Thinking, I think

In the rather gloomy aftermath of the Easter weekend, as autumnal cloud cover and wind dispatched the last vestiges of summer and my jeans emerged from the wardrobe for the first time this year, a glint of sunlight came my way from Jenny- Prairie Farmeress, who has tagged me for a Thinking Blogger Award. Thank you Jenny, it has cheered up my day, when thinking at all has been a struggle!

I think I will put up the elegant trophy icon on my sidebar instead of the gaudy SA Blog Awards one...I haven't yet reported back on those, (not because I was sulking because I didn't win, I was very pleased to have come a respectable fifth, so thank you for voting and saving me from the ignominy of being last) but because there was too much else going on and they faded out of my consciousness.

Now I have to pass the award on to five more blogs that make me think. I may be nominating blogs that have already had the award, as I know I've seen it around over the last few weeks. This being an entirely democratic, non-divisive awards ceremony, I would like to add that all the blogs I read make me think, so choosing five is hard and I still love the ones I didn't choose here too!

Charlotte's Web for making me think about writing, books and family.
Tongue in Cheek for making me think about spirit, love and beauty.
Planet Nomad for making me think about other places, other cultures.
Cook Sister for making me think about food and new flavours with new enthusiasm.
Toddled Dredge for writing so thoughtfully about family life - right now the 'joys' of pregnancy, when that baby just doesn't want to come out.

How participation works:
If, and only if, you get tagged, write a post with links to 5 blogs that make you think. Link to this post so that people can easily find the exact origin of the meme.
Optional: Display the ‘Thinking Blogger Award’ with a link to the post that you wrote.