My Love Ya Award(s)

 Yesterday I was awarded the "Love Ya" award by not one but two sister bloggers, Deb of Sojourner and McGillicutty of Inner Rambling of a Mid Life Mama.

I'd be telling a bald lie if I said I don't get a wee thrill from these awards.    To be acknowledge by a fellow blogger in any way positive is so validating.  My greedy ego gobbles it up, smacks her lips and licks her fat little fingers!

Thank you ladies!

The parameters and rules of the award are thus:

"This award is bestowed on to blogs that are exceedingly charming. These kind bloggers aim to find and be friends. They are not interested in self-aggrandizement. Our hope is that when the ribbons of these prizes are cut, even more friendships are propagated. Please give more attention to these writers.

Deliver this award to eight bloggers who must choose eight more and include this cleverly-written text into the body of their award."

Since as a rule I'm a poor rule-follower (what?), I'm going to bestow this award to just one person rather than eight:

Michelle of Michelle My Belle because she is full of life and her art inspires me.   Michelle is teaching three workshops at Artfest 2010.   

You can see a complete list of the Artfest classes here.

Samples of the workshops Michelle will be offering at Artfest 2010

Morning Coffee Corner

Morning Coffee
Earlier this week, B wrote a post about being the recipient of the Morning Coffee Award by Extranjera. In her blog, B issued a request that I show a photo of where I take my morning coffee (I prefer to "take" my coffee rather than "drink" it. Much more panache, n'est pas?).

I take my coffee in the sitting room of my massage studio because it is the quietest, sunniest, and unquestionably the cleanest room in the house. This is the spot where my massage clients sit when they arrive and we talk for awhile before starting the session. There's something restful and calming about this corner and the view outside is nice, too. It must have good feng shui or something. Maybe being squished in the corner creates a sense of safety.



This particular nook is flooded with sunlight in the morning and there are books and turtles (I have about 200) and the chair is super comfy. It's a serene and restful little corner. I sip my organic french roast coffee with soy milk and honey as I sit and write in my art journal.

So there you have it B! Does this entitle me to a morning coffee award???? (she asks with her head tilted to the side batting her eyes and smiling sweetly).