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March 24, 2009 · 9 Comments

It's a Major Award

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I don't think the Garden Writers give leg lamps for awards, but it would be cool if they did.

Yesterday I received word that one of my blog posts had earned a Silver Award in the Garden Writers Association’s annual media awards. The post is self-described as “A rambling discourse written over several days about dried beans, home gardens, and the creative impulse.”

The post was entered in a relatively new category for electronic writing. The great thing about the GWA awards is that the association announces all the silvers in spring (the number of silvers in each category varies) and the big winner in each category is not announced until the GWA’s conference, which this year is in beautiful Raleigh, N.C., in September. In other words: Road Trip!

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  1. Tracy Davis says

    March 24, 2009 at 7:44 am

    Congratulations, Mary. It’s every blogger’s dream to be recognized and awarded for a rambling discourse. Yours, of course, happens to be good.

  2. Julie says

    March 24, 2009 at 7:52 am

    Congratulations!

  3. Colleen Vanderlinden says

    March 24, 2009 at 8:37 am

    Congratulations! I remember reading that post–the award is well deserved!

  4. Penny says

    March 24, 2009 at 5:52 pm

    Wonderful news! Congratulations, Mary!

  5. Coleen says

    March 25, 2009 at 6:58 am

    Congratulations! We rambling garden bloggers salute you and will be waiting to hear of your adventures in Raleigh.

  6. mynortherngarden says

    March 25, 2009 at 7:10 am

    Thanks, everyone, for the good wishes! Coleen (with one l), welcome to the blog. It looks like we are neighbors in SE Mn, so I’ll add your blog to my blogroll. Colleen, (with two lls), I tried to buy your book yesterday, but it had not arrived yet. Any idea when it will be in stores?

  7. buzzybeegirl says

    April 5, 2009 at 7:58 pm

    Congrats on the award. And I would also love to get a leg lamp award. You better bet it would be displayed in my front window.

  8. DaffodilPlanter says

    May 20, 2009 at 7:06 pm

    I read about your award and came over the read the post in question. It’s lovely! I’m out in CA and am adding you to my Midwestern/Northern blogroll.

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