Well I hope I’m doing this right because I’ve always had trouble following prescribed rules. However, here goes:
First, I want to thank Ar Vhee at metarvheenoia.wordpress.com for nominating me for the two blog awards posted here. This was very kind of her. Unfortunately, since she’s nominated me and one of the rules of accepting these awards is that I’m to nominate 15 other bloggers, I cannot now nominate her which under normal circumstances I would since she would head my list. However I would like to nominate these 15 bloggers for these very same awards since I always enjoy their posts and admire their output:
rukiaucar.wordpress.com
rukiyeucar.wordpress.com
richardjnewman.com
franticscribbles.wordpress.com
seshatwuji.wordpress.com
itwasinretrospect.wordpress.com
idesoflife.wordpress.com
reowr.wordpress.com
shawnbird.com
courtingmadness.wordpress.com
wired4more.wordpress.com
dwbb.wordpress.com
bearspawprint.wordpress.com
poesypluspolemics.com
cindyknoke.com
Now I’m supposed to list 7 interesting things about me. Hmmmm. Okay, here goes:
1. I sweeten my coffee in the mornings on weekends with either Bailey’s Irish Cream or Disaronno, whichever Rind, my local wine shop here in Istanbul, has in stock.
2. I have grown 4 beards in this lifetime, the latest having just been removed by my barber at the end of my fasting period.
3. I love fresh figs.
4. I eat fruit for breakfast in Turkey but usually preferred hotdogs in New York.
5. I watch the movie Shane on or near my birthday every year.
6. I am partial to Italian red wines.
7. I have been known to dance on tables
And now, if I understand the rules correctly, I must post a comment to each one of my nominees, but not before I once again thank Ar Vhee for honoring me so. You are truly a woman full of grace and style.
Thank you.
Leonard Durso 
You got it right. =) You’re very welcome my friend and you truly deserve these awards. I look forward to reading more of your posts. Kind regards
Thank you. You honor me. Only one interesting thing about me. I’m, worn out from being interesting too much. Now I am an uninteresting hermit. Bear
Well Bear, your blog is anything but uninteresting.
Anyway, I don’t know if I made the guidelines clear to everyone but you need to accept the awards by displaying them in a post. Then you are supposed to nominate 15 other bloggers and list those 7 interesting things about yourself. Some people find those requirements too time consuming and personally I don’t think they’re that important. The main thing is to display the awards in a post.
And, of course, keep writing those interesting posts.
Thank you for the kind word. I am glad that you find my blog interesting. It is thoughtful of you to reply with this encouragement to follow the rules. However, I am bad about not following such rules, Again I thank you for thinking of me. — Bear
Interesting thing #7 is utterly fabulous! I would love to see some pictures. Congrats on the awards and thank you also for the nomination!
Unfortunately no pictures exist but there is a video or two taken recently of me dancing at the college and at the airport in Izmir. Those amuse my staff.
I also think I didn’t make the guidelines clear but you need to accept the awards by displaying them in a post. You’re also supposed to nominate 15 other bloggers and list 7 things about yourself but some people find that too time consuming. The important thing, though, is to display the awards in a post.
And, of course, to keep writing.
Thank you so much! XOX
Hi. I’m not sure if I made the guidelines clear to everyone but you need to accept the awards by displaying them in a post. You’re also supposed to nominate 15 other bloggers and list 7 things about yourself but some people find that too time consuming. I really think that’s not as important as posting your acceptance of the awards.
And, of course, keep writing.
You are so kind! Thank you! I am honored~
You’re welcome. I find your blog really interesting.
But I don’t know if I made it clear that you should post an acceptance of the awards on your blog by displaying them in the post.
Also you’re supposed to nominate 15 other bloggers and list 7 things about yourself but I don’t think that’s important. Just post the acceptance.
Thank you so much for this nomination, your blog is lovely, and I wish I could re-nominate you too! 🙂
Thanks. But don’t forget to post an acceptance of the awards on your blog and whether you nominate 15 other bloggers or list 7 things about yourself is not as important as displaying the awards on your blog.
And keep up with the writing. I always look forward to your poetry.
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Thank you so much! This is very touching. http://franticscribbles.wordpress.com/2013/08/12/thank-you-and-a-few-other-things-that-are-due/