Blog issues of some import

I can't keep up with my blog list.

And, there are more blogs I keep adding to it. I'm sinking in a boggy blog world. It's because pleasant people comment on my blog and then I want to follow their blogs. That was my initial policy when I had Three Readers, but now it's getting a little unwieldy, so I think I have to do a policy back flip.

I also lost a 'follower' last week. Initially, I was shocked. But, I got over it.

Then, someone pointed out to me, that a lot of blog authors like to reply to their commentors via their emails ... I don't. I usually just reply via the Comments Page - that's easier for me. But other blog authors, who take their time and like to make connections with people, like to respond via email ... so if you comment, and don't have a reply email, you may not get a response to your comment. Sad.

Actually, Anna Bartlett told me the same thing when I started blogging, so I set-up an mmmc.gmail account, and I was surprised at how many emails I started to receive from people.

On another matter, Ms Konfettiform, one of my Norwegian friends, has tagged the blog for a ...

Lena from Konfettiform is very stylish, clever and is always revealing beautiful things. She has just jointly released an on-line magazine with another Norwegian blog hviit which is very inspiring!

I really like my Norwegian contingent. They are the most loyal of the Scandinavian blogs I follow, and are very supportive and funny.

I was listening to the radio the other day in the car, and the fellow was interviewing a Norwegian lady who'd written a recipe book. She sounded very English, by that I mean she didn't have a heavy Norwegian accent ... for some reason I expected she would have ... but in her voice I imagined all my Norwegian readers, and though it wasn't the "Interview of the Century", I couldn't stop listening to her. I was transfixed, because everything she said was coming straight from Norway, and she was that much closer to the Norwegian readers than I was. So I thought they were all talking to me!

Insane, really.

So, back to the Award ... which requires one to list three things one likes, and then forward the Award on.

 Three things I like ... and, for some reason, they centre on Child 2.

1. I like this mug because I serve him warm milk in it for breakfast every morning.

I should be more precious about it because it's 'vintage' Villeroy and Boch from when I was little. But that's what mugs are for. Serving liquids. And I like to see it used.

I love this mug and I love Child 2. Sometimes.

2. I like how Child 2's esophagus last night let the one dollar coin he swallowed pass into his stomach without it becoming blocked. And then I liked how his stomach allowed it to pass into his small intestine without it becoming blocked.

See the coin in the middle of his digestive tract?

For what seemed like a long time between the call to the emergency department and the X-ray being taken, Child 2 was called a 'little bugger' and worse.

3. I like how little boys of Child 2's age will send each other Christmas cards which express their love for each other.

I don't know for how long this will last. Not long, I expect, but I like its unashamed honesty. In fact, I love it.

I'm tagging four blogs:

Raine and Sage because she's extremely clever at rejuvenating furniture and she's amassed herself a strong 'following' in a very short time. That deserves recognition in my books.

Olive and Esther because she's a quiet, little Brisbane blog who is extremely clever at crocheting and other crafty things, and she has a good vintage 'eye'. She deserves more attention!

Curbside Style because she's another Australian blog who is constantly amazing me with the clever things she comes up with, and her knack for finding groovy old Op Shop things stops me in my Mid-Century tracks.

Things to Make and Do because it's a little blog that I think also needs more attention. Jane has a wonderful artistic bent and her blog is delightfully different from any other. She also has a Christmas Cracker toy collection!

Jump on board!