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Awesome Blogger Award: Best Newsletter! I'm bowled over!

Monday, December 30, 2013

 I wasn't going to blog today, thinking many people would be otherwise occupied and too busy to check in. I'm too excited not to now! I just received word that I've been awarded my second Awesome Crochet Blogger Award for "Best Newsletter" from Crochet Concupiscence! I proudly share this award with my co-editor of Talking Crochet eNewsletter, Dora Ohrenstein.

Best Newsletter
Many, many thanks to the amazing Kathryn Vercillo for awarding me this and my first award this month for "Best Guest Posts"! I'm excited about bringing you most exciting guest posts in the New Year.

Talk about "going out in style"! I have just retired from editing the eNewsletter after 3 years on the job! You can read my last e-letter tomorrow. My sincere thanks go out Sara Meyer, Carol Alexander and Libby Butler-Gluck for their attentive assistance to me throughout my tenure as the editor. With confidence, I am turning over the reins to the new co-editor, Brenda Bourg. I wish her the best as she brings her perspective to Talking Crochet!












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Karen McKenna said…
Congratulations, it is a great newsletter.
December 30, 2013 at 7:28 PM
Jude said…
What great news! You deserve all this praise and recognition. Enjoy it!
December 30, 2013 at 7:37 PM
Deb Burger said…
Congratulations! Certainly a well-deserved award!
December 30, 2013 at 9:00 PM
Unknown said…
Congratulations - well deserved x
December 31, 2013 at 5:07 AM
Handmade by Stefanie said…
Congratulations - and Happy New Year!
December 31, 2013 at 10:04 AM
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