An Early Christmas

Christmas came a little early for me this year, and it came in the form of actually meeting friends from the Blogosphere. Now that might not mean much to anyone who doesn’t blog, or hasn’t made connections with people who share their lives through the blogs they write themselves. But for me it was a big event because these are people who have become an important part of my life. They have shared my pain, my triumphs and my questions with me. Never judging and always there with quiet support, they are truly friends.

When the invitation to participate in Blogblast for Peace at the epicenter of the event, Bloggingham Palace, I jumped at the opportunity. So, on November 5th, I took a road trip to visit Queen Mimi and experience Blogblast from the birthplace of the Peace Globes. It was a fantastic afternoon. We did a lot of talking, a lot of sharing, a lot of laughing, and tried to do some live blogging during the event. Unfortunately, because of technical difficulties, the blogging part was not as successful as we would have liked.

Mostly, we supported each other in person…something we had only done virtually as a group up to that point. Present at the event were me (Tarheel Rambler), Queen Mimi, and Ferd (The Best Parts) and his lovely wife, Princess Gail. The afternoon passed much too quickly, with good food, great conversation, and of course the tour of Bloggingham Palace. Unfortunately, the Royal Dog, Homer, was not present. I think he was out on the palace grounds chasing deer somewhere.

Here are some images from the afternoon:

Ferd and Princess Gail

And the afternoon would not have been complete without seeing the inspiration for the blog post that started Blogblast for Peace, Papa’s Marbles:

Papa's Marbles

All in all, it was a pretty special Christmas gift that arrived at the beginning of November.