What's On Your Desk Wednesday? & Lotsa Blog Love

I've been very lax in posting awards and participating in tag memes so this is my belated attempt to make amends. Please note I do say 'attempt', my middle name IS 'muddle' but please know that my slackness in no way diminishes my appreciation of all the blog love. However appreciation doesn't seem to be the best motivator for getting my exceedingly disorganised self over the line :-) Thanks so much to the following wonderful bloggers, some of these lovely ladies have become friends across the miles. If you haven't already done so, take the time to check out their awesome blogs. What's on your desk Wednesday? is a weekly bookish meme hosted by Sassy Brit of Alternative-Read I confess to tidying up before the photo, otherwise it would have been; desk... what desk??? List at least 5 BOOKISH things on your desk -

The books on my desk aren't all TBR books for now, my TBR pile 'in action' is mostly by my bed, oh ok and my desk, the floor, my bookcases *sigh* you get the picture.

• Dime Store Magic that I used for Teaser Tuesday & it's on my reading list this week.
• The Last Queen because I was going to use it for Teaser Tuesday
• Library books & secondhand book store finds not shelved yet
• notes for next book review
• notes for uploading audio books
• note for how to make transparent backgrounds on pics for my blog (woot woot)

List at least 5 NON BOOK things -

• my ipod for audio books (haven't listened to music in... hmm forever)
• my mobile
• eeyore pen
• some US coins from Dad's trip to the States
• thinking of you card from a friend

2009 Friendly Blogger Award from Caspette @ The Narrative Causality The One Lovely Blog Award from Ladybug @ Escape in a Book The Lemonade Award from Bambi Reads This delicious Angel On My Blog Award is from the delightful Lea from Closetwriter (check out the buns!!) The Proximade Award from Briana at The Book Pixie The Bookfriends Award from Jaime @ For The Love Of All That Is Written

The Kreativ Blogger Award from Diane at The Book Resort.

This award & meme works like this: If you accept it, you are supposed to list seven of your favorite things and nominate seven blogs that deserve this award. So in no particular order here's my 7

1. My boys :-)
2. The beach & holidays
3. Friends
4. Reading
5. Scrapbooking
6. Vanilla slices
7. Teddies

This month on The Eclectic Reader you could win Blood Promise by Richelle Mead OR Destined For An Early Grave by Jeaniene Frost OR The Other Tudors by Philippa Jones. Check this blog post for details. International entrants welcome.