Before I answer my tease...an award, if you please!

Two of my favorite bloggers have been holding these monthly Perfect Post Awards for several years now. It's a great way to tell someone that something they wrote really was great, be it funny or moving or whatever. Well, Lindsay and Kimberly are about to retire the awards at the end of this year, but there's still enough time to recognize a few more people.

Another blogger I've followed for several years, Karen Sugarpants (also know as Troll Baby!) wrote a post that really tore at my heart recently.. It was the kind of post that I know was so hard to put out there, but I hope it gave her some closure and strength to just write about it. But, to write about something so painful and still come up with something so eloquent, well that has to be recognized if you asked me.



So, to Sugarpants, for having the guts to put it all out there and for surviving what had to be a difficult young life, I give this Perfect Post Award for October 2008. Hugs to you, Karen! And, thanks!

Still reading...still appreciating...

Just as my blog posts are fewer and definitely further between, I've mellowed on my commenting and sometimes reading blogs for fun. Life has taken over and is running me here and there and I rarely have time to really sit and appreciate great writing like I used to.

But, tonight I could not sleep. I decided to enjoy clicking through Lindsay and Kimberly's Perfect Post Award links.

And, then I stumbled across this gem. It is a piece of art really, that's the only way to describe it. I was feeling melancholy and down for reasons I won't get into here, but this just lifted me up and made me want to write more. And, that cheering in the distance, my friends, is the sign of a great new blog being read and appreciated. I can see why it was nominated by more than one blogger for an award.

Enjoy!