All around the world, blogger excitement builds. After all, a "New Yorker" correspondent recently suggested that the principal source of blog writing motivation is, "the remote possibility of joining the prestigious Laughing Horse winners list".
Please listen to the music as you slowly scroll back through history...
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The Hall of Fame...
2008 – Arthur Clewley for “Arthur Clewley”
2009 – Daphne Franks for “My Dad’s a Communist”
2010 – John Gray for “Going Gently”
2011 – Ian Rhodes for “Shooting Parrots”
2012 – Kate Steeds for "The Last Visible Dog"
2013 – Tom Gowans for “A Hippo on the Lawn”
2014 – Meike Riley for “From My Mental Library”
2015 – Lee George for “Kitchen Connection”
2016 – Steve Reed for “Shadows and Light”
2017 - Keith Kline for "Hiawatha House"
2018 - Mary Moon for "Bless Our Hearts"
2019 - Jenny O'Hara for "Procrastinating Donkey"
2020 - Cro Magnon for "Magnon's Meanderings"
2021 - Andrew de Melbourne for "High Riser" (Now "From The High Rise")
2010 – John Gray for “Going Gently”
2011 – Ian Rhodes for “Shooting Parrots”
2012 – Kate Steeds for "The Last Visible Dog"
2013 – Tom Gowans for “A Hippo on the Lawn”
2014 – Meike Riley for “From My Mental Library”
2015 – Lee George for “Kitchen Connection”
2016 – Steve Reed for “Shadows and Light”
2017 - Keith Kline for "Hiawatha House"
2018 - Mary Moon for "Bless Our Hearts"
2019 - Jenny O'Hara for "Procrastinating Donkey"
2020 - Cro Magnon for "Magnon's Meanderings"
2021 - Andrew de Melbourne for "High Riser" (Now "From The High Rise")
2022 - Bob Slatten for "I Should Be Laughing"
2023 - David Godfrey for "The Adventures of Travel Penguin"
2024 - JayCee Manx for "Nobody's Diary"
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The venue for this year's Awards Ceremony remains a closely-guarded secret in order to thwart yet another plague of gawping paparazzi invaders. In addition, the unique designer widget for 2025 has not yet been revealed owing to fiery disagreements between top brass decision makers in Laughing Horse Tower. I have it on good authority that this matter will be sorted during the Christmas period..
I want to be placed again , in a late resurge
ReplyDeleteHappy Christmas dearHeart 🩷🎅🏼
My breath is held.
ReplyDeleteThe trip to the finalist is always full of excitement.
ReplyDeleteI'd forgotten it was that time of year and now am eagerly waiting to see who is the winner this year. Although I may forget and be surprised when the actual day and announcement happens.
ReplyDeleteI follow six in the list. I wonder how many worthy recipients still blog? I am excited, for the person who wins. I can think of a worthy US blogger, and another from Canada, but I am not sure if you interact with either of them. Actually, there is an excellent English blogger and she is on your Blogorama list. If she doesn't win, there is some corruption with the voting system.
ReplyDeleteI think I have just eaten my Laughing Horse 🥺
ReplyDeleteI always look forward to the Laughing Horse Awards. Long may they be awarded.
ReplyDeleteHow Exciting!
ReplyDeleteHas it been three years since my win??/ I am still riding the high from the honor honour.
ReplyDeleteThe world waits, all agog!
ReplyDeleteExcitement is indeed building. Please don't leave it too long on deciding on the venue. I want to make it this year but need to arrange child and dog care.
ReplyDeleteHave lovely Christmas Mr. and Mrs. Pudding!
I will never forget the astonishment at being nominated and then chosen in 2018! Oh, those heady days of glory!
ReplyDeleteNobody's Diary. That sounds like Haggerty.
ReplyDeleteI wish you and all your readers and commenters past and present,
a peaceful and blessed festive season. And in the words of Irving Berlin :
MAY YOUR DAYS BE MERRY AND BRIGHT.
It was my great honor to win a commenter's award and I still have it displayed in my home!
ReplyDeleteI always enjoy your awards posts, YP. This has given me a lift today, thank you.
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