It’s been a while, but WordPress used to have Awards that were passed along from blogger to blogger.

These awards usually came with a list of questions for you to answer about yourself. You were then asked to pass the award on to from five to seven recipients for them to do the same thing. Some of these awards were: Reader Appreciation, The Liebster Blog, Super Sweet Blog, Very Inspiring Blog, One Lovely Blog … and many more.

I was always pleased when someone thought enough of my blog to nominate me for an award. Back ten years or so ago, my blog was a busy place. After some posts, the comments section was like a party. I had a lot of followers, and I followed a lot of blogs. I left comments – many of them embarrassing – all over the place. So, the awards kind of came to me in waves. I would generally save them up until I could do one big blog post with them. They took a lot of time to compose, but they were worth it.

Here’s an example of one of my awards ceremonies. If you are new here and want to know more about me, I’ve answered quite a few questions in this post. Miracles and Clean Underwear | Breezy Books

My point today is that these awards always highlighted other bloggers. Awards posts were a wonderful way to find out about other blogs and bloggers. I met fabulous people/friends via these awards. Today, I find it difficult to find people to follow as I have nothing to guide me other than a search. I occasionally click on an avatar of someone commenting on the post of someone I follow. That might yield a blog of interest to me.

With life issues getting in the way since about 2016, I’ve dropped in and out of blogging. Many of my favorite bloggers no longer post. I’m at a point in my life now where I can devote more of my time to writing and blogging. I’d like to follow more people.

Today, I’m going to link to a few blogs I enjoy. There are many more, but I’ll start with a few for now. Maybe there will be someone in this list that you may find of interest, too.

In the comments section, please list a few of your favorite blogs – places you go to regularly and that put a smile on your face when you see they’ve posted again. I would love to check out your favorites.

Please give these fine folks a visit:

Nutsrok – Linda … Oh my! She posts humor, some of her writing, and the stories she tells of growing up and her relatives read like tall tales, but they are true!

Bluebird of Bitterness … More humor. Frequent posts but they are shorter than most. There is always something here to make you smile.

Take It Easy – Clive … Lots of good music here. Clive will often pick a topic, wax eloquently upon said topic, and share tunes related to the topic as well as some history about the song and/or the singer/group. He also shares tunes that are holiday specific. You never know what you’ll get, but it’s all good!

Bookstooge’s Reviews on the Road – I love his reviews! He gives praise where praise is due, but when he doesn’t like a book, watch out. He is brutally honest. I can’t help myself. I get the giggles. Just don’t mention the book Neuromancer to him. It’s like Curly in the Three Stooges when someone says Niagara Falls.

2BCreative – Julia … Julia is a long-time blogging friend who is also a writer. She had a stroke, and a lot of her blog shows her progress as she gets stronger and stronger with each passing day. I admire her strength and tenacity. She shares her family life as well. I know she would love it if you would stop by and say hello.

Mark Armstrong Illustration – Mark … Another long-time blogging friend. Mark is a fabulous, professional illustrator. I love his artwork. It’s obvious I like humor, and there is always something to make me smile at Mark’s blog. He has a great sense of humor.

Enjoy! And don’t forget to share!