Shaz over at Our Front Plot liked my blog enough to bestow upon me the Liebster Blog Award, an award given by bloggers to up and coming blogs with less than 200 followers. I’ve never received this award before, in all the 3 years that I’ve been writing The Garden Smallholder. In actual fact, I believe this to be the very first blog award I’ve ever received. I’m not sure if I should laugh or cry.
It’s OK. I’m laughing.
In all honesty, I really am quite chuffed so thank you Shaz for taking the time to read and award me. Now the serious stuff. Acceptance of the award is conditional on the following:
Copy and paste the award on your blog. Check
Thank the person who gave you the award and link back to them. Check
Choose five other blogs to award with less than 200 followers and leave a comment for them. Hmmm.
Now this is where it gets tricky. Apart from finding it very difficult to choose 5 blogs to award from the long list of great blogs out there, most of my favourites already have this award, plus, I’ve no real way of telling how many followers each blog really has. Also, I’d like to point out, some folk don’t really want to play along with this sort of stuff. Oops. Apologies from the off then. I’m going to take a wild stab in the dark and hope I get the criteria right with each of the following blogs. There aren’t five I’m afraid, but what I have chosen are blogs that I’ve enjoyed for quite some time. One or two haven’t been updated for a while but life tends to get in the way of blogging sometimes.
For those I have chosen, if you don’t wish to take part don’t worry – just enjoy your shiny award just as I will.
Awwww cheers Karen! Looks like I shall have to start blogging more regularly again then doesn’t it! :D
I’m glad people check out my blog – I’m certainly guilty of not putting much on there, but as you say, life gets in the way sadly. Let’s hope with the warmer weather coming up I’ll have more to share.
I have a lot in the pipeline as far as the garden, allotment and chickens go – I always wonder who reads all my drivel, sometimes I can be quite proud of my prose too though!
Thanks again, and you really are a lovely lady!
Stiggy
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Yes it does Stiggy, hee hee! Looking forward to reading about your garden and of course your lovely chickens.
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Hi Karen,
Thanks so much for the award; like you I have never had such a thing before so it’s nice to receive and even better to know that what you are blogging about is enjoyed enough to warrant someone giving it to you!
Jason.
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You’re very welcome Jason
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Congratulations! I shall follow the links :)
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Congratulations, it’s well deserved! xx
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Thanks very much, Karen. Like Stiggy, I’m not so good at keeping it updated. I’m trying to do more and spend less time on the internet in general, but I am hoping to update my blog soon. Sadly we only have one chicken at present, but hope to acquire more in the Spring. We think it may have been Marek’s disease, so are watching remaining chicken closely. We have just embarked on a bee keeping course, too. Will blog as and when I have the time.
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Thank you all!
I’m sorry you’ve lost another chicken Karin, Marek’s is a horrible disease that can present itself in many ways. Fingers crossed your remaining chicken has a stronger immune system, she may end up just being a carrier, rather than succumb.
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Congratulations – whilst I’m a new reader what I’ve read so far has been of excellant quality so it is most certainly very well deserved.
Keep up the good work with your growing and your site!
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Congratulations Karen, It always nice to receive something like this, so well done. It’s also such a good way of discovering new blogs so I will check out your nominations.
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Thank you :)
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