The Scibbler Award

Once, in a time long gone by that no one but the ancients can remember. . . S. F. got awarded the "Scribbler Award" by the amazing Saphira. And for a reason not even the ancients can remember, she didn't post it. So some adventurous person went and dug it out of the dusty drafts. . .

Presenting

😊 El Premio del Scribbler 😊

Rules~
1. Link to the person who nominated you. See above.
2. Link to your favorite writing blog, so we can check it out, and/or share your favorite writing tip.  See below.
3. Pass the award along to a maximum of 5 people. I seem to always pass tags along to the same people, so I'm not quite sure who to tag this time. If you're a "scribbler", consider yourself tagged!

Favourite writing blog: Hope Ann's "Writing in the Light" has lots of brilliant things for writers. Kara and Naomi's "Writing to Inspire" also has great writing tips. And if it counts, I love "Kingdom Pen".

Favourite writing tip: "Don't be afraid of rewriting. It means you not only have something worth saying, but saying well." We all need to hear this so much, don't we? :)

🕮 A Bookish Tag 🕮

Welcome to the Bookish Tag. It's very booky. ;) Kara over at Saved by Grace tagged me, and here you have it!

Photo from the Internet

RULES:

You must be honest

You must answer all the questions

You must tag at least 4 people

1. Which Book Has Been On Your Shelf The Longest?
Probably Meet Kit from when I was four, or the Nurse Nancy Golden Book I got about the same time.

2. What is your current read, your last read, and the book you'll read next?
Currently I am reading Eight Cousins by Louisa May Alcott. I am loving it so much, especially the dear characters. I think the last thing I read was a re-read of The Last Battle by C. S. Lewis. And next will be Freckles by Gene Stratton-Porter.

3. What book did everyone like but you hated?
No book comes to mind.

4. What book do you keep telling yourself you'll read but you probably won't?
I have so many I keep telling myself I'll read and I hope to read them all. . .one day. . .and who knows if I will or not? Not me!

5. What books are you saving for retirement?
As in, books that are so long I won't read them now, or books that are special so I want to keep them? ??? I'm not sure.

6. Last page: Read it first or wait until the end?
Uh. . .I sometimes do a flip over the pages I haven't read yet, but I never read the last page first!! Though admittedly I once read a book that was a tad boring and had a predictable plotline, so when I was half way through I skipped to the last chapter and read it before giving it back to the library. 😉

7. Acknowledgments: waste of paper and ink, or interesting aside?
I like reading acknowledgements. It's fun to see a bit of what the author did to make their book a finished product.

8. Which book character would you switch places with?
This question stumped me. Really! I usually would have an answer. . .stick me somewhere in Lewis's, Tolkien's, Alcott's or Montgomery's books and I hope I'll survive and be happy. 😀

9. Do you have a book that reminds of you something specific in your life? (Place, time, person)
The Annotated Hobbit we got when my sisters and I were "Hobbit" crazy.

10. Name an interesting book that you acquired in an interesting way.
After I read the first few Anne books, we didn't have the rest. So my pitiful cries for the next one was answered by my wonderful mother ordering the rest along with several other LMM books. ❤

11. Have you ever given a book away for a special reason to a special person?
Methinks I probably have for Christmas or birthdays.

12. Which book has been with you most places?
Well. . .Pollyanna was with me on a long trip, but then so was Emily Climbs by L. M. Montgomery. And whatever book I'm reading goes all around the house with me.

13. Any required reading in High School that wasn't so bad two years later?
Honestly I can't think of any required High School reading. . .

14. Used or brand new?
I like both, though the way brand new books won't stay open on their own is a bit irritating, but it's fun to be the first to start breaking them in.

15. Have you ever read a Dan Brown book?
Nope.

16. Have you ever seen a movie you liked more then the book?
Does saying that I liked what happens concerning the Arkenstone in The Hobbit movie better that what happened in the book count? 😊

17. Have you ever read a book that made you hungry (cook books included)?
Farmer Boy. Only I'm not sure if it made me hungry; more likely towards the opposite effect because of all the food that was talked about. 😉 The Golden Picnic in Anne of Avonlea made me want to have a picnic, so I'll say that.

18. Who is the person whose book advice you'll always take?
My sisters.

19. Is there a book out of your comfort zone (e.g outside your usual reading genre) that you ended up loving?
Well now, can't say I've read any thing out of my comfort zone, but if I did I apparently didn't end up loving it!

And now, I pass the tag to SW, Chloe, Lily, and Hope.

The Happy Tag

Thank you so much for tagging me, SW! ♥ This tag is quite fun and brings a bit more joy into your day as you think about all the things that make you happy. :) What you do is list things that make you happy under the 6 categories given.

I tag Kara, Abby, Carissa, Chloe and Sarah.


Books:

The Word of God

Anne of Green Gables

The Wind in the Willows

The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe

A Child's Garden of Verses
Peter Rabbit

Words:
Love

Faith
Hope
Family
Home
Brilliant
Done

Movies/TV:

Anne of Green Gables
Little Women
Scenes in Hobbiton from LOTR and The Hobbit

Scents:

Just before it rains

Mushrooms cooking

Dirt and grass

Roses and Rosemary

Old books

The library

Songs:
I Am a Child of God

Mountain Rose Waltz by the Gothard Sisters

Fairy Dance Jig by the Gothard Sisters

Sunshine by John Denver

Fur Elise and other classical
Hobbiton theme song

Misc:
Smiley Faces :)
Hugs
An armful of books
Letters from friends in the mail (and e-letters, too)
Sunsets
The tick-tock of a clock
A cat's pur

The 12 Days of Thanksgiving

Hello and happy almost Thanksgiving!

Last year I was nominated the "12 Days of Thanksgiving" tag by the wonderful Saphira, and, as I didn't get around to doing it then, here I am doing it a year later. :) Thank you, Sapira!

The 12 Days of Thanksgiving

~Rules~

1. List 12 things that you are grateful for

2. Tag as many bloggers as you want, making sure to tell them of their nomination. 

1. Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ.

2. My brilliant family.

3. My wonderful friends.

4. The ability to write

5. Nature

6. Turtles and hedgehogs

7. Pens and pencils

8. Cameras

9. Middle-earth

10. Air

11. Blogs

12. Life

~Nominees~

Kara

Elizabeth

Sarah

SW

Abby

Chloe

And anyone else who'd like to tag along!

Sweater Weather Tag

Photos by my sister. :)

Hullo, good friends!

Kara did the "Sweater Weather" tag on her blog, and it looked fun so I thought I'd go along and do it as well. :) Join in and answer the questions on your blog or in a comment!

1. Favourite candle scent: Hmmm. . .I'm not sure if a have a specific favourite.

2. Coffee, tea, or hot chocolate? Herbal tea, thank you!

3. What's the best fall memory you have? Playing in the leaves with my sibling, and having lovely Thanksgivings.

4. Best fragrance for fall: Oh, you know that smell when you step out the door and all the smells become combined, so as the best way to describe it is simply "Autumn time!"? Mmm-hmm, that one. And also, Thanksgiving meal being cooked. ☺

5. Most worn sweater: I do have sweaters, but more frequently wear a long-sleeved shirt instead.

6. Football games or jumping in leaf piles? Definitely jumping in leaf piles. Wee! ;)

7. Skinny jeans or leggings? Leggings under a skirt.

8. Combat boots or Uggs? I haven't had either, and therefore have no preference beside to say both look nice and comfy.

9. Is pumpkin spice worth the hype? . . .Maybe. ;)

10. Favourite fall TV show: None.

11. What do you want to be for Halloween? Well, it already happened and I prefer to call it "Autumn Costume Festival". . .and so I was a medieval princess for Autumn Costume Festival.

12. Hats or scarves? Both are good. :)

13. What's your #1 favourite thing about fall? Beautiful leaves, harvest time, service, and snuggling under the covers after a chilly day. ♥

Hope your November has been brill so far! :)

With love,
S. F.

The Authorly Bucket List Tag

Thank you, Kara, for tagging me for the Authorly Bucket List tag! To do this tag you are to, "List 3 to 7 things to work at in writing, and 3 to 7 things you'd like to try."

Things to work at...

1. Just WRITING! That is definitely something to work at. ;)

2. Coming up with how characters look. I have the basic idea for some of them, but other than that. . . ?

3. Editing. Something else to definitely work at.

Things I want to try...

1. Putting songs and poems into my stories. I like writing songs and poems, so why not?

2. Writing Non-fiction. Something I really want to try!

3. Having a character with an accent. As in, having someone from Australia or Norway.

4. Writing first person. I've tried it once (or maybe more) but I'd like to try it again.

I tag Elizabeth L. and S. W.

Now, everyone, go write!

~ S. F.

The Blogger Recognition Award

Thank you, SW, Bethany and Elizabeth L. for awarding me 

the Blogger Recognition Award. It was very kind of the three of you. :) I am honoured.

The rules for the award are. . .

 •Select 15 other blogs you want to give the award to. Do some digging if you must! Find those blog. You cannot nominate yourself or the person who has nominated you.

  •Write a post to show off your award! Give a brief story of how your blog got started, and give a piece or two of advice to new bloggers. Thank whoever nominated you, and provide a link to their blog. List who you've nominated in the post.  

  •Make sure to attach the award itself! (You can do this by right clicking, saving, and uploading the image attached)

  •Comment on each blog and let them know you've nominated them. Provide a link to the award post you created.

  •Provide a link to the original post on Edge Of Night. That way, anyone can find the original guidelines and post if needed, and so we can keep it from becoming confusing!

The Story of How My Blog Started

On that blessed day of July 1st 2013, I found Carissa's blog and left a comment calling myself "S. F.". Through her blog I found other brilliant blogs and I began wanting a blog of my own. After sometime, I asked for one, and on October 1st 2013 (I know, I'm being so exact with the dates) my sister Les V. helped me set up "On Solid Ground", and I've been blogging ever since!

Some Advice for Others
When it seems hardest to keep blogging, keep blogging! Just like this quote says, Never Give Up! Take a blog brake if you must, but don't completely give up.

I Nominate
Les V.
Abby
Sarah
Lily Marie
Saphira
 Hmm. . .I can't think of any more. Does 15 minus 5 count?

Again, thank you for the award! And all of you who have been awarded, have lots of thrilling fun.
Love, S. F.

ps.--unrelated to the award, but has anyone else ever been reading a book, and than they dream they're reading the book and something happens, so when they wake up they have to try and remember what really happened and what was only part of the dream? Only curious. . .
-S. F.

~ The Sunshine Award ~

The Awards are coming around. 

They're contagious.  

They spread like wild fire.

It's a plague, I tell you.

 Yet another award from Kara over at Saved by Grace! And this time, no rules. I know I've already gotten the Sunshine Award, but this is drastically different: the picture is'nt the same. That makes all. the. difference. in. the. world.

Kara asked two sets of questions, one for Tolkien fans, and one for not. I'll answer the Tolkien ones. :)

Tolkien fan questions. . .
  
The Hobbit or LOTR? I like both, but I think I'm going to say The Hobbit. I liked how it was simpler then the LOTR, when Middle-earth was mostly at peace.

   Favorite movie in the LOTR movies? The Return of the King.

 If you were Peter Jackson how would you make the last Hobbit movie end? "And {they all}lived happily ever after, to the end of their days." <- While "Happily ever after" is not my favourite book/movie line, I would have it end like that.

 If you could be any character from any of Tolkien's Middle Earth books, who would you be? . . . Bilbo. (How'd you guess?)

 How did you first hear about the LOTR movies (or books)? My parents. When I was around two or one. :)

 Did you go see any of the Hobbit or LOTR movies at the theater? The first two Hobbits.

 Favourite Hobbit character? You would never guess, it's Bilbo.

 What is one of the reasons you love Tolkien's Middle Earth? The hobbits and Hobbiton I love how it can be compared to almost any ones life, and the brilliant characters.

5 questions that I ask. . .

1.What books have you been sticking your nose in lately?

2.Ever traveled out of the country you live in?

3.Are you more apt to giggle or guffaw?

4.Summer's almost here! What makes summer special to you?

5.How would you describe this? :

Photo via Pinterest

To accept or not accept, that is the question.

Les Victorie

Abby and Phoebe

Lily 

Sarah 

Carissa

Elizabeth Lindsay

I I understand awards are getting out of control and they're everywhere by now. (☺) You are entitled to your own free will: you will spread sunshine even without accepting this award.

~ S. F.

Liebester Award

Kara, over at Saved by Grace, did the honour of making me smile by awarding me the Liebster Award.

 Thank you, Kara! :) 

The Rules for this Award:

1. Link the blog that nominated you for the award.

2. Choose 11 bloggers to nominate that have less than 200 followers.

3. Answer the questions given to you.

4. Let the people who you have nominated know when you have done so.

5. You can’t nominate the person who has nominated you.

6. Create 11 questions for the bloggers you’ve nominated to answer.

7. You must follow the blog that nominated you.

1. When are you happiest? Different times. But nothing cam replace the feel of finally getting a book you've been waiting for, then devouring its every word.

2. What was the last thing you ate? I really don't remember.
 

3. Introvert or extrovert? Introvert.

4. Favorite sport? Maybe archery or sword fighting or writing (those are sports. Don't tell me otherwise!)
 
5. City, country, mountains, or beach? Oh my, why must this be so hard? *sigh* Country or mountains.
 

6. Do you own more books or songs? Heh, books. Definitely books!
 
7. What was the last movie you saw in the theater? The Desolation of Smaug. It. Was. Epic.
 
8. Favorite book of the Bible? I really don't know. ^-^
 
9. What do you spend most of your typical day doing? Depends...writing, reading, bein' with my family, more reading, music practice ...
 
10. How many kids do you want? Eh, as many as I can?
 
11. What’s the best book you've read so far in 2014? Ohhh...let's see. Besides the Scriptures, perhaps the Hobbit?

And now who shall I nominate?
 -----------
 Les V.
Carissa Rose

Sarah

Lily Marie

Abby Kautt

S.

I can't think of any more to award. But theses are your questions:

1. Given the chance to go anywhere else at the moment then where you are now, where would you go?

2. Favourite colour?

3. If the situation called for it, would you call the police, a detective, or rely on yourself?

4. What's the most serious injury you've had? (Please don't go into detail, for the faint of heart*! :)

5. Washing dishes or doing the laundry?

6. Are you gifted with the art of drawing?

7. What piece of poetry do you enjoy most?

8. Someone (you know this person) says that right then and there you can go swimming in the ocean-to the bottom of it, if you wish,-or fly, which will you choose?

9. Talkative or shy?

10. If you are a photographer, what is one of your favourite pictures you've taken?

11. Everyone must have a "dream pet" (a dragon, a peacock), what is yours?

*Not me. :)

If it is not your desire to do this award, don't do it. I won't be offended, I promise! Oh, if you're not following me and don't want to, you don't have to.

~ S. F. 

Sunshine Award

The amazing Carissa Rose at Rosie Posies Place has awarded me the Sunshine Award!
It's for "bloggers who positively and creatively inspire others in the blogosphere." 

The rules are:

1. Thank the blogger that nominated her and link to her blog

2. Nominate other bloggers and let them know on their blogs

3. Answer a list of ten questions

4. The Sunshine Award button must be posted on the blog

The Ten Questions: (you can either answer these questions or make up your own 10 questions and answer those):

1. What is your favourite colour?

Well, I love Green, Blue and Orange.

2. What is one of your favourite books?

 Other then the Scriptures...Anne of Green Gables. And that's only one, mind you! :)

3. What book are you reading right now?
The New Testament, The Book of Mormon, The Hobbit, The Return of the King, Anne of Windy Poplars and by golly! I don't remember what it's called!

4. Do you have a pet?
Personally, no. But my family does. :D

5. Can you speak with a different accent?

British, Irish, French, Swedish, Spanish and some others. But I really don't think I'm good at any of them!

6. Do you play an instrument?

I play the whistle (& other instruments like it) and piano.

7. What is your favourite Scripture verse?

One is definitely John 16:33 ~ These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

8. Are you a Vegetarian?

Yep.

9.  Are you a girly-girl?

I think I'm more of a Tom-boy, I'm sure you must understand.

 

10. What is your favourite hymn?

One is "Because I Have Been Give Much".  There are so many more, though.

I shall now nominate some beyond-words-amazing girls:

Les V. - Beaute Imparfait
 Sarah - Sarah'Sword
  Elizabeth Lindsay - One Light in a Dark World
   Abby Kaut - A Girl's View
     Kara - Saved by Grace
     
 I hope we all can spread some Sunshine.
~ S. F.