R Stands For...

reflections.  Er, wait a minute. Hmmm. Let me start that over. (Sorry, I'm used to starting my posts with a letter.) *bangs head on desk*

This is my reflection post. I am musing about A to Z 2012 and the really cool themes I saw while loping my horse, Mister Ed through the blogosphere. (He was upset that he couldn't find any horse subjects.)We did some galloping too. Yeehaw! *ahem*

We did find a lot of fun, interesting, beeutiful posts and I am going to name the peeps responsible so's you can visit them in the future. *rubs face* The linkage I wanted to add to this post made my fingers cramp up!

First up, I would like to give a shout out to the grand master, the sunglass wearing master mind of A to Z, Mr. Arlee Bird. *applause* He bows. *wink* He has a lotta help these days. Kudos to all you glitterati. (You didn't know I knew that word, did ya?) Here are the co-hosts in alphabetical order:  Damyanti Biswas (Amlokiblogs), Alex J. Cavanaugh, Tina Downey, D L Hammons, Jeremy Hawkins, Shannon Lawrence, My old pal, MacNish, Elizabeth Mueller, Jenny Pearson, Konstanz Silverbow, Stephen Tremp, and Karen Jones Gowen.

*drum roll* 

Now here's the blogs I loved. In alphabetical order, y'all.

 Adventures in the Ballpark,Mare Ball  who wrote about everything from Dunkin' Donuts and her brother to her mom and dad who are 89 and 92 and lookin' oh so good!

Alex J. Cavanaugh honored an assortment of blogging pals in his posts everyday. That is a BODACIOUS thing to do! *waving*

 Bish at Random Thoughts  went literary. She talked about books, authors and characters from fiction or myth that made an impression, were inspirational, or caused her to think. She's back home in The Virgin Islands recuperating right now. She sent me a post card. It's so magnificent! I wanna be where she is. *sob*

Bob Scotney took us on a wonderful castle tour. He rocks and he and Hilary (look below) gave me great ideas for future vacations. (They gave my hubby a headache though.) *wink* 

 Catherine Johnson , my poet pal extraordinaire.

(Like how I made that all one link?) Dang, I'm good! She's a poet and I love reading her posts. Sending her a huge smooch!

 Medeia Sharif talked about writing, her favorite books, bloggers’ books, and music. I love visiting her anyway. She is an awesome writer pal.

Mina Burrows  talked about likable characters. Everyone from Xena to The Joker. Her posts were always fun to read.

Tracy at My Thoughtful Spot (I put her in the M's, because of her blog name) did her posts on perceptions + quotes + reality =. And she's a NC gal too. Her posts were reflective and beautiful.

Play off the Page's Mary Aalgaard (I know. You're thinkin' she has a lotta A's in her name) blogged about a word for the day. Each word made us think and remember. Awesome!

Positive Letters, Hilary  took us on another castle tour. We loved going inside these beautiful castles and even touring the gardens. 

Putting Words Down On Paper, Susanne gave us books from her son's childhood. Everything from Captain Underpants to Calvin and Hobbes cartoon books. Super job woman!

My pal, Stacy S. Jensen posted mostly about the memoir she has written about her first husband, Jimmy and the aneurysm that eventually took his life. Stacy wrote with love and compassion. She is a gentle soul, a remarkable woman. Go visit her, will ya? You'll be glad ya did.

My friend,  Theresa Milstein over at Theresa's Tales of Teaching Tribulations and Typing Teen Texts (Whew. That's a mouthful!) had music as her theme. Each day we were transported into yesteryear, listening to some excellent bands and hearing about how these bands affected Theresa in her own life. She ALWAYS  had at least one video. You rock, girlfriend.
Writer-in-Transit, awesome peep, Michelle blogged about anything musical. Her writing is absolutely musical and I looked forward to her posts each and everyday.

Writing Remnants, Cheryl Klarich blogged about anything that came to her mind. She's the one who told me about the Krochet Kids. It was started by a guy who crochets. He taught his friends to crochet and they went to Uganda to teach the women there to crochet hats. They sell them at Nordstrom or you can always buy them here.

Their motto became "Buy a hat change a life". Go visit and buy a hat and change a life. Okay?!

I know I have not mentioned everyone that I loved visiting. But these are just a few of the A to Z peeps who made me smile. 

Thanks for reading. *waving* 

I'm still on break. I have not recovered yet. *head drops* Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz!