tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46775715219536321282024-03-13T04:17:32.208-07:00OLGA, THE TRAVELING BRAKeeping the World Abreast of All My <strike>Exciting Globetrotting Adventures</strike> <br>Awards & Tokens of AppreciationOlga, the Traveling Brahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09086918302815822367noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677571521953632128.post-5760849339343775832009-01-08T12:57:00.000-08:002009-01-08T12:58:27.134-08:00My Cups Runneth Over! (Again...)<div id="ms__id36" align="center"></div><div id="ms__id33" align="center"></div><div id="ms__id34" align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289006082681834834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigUdFxALOh0a-X4CPjBMFJS2fKyFxZCQSwygMzYjGhGQuKgytE_yXuNtF_2PJ-h0lnr65byI6RMomd98hzbfWWuAV_g8OVXKV98at81mcrYuu3uLo5aK0fO8XtTwNn4PvhVnY4mxiQdpRj/s200/3142969052_95ea2dfb94.jpg" border="0" />I've made some new blogging friends via Twitter recently....</div><div id="ms__id83" align="center">one is <a href="http://unfinishedrambler.blogspot.com/2008/12/announcing-unfinished-ramblers-sunday.html">Unfinished Rambler</a> who <span style="font-size:85%;">(even though he hates awards)</span> </div><div id="ms__id84" align="center">gave me little Blog Love...and I can always use a little more love, so <em>THANKS! </em></div><div id="ms__id62" align="center">I'd like to pass this on to another Twitter-Pal...my fellow hat-maker and late night Twitterer, </div><div id="ms__id66" align="center">Jaffer of <a href="http://maniaravings.com/">ManiaRavings</a>.</div><br /><a href="http://drowseymonkey.blogspot.com/2009/01/simply-fabulous.html"></a><div id="ms__id37" align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289006084420379650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 149px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 185px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE-WpwFjxMkQg70Q-80RJ6mCw1mBklxYLvhV7ZIF-ji6cYmvpSy3jp8CT7kNAInBe17lhWVRf2TjTM1D4wcpasEDzGq2-a1hzqEIROxNZV0UCk1FM9vCjLQpApfGC8Kc82GYbOXuQc7ANd/s200/Fabulousblog.jpg" border="0" /><a href="http://drowseymonkey.blogspot.com/2009/01/simply-fabulous.html">Drowsey Monkey</a> and <a href="http://awakeinrochester.blogspot.com/2009/01/fabulous-award-and-addictions.html">Awake In Rochester</a> </div><div id="ms__id54" align="center">both think my <em>Blog is Fabulous! </em>Thanks gals...I think you're purty fabulous too!</div><div id="ms__id63" align="center">Now according to the "rules" attached to this award, </div><div id="ms__id64" align="center">I'm 'spose to list <strong>5 things I'm addicted to</strong>...</div><div id="ms__id55" align="center">So here goes:</div><div id="ms__id38" align="center">1) Blogging (duh)</div><div id="ms__id40" align="center">2) Coffee (what blogger isn't?)</div><div id="ms__id41" align="center">3) My cell phone (it's like another appendage)</div><div id="ms__id46" align="center">4) Oatmeal (every morning baybee)</div><div id="ms__id42" align="center">5) Late night blog-volleyball with <a href="http://www.speedcathollydale.blogspot.com/">Speedy</a> (every night baybee)</div><div id="ms__id43" align="center">AND</div><div id="ms__id47" align="center">Pass it on to 5 fabulous bloggers:</div><div id="ms__id76" align="center">(I chose more new & not-so-new Twitter-pals)</div><div id="ms__id67" align="center"><a href="http://canubapartofmylife.blogspot.com/">Can You Be A Part of My Life</a>?</div><div id="ms__id70" align="center"><a href="http://cabbages-n-kings.blogspot.com/">Cabbages & Kings</a> </div><div id="ms__id77" align="center"><a href="http://purplefrogcat.blogspot.com/">Purple Frog Cat</a> </div><div id="ms__id72" align="center"><a href="http://www.dcrblogs.com/">DRC Blogs</a></div><div id="ms__id73" align="center"><a href="http://skdd.wordpress.com/">Sleeping Kitten - Dancing Dog!</a></div><div id="ms__id69" align="center"></div><div id="ms__id39" align="center"><br /></div><div id="ms__id49" align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289006076292283890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 100px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7R5PUUL9-of4SCTA9oExcfFbuuA_bz89XqKWCjISUQJcbJJDlfdNEHODohDmxVSmw0_3uk6nENOMf_M_fQLjILE-wSTSLMbRyzFHjDkVDl2uXh1kwINzKwxM89TTg7wgDKAsrJo4kiOH3/s200/bff.jpg" border="0" />One of my Bestest Blogging Buddies, Meleah of <a href="http://mommamiameaculpa.com/?p=2081">Momma Mia Mea Culpa</a> ...gave me this <strong>Blogging Friends Forever</strong> Award...<em>thanks sweetie</em>...I hope we always will be!</div><div id="ms__id53" align="center"><br /><div id="ms__id50">The “BFF” award is passed on according to the following rules:<br />1. Only five people are allowed. </div><div id="ms__id51">2. Four have to be dedicated followers of your blog. </div><div id="ms__id52">3. One has to be someone new or recently new to your blog and live in another part of the world. </div><div id="ms__id85">4. You must link back to whoever gave you the award.</div><div id="ms__id74"><a href="http://fracas.wordpress.com/">Fracas</a></div><div id="ms__id79"><a href="http://diaryofa70steen.blogspot.com/">70steen</a></div><div id="ms__id78"><a href="http://speedcathollydale3.blogspot.com/">Doctor Shoal</a></div><div id="ms__id80"><a href="http://blog-blond.blogspot.com/">Kuanyin</a></div><div id="ms__id81"><a href="http://www.purple4mee.com/">Teena in Toronto</a></div></div>Olga, the Traveling Brahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09086918302815822367noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677571521953632128.post-14629409412636625132008-11-24T23:33:00.000-08:002008-12-13T23:33:51.279-08:00APPROVED by the WORLD BLOG COUNCIL!<div id="ms__id43" align="center">I am just <em>busting at the seams</em> with PRIDE to announce that</div><div id="ms__id46" align="center"><a href="http://worldblogcouncil.com/olga-the-travelling-bra/" target="blank"><strong>World Blog Council</strong></a> has deemed my blog worthy of APPROVAL!<br /></div><div id="ms__id54" align="center"><br />The <em>official document</em> from <strong>Colonel Reginald <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Fotherington</span>-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Blogworthy</span> II CEO, MD, ARSE</strong> and <strong>Frau <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">von</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Sauertraut, Cultural Advisor </span></strong>states: </div><div id="ms__id55" align="justify">"Your <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">internet</span> weblog has undergone stringent review from our panel of internationally acclaimed <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">internet</span> weblog experts. After careful deliberation and several large brandies they have concluded that your blog not only exists but should warrant approval from our panel of internationally acclaimed <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">internet</span> weblog experts!"</div><div id="ms__id41" align="center"></div><div id="ms__id50" align="center"><br />I'm not <em>exactly</em> sure WHAT THIS ALL MEANS?!?</div><div id="ms__id52" align="center"></div><div id="ms__id45" align="center">But I feel very uplifted by the really cool <strong>badge and certificate!</strong></div><p align="center"><a href="http://worldblogcouncil.com/"><img alt="" src="http://worldblogcouncil.com/images/wbcbutton.gif" border="0" /></a></p><div id="ms__id49" align="center"><a href="http://worldblogcouncil.com/"><img alt="the author certificate" src="http://worldblogcouncil.com/images/authorcertificate.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><p align="center">And I'm thrilled right down to my <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">underwires</span> for the <strong>APPROVAL</strong><strong>!</strong></p><p align="center">PLEASE VISIT the <strong><a href="http://worldblogcouncil.com/" target="blank">World Blog Council</a></strong> to read <em><a href="http://worldblogcouncil.com/olga-the-travelling-bra/" target="blank">my official REVIEW</a></em>! </p>Olga, the Traveling Brahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09086918302815822367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677571521953632128.post-37537680802765273722008-10-14T22:09:00.000-07:002008-10-14T22:15:45.360-07:00A Couple of Awards & Thank Yous<div id="ms__id23" align="justify">I am waaaaay overdue in acknowledging a couple of awards from some very thoughtful bloggers...</div><div id="ms__id28" align="justify"><a href="http://shinade.blogspot.com/2008/10/buterfly-and-wolf-award-thank-you.html" target="blank"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257224384365386178" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLyowi1LqwDIVZYuWjDMEVgRh8OtJ12dJHWHnpvZ0sYktd6EIaBz77p3xxQTGDpsA4Wyej-w622HKy4Dz43etOcymqIk0wljla9Lk2Vjj4-kwx3BX2kCm2rwcbpKEd0NNFEgCL0UL2EoXZ/s200/butterfly-award-for-the-coolest-blo.png" border="0" /></a> Thank you to Shinade of <a href="http://shinade.blogspot.com/2008/10/buterfly-and-wolf-award-thank-you.html" target="blank">The Painted Veil</a> for this BEE-YOO-TIFUL <strong>Butterfly Award</strong>! Shinade is not only a beautiful person on the inside and out...she has some very lovely photos on her blog...check them out!</div><div id="ms__id22" align="justify">I want to pass this along to <a href="http://speedcathollydale3.blogspot.com/" target="blank">Doctah Shoal</a>, founder of the world renowned Hollydale General Hospital, not only for having "the coolest blog I ever knew" but for <em>always </em>keeping his staff <span style="font-size:85%;">(especially the </span><a href="http://nurseamandahugankiss.blogspot.com/" target="blank"><span style="font-size:85%;">Night Nurse</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;">)</span> in stitches! </div><div id="ms__id17" align="justify"></div><div id="ms__id112" align="justify"><br /><br />And thank you to Val, of <a href="http://life-and-vincent.blogspot.com/" target="blank">Life and Vincent</a>, for t<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257224810362264562" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAleSSP0t5ImVH26ern4UPMBDjlDstT0_01qxzR5-DRT0vF_-8-GoGAg7Xm4xdW-k1y2OnUUyBy2DIUHiT1rmGMIISVo1yX5gSkE0EEuKS97yj_X4UF73tsZ-DRLa_Ogq7X-sOcPgK5Wsq/s200/brillante.jpg" border="0" />his <strong>Brilliante Award</strong> - it's my 5th one! Val's blog is also a photo blog about a <a href="http://drowseymonkey.blogspot.com/" target="blank">certain someones</a> favorite <a href="http://drowseymonkey.blogspot.com/search/label/hump%20day" target="blank">Hump Day</a> Hunk....<em>rrrr-arrrrr!</em> </div><div id="ms__id32" align="justify">I am passing this award along to my bloggy buddy/poker pal Claire of <a href="http://crpitt.blogspot.com/" target="blank">A Little Piece of Me</a>...just 'cuz she's just so bloody brilliante...and very very naughty!</div><div id="ms__id26" align="justify"></div><div id="ms__id25" align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPn9C2CWbonDUPoeKic8pm2zgd5bpKQ9GP8ahGG4eyfbIwftCnmX7lPT0ef7HXxAb9VdyVT-m7VjThytVifJpzIhXK44A5KYO1ZJ_lZ9F5sp2V8JfAfVlCGAv8sZ2iZeAR5BH0GaCBLeBg/s1600-h/I+love+your+blog.jpg"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250897141754396706" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 147px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" height="159" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPn9C2CWbonDUPoeKic8pm2zgd5bpKQ9GP8ahGG4eyfbIwftCnmX7lPT0ef7HXxAb9VdyVT-m7VjThytVifJpzIhXK44A5KYO1ZJ_lZ9F5sp2V8JfAfVlCGAv8sZ2iZeAR5BH0GaCBLeBg/s200/I+love+your+blog.jpg" width="148" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:georgia;"> <span style="font-size:78%;">(From September 26, 2007 post)</span> ALSO....Double-D thanks to Kristie of </span><a href="http://lilyslicorice.blogspot.com/" target="blank"><span style="font-family:georgia;">Lily's Licorice</span></a><span style="font-family:georgia;"> for giving me this lovely blog award! <em>I heart it! </em></span><div id="ms__id33"></div><div id="ms__id83" align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;"></span></div><div id="ms__id84" align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;">I am passing it on to my most recent Chaperons </span><a href="http://fracas.wordpress.com/" target="blank"><span style="font-family:georgia;">Fracas</span></a><span style="font-family:georgia;"> and </span><a href="http://drowseymonkey.blogspot.com/" target="blank"><span style="font-family:georgia;">Drowsey Monkey</span></a><span style="font-family:georgia;"> as a small token of my appreciation for exposing me to Canada! <em>And 'cuz I heart them too!</em></span></div><br /><div id="ms__id44" align="center"><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"><em></em></span></div><div id="ms__id45" align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><em><br>All of my blog awards are available for your viewing pleasure in my </em></span></div><div id="ms__id62" align="center"><a href="http://olgathetravelingbradearolga.blogspot.com/" target="blank"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><em>Big 'Ol Bodacious Trophy Room</em></span></a><span style="font-family:georgia;"><em>! </em></span></div>Olga, the Traveling Brahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09086918302815822367noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677571521953632128.post-56935165076229063052008-09-01T13:06:00.000-07:002008-09-01T14:57:18.616-07:00A BOATLOAD of Awards!<div id="ms__id101" align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk1MI6MCl8ssby1PWGFDMNcRm6o-6sFyt6WumMKGTR44-jJ_21HosHUAAoY3yzkeXCpbT3q6emZhv9TaMolHsIo-gqiZhVlxYBVAMfCuMAuh-JfOosechGxDdzYlXhjo9vDm9uXRRATw8C/s1600-h/brillante.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241135169586733202" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk1MI6MCl8ssby1PWGFDMNcRm6o-6sFyt6WumMKGTR44-jJ_21HosHUAAoY3yzkeXCpbT3q6emZhv9TaMolHsIo-gqiZhVlxYBVAMfCuMAuh-JfOosechGxDdzYlXhjo9vDm9uXRRATw8C/s200/brillante.jpg" border="0" /></a>Thanks to Lady Rose of <a href="http://stirthecauldron.blogspot.com/" target="blank">Stir the Cauldron</a> and to ScratchBags of <a href="http://scratchbags.wordpress.com/" target="blank">An Itchy Blog</a> for giving me this beautiful <strong>Brillante Award</strong>! (It's my THIRD & FOURTH one and I appreciate it very <em>very</em> VERY much!) I'm passing it along to my old blogging buddy LOBO of <a href="http://predatorpress.blogspot.com/" target="blank">Predator Press</a>. :) </div><div id="ms__id100" align="justify"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOCam2MNkI7oqYY00TrBzGCrlyVDRbgmPSSd2goiPSxA2URb9_EvF86EX7YjCJGn1wcWCEMTPhvsjJ-vo0fRDn8KG9gpGRA81Kr0VaTHkM9zggKKO-Uu7LqTyMd6kNy0KU6ygAXGYpcgnI/s1600-h/milliondollarfriend-thumb.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241111781986589490" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOCam2MNkI7oqYY00TrBzGCrlyVDRbgmPSSd2goiPSxA2URb9_EvF86EX7YjCJGn1wcWCEMTPhvsjJ-vo0fRDn8KG9gpGRA81Kr0VaTHkM9zggKKO-Uu7LqTyMd6kNy0KU6ygAXGYpcgnI/s200/milliondollarfriend-thumb.jpg" border="0" /></a>Lee of <a href="http://www.tarheelramblings.com/" target="blank">Tarheel Ramblings </a>thinks I'm worth a MILLION BUCKS! Lee writes: <em>"A million dollar friend to me is someone who takes the time to get to know you on more than a superficial level. It is someone who is willing to put for the effort it takes to be a friend with no thought of what they’re going to get out of it."</em> WoW - thanks Lee! I'm honored to be your friend - and am passing this <strong>Million Dollar Friend Award</strong> on to my dear friend Speedy of <a href="http://www.speedcathollydale.blogspot.com/" target="blank">Speedcat Hollydale</a> even though I think he's worth at <em>least</em> 460 million <em>billion</em> dollars?!!!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtA5JMD-lo7faQIyGSf-fu-fweZm4om76zgxWYSy-7uoJbqmhkZrcv3kc58suol_Dko1kIqkSbF2_Y4FM3k0HtdeFz12nZzG186J2E7AGPi6mJ6CEfVXZZ_dOpUeWdJRg4gCmzHKha20dW/s1600-h/bff_award.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241124021266532482" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtA5JMD-lo7faQIyGSf-fu-fweZm4om76zgxWYSy-7uoJbqmhkZrcv3kc58suol_Dko1kIqkSbF2_Y4FM3k0HtdeFz12nZzG186J2E7AGPi6mJ6CEfVXZZ_dOpUeWdJRg4gCmzHKha20dW/s200/bff_award.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaXGihRv_Gi2u8urOywybgk5ke3vf5Uzmlnl_-V6H7ZnIvNscD-guz-fy-nnha8Mo14bmsrx0cZSwe7u4tUJlY5ZI2-ks6pnAHvn3NNwF-XaKQAWB7MosTojAY-9z4zSRAgsnlo2RkdcAP/s1600-h/royalbanana.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241124237035419362" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaXGihRv_Gi2u8urOywybgk5ke3vf5Uzmlnl_-V6H7ZnIvNscD-guz-fy-nnha8Mo14bmsrx0cZSwe7u4tUJlY5ZI2-ks6pnAHvn3NNwF-XaKQAWB7MosTojAY-9z4zSRAgsnlo2RkdcAP/s200/royalbanana.gif" border="0" /></a>My pal Drowsey of <a href="http://drowseymonkey.blogspot.com/" target="blank">DrowseyMonkey</a><br />has given me the <strong>BFF Gold Card</strong> <em>and</em> <strong>The Royal Banana</strong>! Thanks Drowsey! I am looking forward to giving you a great <em>BIG HUG</em> soon! I'm sending the BFF Gold Card to <a href="http://fracas.wordpress.com/" target="blank">Fracas</a> 'cuz I'll never be able to repay her for the cRaZy-awesome-unforgetable-wonderful time she's showing me in Canada!...and Jeanna of The (very yummylicious) <a href="http://wiscandy.blogspot.com/" target="blank">Wisconsin Candy Dish</a> gets The Royal Banana - I hope she dips it in chocolate, rolls it in nuts, and then blogs about it!<br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241140180361085522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzk8V31TqSburk_O6K504V4DLVOaMdRo8PwuBhSXBs5uUgHkxOJ504fkGUtjmiUhIFuSrL1CnEG6zG6sYtk5_180aRlXJJF3_VyZI5kdMOxF0Z37c4cyfyC1UTmoMIUSU7Zo5R7tv1xH7g/s200/tophat.jpg" border="0" /> <div id="ms__id87" align="center">And <em>somehow</em> I also earned a<br /><strong>Top Commenter Award</strong> from Drowsey. </div><div id="ms__id73" align="center"><em><span style="font-size:78%;">(I don't know who my top commenter is...any guesses?!)</span></em></div><div align="justify"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM-39-orP-anSb7X7l6Y184KDw-3RPIB_7L4FU4KzGBovkNViIXF1-Z7_5_FtFLRLbdsEaD01h0GtIC9DUiSLWPw3SOgOssXq_9CyztGwiqaaPjFRwL3fpMhKe0AcxYHrQPMNDskAczhgC/s1600-h/FosterMeUpAwardperfectfriendshipblendawardCHUCK.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241139133920025186" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM-39-orP-anSb7X7l6Y184KDw-3RPIB_7L4FU4KzGBovkNViIXF1-Z7_5_FtFLRLbdsEaD01h0GtIC9DUiSLWPw3SOgOssXq_9CyztGwiqaaPjFRwL3fpMhKe0AcxYHrQPMNDskAczhgC/s320/FosterMeUpAwardperfectfriendshipblendawardCHUCK.jpg" border="0" /></a>Mimi of <a href="http://mimiwrites.blogspot.com/" target="blank">Mimi Writes</a> has passed along this <strong>Friendship Award</strong> and I'd like to pass it along to <a href="http://yourneighborhoodreverend.wordpress.com/" target="blank">The Reverend</a> and <a href="http://blog.papersurfer.co.uk/blog" target="blank">Daddy Papersurfer</a>...'cuz they both like tea (and I think they like me too!)<br /><br />Mimi has also awarded this beautiful <strong>Room In My Heart</strong> badge to all the blogs that participated in <a href="http://mimiwrites.blogspot.com/2008/06/dona-nobis-pacem-revolution-of-words.html" target="blank">BlogBlast for Peace June 2008</a>. To participate in the next BlogBlast for Peace - mark your calendars of November 6, 2008! </div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241140611845512914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwPajxUwcB_eAmjyVsjdVADeZGmhtCpXPk_hsNnllJ3Pt4Xv60KRjQng0E3WaYULlPfaeKHRSuGSXMGShKzEYn6dhmdV5Rxv_v9JAJexZpaGhFfBYbwbvBjtkfIwgbwhQRVeCu3mfYQnSN/s320/RoominmyheartAwardSandee.jpg" border="0" /> <div id="ms__id102" align="center"><em>Thanks Mimi - <strong>you</strong> have the biggest heart of all! </div></em>Olga, the Traveling Brahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09086918302815822367noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677571521953632128.post-512819719125492372008-07-22T00:00:00.000-07:002008-07-22T00:39:33.019-07:00Fun AND Brilliante - A Winning Combo!<div align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEJQRT6pOUaFcJAlhqggDALNL0AEfapIw8kRRD12GBnhd34i_6PTo1jiyUJn1Xox8wLJAkcCralfj6S-5iaj-4U_hr3SQS4PegfwYVWyI504op1jWMSYlQkVFvwBRMY2QrP1udXdbuZ65U/s1600-h/plainreadaward.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225699138601024354" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEJQRT6pOUaFcJAlhqggDALNL0AEfapIw8kRRD12GBnhd34i_6PTo1jiyUJn1Xox8wLJAkcCralfj6S-5iaj-4U_hr3SQS4PegfwYVWyI504op1jWMSYlQkVFvwBRMY2QrP1udXdbuZ65U/s200/plainreadaward.jpg" border="0" /></a> My good pal <a href="http://drowseymonkey.blogspot.com/2008/07/i-had-dream.html" target="blank">Drowsey Monkey</a> received this cute little award from <a href="http://www.ladybanana.co.uk/" target="blank">Lady Banana</a>...and has passed it along to little ol' me 'cuz she thinks my blog is FUN TO READ! <span style="font-size:85%;"></span><em><strong>Thanks Drowsey</strong></em>...if you hadn't given this award to me, I'd definitely being passing it on to you! And since you also passed it on to my current Chaperon, <a href="http://crpitt.blogspot.com/" target="blank">Claire</a>, I guess I won't be doing <em>that </em>either. Fortunately, I only read blogs that are FUN TO READ...unfortunatley I can't award them <em>all...</em>sooooo...I'm passing this award on to my two previous British Chaperons ~ <a href="http://diaryofa70steen.blogspot.com/" target="blank">Diary of a 70's Teen</a> and <a href="http://blog.papersurfer.co.uk/blog" target="blank">Daddy Papersurfer</a> ~ because their blogs are <em>indeed</em>...FUN TO READ! </div><br /><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgge06M21H-NqQANvTqQMnVh0l-NuUeIlYLIwnWW4mZEOZ6tlBwXyU3kzCbs0oigfCL-EjGY1-Si8XeBxb7eQiMzoxHNy3ODGfybkLfa2VWEjCdLZ_iFT7r_bMTsuVaGbAlVpT56s3TqUYk/s1600-h/Deezden.png"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225708987070059698" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgge06M21H-NqQANvTqQMnVh0l-NuUeIlYLIwnWW4mZEOZ6tlBwXyU3kzCbs0oigfCL-EjGY1-Si8XeBxb7eQiMzoxHNy3ODGfybkLfa2VWEjCdLZ_iFT7r_bMTsuVaGbAlVpT56s3TqUYk/s200/Deezden.png" border="0" /></a> Drowsey also passed along this Brilliante Award to me for being one of her <strong>Top 10 Commenters</strong>. Sorry, but but I have no idea who my Top 10 Commenters are...so if you think you are one, please award yourself! And I probably don't need to ask you to leave a comment, 'cuz if you are a Top 10 Commentor, you'd do that anyway! Right? </div>Olga, the Traveling Brahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09086918302815822367noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677571521953632128.post-36951606344398309112008-07-12T22:53:00.000-07:002008-07-12T22:59:23.725-07:00I'm Twittering, Googling, and (Apparently) Brilliante Too!<div align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQDEuhpPLl9q6L2cj6Bl5_adlY5j49e8sL0Kcv6-mED4hd_XMy1yYXZsgSr-3YoisAYwh_jrNvegEgBSC-Wvx2MRlsDwINRGi06uG1INSRGRnGMdJ0W-PJXruvDxTq3kOOVGLW9ntRYZDk/s1600-h/Deezden.png"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222362272055352738" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQDEuhpPLl9q6L2cj6Bl5_adlY5j49e8sL0Kcv6-mED4hd_XMy1yYXZsgSr-3YoisAYwh_jrNvegEgBSC-Wvx2MRlsDwINRGi06uG1INSRGRnGMdJ0W-PJXruvDxTq3kOOVGLW9ntRYZDk/s200/Deezden.png" border="0" /></a>Corrine, of <a href="http://jafabrit.blogspot.com/" target="blank">Jafabrit's Art</a>, just <em>BLOWS ME AWAY</em> with her artistic talent and endless, creative endeavours! Every time I check out her blog, there's a new and exciting project she's working on - the likes of which I've usually never seen before! I was lucky enough to hang out with Corrine and her <em>awesome </em><a href="http://www.ysnews.com/stories/2008/03/032008_knitknot.html" target="blank">Knit Knot Tree</a> a few months ago, and despite <a href="http://olgathetravelingbra.blogspot.com/2008/04/busted-in-yellow-springs-ohio.html" target="blank"><em>my little run-in</em></a> with Johnny Law....we've been bosom buddies ever since...because "Life is too short to be getting yer knickers in a knot!" Thank you for that BRILLIANTE quote and this BRILLIANTE Award Corrine!....I am honored to even be listed among <a href="http://jafabrit.blogspot.com/2008/07/free-art-friday-exhibit.html" target="blank">your talented recipients</a>! </div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"><br />I'm passing this Award on to my good pal <a href="http://drowseymonkey.blogspot.com/" target="blank">DrowseyMonkey</a> because she is so...well, BRILLANT! She finally talked me into using Google Reader in order to keep abreast of all my favorite blogs...but what I <em>really wanna know</em> is....WHY didn't I do this sooner?!? It's so GREAT! Thanks Drowsey! (Oh, and if YOU'VE subscribed to my blog?...then you might want to re-subscribe to it...I changed my settings so you will now get the full post, not just the "teaser" in your Reader. You're welcome!) </div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"><br />And this Award also goes to my current Chaperon, the Lovely and BRILLIANT Claire of <a href="http://crpitt.blogspot.com/">A Little Piece of Me</a>...for <a href="http://olgathetravelingbra.blogspot.com/2008/07/wordless-wednesday-with-willyspart-ii.html" target="blank">hooking me up with Willy</a> and teaching me how to <a href="http://crpitt.blogspot.com/2008/07/voodoo-willy.html" target="blank">FLY</a>! And for talking me into using Twitter...oh my gawd...now I'm Googling <strong>and</strong> Twittering all OVER the place! <em>Weeeeeeeeeee!!!</em></div>Olga, the Traveling Brahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09086918302815822367noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677571521953632128.post-30802935009529897362008-06-06T00:00:00.000-07:002008-07-14T00:24:48.381-07:00Arte-Y-Pico Award<div align="justify">Random Chick of <a href="http://www.confessionsofarandomchick.blogspot.com/" target="blank">Confessions of a Random Chick</a> recently gave me this really <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc-oNObFnnVYS0fMA8irhWaxaRWqZUGbWKqqh4BXwqDpTlHf2q57zPs6mp_EJ9Q7GYxzs6zhuIZLQKN3Yz6rlC3VHOCD21rbWwYGr93HES9-e8Y6BqQMYjLZGFWOlh_iWQYQ-HQ5RHl7oh/s1600-h/Arteypico.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206348749897130914" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc-oNObFnnVYS0fMA8irhWaxaRWqZUGbWKqqh4BXwqDpTlHf2q57zPs6mp_EJ9Q7GYxzs6zhuIZLQKN3Yz6rlC3VHOCD21rbWwYGr93HES9-e8Y6BqQMYjLZGFWOlh_iWQYQ-HQ5RHl7oh/s200/Arteypico.jpg" border="0" /></a>beautiful <a href="http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=es&u=http://arteypico.blogspot.com/&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=1&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3Darte%2By%2Bpico%26hl%3Den%26rlz%3D1T4GGIG_enUS211US211" target="blank">Arte-Y-Pico Award</a>! The orginator of this award has asked that it be "passed along to 5 blogs that are considered deserving for their creativity, design, interesting material, and contribution to the blogger community, no matter of language."</div><div align="justify"><em>So, I shall pass it along to these very creative, artistic bloggers ~</em> </div><div align="justify">1) Sylvie of <a href="http://sylvied.wordpress.com/" target="blank">A Glimpse of My Life In La Rochelle</a> </div><div align="justify">2) Drew of <a href="http://www.benspark.com/" target="blank">The Ben Spark</a> </div><div align="justify">3) Corinne of <a href="http://jafabrit.blogspot.com/" target="blank">Jafabrit's Art</a> </div><div align="justify">4) Claire of <a href="http://crpitt.blogspot.com/" target="blank">A Little Piece of Me</a></div><div align="justify">5) Lee of <a href="http://www.tarheelramblings.com/" target="blank">Tar Heel Ramblings</a></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"><br> July 14, 2008 ~ UPDATE: I have also received this award from CMK of <a href="http://chrkos.blogspot.com/2008/07/thank-you-thank-you-thank-you.html" target="blank">Out of My Mind</a>...THANK YOU! Now I have a perfectly matched pair!</div><div align="justify"></div>Olga, the Traveling Brahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09086918302815822367noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677571521953632128.post-28998920593793320322008-05-28T11:40:00.000-07:002008-05-28T11:41:48.747-07:00Entrecard Favorite Award<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuE78U2G7hBxqTHbOSDj1E3LVXAAFjasEo0mS9l-Zsmu3mh-Yep_Jf8xT3QoNJWiaVmTm1Vw-W8bhNlPWjwIgn8rKvRBrmTJhNU4TslnDp0OIPYerUhSohjxylNIWA03Km3dUa3Qbl8w8M/s1600-h/WinnerEFavs.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205490748575376082" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuE78U2G7hBxqTHbOSDj1E3LVXAAFjasEo0mS9l-Zsmu3mh-Yep_Jf8xT3QoNJWiaVmTm1Vw-W8bhNlPWjwIgn8rKvRBrmTJhNU4TslnDp0OIPYerUhSohjxylNIWA03Km3dUa3Qbl8w8M/s320/WinnerEFavs.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Well, well, well...looky here! I've just been honored as an <a href="http://entrecardfavs.blogspot.com/2008/05/underwear-fetish.html" target="blank">Entrecard Favorite</a> in the "Underwear Fetish" department by <a href="http://dietpulpit.com/about/lady-rose/" target="blank">Lady Rose</a>! Thanks milady! I appreciate your support!Olga, the Traveling Brahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09086918302815822367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677571521953632128.post-22745212738731397352008-05-08T23:32:00.000-07:002008-05-08T23:33:56.572-07:00Another Worthy Golden Underwire of BRA-very Recipient!<div align="justify">I'm very happy to announce that tonight at 10:17 pm, <a href="http://moneypennydd.wordpress.com/" target="blank">Miss MoneyPenny</a> was the <strong>20,000 visitor</strong> to my blog! Woo-hoo!!! Miss MP has been providing <em>incredible </em>'round the clock <a href="http://moneypennydd.wordpress.com/2008/05/03/canadian-caffeine-casualties-of-operation-slingshot-wmd/" target="blank">coverage</a> and keeping the entire blogoshpere abreast of all the latest developments in the current <strong>Donut War</strong> between the USA and Canada...in which, thanks in part to her secret defense squad; The <a href="http://moneypennydd.wordpress.com/2008/05/07/the-36dd-stealth-brassiere-bomb-squadron/" target="blank">36DD Stealth Brassiere Bomb Squadron</a>, there appears to be a cease fire! <span style="font-size:78%;">(For now anyway...I'm not really sure...haven't heard much from Canada lately...guess we'll just have to wait and see.)</span></div><div align="justify">To show my appreciation for her dediciation, sense of humor, and hard work, not only will Miss MP recieve <em>at least</em> a year's worth of powdered sugar and rainbow sprinkle donuts, but I am also giving her the coveted <strong>Olga's Golden Underwire of BRA-very Award </strong>for going above and beyond the call of duty! Congratulations Miss MonneyPenny!!! Now you just say "when" - and we'll shoot those donuts your way...<em>air mail!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5198249296449688962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyVHY0Jn8k0Ul0aKfY-tGkkMEgdi6HZRQ5eUmaMOmz4milaUrFj2UaxDEEZAjYsElWRZKQG0PfVZR-EZWv-_JbvhlufbKP42r436A_dbV_byXZi9pJTsk6TJ_HiogdevceRfZvSFYArz7n/s200/goldbra320.jpg" border="0" /></em></div>Olga, the Traveling Brahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09086918302815822367noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677571521953632128.post-67668327210014313192008-05-04T08:15:00.000-07:002008-05-05T10:40:47.381-07:00Speedcat Hollydale's 0007 Seal of Approval<a href="http://speedcathollydale.blogspot.com/2008/05/crazycat-10000-hoobastankie.html"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5196541745903732354" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaEB2R7LAmat6jqmeHJbkeIv6v-2ES5k9Obb1ZdPlnnfN21CGctFx0zV3YGr1enQrGoXIIATagNm2QCZBJoFFAug1WXAX15-IiOpqLiDKSba_nMMSYXCtrP741SQUbFFFkkb0A68AOHjPt/s200/SpeedySeal.gif" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Awwww....thanks <a href="http://www.speedcathollydale.blogspot.com/">Speedy</a>!<br /><em>I love you too!</em><br /><em></em><br />Please pass the donuts....Olga, the Traveling Brahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09086918302815822367noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677571521953632128.post-46600109321165039102008-04-22T22:57:00.000-07:002008-04-23T16:53:26.342-07:00THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!<div align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLDNpZ2dpY_EvSUmU5Z3VL8xd4HX3KneKxGhI-miDDwrgVpQHL002tFXF7EmpLcQoVoOxxm8peiwvYFxCK-sIgd6cTxqQWzoY8KmesL-axc6JatD5IowneTHK8fZLahoQDCn5MSYeR0Vc/s1600-h/CheerUpAward4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5192310816570114834" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLDNpZ2dpY_EvSUmU5Z3VL8xd4HX3KneKxGhI-miDDwrgVpQHL002tFXF7EmpLcQoVoOxxm8peiwvYFxCK-sIgd6cTxqQWzoY8KmesL-axc6JatD5IowneTHK8fZLahoQDCn5MSYeR0Vc/s200/CheerUpAward4.jpg" border="0" /></a>The multi-talented Lynda of <a href="http://innersights.blogspot.com/" target="blank">Peripheral Vision-Inner Sights</a> recently gave me this <strong>You Cheer Me Up</strong> <strong>Award</strong>! Thank you Lynda! Be sure to check out Lynda's blog - her art and photographs will cheer anyone up! I love Lucy and I LOVE this award - so I'm passing it on to <a href="http://www.confessionsofarandomchick.blogspot.com/" target="blank">Random Chick</a> and Claire of <a href="http://crpitt.blogspot.com/" target="blank">A Little Piece of Me</a> 'cuz I love them too <span style="font-size:85%;">(in a non-sexual-never-met-you kind of way.) <em>(Yes, I stole that line from Claire!) </em></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS5ZHq2GqDnLR9nBUi_qSIkjEjr5mHkajgwVo3ciEmvDg3lf8aQ80QTvBYlgLh8Gko8qohPBvftWRex3oPu2ENhWR0tN256UcUWRoLhvk4euGJnV6AIBWlAR5VJOQogLKLQq8w2IXEDDA/s1600-h/FreetoFlyAward.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5192310816570114850" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS5ZHq2GqDnLR9nBUi_qSIkjEjr5mHkajgwVo3ciEmvDg3lf8aQ80QTvBYlgLh8Gko8qohPBvftWRex3oPu2ENhWR0tN256UcUWRoLhvk4euGJnV6AIBWlAR5VJOQogLKLQq8w2IXEDDA/s200/FreetoFlyAward.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify">I also received this bee-yoo-tiful <strong>Free To Fly</strong> "Living a Beautiful Life from the Inside Out"<strong>Award</strong> from Iriegal of <a href="http://ineedstimulation.blogspot.com/" target="blank">Mental Stimulation</a> ~ Thank you Iriegal! I am definitatley FREE TO FLY and I have certainly lived my life from the INSIDE OUT! (And I prefer OUT!) I'm passing this on to three beautiful women doing their darndest to live a beautiful life from the inside out; Drowsey of <a href="http://drowseymonkey.blogspot.com/" target="blank">DrowseyMonkey</a>, Meleah of <a href="http://mommamiameaculpa.com/" target="blank">Momma Mea Mia Culpa</a> and Piper of <a href="http://piperoflove.blogspot.com/" target="blank">Bliss in Bloom</a>!<br /></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"><br /></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgObnHKJyB-XQHWZZusIXxtas5kPYY50GeqhWsl_JCef3prXzlaPtqGyNukRnzSeYuiavda5seN4rk4tQDitHmvluvKMiTaH0gFC8kYhiBIxcGrDrhL2PDeAD2ae0l0LlaE6OXpf311XlI/s1600-h/brosexf2.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5192310812275147522" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgObnHKJyB-XQHWZZusIXxtas5kPYY50GeqhWsl_JCef3prXzlaPtqGyNukRnzSeYuiavda5seN4rk4tQDitHmvluvKMiTaH0gFC8kYhiBIxcGrDrhL2PDeAD2ae0l0LlaE6OXpf311XlI/s200/brosexf2.gif" border="0" /></a>And my pal <a href="http://drowseymonkey.blogspot.com/" target="blank">Drowsey</a> just gave me this beautiful <span style="color:#ff0000;">R</span><span style="color:#ff0000;">ed Rose</span>!...right before she hit me with a <a href="http://drowseymonkeymeme.blogspot.com/2008/04/8-random-factshabits-about-moi.html" target="blank">meme</a> (<em><span style="font-size:85%;">arg!) </span></em>and then posted <a href="http://drowseymonkey.blogspot.com/2008/04/old-or-just-losing-it.html" target="blank"><strong>THIS</strong> <strike>humilating</strike> hysterical piece</a> about my poor absent-minded <em>blog-mistress!</em> I'm sure glad Drowsey's back in the blogosphere...even if she is 36% evil. I'm passing this <span style="color:#ff0000;"></span><span style="color:#ff0000;">Red Rose</span> along to <strong>everyone on my blogroll</strong> as a way of saying <em>THANKS</em> for your support! </div>Olga, the Traveling Brahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09086918302815822367noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677571521953632128.post-62420628894013856632008-03-14T10:45:00.000-07:002008-04-03T13:56:25.672-07:00Cool & Clever<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI8Inf124-x7H6q0MBr8Ru3j-8U15WWHgvuGxbBsy9LgT6_UWj5haFy5byZrdYpSfnJi2uL9c6EuZFeIYmL3Wdvs5G8L3WKlpnOuReCfMXShDISCn84FMq-49yqkUoKHVf_0MymM4lkQ0/s1600-h/jumping3.gif"></a><div align="center"><a href="http://confessionsofarandomchick.blogspot.com/2008/03/award-time-random-chicks-official-seal.html" target="blank"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177064445052410786" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA-xz0POjmrVxyKjc5P2rX_mQtqYUCcCJREfabB6sRA82C4iqOkmiRxfqlY6J0oFrf5N46ZBgb4lpDOnU5URd7Qeo84TpIkBTkbGqFpHrhLU7hX4LvyzoB-GLDIRfQ6bqQ9iwIunhO7SU/s200/randomchickcool.gif" border="0" /></a></div><div align="justify">The other day, <strong>Random Chick</strong> of <a href="http://confessionsofarandomchick.blogspot.com/" target="blank">Confessions of a Random Chick</a> stamped me <span style="font-size:85%;">(and these </span><a href="http://confessionsofarandomchick.blogspot.com/2008/03/award-time-random-chicks-official-seal.html" target="blank"><span style="font-size:85%;">5 other <strong>cool </strong><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">bloggers</span></span></a><span style="font-size:85%;">)</span> with her with <strong><em>Official Seal of Coolness!</em></strong> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Don't worry, it didn't hurt!)</span> She says we've "made her laugh until she's peed her pants, enlightened her with deep insights, and given her really awesome things to ponder." <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Hmmm</span>...sorry 'bout your pants RC, but I'm glad I could <em>enlighten you</em>! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiloYN97UGFpsvN6SZycCUcxwLImoRlbWOmRlZ0F2PTFXFe7ev1JIjHzpTrpRJC0g9W1TytuhOJW11k9oPjSr-O1cM4tqUMv0I5y4XXGqeuwLrjv6UidD9QjKJrSgHaz4BGALfdegyaDA/s1600-h/fam31.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177073378584386498" style="WIDTH: 26px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 14px" height="16" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiloYN97UGFpsvN6SZycCUcxwLImoRlbWOmRlZ0F2PTFXFe7ev1JIjHzpTrpRJC0g9W1TytuhOJW11k9oPjSr-O1cM4tqUMv0I5y4XXGqeuwLrjv6UidD9QjKJrSgHaz4BGALfdegyaDA/s200/fam31.gif" width="42" border="0" /></a> And thanks!</div><div align="justify">I am passing this cool award on to a new <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">bloggy</span>-friend who is probably THE <em>coolest</em> holy man all of Memphis <span style="font-size:85%;">(or pretty much anywhere)</span>...<strong>The Reverend</strong> Pete of <a href="http://yourneighborhoodreverend.blogspot.com/" target="blank">Your Neighborhood Reverend</a>! </div><div align="justify">And to my downright freezing-cool <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">bloggy</span>-pal Jeanna of <a href="http://wiscandy.blogspot.com/" target="blank">Wisconsin Candy Dish</a>! Her "<span style="font-size:100%;">sugar coated humor from the heartland" makes me almost as happy as a big <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">ol</span>' hunk a deep, dark chocolate! </span><span style="font-size:85%;">(<em>Hey - do yourself a favor <strong>right now</strong>, and go check out her blog - then vote for her at the <strong><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Bloggers</span> Choice Awards</strong> - or, just click </em></span><a href="http://www.bloggerschoiceawards.com/blogs/show/40033/" target="blank"><em><span style="font-size:85%;">here</span></em></a><em><span style="font-size:85%;"> or </span></em><a href="http://www.bloggerschoiceawards.com/blogs/show/40031" target="blank"><em><span style="font-size:85%;">here</span></em></a><em><span style="font-size:85%;">!)</span></em></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"><a href="http://ringtailsquealer.blogspot.com/2008/03/little-something-for-everyone-part-1-of.html" target="blank"><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177066459392072626" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWr_tWM0fnNlHGqwskiyrNSW6Ab5grfEyzaDtUhIbIFWWGmT-EFjn2WP3WOASScXd8k2YQ2GDiKNc82Kzo9L58qL3PA_CBE51SayP9VVPkLbGnT_r8x-nmgZbOfWEkVTv4lcS4zDQRUNY/s200/award_cleverness.42zyaw7gdw" border="0" /></a> <strong>The Mrs</strong> of <a href="http://ringtailsquealer.blogspot.com/" target="blank"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Ringtailed</span> Squealers</a> has given me her very own <strong><em>Blogger Cleverness Award</em></strong> because she says I am a "lacy black bra who is talented enough to type - no easy feat for undergarments." Well, truth be known...I just <strike>make stuff up</strike> whisper cleverness into my blog-mistress's ear and <strong>she</strong> types it...which is still pretty dang clever, I suppose. Many thanks to The Missus!...I am passing this on to <a href="http://mazeville.blogspot.com/2008/03/introducing-frank.html" target="blank">Frank the Sedentary Jockstrap's </a>very clever owner, <strong><a href="http://mazeville.blogspot.com/" target="blank">Dorky Dad</a></strong>! <em><span style="font-size:85%;">(Frank, I hope you are behaving yourself...stay out of The Wife's <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">pantie</span> drawer, ya hear?!)</span><br /></em></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div>Olga, the Traveling Brahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09086918302815822367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677571521953632128.post-35309734647020865092008-03-01T17:40:00.000-08:002008-04-03T13:58:20.764-07:00My Cups Overfloweth!<div align="justify">So...check out <strong>My</strong> <strong>Nice Big Rack</strong> <em><span style="font-size:85%;">(of awards)</span></em> on my sidebar, and you'll see I've received a lot of attention over the past several months...for which I'm <em>very flattered</em> and extremely grateful!...but...what do all these awards and stuff <em>mean</em>? </div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify">Well to me, each one represents a pat on the back, <span style="font-size:85%;">(or tush)</span> a wink, a nod, a thank-you! A hug, a high-5, a "way-to-go!", <em>a big FAT kiss!</em> Yes, these little tokens of appreciation, passed along from my fellow bloggers, fill my cups with cheer...so much so that now <em>they are</em> <em>overflowing</em>! So, soon I will be moving <strong>My Nice Big Rack</strong> <em><span style="font-size:85%;">(of awards)</span></em> to it's very own page ~ stay tuned for that ~ in the meantime, I'd like to thank these thoughtful bloggy-friends, and pass along some more awards!</div><div align="justify"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5169847999072993058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 111px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 134px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" height="144" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic7L-RNWG3VSnVRpnpWA92N-cE-IN787nKxXZugAmo07GAmeja3x5KWAaTwZrHxCKgHpBjwQe_VSk44PSPEo1zOkcLTGcS47rhdop63Xp_Qcx1OkXNSGqpk3JmAcpIfWkLTEZrXDgeRGg/s400/1223.jpg" width="119" border="0" /><a href="http://rantingdiva.wordpress.com/" target="blank"> Diva </a>~ Since you are one of THE most bodacious chicks around, I am honored and THRILLED to receive this from you...and I'm passing it on to these 3 Bad Ass Chicks: Claire of <a href="http://crpitt.blogspot.com/" target="blank">A Little Piece of Me</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(hi Willy!),</span> The Mrs. of <a href="http://ringtailsquealer.blogspot.com/" target="blank">Ringtailed Squealers</a> and Chelle of <a href="http://www.offendedblogger.com/" target="blank">The Offended Blogger</a>. </div><div align="center"></div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5172830778142270370" style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0px; WIDTH: 144px; CURSOR: hand; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; HEIGHT: 142px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" height="180" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFjCHljSGTFyOhw0X473uBOdAQl7vKCb_3Y9QECEx6DubMXLNhPBwoRwtjdPOz5ZGNROVcv7xo1J4FqKo5TeVjTLsGTUiata93gSSThlp91HJOb_9O1j5dOTumwIJi97Dsbb0ilzGn_oQ/s200/makeday.jpg" width="180" border="0" /> <div align="center">I'm giving a hug and a hickey to my Favorite Crusty Ol' Curmudgeon Redneck Poet, Robert of <a href="http://grumpysstuff.blogspot.com/2008/02/awards-thoughts-and-random-stuff.html" target="blank">Observations from the Back 40</a> for this <strong>You Make My Day</strong> award! And I'm passing it on to a couple of other "curmudgeons" <span style="font-size:85%;">(not!)</span> who in their own special way, make my day everyday ~ Grandad of <a href="http://www.headrambles.com/" target="blank">Head Rambles </a>and <a href="http://blog.papersurfer.co.uk/blog" target="blank">Daddy Papersurfer</a>. </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><br /><img id=" border=" height="127" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZFcXTfSlXjmpH8YjHWOOVCENC3BAnuEXIEdrmQlMcuqvLsEZrebTAlMVvP57BuPf-_mdotGjTN05MbzZ0BAVIdyOSJqhTT5pabyayf0slnYh1tJhB_QN-75mYC9VmQmbYI9ngRY7VExU/s400/SQDs+Sweet+as+Sugar+award.jpg" width="174" /></div><div align="center">Look what the multi-talented Ms. Sugar of <a href="http://sugar-queens-dream.blogspot.com/2008/02/art-award-but-did-you-know-that-art-is.html" target="blank">SugarQueens Dream</a> cooked up for little ol' me ~ yum! Thanks Sugar! And I'm sending it on to my 3 sweet amigos; <a href="http://drowseymonkey.blogspot.com/" target="blank">Drowsey</a>, <a href="http://www.speedcathollydale.blogspot.com/" target="blank">Speedy</a>, and <a href="http://grumpysstuff.blogspot.com/" target="blank">Crusty</a>. </div><div align="center"><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5172827196139545490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZpCEpqJ1tdpSVNJzj-aA_zEcLB3qRqJoyuMQLltIDWKE0Qx6-HA1Mzbbglwv1lhpringNZVw8W-HrOIhO_F2yY3FeauLWqM9Y-9TV9TOLy0R4IUxOTmUqW_daCOI63otnlxPFZkZefeY/s200/addicted.jpg" border="0" /> <div align="center">Well Drowsey ~ if it makes ya feel any better, I'm addicted to yours too! (Thanks!) In keeping with the tradition of this award, I'm passing it along to these 3 highly addicting blogs:<br /><a href="http://piperoflove.blogspot.com/" target="blank">Bliss In Bloom</a></div><div align="center"><a href="http://omywordblog.blogspot.com/" target="blank">OMyWord!</a></div><div align="center"><a href="http://thewishfulwriter.blogspot.com/" target="blank">The Wishful Writer</a> </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#cc0000;"><br />Special Delivery!</span><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5169848007662927698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 210px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 192px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" height="313" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq8hIraN8MhYOk4igNrAPNhh3_o-Nwe_4q2DJJHV9MvA-gdqlS7qmzVZiuXg3Yb8QWrdGBHxAbyIXh0eQi94Ov4BU7Ftf4TMFP4nOs-mnttI_FX0keTM5ZdqX4WOj8WvXjVtpnX8cd5e8/s400/piperoflove+badge+for+blogs.jpg" width="320" border="0" /></strong> Piper of <a href="http://piperoflove.blogspot.com/" target="blank">Bliss in Bloom</a> emailed this <em>adorable </em>badge to me! Piper is talented, funny, smart and one of the most encouraging bloggers around. Thanks Piper! XOXO </div><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://www.ominouscomma.com/trophy-blog"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171922833349181762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQC1rykcpEYfn6GrfnXO3V72_b2GJrNauQL7_hyphenhyphenxfPVlT5dWmBuEacJdqBDBiclCgsCLgXgzwBbQpQptlOAF0napSEmoTItRWQnFAijLa1D_1sbMgUnR0ZK_2b_NzqoJ_Uv-nvoiRjcFU/s200/comma-trophy4.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.ominouscomma.com/" target="blank">The Ominous Comma</a>, according to it's author Brentd, "is more fun than a mayonnaise enema." Thanks for this trophy Brent! Your blog rocks, but please ~ hold the mayo! </div><div align="center"><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5172826191117198210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbU-JBYyGm_OElyls9sN_mnS0-bsuKk9T_jiV_epyCxa0rCBgbR1_efjbGgJ7TUShxgLrrV9XUBYV_iHh3ImY_v8snCycD4osT6yEpUmJLGR1gu7vctXcEfR5z5o1wuDVe8IunKiwDi9s/s200/sexy-secretary-award.gif" border="0" /><a href="http://www.linkylove.net/" target="blank">Linky Love</a> is in the market for a new <a href="http://www.linkylove.net/make-money-online-add-your-link-exchange-2008-02-25/sexy-secretary-application-1-olga-the-traveling-bra.html" target="blank">Sexy Secretary</a> and she picked ME to be her very first applicant! Hmmmm, whaddaya think?...should I get the job?...I've got the sexy part down pat, but...I can't type worth beans!</div>Olga, the Traveling Brahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09086918302815822367noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677571521953632128.post-10689989195264237672008-02-24T18:40:00.000-08:002008-04-03T13:58:46.715-07:00Now That's More Like It!<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3SX9H4WfxImjTqsg-h_FbSk0mz8L2387ETRzhdSuPORU9DnZivtBSNstHwBRoJ57sUytdr1aqbM37T1V4MKJ6C-i79DagKlO_5ThyfQomL4kqTPMdQtpp4PkInAPd9uF27QPZtP4y_ec/s1600-h/untitled.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170658193113776306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3SX9H4WfxImjTqsg-h_FbSk0mz8L2387ETRzhdSuPORU9DnZivtBSNstHwBRoJ57sUytdr1aqbM37T1V4MKJ6C-i79DagKlO_5ThyfQomL4kqTPMdQtpp4PkInAPd9uF27QPZtP4y_ec/s200/untitled.bmp" border="0" /></a> Diane, of <a href="http://dianealdred.com/" target="blank">Much of a Muchness</a> is celebrating her 1st blog birthday and sent me this lovely commemorative badge - <em>thanks Diane</em> - you're a sweetie! If ya haven't done so, you really ought to go check out Diane's blog and see her AWESOME <em>handmade</em> books.</div>Olga, the Traveling Brahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09086918302815822367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677571521953632128.post-18951156701865335312008-02-06T19:44:00.000-08:002008-04-03T13:59:34.847-07:00Thank You from the Bottom of my Cups!<div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5163583561379593698" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgs9k4GU6qzDXMV971n945betwC5JCEfKFErgI8ck_82FhxkSWHKE2eYpZs_S6MDOBc1o_Vic6C3sV7BL-c5JvNO_GwofY09YO2KCmAl5GmSfwjyiCN5Hu2q9_uXX7vLr6mRp9Ij3ZeMU/s200/excellentblog.jpg" border="0" /></div><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5163583557084626386" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 178px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 169px" height="181" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT2bdoegvtImvXnKc4aYNqOmGCyXWUjsQkhtdHEt_YE_c2g7lMXW8XvIpzHVp6EtWFgN_Fhzq67poG9a-eljig7AfDJPEB-DYcJgqQCn9f6D2Kuhm9_jBfdyc1bIG1QBL8mQulrAg68cU/s200/bigheartaward.jpg" width="183" border="0" /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5163593903660842498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggUhaHpNSQp0kx6d2G6xJxcv7xpbp3Q84whve4xLzvfE5yq_McLqlE5hyphenhyphenQSn6xBvgnjkmU-W819bnzdE4X2RvLIDZOYJCCWEuSpszjDYKLpJ83JbjYIHExM0sLosaf2mtUpMWAf1lSBHA/s200/sealofawesomeness.jpg" border="0" /> <div align="center"><strong>BELATED but <em><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;">HEARTFELT THANK YOUS</span></em> are in order to:</strong> </div><div align="center"><strong></strong></div><br /><div align="justify">My pals Drowsey of <a href="http://drowseymonkey.blogspot.com/2008/01/excellent-blog-award.html" target="blank">DrowseyMonkey</a>, Lee of <a href="http://www.tarheelramblings.com/?p=223" target="blank">Tarheel Ramblings</a>, and Bill <span style="font-size:85%;">(a.k.a. HungryMother)</span> of <a href="http://www.capemaybeach.net/randomthoughts.html" target="blank">Random Thoughts</a> for giving me the <strong>"E" for</strong> <strong>Excellent Award!</strong> I appreciate your thoughtfulness, consider all THREE of you <em>excellent</em> bloggers ~ and am proud to call you my friends. <span style="color:#cc0000;">I'm passing this on to a new bloggy friend, Jeanna of</span> <a href="http://wiscandy.blogspot.com/" target="blank">Wisconsin Candy Dish</a>. <em>Yum!</em></div><br /><div align="justify"><em></em></div><div align="justify">My Favorite <span style="font-size:85%;">(& currently bootless)</span> Redneck Friend, Crusty <span style="font-size:85%;">(a.k.a. "Robert")</span> of <a href="http://grumpysstuff.blogspot.com/2008/02/award-and-party-time.html" target="blank">Observations from the Back 40</a> thinks I'm <strong>AWESOME</strong> and gave me an <strong>Award</strong> to prove it!<span style="font-size:85%;"> </span>And last night, my <strike>co-conspirator</strike> good pal <a href="http://drowseymonkey.blogspot.com/2008/02/thank-you.html" targe="blank">Drowsey</a> surprised me with one too! Thanks guys!...you have excellent taste in bras. ;) <span style="color:#cc0000;">I am passing this on to an awesome and<em> imaginative</em> blogger, Claire <span style="font-size:85%;">(& her "friend" Willy)</span> of<br /></span><a href="http://crpitt.blogspot.com/" target="blank">A Little Piece of Me</a>. </div><br /><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify">And Double-D thanks to my Ringing-in-the-New-Year Chaperon, Meleah of <a href="http://mommamiameaculpa.com/?p=1061" target="blank">Momma Mia Mea Culpa</a> for sharing her <strong>Biggest Heart Award</strong> with little ol' me! I love it! And I love you! Cross My Heart! <span style="color:#cc0000;">I'm passing this one on to my <em>next</em> chaperon, Mademoiselle Heather of</span> <a href="http://thewishfulwriter.blogspot.com/" target="blank">The Wishful Writer</a>. Oui Oui! <span style="font-size:85%;">(Guess where she's taking me?)</span></div>Olga, the Traveling Brahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09086918302815822367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677571521953632128.post-66407616220650569582008-01-29T15:36:00.000-08:002008-04-03T13:59:51.502-07:00Wordless Chicken Tuesday in Chico, California<div align="center">This award was given as a result of <a href="http://olgathetravelingbraotherstuff.blogspot.com/2008/01/wordless-chicken-tuesday-in-chico.html">this post</a>.</div><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5160937694021532146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="Thanks Capt'n Debbie!" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHz9D2aPThX5UFPzM2_gyEKjPI3xkN8qQ8vnQ44DvYzcxM-GDBJQKDjez7KLMffUiJg-Jm45OGNUePbXJxwNDMSKYDvBTk02E4ZwZCfPehjAwFSlu8rYq6yH4cGOfy7gaRnajISDfPGmU/s200/rubberchickenaward.jpg" border="0" /></div><div align="center">Thanks <a href="http://lighthousestars.com/" target="blank">Captain Debbie</a>! How Eggs-citing! </div>Olga, the Traveling Brahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09086918302815822367noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677571521953632128.post-81048862567374533712008-01-19T21:36:00.000-08:002008-04-03T14:00:10.284-07:00I LOVE LUCY and this award!<div align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDanZxrhbNJhq_pF1CkMgBnlRrNrzDnwF31GrS0nmiw75EgKdTv1V2XLvUlKnBmC2qJjGecvmO_RudJGoz1Q4bYnD5KGCxSZUtpw9q_2ujODgHqdDHKbJuzjF31a1k9W19uJMjj7qr7wI/s1600-h/CheerUpAward4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5157250445362454546" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDanZxrhbNJhq_pF1CkMgBnlRrNrzDnwF31GrS0nmiw75EgKdTv1V2XLvUlKnBmC2qJjGecvmO_RudJGoz1Q4bYnD5KGCxSZUtpw9q_2ujODgHqdDHKbJuzjF31a1k9W19uJMjj7qr7wI/s200/CheerUpAward4.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"><br /><br />My stalker-turned-<strong>great</strong>-bloggy-pal <a href="http://drowseymonkey.blogspot.com/" target="blank"><span style="color:#3333ff;">DrowseyMonkey</span></a> gave me this crazy-awesome <strong>You Cheer Me Up</strong> Award! Thanks girlfriend! </div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="left"><br /><br /></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="center"><br /><br />Drowsey, for some strange reason, can I see you and me </div><div align="center">doing something <em>just </em><em>like this! </em>But I wonder....</div><div align="center">which one of us is Lucy and which one's Ethel? <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/4wp3m1vg06Q&rel=" width="425" height="373" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" color1="0x234900&color2=" border="1" wmode="transparent"></embed><br /></div><center></center><div align="center">I'm passing this award along to <a href="http://imdownwiththat.blogspot.com/" target="blank"><span style="color:#3333ff;">Stealth</span></a> because she loves dark chocolate <em>almost</em> more than me and she's looking for a job as a professional chocolate taster.</div><div align="center">AND I can totally see her doing this...with Gina! </div><div align="center"><br /><span style="color:#990000;">And <strong><em>thanks,</em></strong> loyal Olga, the Traveling Bra Supporters, for your votes at the <strong>Bloggers Choice Awards</strong>! <span style="font-size:85%;">(see <a href="http://olgathetravelingbra.blogspot.com/2008/01/how-bout-nice-little-push-up.html" target="blank">previous post</a>)</span> If you haven't voted yet, and would like to cast a vote for my blog in the <strong>Best Humor Blog</strong> category -</span> <strong><a href="http://www.bloggerschoiceawards.com/blogs/show/24268" target="blank"><span style="color:#3333ff;">CLICK HERE</span></a></strong>!</div>Olga, the Traveling Brahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09086918302815822367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677571521953632128.post-26774244092576204432008-01-16T21:35:00.001-08:002008-04-03T14:00:34.765-07:00This Woman Get's My Support!<div align="center">For only the second time in history, I am awarding my <div align="center"><strong>GOLDEN UNDERWIRE OF BRA-VERY BADGE</strong> </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGzuDkzQP3i8pMKrg7IaSO_kh5omN5Re5Aa7iYc7jCXOP4uEyPpEmlz0PZoOHbIWZrUhG4gG93gkasIj-zgSKEavlnH2p1MdL_Z_wC4pZGUqSG9El0-rTLJA25_55mZGC5ory51z6y5P8/s1600-h/goldbra320.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5156135416017837986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGzuDkzQP3i8pMKrg7IaSO_kh5omN5Re5Aa7iYc7jCXOP4uEyPpEmlz0PZoOHbIWZrUhG4gG93gkasIj-zgSKEavlnH2p1MdL_Z_wC4pZGUqSG9El0-rTLJA25_55mZGC5ory51z6y5P8/s320/goldbra320.jpg" border="0" /></a>This time to a loyal friend and blog-mate, <a href="http://drowseymonkey.blogspot.com/" target="blank"><span style="color:#3333ff;">DrowseyMonkey</span></a> ~ </div><div align="center">for having the courage to speak out and not take CRAP from anyone!</div><div align="center">You ROCK Drowsey, and I will always support you!</div>Olga, the Traveling Brahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09086918302815822367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677571521953632128.post-74663529876621840572008-01-14T21:35:00.000-08:002008-04-03T14:00:48.977-07:00UPDATE: Petra Wellpaddenton RESCUED!<div align="center"><em><span style="font-size:85%;">(Note: This Award was given to Fracas as a result of </span></em><a href="http://olgathetravelingbraotherstuff.blogspot.com/2008/01/update-petra-wellpaddenton-rescued.html" target="blank"><em><span style="font-size:85%;">this post</span></em></a><em><span style="font-size:85%;">.) </span></em></div><div align="center"><em><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></em></div><div align="center"><em><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></em></div><div align="center">And so, Dear Fracas, on behalf of all decent (and even indecent) bras and undergarments everywhere I would like to <em>thank you</em> for your incredible support and acts of bra-very, and hereby bestow upon you... <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5179989763889784050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6z7Fkv2oCvi6GL8A6dp0ezyo7Cx9hM_SChs7GNNKQ3IKnMIIXPv5bgiIbrOloxBKhY5XmpniWVqmL3mUmYtaf04IfSgKO9RpJPZgTFCQw_Ly8BC8dwCBb0cER7GwNZtAR8L6BwwuNYdGx/s320/goldbra320.jpg" border="0" /></div><div align="center"><strong>Bra-vo Fracas, BRA-vo!</strong> </div>Olga, the Traveling Brahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09086918302815822367noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677571521953632128.post-5927023510344043352008-01-09T21:32:00.000-08:002008-04-03T14:01:15.551-07:00I'm Certified: Cool & Crazy!<div align="center"><embed style="WIDTH: 212px; HEIGHT: 228px" src="http://www.santa-mail.com/flash/SANTACERTIFIED.swf" width="212" height="228" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed> </div><br /><div align="justify">I tell ya, my life takes more twists and turns than San Francisco's <a href="http://www.sftravel.com/lomabardcrookedstreet.html" target="_blank">Lombard Street</a>! Here's something I never saw coming (but am glad it did!) ~ I've been officially certified by <a href="http://santacertified.blogspot.com/2008/01/santas-first-awards-for-2008.html" target="_blank">Santa Claus</a>! The <strong>Santa Certified Button</strong> is not an award as such ~ it is more a personal endorsement from the big guy himself telling the world that my blog "fulfills the standards that are acceptable to Santa!" This is quite an honor and it tickles me right down to my underwires to know that <em>Santa Claus</em> <em><strong>believes</strong></em> in Olga, the Traveling Bra! Thank you so much Santa ~ I'll do my best to stay on your "Nice" List! (And thanks for the digital cameras too!)</div><br /><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"><br /><a href="http://nodirecton.blogspot.com/2007/12/bloggers-that-are-cool-and-crazy.html" target="blank"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5150014799858227890" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbfuwRvA5F7nJS2DEUAl2VJTrCkjYVJPiklM4DcAH5aCQt9f6n-MotXmkNh2YhiPAO3CohvbRzYYza6zBUkgpQyZjoHkD35uTv8oHhJudjzQ_Wb_XAfp7axlG7RugYcFFChlqS92UsA6k/s200/awardcoolcrazygold.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify">Debbie Dolphin of <a href="http://lighthousestars.com/2007/12/lighthouse-christmas-from-nubble-rock-maine.html" target="blank">New England Lighthouse Treasures</a> surprised me with this <strong>Cool and Crazy Award</strong> which is meant to recognize blogs that are "Cool & Crazy, and the blog owner is not afraid to admit it”. Yup - that's ME! :) Thanks Debbie! I'm passing this one on to:</div><div align="justify">Christine of <a href="http://chickenfriedtherapy.blogspot.com/" target="blank">Chicken Fried Therapy</a></div><div align="justify">Mimzie of <a href="http://mimzie.blogspot.com/" target="blank">Mimzie's Muzings</a></div><div align="justify"><strike>Brad Pitt</strike> Moooooog35 of <a href="http://midgetmanofsteel.blogspot.com/" target="blank">Mental Poo</a></div>Olga, the Traveling Brahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09086918302815822367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677571521953632128.post-68280626709811849602007-12-28T21:28:00.000-08:002008-04-03T14:01:31.500-07:00My Pal Drowsey<div align="justify">Making new friends, from all around the world, is one of the best things about blogging! And I must say that<strong> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Drowsey</span></strong> of <a href="http://drowseymonkey.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#3333ff;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">DrowseyMonkey</span></span></a> has become one of my <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">bestest</span> blogging <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh92GS-OVRRELiZCFH3j47P4SmPqwwvSZNRqZf4IKFb9HEARQVzaWzxGf2EgMLtvSB6bfdH3SB7_vvRYyzPN9ozkT-gA0E9JdMFWK5Ye4S5J77NAJZZpEFbrpjwnWQmbKVbu7LftIhwgYtU/s1600-h/drowseymonkey.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149169326956075170" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh92GS-OVRRELiZCFH3j47P4SmPqwwvSZNRqZf4IKFb9HEARQVzaWzxGf2EgMLtvSB6bfdH3SB7_vvRYyzPN9ozkT-gA0E9JdMFWK5Ye4S5J77NAJZZpEFbrpjwnWQmbKVbu7LftIhwgYtU/s200/drowseymonkey.jpg" border="0" /></a>buddies!<br /></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"><br />In addition to reading and commenting on each other's blogs everyday, we enjoy emailing <strike>dirty pictures</strike> fun stuff back and forth and <strike>gossiping</strike> chit chatting about all sorts of weird <strike>people</strike> things. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Who'da</span> thunk that a doll, a monkey and a big <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">ol</span>' bodacious black bra could ever have so much FUN together! </div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Drowsey</span> and I have been <strike>stalking each other</strike> seen together all OVER the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">blogosphere</span>, and now that we're both Founders at <a href="http://www.gosmelltheflowers.com/blog/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#3333ff;">Go! Smell the Flowers!</span></a> we get to spend even more time together! <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Drowsey's</span> blog recently had it's <strong>5,000<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">th</span> visitor</strong> and to celebrate this momentous occasions, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Drowsey</span> (who is also an excellent artist) designed and gave these cool badges to her bloggy friends! THANKS <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Drowsey</span> ~ I will proudly display it on my blog! I love it...and I love you too! </div>Olga, the Traveling Brahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09086918302815822367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677571521953632128.post-9184649164222094912007-12-18T21:24:00.000-08:002008-04-03T14:01:45.198-07:00I Gotz Mad Skillz!<div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">Remember <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145529342172713026" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrMYT0KAGkRXEQfx-Jr_phEq-iy6IvUgJWU0THF1cl1dWCz2iKbje73C82Yx6d4ZbIXxtmCHOTzbOgS_y5-oXOx2ojmR1jKnfyYhVYZv51ZXlV0aF12GuPMsPve1A4XKNyzTSsQaosk9Zk/s200/mad-skillz.jpg" border="0" /><strong>Ingrid</strong>, of </span><a href="http://boricuaintexas.blogspot.com/2007/12/i-got-mad-skillz.html" target=""><span style="font-family:arial;color:#3333ff;">Boricua in Texas</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;">?...that </span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/nice-attitude-will-get-you-noticed.html?target="><span style="font-family:arial;color:#3333ff;">perky gal</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"> responsible for starting that whole "</span><a href="http://olgathetravelingbra.blogspot.com/2007/12/be-careful-what-you-ask-for.html" target="blank"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#3333ff;">natural rock formation</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;">" thing here a couple of weeks ago? Well, now she's gone and given me this super-cool <strong>MAD SKILLZ Award</strong> in honor of my "globetrotting with humor skills!" How <em>crazy-awesome</em> is <em>that?!</em> Thank you Ingrid!<br /><br />The originator of this </span><a href="http://www.camikaos.com/2007/12/mad-skillz.html"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#3333ff;">Mad Skillz Award</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"> is the very funny <strong>CamiKaos</strong> of </span><a href="http://www.camikaos.com/" target="blank"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#3333ff;">Mommified Me</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;">...she designed this award to honor bloggers who are "really good at some<em> crazy things</em>!" You mean like balancing a can of beer on your head?! Yes...that <em>is</em> Cami in the picture! Which kinda reminds me of a certain someone I used to hang around with<em> all the time</em> who could chug pints of beer standing on her head! </span><span style="font-family:arial;"><em><span style="font-size:85%;">A-hem.<br /></span></em><br />Certainly, ALL my bloggy friends are madly skilled in their own special way, so if you want this <strong>Mad Skillz Award</strong>, PLEASE take it...but also <em>PUH-LEEEZ</em> leave a comment telling me what your mad skill is! We wanna know! I'm officially passing this Award on to the maddest of the bunch; </span><a href="http://grumpysstuff.blogspot.com/" target="blank"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#3333ff;">Crusty</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"> - for your crazy Redneck truck-drivin' stories, poetry and culinary advice skillz, </span><a href="http://drowseymonkey.blogspot.com/" target="blank"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#3333ff;">Drowsey</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"> for your strange-but-true (and hilarious) news reporting skillz and ability to stay up really late at night skillz, </span><a href="http://medstudentwife.blogspot.com/" target="blank"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#3333ff;">MedStudentWife</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"> - for your huntin', skinnin' and<span style="font-size:85%;"> </span>sewin' skillz, </span><a href="http://www.speedcathollydale.blogspot.com/" target="blank"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#3333ff;">Speedy</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"> - for your "unique" PhotoShop skillz. And to <span style="color:#3333ff;">Stealth - <span style="color:#000000;">for your totally AWESOME blog-come-hell-or-high-water skillz...</span></span>but mostly because this Award<em> </em>is<em> just SO YOU!</em> </span></div>Olga, the Traveling Brahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09086918302815822367noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677571521953632128.post-62639993070841276312007-12-13T21:17:00.000-08:002008-04-03T14:01:58.959-07:00A Very Crusty Award<div align="justify">Now here's an award unlike <em>any other</em>...and one I hold especially close to my heart, because it is straight from the heart of My Favorite Redneck, <strong>Crusty</strong> <span style="font-size:85%;">(some call him "Robert")</span> of <a href="http://grumpysstuff.blogspot.com/" target="blank"><strong><span style="color:#3333ff;">Observations </span></strong></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4RnMrOh4T5wNKfAV0J2W3FofSyzxxNdmTt8iS-xdpRLf39NFQm9v_bUEF42rnRRQKwjXUQH7BGC2WsneEaX4rWK3XnqUwERefYVKAc70m-6_yjlzkBIBDWrrL3PHZCvWbbUHd_CNBdkKQ/s1600-h/redneck+blogging1.jpg"><strong><span style="color:#3333ff;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5143685572842081554" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4RnMrOh4T5wNKfAV0J2W3FofSyzxxNdmTt8iS-xdpRLf39NFQm9v_bUEF42rnRRQKwjXUQH7BGC2WsneEaX4rWK3XnqUwERefYVKAc70m-6_yjlzkBIBDWrrL3PHZCvWbbUHd_CNBdkKQ/s200/redneck%252Bblogging1.jpg" border="0" /></span></strong></a><a href="http://grumpysstuff.blogspot.com/" target="blank"><strong><span style="color:#3333ff;">from the Back 40</span></strong></a><span style="color:#3333ff;">.</span> It is <em>always</em> a pleasure to read Crusty's blog <span style="font-size:85%;">(I do it every day)</span> because I never know what I'll find, but I do KNOW it'll be great! So if you haven't already, do yourself a <strong>favor</strong> and <em>check out his blog</em>...I promise, it'll do ya good! About this award, Crusty says, <em>"I am presenting this award to bloggers and friends who have made me laugh...made me think...expanded my horizon's...and became friends." </em>Well, thank you my Redneck friend, I am honored to receive it! And mark my words, someday...you're <strong>all</strong> gonna see me proudly hanging from Crusty's rear view mirror!</div><br /><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify">On another note, <strong>Whimsy Gal</strong> at <span style="color:#3333ff;"><a href="http://mywhimsyworld.blogspot.com/" target="blank"><span style="color:#3333ff;"><strong>My Whimsy World</strong></span></a> </span><span style="color:#000000;">tagged me with that</span> blasted "Write a letter to my 13-year old self" meme! <em>Dang it!...</em>I thought I'd escaped that one! It's gonna be a bit of a challenge, so I promise to get to it after Christmas....cross my heart! And while I was at Whimsy's blog, I noticed she'd also given me the <a href="http://mywhimsyworld.blogspot.com/2007/12/whats-buzz.html" target="blank"><strong><span style="color:#3333ff;">Good Buzz Award</span></strong></a> a few days ago...and I didn't even know it! I already have this award prominently displayed on my <strong>Nice Big Rack of Awards</strong>, but I'll gladly accept it again, because I believe a girl can never have too many awards. Or friends! <em>Thanks Ms. Whimsy!</em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5143706540872420642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvG2_Zes-wjtgClbPcZE7QxZ6m_cdwiXu_FLAq6bpWDf6IT2wOSlKxriud42H-0Q1YZ0bRstMFt4BogA3CpEtxwt64SG4XkShlpz9pDfz4DisteG_V1g0zDq0QLNrMx1DgCthvL9jZRVhr/s400/snowbord1.gif" border="0" /></div><p align="center"><em><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Brrrrr.....it's <span style="color:#ff0000;">NIPPY</span> in New York.....<span style="color:#006600;">stay tuned</span>.....</span></em></p>Olga, the Traveling Brahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09086918302815822367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677571521953632128.post-27128500785951408262007-12-11T21:16:00.000-08:002008-04-03T14:02:15.799-07:00Spreadin' Da Love!<div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142912018158096130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2FiQFEzgea5cwfBvN8MoIkcTEbOdff2EpKoiAjHzlrcU_Z08aqZ9nUKeTqrbYYVBfuK9blAZ_s_4_BVHgfgaIbozQz6gdTnembSa0HoU1VmDzACNOal9YUICHrivR1_3bUUk9pLf-0X-s/s200/spreaderofloveaward.jpg" border="0" /><strong> Josey</strong> of <a href="http://www.sillygolucky.com/" target="blank"><span style="color:#3333ff;">Stayin' Silly, Livin' Lucky</span></a> has generously passed along <span style="color:#cc0000;"><strong>The </strong></span><span style="color:#cc0000;"><strong><span style="color:#cc0000;">Spreader</span> of Love Award</strong> <span style="color:#000000;">to little ol' moi!</span> <em><span style="color:#000000;">Double-D Thanks</span><span style="color:#000000;"> <strong>Josey</strong>!</span></em> <span style="color:#000000;">This heartfelt award was</span> </span>created by <a href="http://iamlove.blogspot.com/" target="blank"><span style="color:#3333ff;">The Love Blog</span></a> for</div><div align="center">"an outstanding demonstration of blogging love." </div><div align="center">Well, I do LOVE bloggin'...and if I happen to spread a little </div><div align="center">LOVE along the way, all the better! </div><center>I'm passing it on to my<strong><span style="color:#006600;"> Very</span></strong> <strong><span style="color:#006600;">Merry </span><span style="color:#006600;">Christmas Chaperon</span></strong>, <strong>Mimzie</strong> of <a href="http://mimzie.blogspot.com/" target="blank"><span style="color:#3333ff;">Mimzie's Muzings</span></a>, and my <span style="color:#cc0000;"><strong>Ringin' In The New Year Chaperon</strong></span>, <strong>Meleah</strong> of <a href="http://mommamiameaculpa.com/" target="blank"><span style="color:#3333ff;">Momma Mia, Mia Culpa</span></a>! </center><center>Soon we'll be spreadin' da love all OVER da place!</center><center><em><span style="font-family:verdana;">Woo-hooooo!</span></em></center>Olga, the Traveling Brahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09086918302815822367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677571521953632128.post-36374673901157637382007-12-05T21:15:00.000-08:002008-05-04T08:22:32.394-07:00Good Thing I Have A Nice Big Rack!<div align="center"><em><span style="color:#006600;"><strong>Gee guys! Looks like Santa came to my blog<span style="color:#006600;"> early</span>! </strong></span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#006600;"><strong>It's a good thing I have a nice <span style="font-size:130%;">BIG RACK</span> </strong></span></em></div><div align="center"><em><span style="color:#006600;"><strong>to display everything on! </strong></span></em></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="justify"><strong><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5140684527859305026" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi6vlFyOvVMkDhxrP4-1ewb6SPGRJAyBD6gpJPmSLbh4g6ME-csfuZEcRCL6FZjPWz10vDs1GO9HTsYphNk9ikOfhzi5lxIWfF4bTEUORZgnlWfevJUDoUbexPMOhai2lWzLtdZOdH15tH/s200/for%252Bidahodailyphoto.jpg" border="0" />Sweet Judy</strong> of <a href="http://sugar-queens-dream.blogspot.com/2007/12/merry-christmas-award.html" target="blank"><span style="color:#3333ff;">~Sugar Queens Dream~</span></a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(who I think is secretly one of Santa's elves)</span> presented me with my <em>very first</em> <strong>Christmas Ornament</strong>! </div><br /><br /><div align="justify">Thank you Sugar, it's lovely...and you're an Angel!<br /><br /><br /></div><div align="justify"><strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkUcpf6F-ONvImky2LRDNi8GYNmqs-Q87eiJYcx0DLhyiad4WhnNCar5w-K4S5m2h0MWpI1mZKj07wDFVX0O-rTVnRDIzzAkNIDr-Ae56lPBUL7J22Mpx5pG9i1CnSMxzQuttT1BbPyZ6O/s1600-h/goodbuzzaward.png"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185130350116827922" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkUcpf6F-ONvImky2LRDNi8GYNmqs-Q87eiJYcx0DLhyiad4WhnNCar5w-K4S5m2h0MWpI1mZKj07wDFVX0O-rTVnRDIzzAkNIDr-Ae56lPBUL7J22Mpx5pG9i1CnSMxzQuttT1BbPyZ6O/s200/goodbuzzaward.png" border="0" /></a>Julie</strong> of <a href="http://juliesblog.typepad.com/julies_blog/2007/12/good-buzzz-awar.html" target="blank"><span style="color:#3333ff;">Julie's Blog</span></a> buzzed over to give me this Bee-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">yoo</span>-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">tiful</span> <strong>Good Buzz Blog Award </strong>which "is for blogs that have generated a happy hum in the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">blogosphere</span>. Whether it be for their blog in general, one outstanding, unusual or controversial post, or for something cool the blogger has done. Or even for recognizing some promising, brand-new blogs." Thanks Julie!</div><div align="justify"></div><br /><div align="justify"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5139997169883187506" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiECQy5fXc-vyfcI2MUCPFOlOFe9U88KPk4zuaTdqDGZ4iQkQEhx5nDWt1SbyoUbLJa2KjdW18gonvUVU7yTKMCXL7PEEJ3V-5MmSPf_E10gr11t5RjKVH2uZMCGlHV3WNYkbhXMjzl0h-M/s200/BlogAwards2.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"><strong>Debbie Dolphin</strong> of the </span><a href="http://nelighthouse.blogspot.com/2007/12/beacon-blogosphere-awards-and-news.html" target="blank"><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#3333ff;">New England Lighthouse Blog</span></a><span style="font-family:georgia;"> really went all out and sailed across the digital seas to present me with this super-duper quadruple award!<br />WOW - thanks Captain Debbie!...I'm just BEAMING with appreciation! </span></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><span style="font-family:georgia;"></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5140675349514193394" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS5uUEnMAiF5qo05Yipjry26FfNObTGF5NbV42HWrmeQ-9Y0AjgTbBm9nuZ8MP2NV1anJijJSblvvlmUGXYkVsTguTZT1n297GP37owcPWLffu4xSIiDDa9DGy2zJYXRfV4r6mKS0-Wbgb/s200/friendshipbadge.png" border="0" />And my dear <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">bloggy</span> pal, <strong><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Meleah</span></strong> of <a href="http://mommamiameaculpa.com/?p=869" target="blank"><span style="color:#3333ff;">Mama Mia Mia <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Culpa</span></span></a> gave me this adorable <strong>Friendship Badge</strong>! And according to <span style="color:#000000;">the fun "<a href="http://www.blogthings.com/whatmakesyouagoodfriendquiz/" target="blank"><span style="color:#3333ff;">What Kind of Friend Are YOU?</span></a>" test</span> that accompanied this badge, I am <span style="font-size:85%;">(<em>surprise <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">surprise</span></em>)</span> a "<strong>Supportive Friend</strong>!" Thank you <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Meleah</span>! <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">xoxo</span> <span style="color:#990000;">Update: My Southern Buddy, Stealth just gave me this too! wOOw! Now I am <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">doublely</span> blessed!</span><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><em><span style="color:#006600;"><br />Good friends are like good bras...hard to find, comfortable, supportive, & always close to the heart!<br /></span></em><span style="color:#cc0000;"><strong>~To <span style="font-size:130%;">ALL</span> of my <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Bloggy</span> Friends ~</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;color:#cc0000;"><em>(Especially those on my <strong>2 Big Cups Up</strong> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">BlogRoll</span>) </em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#cc0000;">Please accept one or more of these awards/badges </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#cc0000;">as an early Holiday gift from me to you!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#cc0000;"><span style="font-size:85%;">(& don't forget your Rose from my previous post!)</span> </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#cc0000;">I appreciate each and everyone of you more </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#cc0000;">than you will ever know. </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#cc0000;">Just <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">choose</span> which ever one(s) "calls to you" </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#cc0000;">and proudly display it on your blog ~ w</span><span style="color:#cc0000;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">ith</span> love from, </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#cc0000;">Olga, the Traveling Bra</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;color:#006600;"><strong>PS: Aruba photos are coming soon! Cross My Heart!</strong></span></div>Olga, the Traveling Brahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09086918302815822367noreply@blogger.com0