This Is Not a Hint

March 26, 2007 @ 7:11 am | Filed under: Blogging

PromoteSeriously. I’m not for a moment suggesting you should run right over to the Homeschool Blog Awards website and nominate The Lilting House in six or seven categories. Really! That is totally not what I am saying!

I’m just saying that nominations will be accepted now through April 7th. That’s all I’m saying. Also, did I mention how pretty you look today?*

*I’m kidding! With the thinly disguised trolling for nominations, I mean, not about your looking pretty. If I could see you, I bet I would think you are lovely. The readers of Lilting House all have a certain je ne sais quoi,** don’t you think? Anyway, I really am just kidding with the other stuff. I was honored to be the recipient of a Homeschool Blog Award last year, over at Here in the Bonny Glen, and I think it’s nice to spread the honors around. And this year there are so many more new and fabulous homeschooling blogs to enjoy. It’s hard to get anything done, what with all the excellent posts to be read. So go! Nominate your favorites! Have fun!

**Do you have any idea how hard it is to find the correct spelling of a foreign-language phrase you have no idea how to spell? In this particular instance, I recommend Googling as follows: "a certain" French. Voila!***

***Make that "Voilà!"

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  1. Jennifer says:

    Obviously, following directions is not a strong point of mine, but are you just supposed to vote in the comment section because I can’t get a form to come up anywhere.

  2. Melissa Wiley says:

    Jennifer, it took me a while to find it too. Click on the gray nominations box on the main page, and that will take you to the submission link. :)

  3. xixi says:

    I *do* look pretty today! Even though I haven’t showered and have cupcake crumbs all over my shirt. Um… not that I am eating cupcakes for breakfast… ’cause that would be bad… um… I gotta go.

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Damosel: In Which the Lady of the Lake Renders a Frank & Often Startling Account of her Wondrous Life & Times
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The King's Fifth
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A Murder for Her Majesty
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Haystack Full of Needles
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The Highwaymen
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Number the Stars
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Swallows and Amazons
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A Street in Marrakesh
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Knight's Castle
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The Creative Family
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The Losers (Vol.1): Ante Up
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Green Arrow: Year One
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Outside Lies Magic: Regaining History and Awareness in Everyday Places
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Two-Part Invention: The Story of a Marriage
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Dogger
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