My Soulful Home

My Soulful Home is a Liebster blog!

I have my friend Naomi of Coulda Shoulda Woulda fame to thank for this honor.  And, I do thank you Naomi.  You were one of the first to find my blog, encourage me in the pursuit of it & make me laugh along the way.

You may know, but just in case you are wondering ~ A Liebster (German for favorite) is awarded to “up & coming” blogs that are less than 6 months old.  It is given by bloggers to new blogs they deem as favorites.  It is indeed very nice to be awarded one!

All I need to do in order to officially receive the award is answer the questions posed by Naomi.  Here goes:

1.   If you could look like anyone who would it be?

Grace Kelly

2.   What character from a book do you most identify with?

My alter ego identifies with Lady Brett Ashely from the Sun Also Rises.  My real self tends more toward the inquisitive & perky Nancy Drew.  (know thy self ‘chums’).

3.   What is your favorite flower?

Casablanca lily

4.   If you could meet one person from the past, who would it be?

Jane Austen

5.   What would you talk about?

What it was like being such a strong, independent & opinionated woman in the time in which she lived and…Mr. Darcy.

6.   Have you ever won anything? If so what?

Funny, all I could think of was my Miss Metro NY runner up from 1982…but then I remembered I was a trial lawyer & I did win lots of cases.

7.   Which bag would you choose between a Chanel 2.55 bag or a Hermes Kelly bag?

Did you really have to ask?…a “Kelly” in black please.

8.   What event will remain forever etched in your memory?

Lucky me, I have a lot of special memories so this one is hard to answer.  One such is of a grey, overcast summer day on the beaches of Southampton.  My friend and I drove to the ocean for a swim.  Crossing the sand to the crashing waves we walked through fresh tide pools.  These pools were brimming with starfish, an unusual sight on those beaches. Fearing they would perish in the crashing surf or when the sun came out drying up the pools, we picked up hundreds of stars and swam them back out into the sea.  We made many trips covering ourseleves with the sea creatures as we dove into the water time & time again.  At the time it seemed like the only thing to do.  Looking back, as I have many times since the event, it has taken on a magical, surreal quality.

9.   If you were stranded on a desert island & could take only one book, which one would it be?

Gift of the Sea by Anne Morrow Lindbergh

10.   What made you finally write a blog?

I had thought about it for a while.  Last August I decided to start writing as if I had a blog to see if I enjoyed it.  As I have always loved writing, even legal writing, I did enjoy it tremendously.  Writing several months before I started gave me confidence & a notebook full of posts in case I lack inspiration now & again. For my birthday in January I gave myself the gift of my “My Soulful Home”. The permission in a sense to take a chance & take the time to write.

Thank you for reading my foregoing acceptance speech!

I hope you are enjoying my blogging as much as I am.  Do visit Naomi at her blog & look out for the newbie upon whom I bestow a Liebster.

** Kelly **