New Award and Find a Friend Friday......

                             

How exciting......my very first award! 

Thanks to Joy at Joy of Desserts it is so exciting and I could not have been more surprised. Thanks you so much, Joy, I could not be more pleased or appreciative.

The conditions for accepting the award?

1. Thank the person/persons who gave you this award.

Thank you so very much, Joy!

2. Tell 7 things about yourself:

• My garden is my passion.
• I spent 25 years working in the newspaper business in advertising and management.
• I have collected, bought and sold antiques most of my adult life.
• Over the years I have tried my hand at nearly every craft know to man/woman.
• My dog and I walk a minimum of a mile a day.
• I paint in acrylics and do collage.
• I enjoy redecorating and repurposing, so fun to find something at a yard sale and make it into something with a new look and/or purpose.

3.  Pass the award unto 15 bloggers who you have recently discovered and think are fantastic.

Now, I bestow this award to 15 recently discovered bloggers who are fantastic.  I know some people do not like receiving awards so if that's the case for you, please just ignore this award, if that is not the case....please "pay it forward".  Enjoy, I think you are FANTASTIC!

1. Jami at An Oregon Cottage
2. Mindy at Boboloo
3. Mary at A Splendid Adventure
4. Kim at Painting a Dog a Day
5. Laurie's Charming Design
6. Sheila at Halo Hill
7. Debi at Ormolulu
8. Shelley at Sweet Pea Home
9. Cachanilla73 at Thrifting - Retro - Vintage
10. Jacqueline at Cabin and Cottage
11. Melody at Brown Gingham Creations
12. Jo at Secret Garden Cottage 
13. Sandy at Aging Disgracefully
14. Laura at How I Found My Husband
15. Myrna at Heirlooms