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In a world of my own making – imagination, (where as you know all sorts of wonderful thoughts can happen) less than a year ago I began to seriously blog and along the way …
I discovered YOU!
Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Almost 50,000 visits in a little over 10 months, 2,500+ followers and most importantly – new friends, many new lovely, wonderful and talented friends!
In my imagination this is us celebrating as we come together in our blogging community to share with one another!
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You have no idea how lucky I feel to know all of you. To read your amazing posts, sharing brilliantly constructed storys, viewing beautiful photography, videos, and illustrations, revealing important information, baring your soul, inspiring and promoting love and positivity, and being your own creative selves in the process!
I am blessed and I thank you with all the love that I am capable of sharing. At a time when I was recovering from a (several years) series of personal tragedies, I began writing and there you were to cheer me up, to encourage and lighten the heaviness in my heart and desperate longing – to be with, a part of – something special. Something larger than my own small concerns and woes.
You have accomplished all this and so much more.
Thank you again for sharing your many gifts of love, grace, humor, and talent.
Thank you for caring, thank you for giving, and mostly
thank you for being you!
…YES, some days the cup does run over!
And because I do want to leave ’em laughing I’ll end my yes post with the most amazing series of YES’s ever! Enjoy:
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~ Penny
The Why About This 
Congrats for this awesome news,With love maxima
Thanks Stefan did you know you are on the post from a year ago. The latest one from a few weeks ago is here http://wp.me/p1AuxK-6aK (with 100,000 plus visitors and 6,565 followers!) Hard to believe, at least it is for me.Thanks so much for stopping by, hope you are feeling well, Much love to you, Penny
Congrats for this awesome news, Penny, and it’s been wonderful getting to know you, too! Wonderful post, wonderful journey and I would have to say one of the best movie scenes! 🙂 Love and hugs to you!
Thanks Lauren. And thank you for being my friend. I feel lucky knowing you! Totally agree on the movie scene, YES I do! warm hugs and love to you, Penny xo
Thanks for taking us along on this fabulous journey of yours. BTW, I love the ending! 🙂
Fabulous! It has been lovely to become your friend over the ether through this wonderful world of blogging. And I love the laughs you left us with! 🙂
Thank you Sally, may I return the favor. My life is fuller for knowing you, thank you for being a friend! And yes always leave ’em laughing! :)xx
WOW – This is quite the celebration!
I’m beyond happy to be part of your party of 2500+
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Welcome, congratulations and I’m thankful to get to know you from your blog too 🙂
That is awesome Penny, congratulations!!!
LOL I love that scene. Can’t remember how many times my friend Jan and I have used that line, “I’ll have what she’s having” 😀
Thank you Lyn, I think it is also one of my favorites. The delivery of the line is just perfect too! 🙂
Congratulations, Penny! I am so glad to have entered into your world 🙂
Thank you Sharla. I am glad we’re both in the world wide blogging world together, Huge but cozy at the same time. Filled with love and creativity, what a wonderful combination. Thank you for being my friend, I’m lucky to know you Sharla, sincere hugs and love, Penny
Congratulations, Penny!! So glad to be part of your blogging community!!! 🙂
Thank you, and I yours – isn’t it fun? So addictive, blogdictive, there, that’s the ticket! 🙂
That’s huge Penny! And so well deserved!
Thanks Mitzie! What a difference you’ve made in my life. I still would have loved to have been at your wedding, sigh! However, there’s still Dubai to look forward to! 🙂
That is awesome! Thank you so much for your beautiful posts and insights, and thoughtfulness…
Thank you Amy. I really am the one who is so thankful, I meant my words. You are special to me and I also love the insights you and I share when we connect via our blogging. Take good care of you dear friend, hugs to you, Penny xx
Best to you Penny. I have found so many wonderful new friends through the blogging community. Mostly writers, but also some very fine artists of countless mediums, gardeners, chefs, travelers. I wish I had the time to visit them all everyday.
Continued success! Hugs!
Thanks Jules. They are all wonderful, And we each visit as we can, when we can and the community grows and we nurture each other in the doing so. Hugs to you also my friend! xx
Exactly xx
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I will never regret signing up for an account on WP as I have met some of the most beautiful people I’ve ever known….. and you, my dearest friend…. are at the top of my list 😉 love and hugs xxxx
Thank you Roxi, as are you, oh talented one from the beautiful city of Portland! Love and hugs to you dearest friend! 🙂 xo
Penny , your wonderful posts, your great personality, your creativness, YOU basically are a gem and the hits and followers reflect that. Congratualtions! Much love Ute x
Thank you, Ute. We are a community, and I owe so much of the creativity that comes to me, to you and the many other bloggers with whom I share. Thank you for being a friend. I am the lucky one, all my love to you Ute! xo
Very little to what you really deserve my friend!!!!
Worry not: we’re here to stay!!!
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…with love!
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Hello most wonderfully talented and creative pal of mine! I am going to have to come over there soon to Greece and hang out for awhile, well … nearby anyway, so you can show me the wonderful country you call home! I never mentioned this, but my children are half greek (their dad of course, who was born in Greece!), so I’ve always had an interest in visiting there! Much love to you Marina, dearest friend! 🙂 xoxoxoxo
You are always welcome my dear Penny! So you have some Greek roots in the family! l hope you do visit my friend!
Even now, with the financial situation it’s worth seeing! Much love and xxxxxx
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Thank you Marina. Something I do look forward to in the near future! Affectionate hugs and always love, 🙂 xo
Hugs back my friend! !!!!
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Grazie Penny di essere qui…in questa Terra…in questo Universo…in questo Mondo di Anime d’Amore!….Grazie!!!! 🙂
Un abbraccio fraterno
Claudio
Claudio, il mio sincero ringraziamento per le parole di tanta grazia e bellezza. Sono felicemente racchiuso nel tuo abbraccio fraterno, il miglior tipo ci può essere il mio amico! Penny 🙂
Celebrating with you as I blush a bit. Congratulations. 🙂
Thank you Lori, and for the follow, I’m checking your blog out right now. I did ponder a bit about whether or not to include the video, but darn it all, it is funny, especially the last line! 🙂
NIce to meet you, Penny. I see Robyn Lee and some of my other favorites follow you, so I am happy to join the crew. 😀
Thanks Lori, a pleasure to meet you also. Your poems are gorgeous! 🙂
How could i forget about this scene!??
Sending it to hubby at work right now!
lol ~ 😉
Penny you are the brightest star in the sky. Such a glorious post… I always agree with you (we think alike) – and just want to say how happy I am to have met your sparkling acquaintance here.
Very lucky — In friendship and love — Robyn
Thank you, most cherished, dearest friend of mine! Glad you sent the video to share with hubby, it’s a great scene isn’t it?
We do think alike, I am grateful for your friendship Robyn, we share a special bond that is of the enduring kind and I am most grateful and blessed for the knowing of you. All my love, Penny xo
You are a wonderful woman, Penny 🙂
Thank you dearest friend, so are you! Thank you for letting me be a part of your blogging family! Much love to you Celestine! 🙂 xx
out of the fire rises the phoenix! isn’t it interesting how some of our greatest disappointments and sadness help form us into stronger people and push us in new directions?
congratulations, amiga!
Thank you Lisa. Yes that is true. The losses are pain but as you say it can help to form us into stronger people and the new directions (well …) I found mine in the world of blogging and the discovery of wonderful new friends and most especially kindred spirits, awesome discoveries all! Much love to you, Penny xo
Ohhhh…. I so wish the like button would work! Lol
What brilliant numbers. I love your writing and can see why so many others do to. Blogging has done more for me than therapy has! 🙂
We all have real lives and get busy, but blogging becomes a part that. Your either a blogger or your not! And you dear Penny are a blogger and I’m so very happy for that. Love to you…..Paula xxxxx
Thank you Paula for the wonderful compliment! I agree blogging is the best form of therapy there can be! Love received and sending my own back to you with sincere thanks, Penny xo
Hugs and love
Thank you Boomie, most special hugs and love to you and your family ~ do take care of you, dear friend!
That’s so awesome! And such an appropriate movie clip to go with it!! 😉
Kenley
Thank you very Kenley! My favorite closing line ever is in that movie “I’ll have what she’s having! 🙂 xx
And did you know that I believe that line was delivered by Rob Reiner’s mother — who did a cameo for that spot.
I did not know that. Rob Reiner (an amazing director/actor himself, how cool that his mom would want to play that cameo!) Thank you Kenley, what a great bit of added info to know about that scene! 🙂
My pleasure 🙂
AnElephantCant be sure here
And he does not like to guess
But he is quite pink
So he likes to think
He’s one of the reasons you are saying yes
Yes, yes, yes!
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50,000 visits
2,500 followers
A published book
Poetry
Inspiration
If you haven’t visited Penny yet, go … you will not be disappointed. There is a reason she has so many follow her.
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WOW! That is a brilliant set of numbers. You may have discovered us, but more importantly, we discovered you. You are an inspiration to everything to see and touch. With each post you fill us with hope. With each quote you fill us with love. With each song you fill us with fun. With each poem you fill us with knowledge. I for one, would never have done some of the things I have done with out your inspiration.
You are a wonderful blogger and an even nicer person Penny. It is an honour to know you.
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Thank you so very much Alastair, couldn’t have made it this far without you! All my love, Penny xo
It’s a pleasure Penny. And I’ll be here forever 🙂 Well, apart from when I am asleep. 😉
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