Holidailies Shout-Out
As I had hoped, participating in Holidailies this year has exposed me to many different blogs and bloggers. I hope--once the pressures of the holiday season subside--I will be able to delve into those tantalizing journals more deeply and that some of the links listed at the bottom of my sidebar will migrate up to my list of favorites.
Now on the off chance that one of those folks in the lower right hand corner actually stumble upon this or that those on my friends'-list are curious, I thought I would list those blogs and posts that have caught my eye.
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Women in Comfortable Shoes was one of the first Holidailies blogs to get my attention. I totally agree with her maxim that life is too short to wear uncomfortable shoes. But what won me over was her post on decorating their tree with the adorable photo of Flynn. Anyone with cats in their Christmas tree is someone I feel instant kinship with.
Use My Sky is such an intriguing title that I may have stopped by the blog just on that basis alone. But it was the title of her post on December 5th that caught me. I often feel that maybe I am too old to blog. The fandom and the memes and all the other silliness--I have participated in it but it isn't *me*. I find in Leya a mature voice with an artist's sensitivity and openness, someone whose writing is thought-provoking without being strident.
I was drawn into Thursday's Child by a post about Christmas lights. I stayed because the honesty of her writing gave me the guilty-pleasure feeling of reading someone else's diary--but isn't that what reading blogs is? Anyway, her diary has an immediacy that keeps drawing me back.
She says she has dropped out of Holidailies, but I am keeping tabs on The Little Red Cabin. Her posts ooze a comfortable domesticity and I enjoy reading about her daily life in a region I am not that familiar with. She is busier as a stay-at-home Mom than I am with 23 cats and a full-time job.
You expect a former girl clown to have wit, and in Please Mick Jagger, Don't Sell Me Fixodent she proves it. She also has heart.
My Life In Spain because Denny spent a year in Spain with the Air Force back in the seventies and it was one of the best times of his life. So photos, impressions and food--what's not to like? And they have a cat they adopted off the streets. My kind of people.
Musings of a Cynical Optimist intrigued me with the title. Well, what's a gal to do after she's written a little over 50,000 words for November? Yes! She signs up for Holidailies for December! lured me to her blog.. And it didn't hurt that she listed Neil Gaiman as a favorite. I sleep with a statuette of the King of Dreams on my headboard.
Music and Cats. What's more to say? Oh, and she lives in Seattle.
Making Space is an interesting blogger--a dog trainer with an artistic soul. Reading her posts makes me wish for the best for her. And want to know what happens next. An entertaining read.
Since I imagine myself to be an writer--or at least a writer-wannabe--as well as something of an insomniac, I was interested in Kristina Wright's Musings of an Insomniac Writer. I look forward to her daily entries and particularly enjoyed this one. Invoking Joseph Campbell doesn't hurt, either.
Dysfunction Junction has a sardonic sense of humor that got my attention. That and the entry introduced with this summary: Who knew that becoming an adult and actually being prescribed legal medications could be so much fun?
I've been blissfully coupled for over twenty-five years but I had to identify with the author's stroll down memory lane to her angst-ridden post-adolescence. Her gentle wit and sensibility made it an enjoyable journey. Read more at Crickwooder Chronicles...
I was intrigued at Coyote Underground because she is a rural first-responder. her posts range from informative to amusing. And isn't that what you look for in a blog?
You have to love a blog named Bitchypoo, don't you? And she has cats! And chickens! Love her earthy humor.
If the URL itself wasn't enough-- A Cat By Any Other Name--the tag line won me over: Still life with cats: the story of me. Not only does she have cats, but she can write well enough to make even daily life interesting.
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You lovely bloggers listed above--your writing humbles me. Please do not take offense if you feel I have you all wrong. I am just getting to know you. What I have seen so far I really enjoy. Thank you.
*~*~*~*~*~*
Now on the off chance that one of those folks in the lower right hand corner actually stumble upon this or that those on my friends'-list are curious, I thought I would list those blogs and posts that have caught my eye.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Women in Comfortable Shoes was one of the first Holidailies blogs to get my attention. I totally agree with her maxim that life is too short to wear uncomfortable shoes. But what won me over was her post on decorating their tree with the adorable photo of Flynn. Anyone with cats in their Christmas tree is someone I feel instant kinship with.
Use My Sky is such an intriguing title that I may have stopped by the blog just on that basis alone. But it was the title of her post on December 5th that caught me. I often feel that maybe I am too old to blog. The fandom and the memes and all the other silliness--I have participated in it but it isn't *me*. I find in Leya a mature voice with an artist's sensitivity and openness, someone whose writing is thought-provoking without being strident.
I was drawn into Thursday's Child by a post about Christmas lights. I stayed because the honesty of her writing gave me the guilty-pleasure feeling of reading someone else's diary--but isn't that what reading blogs is? Anyway, her diary has an immediacy that keeps drawing me back.
She says she has dropped out of Holidailies, but I am keeping tabs on The Little Red Cabin. Her posts ooze a comfortable domesticity and I enjoy reading about her daily life in a region I am not that familiar with. She is busier as a stay-at-home Mom than I am with 23 cats and a full-time job.
You expect a former girl clown to have wit, and in Please Mick Jagger, Don't Sell Me Fixodent she proves it. She also has heart.
My Life In Spain because Denny spent a year in Spain with the Air Force back in the seventies and it was one of the best times of his life. So photos, impressions and food--what's not to like? And they have a cat they adopted off the streets. My kind of people.
Musings of a Cynical Optimist intrigued me with the title. Well, what's a gal to do after she's written a little over 50,000 words for November? Yes! She signs up for Holidailies for December! lured me to her blog.. And it didn't hurt that she listed Neil Gaiman as a favorite. I sleep with a statuette of the King of Dreams on my headboard.
Music and Cats. What's more to say? Oh, and she lives in Seattle.
Making Space is an interesting blogger--a dog trainer with an artistic soul. Reading her posts makes me wish for the best for her. And want to know what happens next. An entertaining read.
Since I imagine myself to be an writer--or at least a writer-wannabe--as well as something of an insomniac, I was interested in Kristina Wright's Musings of an Insomniac Writer. I look forward to her daily entries and particularly enjoyed this one. Invoking Joseph Campbell doesn't hurt, either.
Dysfunction Junction has a sardonic sense of humor that got my attention. That and the entry introduced with this summary: Who knew that becoming an adult and actually being prescribed legal medications could be so much fun?
I've been blissfully coupled for over twenty-five years but I had to identify with the author's stroll down memory lane to her angst-ridden post-adolescence. Her gentle wit and sensibility made it an enjoyable journey. Read more at Crickwooder Chronicles...
I was intrigued at Coyote Underground because she is a rural first-responder. her posts range from informative to amusing. And isn't that what you look for in a blog?
You have to love a blog named Bitchypoo, don't you? And she has cats! And chickens! Love her earthy humor.
If the URL itself wasn't enough-- A Cat By Any Other Name--the tag line won me over: Still life with cats: the story of me. Not only does she have cats, but she can write well enough to make even daily life interesting.
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You lovely bloggers listed above--your writing humbles me. Please do not take offense if you feel I have you all wrong. I am just getting to know you. What I have seen so far I really enjoy. Thank you.
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Comments
I did Holidailies last year and found blogs I'm still reading today. It's nice to venture out the old neighborhood once in a while.