Much thanks to my fellow bloggers for two awards for my blog, 20 Minutes a Day.

Thank you susanwritesprecise for the Lamplighter Award!

This is for a blog you find that brightens the world. This award can be passed along as many times as you like and the recipient either accepts or declines and that’s it.

I accept with pleasure.

Thank you very much.

I’d like to pass this award onto Pat Bean at http://patbean.wordpress.com/, who routinely brightens my day.  Thanks, Pat.

Thanks also to my blogging friend in Hanoi, buddhafulkat, for the Sunshine Award. This, of course, is for a blog that brings a little sunshine to your life.

The guidelines for receiving this award: 1) Thank the person who gave you the award 2) Write a post about it 3) Answer the questions below 4) Pass it on to 10 bloggers who you think really deserve it and send them a message to let them know.

Answer 10 questions:

Favorite color: Burgundy
Favorite animal: Currently, Cordelia, my cardigan corgi
Favorite number: 7
Favorite non-alcoholic drink: hot black tea with milk
Facebook or Twitter? FB because I don’t have a Twitter account yet
My passion: Connecting to others through the written word
Getting or giving presents? Giving, though I DO love getting presents, too!
Favorite pattern: bare trees limbs against the sky in winter
Favorite day of the week: Friday
Favorite flower: Orchids

Ten picks for the Sunshine Award:

1) reneeiswriting.blogspot.com/

2) http://jmlwrites.blogspot.com/

3) http://suehealy.org/

4) http://deidraalexander.com/

5) http://roboticrhetoric.wordpress.com/

6) http://verynormal.wordpress.com/

7) http://creativityaroused.wordpress.com/

8) http://timethewriter.wordpress.com/

9) http://timethewriter.wordpress.com/

10) http://nissiknows.wordpress.com/