{"id":826,"date":"2012-05-14T21:30:16","date_gmt":"2012-05-14T20:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/londonerfromafar.wordpress.com\/?p=826"},"modified":"2020-05-24T17:23:28","modified_gmt":"2020-05-24T16:23:28","slug":"versatile-thanks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alondonerfromafar.co.uk\/versatile-thanks\/","title":{"rendered":"Versatile &#8211; Thanks!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Versatile Blogger Award\" src=\"http:\/\/versatilebloggeraward.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/09\/versatileblogger113.png?w=150&amp;h=150\" alt=\"Versatile Blogger Award\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\">Some weeks ago, I received a couple of unexpected comments. Two bloggers that I <a title=\"Versatile blogger too - Thanks!\" href=\"http:\/\/hannahscorner.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">read<\/a> and <a title=\"Versatile blogger too - Thanks!\" href=\"http:\/\/thehappiestcow.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">follow<\/a> had nominated me for the <a title=\"Versatile - Thanks!\" href=\"http:\/\/versatilebloggeraward.wordpress.com\/vba-rules\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Versatile Blogger\u00a0award<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Awesome!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The most interesting thing about this is that people can connect bloggers who might be great fun to read. So, I thought I should acknowledge this one too!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rules:<!--more--><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Thank the person who gave you this award;<\/li>\n<li>Next, select 15 blogs\/bloggers that you\u2019ve recently discovered or follow regularly. ( I would add, pick blogs or bloggers that are excellent!);<\/li>\n<li>Nominate those 15 bloggers for the Versatile Blogger Award;<\/li>\n<li>Finally, tell the person who nominated you seven things about yourself.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Some bloggers<\/strong> you should know about, if you haven\u00b4t already:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Versatile blogger\" href=\"http:\/\/spectacularsentience.wordpress.com\/2012\/04\/29\/faces\/#comment-240\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Spectacular Sentience<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Versatile too!\" href=\"http:\/\/madaboutravel.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mad about Travel<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Very versatile\" href=\"http:\/\/beingcoraline.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Being Coraline<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Versatile\" href=\"http:\/\/francescannotwrite.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Frances Cannot Write<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Versatile!\" href=\"http:\/\/katefoo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kate Foo<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Quite versatile\" href=\"http:\/\/highheelgourmet.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The High Heel Gourmet<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Versatile\" href=\"http:\/\/momentsofexhilaration.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Moments of Exhilaration<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Quite versatile!\" href=\"http:\/\/girlroamingaroundtheworld.wordpress.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wanderlust<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Versatile\" href=\"http:\/\/lomaxbike.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lomaxbike<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Versatile\" href=\"http:\/\/a-biglife.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A Big\u00a0Life<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Versatile\" href=\"http:\/\/hellocitizens.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Citizens of the World<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Versatile\" href=\"http:\/\/mattposky.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Matt Posky<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Versatile blogger\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theshycomedian.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Shy Comedian<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Versatile\" href=\"http:\/\/fabcreative.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fab Creative<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Seven ramdon facts about me:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I\u00b4m a self-confessed chocoholic.<\/li>\n<li>Comedy is one of may fave hobbies.<\/li>\n<li>My greatest passion is music.<\/li>\n<li>I enjoy nights around the fire.<\/li>\n<li>I am a bit of a geek &#8211; don\u00b4t tell anyone&#8230;<\/li>\n<li>My favourite animals are dogs &#8211; and tigers.<\/li>\n<li>I enjoy funny cut videos.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/alondonerfromafar.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/signature.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-724\" title=\"A Londoner from Afar\" src=\"https:\/\/alondonerfromafar.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/signature.png?w=150\" alt=\"A Londoner from Afar\" width=\"150\" height=\"31\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some weeks ago, I received a couple of unexpected comments. 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