That wondrously kind Vanilla has bestowed an Art award upon me. I am honoured and quite blushed that she’d include me in this award, especially since I’ve been so quiet on the blogosphere lately. I can only hope that future post will enhance this fête. It is the little things that people do for one another that gives me hope. Thank you, Vanilla.
So, here’s the blurb:
Art Prize and Award
"This prize has arisen from the daily visits that I dedicate to many blogs which nourish me and enrich me with creativity. In them I see dedication, creativity, care, comradeship, but mainly, ART, much art. I want to share this prize with all those bloggers that entertain me day to day and to share this prize with those who enrich me every day. Doubtlessly, there are many and it will be hard to pick just a few, the people I will name today deserve this prize, as do the very long serious list of bloggers I also enjoy to read, but I will name the first 10 and will leave the rest of the work to all the bloggers that visit other’s blogs and are nourished by them."
The standard rules apply for this award. I will pass it on to five of you and expect you to do the same. If you are not on my list, please do not be insulted. I might have just forgot ’bout you or somethin’. Have you ever heard of an absent minded lensman? Well, that’s me in a nutshell. 
Here’s a lovely meme for the lot of you. This one has been around the blogosphere for a while, but it is fun and easy. This one consist of taking passages out of a book on a certain page. It is quite hilarious as to what you’ll find. I may have cheated a wee bit, but it is really close to what it is supposed to be.
The rules are:
1. Pick up the nearest book (of at least 123 pages).
2. Open the book to page 123.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the next three sentences.
5. Tag five people.
"She aroused them, and soon the assembly ground and seats were filled with curious men, a throng who peered and saw the master mind of war, Laërtes son. Athena now poured out her grace upon him, head and shoulders, height and mass – a splendor awesome to the eyes of the Phaiákians; she put him in a fettle to win the day, mastering every trial they set to test him. When all the crowd sat marshalled, quieted, Alkínoös addressed the full assembly."
Most of you can probably tell from whence this passage came, but I will tell those of you that have never read it. Shame on you! Tis "The Odyssey", by Homer and translated by, Robert Fitzgerald. Whenever I need advice about life, I dig deep into the works of Homer and Sophocles. We can learn so much from the past. At times, I think they knew more about the intricacies in life than we do.
Why, Jeffo! I’m honoured
Thank you berry much, I’m not sure my site is as deserving of this prize as yours, but I’ll gratefully take it and run away before you change your mind…
No, thank you, K8. Your site is berry deserving!
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