggymoo.blogspot.com/. She's mum to Megan (her inspiration) and still has time to crochet, bake and grow veg!!!

4) Kristen is at http://www.cozymadethings.blogspot.com/. She always makes me smile, is a little quirky (she likes stuffed mice.....) and her blog is a treasuretrove!

5) http://www.hazelsgreenhouse.blogspot.com/ was one of the first blogs I started following as an amateur veg grower. Hazel bought a Fat Fruit Greenhouse last year and is recording all that grows therein for one year..... it's fascinating (if you're into veg growing) and she's made me realise that I WANT A GREENHOUSE!!!!

So, there they are, my five nominations for the Liebster Award. I wanted to nominate Heidi and Mark because theirs are blogs I never miss, but they had too many followers so I couldn't...... 

Quickly before I rush off to do some more teaching prep for school next week - (sigh ... are the holidays really over???) - I just have to post a link to Angie at http://www.lemondedesucrette.com/ who has made this....

which I think is one of the prettiest afghan squares I've ever seen........

And on a final final note (I really am going in a sec...) Little D presented me with this at the end of last year as an early Christmas present -

In case you can't work it out (my photographic skills are not great...) it's a Pig Calendar for 2012 and I LOVE IT!!!! He made it in art class and don't you just adore that pig's face???

and the bling bling beady hanging device???

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  I've named him Mr Pig and he hangs by my kitchen door, always there ... just hanging around....

Kid's art rocks!!!!

I really am going now so 'til next time.... xxx