Having oodles of fun with a lovely blog award and one word answers

While I realize that they’re not everyone’s cup of tea, I really like blog awards. It touches me deeply when a fellow blogger lets me know that they enjoy Chronically Vintage by extending an accolade my way, and in turn I love passing along an award to some of my favourite sites.

This week Glama Ray, a top-notch lady with a terrifically fun vintage centred blog, bestowed the “Over the Top” award upon this site, and with it came a delightful set of questions, all of which are to be answered with just one word a piece.

Before proceeding with my pocket sized replies (and passing along this award), I want to say thank you ever so much for the wonderful award, Glama Ray. Short quantities of text and I aren’t always the best of friends (this is largely why I’m not a very prolific Twitter, the itty-bitty character limit just doesn't jive well with my adoration of words!), but I had a sincerely great time filling out this set of questions (I love veering away from my own norm sometimes).


{Receiving the gift of a blog award always makes me feel a bit like I’d imagine the gorgeous gal (Bess Myerson, circa 1945) in this vintage Miss America photo did upon learning she’d come in first place! Image via Life magazine achieves.}


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1. Where is your cell phone? Handbag

2. Your hair? Adorable ;D

3. Your mother? Strength

4. Your father? Confidential

5. Your favorite food? Homemade

6. Your dream last night? Nonexistent

7. Your favorite drink? Spring water

8. Your dream/goal? (Own a) House

9. What room are you in? Bedroom

10. Your hobby? Eclecticism

11. Your fear? Arachnophobia

12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? Stress-free

13. Where were you last night? Home

14. Something that you aren’t? Disorganized

15. Muffins? Please! :)

16. Wish list item? (Better) Health

17. Where did you grow up? B.C.

18. Last thing you did? Write

19. What are you wearing? Earrings

20. Your TV? A&E

21. Your pets? Stella

22. Friends? Blessings

23. Your life? Inestimable

24. Your mood? Serene

25. Missing someone? Sister

26. Vehicle? Wish! ;P

27. Something you’re not wearing? Suspenders

28. Your favorite store? Vintage

29. Your favorite color? Pink

30. When was the last time you laughed? Afternoon

31. Last time you cried? Forgotten

32. Your best friend? Husband

33. One place that I go to over and over? Library

34. One person who emails me regularly? Grandma

35. Favorite place to eat? Home


Glama Ray presented this award to six fellow bloggers and so, in her footsteps, I’m going to do the same thing. I always have the trickiest of times with picking just a small handful of people to give a blog award to and openly invite everyone who reads Chronically Vintage to present themselves with the “Over the Top” award, if you’d also like to have a go at filling out the questions above (if you do, please let me know, I’d love to read your answers!).


{To pass along and/or use this adorable graphic on your own site, please download the image to your desktop and/or upload it to your favourite image hosting site.}

Each of these six blogs is a “must visit” site that never fails to inspire me with its fantastic array of vintage topics, images and ideas. Many thanks to you all for the stellar blogs you produce!


1. A Vintage Spirit

2. The Frivolous Flapper

3. ~*Just Add Glitter and Stir*~

4. Madeleine’s Wunderkammer

5. The Dino Lounge

6. The Cupcake Diary


If you’d like pass this award along, my dears, the "rules" to do so are as follows:

1. You can only use ONE word! (To answer the questions)

2. Pass this along to six of your favourite bloggers

3. Alert them that you have given them this award!

4. Have fun!


Thank you again very much for the excellent award, Glama Ray, filling out the questions was a great way to wrap up an already great day (my recently renewed passport arrived earlier than expected and I also got a nice – and massively long overdue – haircut that I’m pretty pleased with, both points that make this Thursday one of the better days so far this month).

Tons of hugs & joyful Friday wishes, everyone!