Time to share

First of all, if you came for Ruby Tuesday, scroll down.

My friend Tricia, at Bluff Area Daily blog recently chose me to receive these awards. I want to publicly thank her here before it gets too much later. And I am even trying to form the list in my head of who I want to pass them to.
The Kreativ Blogger award is supposed to go to seven people, but I am limiting it to fewer than that. I for sure want to pass it to:
1. Lene @ Knips & Nips
2. John @ John's Photoblog
I ran across both of these through Sky Watch Friday...I originally kept going to John's to find out who played this instrumental he at one time had on his blog...it was an added bonus that I loved his photos.
Just within the past few weeks I ran across Lene's and I just happened to glance at her sidebar and lo and behold, John is her husband. Let me tell you, her photographs are awesome, too! I am not sure they accept awards, but even if they don't, I hope you all will check out their blogs.
3. East Gwillimbury Wow! (Daily Photo) and More of Me, Another Side....Not sure if you accept awards, it doesn't offend me if you don't mention this on your blogs, just want you to know that your photos give me great joy.
4. Dot @ The World in Black and White I know she usually doesn't accept awards, but I still think you should check it out if you like B&W. I gave this to her because she came up with concept for it. She and Tricia of Bluff Area Daily and Mojo of Why? What have you heard? are the administrators of this blog.
Now this Friends award...Hmmm, let me see.
Right back at ya, Tricia (Bluff Area Daily)...I want to send it back your way.
then there is:
2. Carletta @ Carletta's Captures and Round the Bend. I always enjoy Carletta's posts...her new blog Carletta's Capture is going to feature some great photographs...and there is always something of interest at Round The Bend.
3. Betsy @ Joyful Reflections--I found Betsy through my brother, Neal and his blog. She lives in Tennessee, which I still consider home...it is where I grew up. I always enjoy her posts....love it when she shares her life with us all. Her and her husband George, met later in life and you just feel their love for each other. Always come away with a brighter outlook after visiting her blog.
4. Barb @ *We* Quilt Barb is one of the first people to comment on my original blog...we met through a quilt forum. I have grown away from the forums, but we still keep in touch.
5. Mary @ Faith, Fabric, and Photos
I don't remember how I first found her blog but I continue to go back, if not daily, if I skip a day, I still check out all her posts. She always has lots of bird pictures on her blog, and usually at the end of the week she has Squirrel Sunday... She is an Indiana gal, like myself.

Now to post this and go tell everyone that they have received this award...I am not posting any rules so do what you choose with them. Sometimes rules are made to be broken.

An award

This is another one scanned in from a 35 mm slide...taken in January of 1997. I take pictures of milkweed pods almost every year....and I still love to see them float through the air just like I a kid.
Now, for something fun.....
Earlier this week, The Tile Lady at A Colorful World gave me a Hot Blog Award.
I want to take time to thank her for this. I know I don't act much like it, but they do make me feel good;-)

I really, really enjoy blogging and love getting comments and awards. And I love it when I find blogs that I go back to over and over. I thought I would take the time this time to give this award to some blogs that I about have to be dead to not visit at least once a day...and they are in no particular order, well, maybe alphabetical order if I don't miss one on the first trip through my list.

1. Mrs. Hays at Bluff Area Daily Photo
2. The EG Tour Guide at East Gwillimbury WOW!
3. Mary at Faith, Fabric and Photos
4. Dot at Strolling Through Georgia and sometimes Alabama
5. Carletta at Round the Bend

It is time....

It is long overdue that I acknowledge these awards, well, at least the first one. The others are relatively new. I have debated and debated on how to do this...back in July while we were gone for a little get away, my friend Carletta at Round the Bend gave me this Super Commenter award...I cannot remember what all was happening, but I kept putting off acknowledging it till I was embarrassed about it. But it has always been there in the back of my mind...I visit Carletta's blog almost every day of the week...seriously, there have only been a handful of days that I haven't visited. I felt and still feel honored that she gave me this award...and Carletta, I am sorry I was so long in acknowledging it.
And just recently I started visiting the Tuscaloosa Daily Photo Blog and she gave me the award below and I have not did anything about it...I really do appreciate it, but not sure if I am going to pass it on.
And then there is Ms. Hays at Bluff Area Daily Photo...I found her through Sky Watch Friday. And I have visited her every day since. And will continue to do so. Again, I am not sure if I am going to take the time to pass it on. Mainly because I am so indecisive about who I would give them to.
But I do want you to know that I feel very honored to have received them and I wanted to publicly acknowledge them.

Change of subject....
I showed you a couple knives and sheaths that Roger had made.
Well, he had these three knives finished then also, but did not have the sheaths made to go with them.
He finished the sheaths 3 or 4 days ago, and they are done at their new homes. Due to things happening these are the best shots I got.
They have also been given to their new owners.
I think I am safe in saying that everyone is happy with them.
Roger worked on them all at the same time and I think he decided he would rather work on knives one at a time.

edited to add: The dollar bill is pictured with the knives for you to have something to go by to imagine their size.