September 28, 2011 - I'm a Versatile Blogger!





My dear blogging friend David P. Offutt, from Adventures in Foodland and A Midwest Garden, has been so kind as to award me with The Versatile Blogger award. Thank you, David. I love getting awards, and will proudly display it in my sidebar.

According to "Versy" tradition, I have to give thanks and a link back to the person who gave me this award. Thanks again, David!

Next I am supposed to divulge seven (7) obscure facts about me.

1. I've exposed myself way too much on previous awards, and there's nothing worse than an old granny exposing herself, LOL!

2. David said "I smoked for more than 20 years. Glad I quit, but there are times....nah... not worth it." Well, I have him beat. I smoked for 42 years, and quit 11 years ago. Yes, there are times.....but no, never again.

3. I started improving my eating habits on September 5, and I've already lost enough weight that I got out my size 12 jeans that haven't been worn in probably two years. They not only fit again, they fit comfortably loose.

4. If I didn't have Mr. Granny to gripe at all the time, life would get very boring.

5. I once stood still (as bait) when a huge black bear came lumbering toward me, while my husband got our two small children back to our vehicle to safety. The bear approached me, brushed up against my side, stopped and looked into my eyes, then passed on by and went on his way.

6. I also jumped over the side of our boat when a large Kamloops trout broke my husband's line, and I grabbed the fish and the line and held them until he got the fish in a net.

7. My husband took me elk hunting once. We were hot on the trail of a herd, when we had to cross a stream by walking across on a log. Mr. Granny went first, and I followed. as I reached the center of the log, the bark split and I went down...straddling the log. OUCH! I let out such a yell, any animals within ten miles would have run off in fear. He never took me elk hunting again. But the man never killed an elk in his life, with or without me, so no loss.



Now I am supposed to nominate 15 other bloggers. Like that's going to happen! You know I love you all, and there's no way I could pick. I will, however chose a couple or six of my newest favorites.

I love Prairie Cat and her significant other, Tad, at Back to Basics. They have just moved into their new home, and her "farm" will probably show us all up next gardening season. Right now they're in the middle of wallpaper removal in their house, and I'm looking forward to seeing the improvements on their new property.

I don't know how Tosh, over at Charm City Balcony Garden, manages to get such lovely, large harvests from a bunch of pots! I was never a good container gardener, and I really admire those who are.

Have I ever told you how much I love Ed at Tales From the Mountainside? Well, I do....love, love, love him. Don't tell Mr. Granny!

OK, so I have a little Jody love, too. OK, maybe a lot of Jody love. Jody and his Belle work really hard at Spring Garden Acre.

I can't leave out Mrs. Pickles from Mrs. Pickles Garden. Not only does she excel at pickles, she thinks she can beat me out on lettuce production, but she doesn't have a chance. She grows a great big garden in a very short growing season.

Roberta (Robbie) Palm's potager garden is a sight to behold, as are her photos of flowers and butterflies. Do visit her Palm Rae Potager, where she does "intensive succession planting in the city for food, herbs, flowers + beauty".

OK, I could go on all night naming favorites, because you're all my favorites, but it's past my bedtime. That's my story, and I'm stickin' with it ;-)

15 comments:

  1. Congrats on the weight loss and getting out the skinny jeans! Must be all the lettuce????
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  2. Boy, you are one fearless Granny! Those are some great new bloggers!

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  3. You keep on divulging, I love all these little tidbits you give us! The bear really brushed up against you or are you seeing if we are awake? HOLY COW! Love you, Gran, and love all your stories! :)

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  4. Oh Granny, you are one tough bird!! You should write a memoir of your life's adventures and accomplishments. It is amazing you still have so many interesting things to share with us after years of award winning.....I am looking forward to the next one coming coming along to see what else we have yet to learn about Annie' Granny!! :)

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  5. I love it when you get these awards because we get to learn these interesting tid bits about you! Congratulations on your success with both quitting smoking and your recent weight loss. Good work on both fronts.

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  6. Sue, it's more my stubbornness than lettuce. I just made up my mind I was NOT going to buy size 16 jeans, and I had a big drawer full of size 12s. It was time. Now I can pack away the 14s and hope I'll not need them.

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    Robin, yes they are great....you all are!

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    Erin, the bear actually paused and leaned in against my side. For some reason, I had absolutely no fear of it. Maybe that's why he/she wasn't interested in eating me. As a mother, I'm sure you would have done the same to protect your young children (mine were 4 & 6 at the time). When I saw it coming toward us, I whispered to Mr. Granny "Get the kids in the truck...NOW!" He didn't hesitate, but they didn't run. I'm surprised to this day that we all stayed as calm as we did.

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    HAH! Kelly, wait until you hear some of the dumb things I did as a kid! We have tales of railroad tunnels and 20-foot cliffs to divulge! And rattlesnakes!

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    Thank you, Kitsap. Send me another award and I'll tell you more ;-)

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  7. Love the bear story! It somehow doesn't surprise me, though. Congrats on the award and the weight loss. Now will you please lose some of mine?!

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  8. LOL, Langela, I have a diet buddy via email....come join us!

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  9. You're awesome, Granny, and don't you forget it.

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  10. Congrats on the award--you deserve it! If I have a question/ want to know how to grow anything, I check on your blog. You are the expert!
    I 'm so flattered you mentioned my blog, what a kind thing to do-I really am so touched!To me you are the expert on growing vegetables-I 'm curious about your "fotex beans" , I've been meaning to ask you about those for the past few weeks. I've been so disappointed in my pole beans this season, but I do love my "dragon beans" which are a bush.

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  11. Awww, Ribbit, you're pretty awesome yourself, sweetie!

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    Robbie, I love the Fortex beans. It's the only pole bean I'll grow from now on. The flavor is excellent, they're tender (even when a bit overgrown), they don't squeak on my teeth when I chew them, and they aren't fuzzy so the blossoms don't stick to them, they're very easy to clean. They are so long, it doesn't take many to make a meal, and they are so much easier on the back than bush beans at picking time. They do grow way higher than my 6' fencing, they really probably need a ten foot trellis. They're rather expensive (my original seeds came via Daphne from Johnny's Seeds), so I saved a lot of seed last year. However, I found some of my seed had crossed with the Kentucky Blue pole beans on the other side of the kennel garden. I ended up with a mixture, rather than all Fortex. I still have half a pint jar full of seed, so I'll just have to put up with mixed beans for a few years! I'll just plant more next year, so I end up with more of the Fortex variety.

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  12. Congrats on the award! What a surprise to be nominated by you! Thank you so much :)

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  13. I have a lot of Granny love too! Thanks so much. You're the best. Gardening wouldn't be the same without you. You help us so much, and how encouraging it is know you love us too!

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  14. Oh my, you made me laugh out loud with those tidbits about yourself. And sheesh, I never thought I would say this to someone... I am so glad that you did not get eaten by a bear!

    Thanks so much for linking to my blog! I have so many ideas bouncing around for next year, but I fear giving the great AG a run for her money in gardening is but a dream. Maybe more like in 20 years. :)

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  15. Wow, thank you Granny! I am so flattered!! Your blog and garden has always been an inspiration for me - so I am totally honored you mentioned my blog!!

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