Ta Da!
Paula, an endless source of inspiration (and amusement), gave me an idea one morning as she shamelessly begged to be featured (again!) on SLTW.
Her pleading (and attempted bribery) got me thinking . . .
Why not add a page, Ta Da!, with links to articles about blogs and bloggers featured on SLTW . . . Paula included!
Since then I’ve added: Blogging Meet Ups, Awards, Freshly Pressed Posts, and Contest Submissions.
Ta Da!
* That’s Me! . . . with brief intros and links to Carl, Kate, Sig, Andra, Paula, Col, Kathy, Greg, Suzi, Kate, Janna, Debra, BeeBlu, Barb, Martin, and Pixie
* Meet Tilly . . . The Laughing Housewife
* The House That Janna Built . . . inspired by Janna (who, like me, doesn’t know her way around a tool box with any degree of proficiency)
* A Shout Out to Rufus’ Food & Spirits Guide
* Tropical Tones & Hues by Silk Artist Rita Van Gorder
* The Anvil . . . The World’s Oldest Blog
* Night of the Day of the Dead ~ with shout outs to Debra and Tammy
* Delicious paintings by Oriana Kacicek
* The Art of Whimsy featuring Island Artist Barbara Hines
* Swing round to . . . Kate’s Blogging Trapeze
* The Only Cin is Quite a Cook . . . don’t believe me? Go have a look!
* Paula’s and her That Reminds Me . . . Muse
* Paula Tohline Calhoun’s Ode To My Books
* In a World Without Words . . . we would still enjoy Cartoons by Carl
* She’s ba-ack! . . . with Ode To My (e)-Books (by PTC)
* An Idea Comes of Age (AgriGirl’s Blog)
* Advice from Dr. Alisa Cooper . . . Do What You Love
* What’s Up?. . . Thursday’s Teasers & Tips (including Perfect Casting by PTC)
* The Days of Milk and Roses . . . Linda Neuffer Chaston, Guest Blogger
* A review of Vivian Kirkfield’s book . . . Show Me How!
* Meditation Amidst The Honking . . . Amy Brueggemann, Guest Blogger
* For the love of Z~E~B~R~A~S . . . A Surprise Gift in the Mail
* Rolling Round Corners & Corridors . . . posts with staying power by PiP, Renee, Kate, Colonialist, Don, Joss, and Kathy.
* Global Mysteries . . . You’re Published . . . Now What? and Shameless Self-Promotion
* Ghost Tale from the Charleston Jail . . . fiction by Andra Watkins
* Julie Hedlund’s project . . . A Writer’s Retreat in Florence Italy!
* Uncapping my Cyber Highlighter . . . a spotlight on 4 favorite articles by Debra, Don, Tammy, and Martin.
* A shout out for Warren & Betsy Talbot’s Book . . . Dream, Save, Do
* Blogging Etiquette . . . Woman Wielding Words
* Guest Post by Julie Hedlund . . . A Troop is a Group of Monkeys
* Drama! Drama! . . . Maggie Madly Writing
{{Under Construction . . . Stay Tuned!}}
Blogging Meet Ups
(1) February 2011 ~ Flying Gma & her husband (AMI)
* From Cyber Friends to Fast Friends (SLTW)
* Southern Hospitality is Alive and Well (Flying Gma)
(2) January 2012 ~ Renee (Life in the Boomer Lane) (AMI)
* Anna Maria Island ~ The Beach. The Beauty. The BLTs (Renee)
* Saving the Best for Last (SLTW)
* Vision Boards & Mind Maps (SLTW)
(3) February 2012 ~ Pixie & CH (Venice)
* Under the Palms (Sweet Days Under the Oaks)
* “Sweet Days” Meets “Sunny Daze” (SLTW)
(4) October 2012 ~ Robyn Oyeniyi (Orlando)
* Season’s 52 (SLTW)
* Lunch with a distant (from me) blogger (Love versus Goliath)
(5) February 2014 ~ Pixie & CH (AMI)
* No, No . . . NOT the Negative!
(6) January 2015 ~ Pix & CH (UTC)
* We got together with Pix and CH for a 3rd time ~ had a great conversation while strolling around and munching on Rise Pies (a build your own pizza place) and slices of cheesecake from the Cheesecake Factory.
And we talked about YOU! And how YOU need to join us next time.
Awards
* The Sunshine Award . . . Anne Lene
* Vivian Kirkfield . . . WP Family Blog Award
* The Sunshine Award . . . GeanieRoake
* PTC . . . However (A Tribute Poem)
* Liebster Award . . . I Am Who I Am
* Super Sweet Award . . . A.P. Robert’s Stories
* One Lovely Blog Award . . . The Heartsong’s Blog
* Liebster Award . . . The Heartsong’s Blog
* Shine On! Award . . . Seeker
* Versatile Blogger Award . . . Safiyah Heals
* Very Inspiring Blogger Award . . . Spiritual World Traveler
* 7 Links Challenge (with links to 20 fave bloggers)
* The Right to Bitch . . . Reader Appreciation Award
* Friendship Award ~ The Only Cin
* Awards, Awards, Awards . . . Vivian Kirkfield
* One Lovely Blogger Award . . . Born to Succeed
* Commentator Award . . . Blue Grass Notes
* Genie Speaks . . . One Lovely Blogger Award
* Sunshine Award . . . Breathelighter
* Tell Me About Yourself Award . . . Janet (Thoughts To Mull)
* Creative Chaos Award . . . Born to Succeed
* Kreative Blogger Award . . . Vivian Kirkfield
* All About Words . . . Beautiful Blogger Award
* Awesome Blog Content Award . . . Sons of Thunder
* You Rock! Awards (given to 7 Blogging Buddies . . . including Paula!)
* Versatile Blogger Award ~ Mirth & Motivation
* Sunshine Award ~ Yikes! Another Award! (FantasyFic)
* 2011 Sexiest Blog Award (accepted by, you guessed it, Paula!)
* Sunshine Award ~ Yeah, I got the Sunshine Award (Perfecting Motherhood)
* CoWAbunger Award ~ TillyB (The Laughing Housewife)
* Liebster Award ~ Vivian Kirkfield (author of Show Me How!)
* Beautiful Blogger Award ~ Tsuchigari
* Yippee! . . . Yuppie! . . . You? ~ Sidey
*Liebster Award ~ Creating Reciprocity
* Vivian Kirkfield ~ Author Blog Hop
Freshly Pressed Posts
* What The World Really Needs ~ 4/26/2010
* The Chain: Harbingers of Things to Come ~ 8/20/2010
* How to Meditate ~ 10/8/2012
Contest Submissions
* Little Pitchers Have Big Ears ~ Susanna Leonard Hill
* A Bolt of Lightning ~ Susanna Leonard Hill
* “It’s Time To Fly” ~ Susanna Leonard Hill
* Page Turner ~ A Mystery Thriller Writing Contest (Manatee County Library)
* The Ordinary Guru Contest ~ July 2014
* Short Short Stories ~ Longboat Key News, August 2014
* Häagen-Dazs & Pretzel ~ A Fractured Fairy Tale ~ March Madness Contest
* Santa & The Nanny Cam ~ Susanna Leonard Hill
* Haiku Revue ~ Madness ~ Colonialist’s Blog
* Cackle . . . The Spooky Black Cat ~ Susanna Leonard Hill
* Blurb, Burble, Bloop ~ BB’s Blog
After a round of golf (amid the kangas and the roos)
BB studies her school notes, then pens a poem or two
Her poetic blog is inspired, unequaled, without compare
And that’s because BB is full of . . . AU CONTRAIRE!
* Wit’s End ~ Eric’s The Worst Short Story Contest
* A Fourth of July Mystery Ride ~ Susanna Leonard Hill
* You Can’t Stop Reading This Book ~ Susanna Leonard Hill
* “I Love Trees” Contest ~ All About Words
* Quiggle’s Search For Spring ~ Susanna Leonard Hill
* Dashing Through The Mall ~ Susanna Leonard Hill
* Hollow ~ Trifecta Challenge
* One Line. Or Two. ~ Trifecta Anniversary Challenge, with JannaTWrites!
* Halloween Drives Me Batty ~ Susanna Leonard Hill
* Read A Book . . . Ignite Your Passion ~ Manatee Country Library Motto & Logo
* NPR Challenge ~ The Namesake ~ National Public Radio
* Father’s Day Tribute ~ Island Sun newspaper
* The House That Janna Built ~ Wergle Flump Humor Poetry Contest
* Whodunnit ~ An Exercise in Passive Voice ~ Darryl L.L. Houston
* The Blizzard of Two Thousand Ten
* Backstage Pass ~ A Bit Off Track . . . Show Me The Voice Contest
* A Clear Cage of Entrapment ~ National Wildlife Federation
* Pedal Power ~ Sierra Club
* Revel in Uncertainty ~ Real Simple, Life Lessons Contest
* Island Aunt WINS Island of the Aunts ~ Becky Levine
Aah . . . that’s better!
Spirit Lights The Way 
LOL, thanks for the mention 😀
You’re welcome. 🙂
I started this list with great enthusiasm . . . happily trotting around to find feature articles on favorite blogs.
And then LIFE beckoned.
I shall get back to it sometime this week. Next Tuesday at the latest. 😉
Ta da! My favorite thing to say since I could speak. I used to be very dramatic.