St. Patrick and the Dragons
And all this time you thought it was snakes.
Actually, you're right. But I had to get the dragons in here some way on this day of everything Irish Green.
Why?
Because I received the Dragon's Loyalty Award from two of my favorite bloggers: C. Lee McKenzie and Bish Denham. Thank you, ladies! You're so cool to think of me. I'll do my best to come up with seven interesting things about myself.
And the Rules Are:
- Display the Award on your Blog.
- Announce your win with a post and thank the Blogger who awarded you.
- Present 15 deserving Bloggers with the Award
- Link your awardees in the post and let them know of their being awarded.
- Write seven interesting things about you.
1. I smile a lot.
2. I love to dance.
3. I love to laugh.
4. I love stupid jokes.
5. I distinctly dislike beets.
6. Snorkeling freaks me out.
7. I love large shore birds.
8. Especially pink ones.
9. I don't know how to surf.
10. Or ski.
11. I sometimes make weird connections.
12. I used to make up stories and tell them to my mother.
13. Only I used the names of kids I knew instead of characters.
14. I always got in trouble.
Ta-Da!
I'm giving the Dragon's Loyalty Award to anyone who wants it. Have fun with it.
If you would like to sign up to participate in the June cover reveal for my new novel, you can find all the details and the signup sheet here.
And if you should pass any leprechauns on the way home tonight ...
it means you drank way too much green beer!
Happy St. Patrick's Day!
Comments
And I don't know too many people who do like beets.
I think I signed up. Let me know if I didn't.
I notice that you mentioned snorkeling and surfing. One freaks you out and the other you don't know how to do. Well, I am the same. I would go so far as to say that I love the ocean from the viewpoint of the beach. What is in the water is the stuff of my nightmares. Someone can give me the stats about odds of getting bitten by a shark vs. a car accident and I will ride/drive in the car. BUT I am not going out into the ocean. Not past my knees. No way. No how.
Happy St. Patrick's Day!
I laugh at stupid jokes. I think I'm just easily amused.
And, um, you really are supposed to change the names of the people you're telling stories on. Plausible deniability and all that. :))
I would love to learn to snorkel.
I love stupid jokes and making people laugh.
OE - Who knew so many people don't like beets!
Delores - I've never cooked them. My grandmother used to.
Robin - I thought I would love snorkeling. Wrong! I prefer the beach, a boat, or a bar at the harbor :)
Stina - Cool!
Diane - Yes! and Yes! for me, too :)
Stephen - You're probably correct about that.
Mason - Thanks!
L.G. - LOL! My mom thought so. You and Robin can have a beet party!
Teresa - I couldn't wait to snorkel and knew I would love it. Not so for me. Hope that doesn't happen with you.
Congrats on the double award. :)
An Irishman, by the name of O'Malley proposed to his girl on St. Patrick's Day. He gave her a ring with a synthetic diamond. The excited young lass showed it to her father, a jeweler. He took one look at it and saw it wasn't real.
The young lass, on learning it wasn't real, returned to her future husband. She protested vehemently about his cheapness.
'It was in honor of St. Patrick's Day,' he smiled.
'I gave you a sham rock.'
GROAN! Happy St. Patrick's Day!
VR Barkowski
Congratulations on the dual award. Doubly deserved.
Karen - I agree that beets are pretty!
Shelly - Because my mom would call their moms and find out none of what I said was true. She still didn't appreciate it when I said it was a story, not real. Before long, she learned to ask.
Melissa - Cool :)
VR - "Sham Rock" ... so bad ... I'm still giggling :)
Sean - I don't like mushrooms either. Nasty little things. Blech.
Bish - Not afraid. I feel trapped because I'm forced to breathe only through my mouth. I have a touch of claustrophobia, and one of the places it shows up is when I put a snorkel tube in my mouth.
Julie - Maybe I didn't smile much when I was getting in trouble - LOL!
EC - Good! You can have my serving of beets any time :)
Love,
Janie
Yvonne,
Yvonne,
Liza - Weird in the way that I connect ideas. I never think of the connection being strange until Live-In Handyman asks me how I could put those two things together. To me it makes perfect sense.
Marcy - Where there's a will there's a way!
Randi Lee - It's much better than being a grouch. But I have bad days, too, every once in a while.
Janie - Happy St. Paddy's back!
Yvonne - Glad you enjoyed it.
No green beer here but I love dragons!
Lee
An A to Z Co-Host
Tossing It Out
You naughty thing, you ;)
Hey, I'm here in Colorado but I haven't skied in years, and I was never good at it. But snorkeling for me is fun. Maybe I should move to a tropical beach... Sigh.
Arlee - I wasn't in trouble ALL the time :)
Lynda - I tried to always follow the rules. But sometimes I was too tempted. Especially with the stories. But I learned :)
Jo-Anne - My dad refused to drink green beer. Of course, he was German, so that may have had something to do with it :)
Helena - I would love to live on a beach. In a house!
Medeia - St. Paddy's was awesome!
Looking forward to your cover reveal!
Julie
I guess your mother was the first one who knew you'd be making up stories as an adult.
I'm signing up for your cover reveal!
Julie - Any more will be a blog post. Or more.
Joy - At first I think she believed I'd be going to hell for lying.
Ava - Cool!
Deniz - Cross-country skiing looks like a lot of hard work to me.
Congrats on the spiffy award!
Happy belated St. Patty's Day to you Carol.
I like that neon green color. Maybe you should do all your posts in that from now on. ;)
Slamdunk - I don't think I have enough upper body strength to windsurf. Must find a gym :)
LR - Neon green totally reserved for St. Paddy's :)
How cool, or is it hot, that you had the Dragon's Loyalty Award bestowed upon your good self by the adorable celebrities, Lee and Bish :)
Thanks or sharing a bit more about your fine human self. I see you like stupid jokes. Fair enough, I shall send my human, Gary, over to you! :)
This comment will not dragon...
Pawsitive wishes,
Penny and the Alphabark Challenge 2014! :)
We definitely hooked up again on number 14.
LD - I wish I thought so, too.
I loved your list of things. Snorkeling freaks me out too! Have a wonderful weekend, Carol! :)
Love your stories as a kid!!
Jemi - Too bad you couldn't tell my mom you loved them :)
Why don't the Irish iron their 4-leaf clovers?
They don't want to press their luck.
Milo - Giggling :)
Nas - Thanks!