Blogger Award - What a Surprise!

Oh My Gosh!

I was just tagged by  Nikki, who writes The Worth of My Sole, for a blogger award.

I didn't know what this was or what was involved... so I did a bit of investigating.... and have decided to join in the fun. 

I just recently found Nikki's blog and am thoroughly enjoying reading about her fitness adventures... and looking at her pictures!  Her posts are uplifting and very inspiring.  Go have a read and follow her, if you aren't already.

Okay, here are 7 random things about me... some you may already know:

1.  I live on a sailboat for most of the year, with my husband of more than 20 years.

2.  I am dog-crazy.  My best birthday gift, ever, from my darling husband, was an English Springer Spaniel puppy I called Scouts Honor... I got my pick of the litter and Scout was the apple of my eye and constant companion for the 8 years she graced out lives - I still miss her, 4 years since she passed away. 

3.  I am shy.  That is why you will rarely see pics of me on this blog!

4.  I have a food blog called We can begin to feed...  It is a compilation of recipes and ideas that I like, and I add to it as I make and photgraph something new.  I am having lots of fun with it.

5. I didn't finish university when I first went, right after high school.  I went back to college many years later, as an adult, and studied information systems (and became a systems analyst and programmer, in the financial services industry).

  I am quite proud of a silver medal I received, upon graduation, from the Governor General of Canada (that is the Queen's representative in our country) for having the highest GPA at my school, that year. 

This isn't a pic of mine, but it is similar.

6.  I love to do crafts of all kinds.  I knit, crochet, quilt, sew, cross stitch.  I make jewellery and do decorative beadwork.  I like paper crafts and will try almost anything. 

7.  I kissed a lobster!  During a trip to the Maritimes in 2008, we went on a lobster boat tour put of Shediac, NB.  The tour operator was a real character, and he selected me to help him with a demonstration.  I had to put the elastic clips on the lobster claws so it couldn't pinch  me, and then after it was all over with, he made me kiss it!  Well, he didn't make me, but I did go along with it, to be a good sport...



Whew!  I am sure that is more than anyone ever wanted to know about me... and now I am going to tag 7 more bloggers for

One Tough Cookie and a Beer

Fitness Health and Food

Words to Run By

The Vegetarian Tales

footbeats

Run From the Heart

A Duck on the Run