Interlude: I'm thinking, i'm thinking

...about who to bestow the thoughtful blogger award to.

the award is meant to recognize bloggers who are welcoming, who respond to comments, who draw you back and make you feel like sitting and having a cup of tea with them.

if that's the case, then i need more than five to bestow. i only hang around blogs that do that.

but here are the five awards i'm giving:

to ann, whose blog was the first one i visited on a regular basis. not only does she make me feel like having a cup of tea with her, she once mailed me some tea from ireland.

to merry, who dips in and out of blogging but even in her brief time here makes us all feel her warmth and welcome.

to Kaycie, who seems to have a similar outlook on life as mine.

to purple worms, who is fun and chatty and interesting and arty and enthusiastic and also from minnesota. even though i sometimes wish she'd change the name of her blog because i really, really, really dislike worms.

and to the swampwitch, who just has such a generous soul.

congratulations to the winners. click the link at the top of the page to claim your award. the burden and privilege of scattering accolades around blogdom is now up to you.