Is it Saturday yet? This week has flown by, mainly because I’ve been working hard on my Hills and Valleys edit, with a massive push to finish today. I’m done except for typing up the changes, which is a big relief.
It’s been a week of loss (Bowie, Alan Rickman and others), and of cold weather finally arriving, the mornings bright with frost.
It’s also been a week of blog love. Both Sue Vincent and Ali Isaac nominated me for a Champions Blog award – thank you both so much! 🙂 According to Seumas Gallacher, the originator of this award, it is a way to say thank you to those readers and writers who go the extra mile in support of others. He also says no explanations are needed and to keep it simple. Well, I just love that idea! I’m supposed to name another five bloggers as part of the award – I just need a little while to get some names together and then I can accept the award, but I couldn’t let the nomination go by without saying thank you.
And the same goes to Marjorie at Kyrosmajica, who nominated me for the #Girllove Blog Challenge. This involves writing a post about women who inspire us, including five female bloggers. Marjorie very kindly listed me as one of her five – thank you! Once again, I need a bit of time to get a post together, but wanted to say thanks 🙂
And finally, Kristin over at pursuitofanewadventure invited me to write a guest post, which went live today. Thanks so much, Kristin – you’re a great host!
So, onwards and upwards with my final corrections – I’ll be back in blogland once they’re done. Happy weekend, everyone!
Helen Glynn Jones 
Your blog mantelpiece will be struggling to cope with all these awards! Hope you have a fab weekend!
Thanks Steve – yes, might have to prop it up 😀 Hope you have a great weekend too – is there a party on today?
Sure is – but it’s slightly later this week – starts at 8pm. Hope you can tune in!
Yes, I should be there! Looking forward to it 🙂
Cool RT, Reblog yadadada for the chance to win a wee prize. By wee I mean little…not urine lol
Ha ha, of course! Cool, will do. Working on my requests as well 🙂
Fab! Get some disco classics in there. It is Saturday night after all 🙂
Ooh, right. I’ve just posted some requests – one is sort of disco’y 😀
They look fab to me! Cheers! Any particular blog post you would like promoted?
Well, I wrote one called ‘Falling Star’ this week which was a response to Bowie’s passing – perhaps that might tie in with Golden Years? Otherwise quite happy to have a general sort of promo, thank you 🙂
Cool, sounds good and thanks for the reblog!
You’re very welcome!
Enjoy the weekend!
Thanks, Miriam – you too!
Congratulations!
Thank you! 🙂
Wow, what a popular lady many congratulations Helen, and thank you so much for joining in the #Girllove challenge. Have a very enjoyable weekend, all the best. Marje x
Thanks Marjorie, that’s very kind of you. Hope you have a lovely weekend too – I will get onto my #Girllove post this coming week, once the MS is out the door 🙂
Congratulations, and all well deserved! Yeah, it’s been a weird week alright. I am still gobsmacked by the loss of Bowie and Rickman, and also Grizzly Adams, did you know that? What is happening this year? So many shocking losses in the early days of 2016 just feels so unsettling. Its not what I expected.
I know – it just seems to be one after another, and so many to cancer. It feels as though some sort of shift is happening. I hope it’s not a sign of things to come.
I agree! Some kind of shift, that’s exactly how it feels, but don’t know what! 😲 Hope things get better too.
wow congrats on all of the well deserved awards!
Thanks Lyn, it was lovely to receive them 🙂
I am sure! X
Lots of love this week!
Thanks, Sacha 🙂