Steve`s Country
For a smile as wide as a country sunrise
Here We Go Again!
Behind The Blogger Book Tag!
This is hard to believe, two in a row! Talk about exciting! A big thank you to my friend Stu over at
https://stubaby777.wordpress.com
He has a great blog full of encouraging posts so please feel free to check him out, I am sure he would appreciate your visit! Now, Stu did say this was for Steve and Muffin, so, after talking it over with Muffin we decided to share in the answering. And my feet are still in good condition, so it was definitely a wise choice. For those of you who may not know, Muffin has her own blog on my site, you can find her Muffins Mewsings on my home page.
THE RULES:
- Thank the person who nominated you
- Answer all the questions down below
- Pingback to the creator: Ellyn @ Allonsythornraxx
- Nominate 5+ bloggers you’d like to know more about, to do this tag
1. Why did you start blogging & why have you kept blogging?
Well, some years ago I started writing a little something I called Steve’s Musings (the name actually changed a couple times) and sending it to people I knew just by email. They suggested I start a blog, so here I am. I kept blogging because it’s fun and I wanted to give people something different, something to make them smile a bit, maybe even laugh.
2. What is your favorite type of blog post to write?
This one is Muffin’s. Meow, meow, mew, MEOW, meow. Translation, she likes to write about her hard to train owner. Muffin is watching after all and I value my feet.
3. What are your top 3 favorite blog posts?
Muffin’s favorite is the one called Muffins Beginnings. Sad beginning, good ending. I don’t know if I can actually pick a favorite at all. I mean, I write them so I’m a bit biased. Sigh. However, my most recent ones on spring cleaning are not too bad, seem to be popular anyway. Does that work?
4. What are some of your favorite things to do to relax?
Now we get to something easy, I like easy questions. In the summer, sitting on the deck spending time with my little chipmunks. In the winter, sitting in my favorite chair with a good book and Muffin curled up on my lap purring. I also used to love sitting by a lake on a warm summer day, listening to all the sounds, birds singing, waves gently lapping on the shore, can’t get much better than that. Muffin adds, sitting in HER favorite chair with her owner and laying in the sunshine. She meowed her approval of my translation there.
5. What are 3 of your favorite things?
Hmm, seems like a repeat of question 4. Muffin wants to answer this one. I’ll skip the meowing this time. Playing with her owner, catching mice, sharing her owners food. You can read all about that in her Mewsings. I refuse to mention her other favorite thing! AAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!! Okay, okay, she enjoys biting my feet. Now where did I put those bandages?
I will add 3 for me too. One, my family. Two, photography. Three, my blogging friends! Four, Muffin. Five, writing. Oops, only 3, oh well, at least I kept them short. Sigh.
6. What are your proudest blogging moments?
What happened to the easy questions? I would say all the great comments I receive from people and the wonderful people I have been able to ‘meet’! Thanks to everyone for taking of your time to read and comment on my blog and even to sit and chat for a while!
7. What are your hobbies outside of blogging?
Oh good, another easy one. I won’t bother listing all of them though, it would be a long answer. Anyway, photography is my newest one. I enjoy woodworking, though I keep it on a smaller scale now since my little apartment is getting rather full! Feeding and spending time with my outdoor critters. I still have a collection of insulators, though I am not really an active collector anymore. I enjoy collecting old stuff, such as stoneware, graniteware, wood items, old games and more. I also like collecting minerals and fossils, though on a smaller scale.
8. Describe your personality in 3 words:
This one is Muffin’s again. Whew. Meow, meow, meow. That was easy. Oh right, translation (Muffin is looking at my feet again), cute, cuddly, lovable. She really is.
9. What are your top 3 pet peeves?
I get the tough ones. Sigh. There’s a lot of questions in this one. Here goes;
First one: umm, uh, hmm, this is hard, oh, here’s one, no wait, that won’t work. Must be something. Aha! Feet biting.
Second one: this one is Muffins. Meow, MEOW! Translation, owners that don’t understand plain cat language. You’ll find that in one of her Mewsings too. Sigh.
Third one: forgetting to put margarine on my potatoes. Does that count? I think Muffin talks about that in her post on sharing. Sigh. I don’t think I’m doing very well here. Oh well. That’s me I guess.
10. What’s something your followers don’t know about you?
Naturally, the hardest one for last. Sigh. This is getting personal. Wait! This one is supposed to be Muffins! Whew. That was close. Muffin is looking at my feet again. Okay. Fine. I’m single, never been married, no kids. It’s just me. And my cute and cuddly Muffin! Why do questions have to be so hard all the time? Sigh. It’s not quite so bad when you say it fast though.
Now for my tags which is another tough part since I really would like to tag every one of my followers but I will keep it short. I think. Sometimes anyway. But not too often, gives me a headache! Anyway, here they are;
Okay, there we have it folks. Thanks so much for reading and I hope to see you back Wednesday for one of my normal (kind of) blogs, until then, enjoy your week and God bless!
Steve and Muffin.
It’s Award Time!
I just can’t believe this really, I have actually been given this Liebster Award! Twice! The only problem is, the first time I had no idea what to do with it. Sigh. Now I do! Hopefully. Hey, does that mean I can do this twice? Probably not. Sigh. Would be fun though, different questions. Now you get to find out some things about me. Maybe. If you have been around here long, you will probably figure my answers might be, well, different. Most likely. But I will try to be at least somewhat normal with this. Then on Monday there is another thing to do, some kind of book tag thing. Two in a row, not bad! Hmm, guess I should get on with this.
I would sincerely like to thank Ilona for nominating me for this great award.
Okay, I’m excited, these things don’t happen to me very often.
What is the Liebster Prize?
The Liebster Prize is an award that exists only on the Internet and is awarded to bloggers by other bloggers. The first case of the award goes back to 2011. Liebester in German means sweet, kind, kind, dear, charming, kind, pleasant, valued, cute, endearing and welcome. It really is an excellent way to meet other bloggers and gain more visibility in the community.
There are some simple rules to follow:
Add a link to the Official Liebester Award page in your blog post the Global aussie
Rules
- Thank the blogger that nominated you and give a link to their site.
- Do a post to show your award
- Let each nominee know you’ve nominated them and give a link to your post
Questions
1. What vocation do you consider you have inside without showing?
That’s a tough one, everyone starts with the hard questions. Sigh. Just having fun, that’s just me. Okay, I would go with carpentry. Nobody would guess that one by looking at me. Mostly in the small things now, but I could build a house no problem, well, could have at one time. Still have the knowledge anyway.
2. What is your favorite film and original soundtrack from a film?
Just one? Another toughie. Okay, let’s go with Abbot and Costello in Hold that Ghost. Absolutely hilarious. I like comedy. And mysteries. But I can only pick one.
3. Are you a collector of something? Explain how it came about.
This one is easy, sort of. Could be a long answer though. I collect old stuff, some people call it antiques, primitives, dishes, old games and of course, insulators! That’s where it all started. My Dad liked insulators, I liked collecting old bottles, and we shared adventures in both. Although at first I didn’t really like the insulator idea, after all, who’s interested in a blob of glass, or porcelain? I don’t have many old bottles left, I have hundreds of insulators. Amazing really. But I like all kinds of things, stoneware, graniteware, wood items, any country stuff, plus minerals and fossils. And a few other things. Which is why it is so hard to move around in this little apartment!
4. Are you wine or beer ?
Neither one! Nothing like that for this guy! Never touched any of it. It’s COFFEE! And herbal tea, and water, and COFFEE! Did I mention COFFEE? Hot chocolate too in cooler weather. Plus water. And COFFEE! Oh, I think I mentioned that one already. Next.
5. Two things you should improve on yourself ?
Only two? That makes this a tough question also. Hmm, let’s see. Well, I’m not very smart, so, intelligence is something I could improve upon for sure. Getting better at photography is another one. Better at writing is a must. But tops, having a closer walk with God.
6. Which animal do you prefer, dogs or cats?
MEOW!! Muffin is watching and she wanted to help. Translation, CATS!! This was an easy one.
My Questions:
- When and why did you start blogging?
- Do you enjoy reading and what is your favorite book, or two?
- Are you a city or country person, and why?
- What would you like to improve about yourself? yes, I know it’s the same.
- Which season of the year do you like best? Only one choice, and why?
- What time of day do you prefer for writing your blog post?
- Okay, I’m adding one, hope that’s permissible. Do you prefer sunrise or sunset?
This next part is a tough one. How do I pick just a few for my nominations? Oh well, don’t get mad at me if I don’t pick you, really, I would like to pick all my followers. But that would take a while. Sigh. So here goes (insert drum roll):
https://mylifeasaphotographer572088907.wordpress.com
https://inhisserviceandlovingit.wordpress.com
https://onhillsofglory.wordpress.com
https://beutiflee.wordpress.com
That’s it folks. I hope you enjoyed this and I hope all my links there will work, I have trouble with that sort of thing sometimes. Sigh. Actually most of the time it seems. Technology just does not like me for some reason. Animals like me. Not machines. Oh well.
I actually have another one to do on Monday so come back for more fun and excitement. I hope. Until then, I hope you enjoy the remainder of your weekend and God bless!
Steve and Muffin.
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