Thursday, 27 September 2012

Oh.

Some of you will remember that a little while ago Ginne and Marcie of Vision and Verb invited me to do a guest post.  You will also remember that I was flabber and ghasted. 

I am now gob and smacked.  Ginnie and Marcie have invited me to join the collaborators at Vison and Verb and post with them every three weeks.   The women 'at the table' bring an incredible range of talent and experience and I am honoured to be asked to join them.


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  1. They have made a wonderful choice. Make sure you link us up to that. Love that "gob and smacked". :)

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    1. Lynn: They are a group of really, really talented women.

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  2. Congratulations, EC. As Lynn says, they've made a great choice. The humanity and reality of your posts is really engaging.

    Aren't they lucky to have you....

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    1. Cat Drawings : Thank you so much. I think the luck is one my side.

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    1. Dorothy Krajewski: I'm am getting a bit misty-eyed here...

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  4. They couldn't have made a better choice (in my humble opinion), look forward to seeing you elsewhere on a regular basis. xxx

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    1. Kakka: I am so privileged to have found so many friends in the blogosphere. Thank you.

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  5. Well congratulations!
    You're going to have a great time at Vision and Verb, I'm sure.
    So now you're a gob-smacked flabbergast?

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    1. River: That sounds about right. And if I get too comfortable I can become a flabberghasted gob-smack.

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  6. They are lucky to have you but don't forget we loved you first :). Kisses and good luck lovely blogger :)>

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    1. unikorna: I will still be here - and indeed I do know who loved me first. I have said recently how grateful I am? I have met some absolutely awe-inspiring people in the blogosphere and am so thankful that I decided to play here.

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  7. I just went over to Vision and Verb. What a wonderful site it is. Congratulations to you. Hope though you also stick around here.

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    1. Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybe: It is a lovely site isn't it? And yes, I will most certainly stay here as well.

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  8. Congratulations!

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  9. That is fantastic news. Congratulations. I must check out Vision and Verb and look forward to your contributions there. You are a very talented lady and much loved by all. xxx

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    1. Mimsie: It still surprises me, but I also feel incredibly honoured. Thank you for confidence in me.

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  10. yay! what a wonderful compliment to your talent!

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    1. Sherri: I am still at the 'are you sure' stage, but it is lovely.

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  11. Don't get too excited. They only did it because they knew you would do an excellent job. :-)

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    1. J Cosmo Newbery: Another compliment!. Wow - and thanks.

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  12. Your talent was appreciated. Congratulations! :)))

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    1. Ken.G: Thank you - I hope your mother is getting better.

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    2. My mom is back home now, but she has to have a zimmer frame. The most important thing she already left the hospital. Thank you for remembering :)))

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    3. Ken.G: Getting out of hospital is always good. I hope that both of you are starting to have better times.

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  13. You well deserve it. I am so pleased to hear this, and I know you will bring joy to many, as you have done here for me. :-)

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    1. DJan: What a simply lovely thing to say. Mega thanks.

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  14. I am not surprised you've been asked to do a guest post, looking forward to it.

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  15. oh gee I misread, now you're part of the group, congrats.

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  16. Obviously, they know a good thing when they see it. I'd wish you luck if I thought you'd need it. May the power be with you.

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    1. Dave King: I can always do with some luck - but thank you just the same.

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  17. What a wonderful invitation! I'm sure you'll make the most of it. Cheers!

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  18. Good for you. You will be a wonderful addition to their group.

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    1. mybabyjohn/Delores: As would so many bloggers - including you...

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  19. Go for it! Gob and smacked! I love it.

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    1. Susan Kane: Gob and smacked somehow has the right 'heft' for the surprise I felt.

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  20. It is a wonderful site, I checked it out when you "Guest posted" there.
    Congratulations, they have excellent taste x

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    1. bugerlugs63: It is an amazing site. I hope your world is treating you better at the moment.

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  21. Major Pettigrew sent me! I've seen you around blogs we both read, but today I was inspired by the above gentleman to pay a visit! I do not agree that you are not a creator of beauty. The way you deal with your illness and the hand life has dealt you is, I am sure, an inspiration to everyone you meet.

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    1. Molly: What a lovely thing to say. I will be paying you a visit shortly.

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    1. Austan: That is not the way I feel at all - but again, what a lovely thing to say.

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  23. "they are a group of really, really talented women"

    Then that is just exactly where you belong! Congratulations :)

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  24. Nice! Congrats. I began following that blog after you did your guest post. Guess I'll see a lot more of you now. :-)

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    1. One Minnesota Writer: It is an amazing blog isn't it? And you really won't see that much more of me - I will only be posting there every three weeks or so.

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  25. I am neither flabbered nor ghasted--you have so much to offer! A HUGE congrats to you darling. I quite liked your new venue! Peace...

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    1. Linda: Thank you. Vision and Verb has some wonderful images and prose added each day.

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  26. Dear EC, as Linda said, "I am neither flabbered nor ghasted" at their inviting you to be one of the writers. Nor am I "gobbed" and "smacked"!!! You are a fine writer and your subject matter always pulls me into your posting. Congratulations!!!! Peace.

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    1. Dear EC, I forgot one thing. Please always tell us when you are posting on their blog every three weeks. I want to follow. Peace.

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    2. Dee: Red faced and shuffling feet here. I don't feel I deserve such flattery, but it is very nice just the same. My first regular post with Vision and Verb is 30th September your time, and some time on the 1st in the southern hemisphere.

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  27. Just checked out their blog... that's brilliant news, EC! Well done. :)

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  28. Your positive attitude is so inspiring. I really give you credit for doing so much as you do, helping others as you do, while there are so many out there who choose not to. You've always been an inspiration to me, and yet we only know one another through this blogosphere, I am honored to have met you. Your photos, your stories, all told with heart. Thank you for sharing this. And like Dee said, please let us know when you'll be posting again. :)

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    1. Deb: Thank you so much. I think that remaining positive is better for me, both physically and emotionally. Negative emotions use energy I really don't have to spare.

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  29. Flabber AND gasted?!

    Oooh. I'll have to go check it out.

    Pearl

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    1. Pearl: You won't be sorry. Much talent, much heart.

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  30. Congratulations. You will be famous soon! That's wonderful. I couldn't find the link to the Vision and Verb site. Will have to be less lazy and search it out.

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  31. Wait, the link was before my eyes, so I went there. Fabulous post, EC. Grace in all you do. You deserve it.

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    1. Strayer: I am glad you found the link. Famous? No. And I don't think I am equipped to cope with fame anyway. Grateful? Oh yes. My special talent of appreciation gets a work out at Vison and Verb. Thank you for your kind, kind words.

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  32. Hey there! Just dropping by and grinned at your style and fancy use of words (flabber and ghosted). Hope you're well!

    http://runningfromhellwithel.com

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  33. Congratulations!! I don't know why you're dumb and founded! :) You're an amazing writer...and I'm going to hop over there and take a look! Good for you!!

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    1. BECKY: Coming from a really, truly writer that is high praise. Thank you.

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    2. BECKY: I really like dumb and founded too - I had forgotten that one. Thanks.

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  34. Not creative, you say in your last guest post over there? This woman who is such an amazing writer and who posts such beautiful photos that linger in the mind long after the computer is shut? If my brain were working today, I'd have a snappy reply to that. However, though I may not be feeling witty or snappy, I am lucid enough to know that you should not be gobbed or anything else. You're a wonderful writer.

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  35. Just finding out your lovely news! Congratulations! Yes, please do link from here? I'm glad to read your replies above that you'll still be writing here as well.

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    1. jemmy_o: Thank you. Lots. My next (first?) post is scheduled to appear on the 30th of this month. Which means tomorrow on your side of the world? It is the 30th here already.

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  36. Congratulations! A new link to peruse!

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  37. Wonderful, Sue :). I wonder if you're still into this?

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