This is my first Small Things post since March. I’ve been on blogging sabbatical–a much needed blogging sabbatical! It feels good to be back and to celebrate more small things.

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Today I’m going to celebrate an award! Thanks to Deanie Humphrys-Dunne for this splendid Dragon Loyalty Award

• Display the Award Certificate on your website. 
• Announce your win with a written post and link to whoever presented your award. 
• Present the award to 7 deserving bloggers.
• Drop them a comment to tip them off after you have nominated them in the post.
• Post 7 interesting things about yourself
• If you don’t have a blog but have a website, Facebook, or Twitter or other type account, post there with a link back.

1. I’ve posted this before, but since it’s still true I thought I’d post it again. I iron my sheets. I love the feel of smooth, freshly laundered and unwrinkled white sheets. No color for me.
2. I’m a hiker and love to take off on long hikes in the mountains. 
3. Coffee is my beverage of choice in the morning . Wine is my beverage of choice in the evening.
4. I love to make jam in the summer. My grandmother always did that and I grew up tasting hot fresh jam on home baked bread still hot from the oven. Yumm.
5. When I’m writing, I like to get up before the sun and put in a few hours before the rest of the house wakes up.
6. Writing is like being on the other side of reading for me, so I get double pleasure when I do either one.
7. I never had an imaginary friend, but did talk to my dog as if he could understand me. In fact, he did understand me.