My Prize Candle and Awards

Look at the wonderful candle I won from Michele at Life, Lightly Salted. It's Almond Biscotti scented and the aroma is divine. In my chocolate blog I told you about the wonderful soaps I purchased from Nazarina. Well, I got my candle the same day. The candle was a prize in the Things That Make Scents contest. It is a soy wax candle that is very earth friendly.

Yeah, Bob thought I'd lost it as I sat there sniffing in the glorious aromas that surrounded me. Thank you so much Michele. I send you a big, big hug.


Reeni, from Cinnamon Spice and Everything Nice gave me the Superior Scribbler Award. Thank you Reeni. You are one of the sweetest ladies I know. You are always writng beautiful comments to all the blogs you view and are a very generous and caring foodie friend. On top of this, you have a magnificent blog yourself. You blog from the heart, Reeni. So, my heart goes out to you dear friend.

I pass on this award to Megan, from Megan's Cookin. Megan is a lovely lady. She's a blogger after my own heart. She's thoughtful, caring, organized and she showed me the Mr. Happy Spoon which I fell in love with.

I also pass this award onto Ivy from Kopiaste.. to Greek Hospitality. Not only is Ivy an incredible blogger and foodie, but she is involved with Blogger Aid, an organization of Bloggers Uniting to Aid in the Alleviation of Hunger. Kudos to you my dear Ivy. Your heart and caring will be rewarded.
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Next comes Ramya from Memory Archieved, A Passion for Cooking. Boy, let me tell you, she really got me to let it all hang out!
She presented me with the Kreativ Blogger Award. But with this award comes the completion of you getting to know me a bit better.

I will listing seven answers per category and then (watch out now) I'll be passing it on to seven unsuspecting bloggers.

Number 1
Seven things that I say more often:
1. Oh, good Lord!
2. No kidding?
3. I love you
4. Good grief!
5. Who took my chocolate?
6. Cool!
7. Honey (Bob) Angel (Lily) Hi Mijo (Mikey)

Number 2
Seven things I did before
1. Sketched in pencil and charcoal
2. Wore business suits and heels (ugh!)
3. Ate too much fast food
4. Waited to have someone help me with computer stuff (no more, I look it up and learn what I need)
5. Was anal about keeping the house clean
6. Did cross stitch
7. Did not envision dreams and goals

Number 3
Seven things I do now
1. Write with pleasure
2. Cook and experiment in the kitchen
3. Search for Vampire stories
4. Blog to my hearts content
6. Crotchet, little bits at a time (arthritis)
7. Clean the house when it needs cleaning (instead of because that’s what I think should be done)

Number 4
Seven things I want to do
1. Publish 2 (or 3) more books this coming year
2. Educate my self on the fine art of computer science
3. Become a professional chocolatier
4. Have a complete makeover
5. Start sewing again
6. Help my daughter accomplish her dreams
7. Renew my romantic relationship with my beloved now that he’s semi-retired

Number 5
Seven things that attract me about the opposite sex
1. A loving, caring, respectful nature
2. A gentle smile
3. Honesty
4. A sense of humor
5. Be romantic
6. Be adventuresome
7. Be comfortable with who he is

Number 6
Seven favorite foods
1. Chocolate, chocolate and more chocoate
2. Mexican food – all kinds
3. Pasta
4. Chicken prepared in many different ways
5. Veggies! I love veggies.
6. Buttered bread
7. Coffee, tequila, Kahlua and water

Now for the 7 bloggers whom I would like to pass this on to:

Megan at http://megansmunchies.blogspot.com/
Esi at http://dishingupdelights.blogspot.com/
Valley Writer at http://pioneervalleyma.blogspot.com/
Nikki at http://niksnacks.blogspot.com/
Nazarina at http://giddygastronome.blogspot.com/
Christy at http://christyskitchencreations.blogspot.com/
Vanessa at http://3rsvan.wordpress.com/

Have fun with this. If you can and want to do it great. If for some reason you are not inclined to, no worries. I still love you. Remember that these "exercises" are simply for pleasure and meant to be stress relievers. Having gotten lost for the past couple of hours doing this blog kept my mind from wondering too far. It helped bring back a smile and some peace into this day. I hope it does the same for you. Big hugs to all.