Purplemoon, Kathleen, Dining Delight, Sandi, Tamgypsy...

14 years ago

Thank you!

Why?

Read on, please...

Yesterday morning wasn't a day like any other: I had to study as I took my English exam at Noon. So, I decided not to turn the computer... ON ;)

However, I couldn't resist and while drinking my first cup coffee, I looked at my emails. The very first one I saw was one (among an endless list of identical) coming from my Squidoo guestbook... A guestbook is seldom spam or any other annoying news or information so, I opened the mail.

The mail said: "Congrats on LOTD!" Oh... what does that mean?

The second email said "This looks great! ~~Squid Angel Boo-lessings!" ... Well, what happens? Why do Squidoo Angels bless me? I had nominated someone else's lens for LOTD and for blessings on Monday... Maybe a strange Squidoo custom: you nominate someone and you get a blessing in exchange...

The next mails said almost the same thing... so I eventually had an eye on my Squidoo dashboard and discovered that my Halloween Potluck Party Ideas lens was Lens of the Day!

This nomination and 24-hours of fame, I owe it to you all ; you ladies of the Garden Web forum who taught me so much about holidays and home decoration ; who shared your WONDERFUL pictures with me and I owe it to you, Purplemoon, for having built this FANTASTIC Holiday Inspiration Album - as whithout it, I wouldn't have been able to build such a lens and hit the Lens of the Day.

Most of those congratulations related to your pictures as I showcase some of them on the lens. So, I dedicate this day of fame to you all!

Thank you so much for being who you are, so skilled and so kind people!

If you want whether the link to the blog that features the lens or to the lens, feel free to ask, but as you know I don't want to add links if nobody asks :)

Dom.

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Purplemoon
14 years ago
Awww, Dominique, how sweet of you to include us in your Big Day. I am so happy for you. I know you work hard to bring interesting things to as many people as you can. Please do share the link with us. I've always enjoyed seeing what you've done. I have found it especially nice to have you on the Forum, representing a country I have gotten to learn about thru you.

So, to a special Holiday friend, CONGRATULATIONS,
and hugs from the heart,
Karen
kathleen_li
14 years ago
I'd love to see the link..
And where is Sandi? Haven't heard from her in ages!!
Congrats to you Prosperity!
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hi2all
14 years ago
That is wonderful. Congratulations being selected Lens of the Day!

Best Wishes,

Lee
prosperity66
Original Author
14 years ago
Purplemoon, I'll never forget about you! Each time I decorate for Holidays, you're with me in the house, with your wonderful gifts - and all year long with the wonderful Spring garland you gave me (it's a pain to remove it from the wall when the Winter arrives - replaced by a Halloween and/or Xmas related one but a pleasure to re-place it in March!)

@ Kathleen, thank you! I too wonder where Sandi is... and Tamgypsy, and Thrift shop romantic... I know I can't come as much as I would like but it's been a long time I've heard from them all :(

@ Lee, thanks :)

By the way, I made two lenses with pictures from the inspiration album and yes, those are the lenses that got the most success and the most kind words regarding the pictures, so there's no need to wonder why ;)

Here's the lens that was showcase in the all of fame:

Thank you so much, my friends!

Here is a link that might be useful: Halloween Potluck Party Ideas
plainjane425
14 years ago
Wow Dom..
I'm so happy for you and Very impressed!
How Wonderful for you..

CONGRATULATIONS!!
dining_delight
14 years ago
Prosperity, how wonderful that you shared this "event" with us! Congrats! I am honoured that you would use one of my pics but you did the work of putting it together in such a terrific way! It looks like a wonderful place to get Halloween ideas! It is special that we have a Holiday friend in Belgium too!
P.S. How did your English Exam go when you had something more exciting on your mind? lol!

DD
prosperity66
Original Author
14 years ago
Thank you so much, Slinkey. Tuesday was a great day ;)

DD, well, I actually finished the English classes with the "mad" teacher at the end of June and started a new one with a "normal" teacher at the same time ; these classes were great and interesting and fortunately, I didn't hear stupid things about the Anglo-Saxons any more ;)

Well, if I didn't met so many nice, skilled, smart friends, I wouldn't have been able to put all together - you were my inspiration in writing and your pictures are the dresses of the pages.

Before getting to this forum, my house was so ugly and then I met you all and got some ideas on how to improve it. First thing was to buy new furniture for the living room and everyone who comes to my home tells me that they really like it as it is now - without you, I wouldn't have done anything!

Indeed, Squidoo is a great resource on many things such as Halloween but I don't think it could compete against the brains that live in this forum!

The teacher told my that I passed the exam with success. I'm not really satisfied by the result but whenever I take an exam, my brain gets empty within seconds and it's almost impossible mission to remember something.

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