Wow, I have been nominated for the Versatile Blogger Award by Valeriu dg Barbu (http://valeriudgbarbu.wordpress.com/) who writes truly lovely and provocative poetry.  I am honored.  The rules for this award, as I’m sure many of you know, is to:  (1) thank the blogger who nominated me and provide a link to his blog, which I have done; (2) nominate 15 other bloggers for the award, which I will do shortly; and (3) reveal 7 things about myself.

(1) Again, thank you to Valeriu for the kindness of nominating me.

(2) Here are 15 bloggers that I now nominate (and I will try to inform each of them of the nomination as quickly as I can ;)):

http://ericjohnbaker.wordpress.com

http://lionheartwriters.com/

http://literarylandofalysia.wordpress.com/

http://pipnewling.com/

http://culturemonk.com/

http://englishmaninitaly.org/

http://thelissachronicles.wordpress.com/

http://10mh.net/

http://rickmallery.wordpress.com/

http://sarahcradit.wordpress.com/

http://wordsforworms.com/

http://spilledxink.wordpress.com/

http://kmoonstone.wordpress.com/

http://shannonathompson.com/

http://expateyeonlatvia.wordpress.com/

(3) Finally, seven things about myself:

• I’m comfortable with making lists
• I spent the first 21 years of my life in central New York state, where there are more cows than people (at least there were before the dairy farms folded)
• I drove cross-country to Oakland, CA, in a 1966 Dodge van, in the late 70s, a truly amazing feat for a serious introvert
• I left my heart in San Francisco and eventually moved to the South, to an undisclosed location
• I have now lived in the South for more years than my original birthplace.  I’m sure that means something but I don’t know what (or don’t want to know)
• I left my heart in San Francisco … oh, I said that already.  OK, I want to move back to San Francisco before I die
• Yup, I’m old enough to be most of y’all’s grandmother, but I work hard at keeping my figure and staying sexy at 55 (whoops, TMI!!)

Disclaimer:  At the time of this posting, I’ve managed to only notify half of my nominees because my DSL is tired and wants to go to bed … needs its beauty sleep, I guess:(  Will try again tomorrow!