First, one last huge thank you to Pamela for our lovely, leafy badge of the past fourteen months!
Much appreciation, Pamela!
And now …
The race was close, the contestants neck-and-neck most of the day. It was a nail-biter, all right. Then, in the evening (my time) a few badges shot ahead. I gasped–who was going to win?
Yeah, I’m stalling.
Okay, counting down. Here we go.
Oh, wait. First, I should explain that there were two ties, one for 4th place, and one for 5th place. So last place is actually 8th.
So here we go.
For real.
In 8th place, we have Janet, with Rocktober! I loved your badge, but I’m afraid you were just ahead of your time with the symbolic stream of light. Best of luck next time!
In 7th place …
Keep in mind, these were all very close. Like, within one vote of each other!
In 7th place, Wendy, with Signpost!
Coming in 6th, we had Willow’s Waterfall!
Tied for 5th, Pensitivity, with Canoe, and Jill, with Flowers! They ran a close race all day.
In 4th place, we have another tie between Paula, with Pets, and Fandango, with Geese! Seems the animals stuck together this time around.
Now, for 3rd place …
By the way, if anyone wants to know exactly how many votes there were on which badge, I’ll be happy to e-mail you with a screenshot of the poll. Just contact me at linda@lindaghill.com.
Where was I?
Oh yeah, third place.
The bronze medal goes to none other than JoAnna, with Babbling brook! Congratulations, JoAnna!
That brings us down to our first and second place contestants. Who could they be?
Should I write another post?
Nah, I’ve made you wait long enough.
The honour of second place goes to
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Barbara, with Notebook! Congratulations on your silver medal-winning badge, Barbara!
Which means, our new 2019-2020 SoCS badge was designed by Shelley, with Drops of water!
Thank you so much, Shelley, for your beautiful design. And congratulations!!
October 25, 2019 at 9:48 pm
Gorgeous new badge!
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October 26, 2019 at 9:37 am
Thank you!!
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October 26, 2019 at 5:39 pm
Most welcome 😉
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October 25, 2019 at 8:51 pm
How lovely, Shelley! I’ll enjoy seeing this dewdrop photo all year long. 🙂
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October 26, 2019 at 9:38 am
Thank you, Laura!!
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October 25, 2019 at 3:12 pm
Congrats to all who participated and to Shelley
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October 25, 2019 at 3:11 pm
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Thanks to everyone for voting for my entry. I didn’t win but came joint 5th, so was well pleased with that. A worthy winner though.
Well done everyone.
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October 25, 2019 at 2:12 pm
Congratulations everyone! They were all wonderful! I have to admit to being torn between the first and second choice. What actually bent my choice was the hope the journal would kick my writing self’s butt. But I’m glad nature won over my guilt. Well done!
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October 25, 2019 at 1:07 pm
All the badges are gorgeous. Congratulations to everyone who participated.
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October 25, 2019 at 11:44 am
Congats Shelley!
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October 25, 2019 at 11:33 am
Congratulations, Shelley. It really is a beautiful image. I’ll enjoy looking at those lovely drops every Saturday.
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October 26, 2019 at 9:39 am
Thank you, JoAnna!!!
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October 25, 2019 at 11:32 am
Congratulations Shelley. Well deserved winner
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October 26, 2019 at 9:39 am
Thank you, Wendy!!
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October 25, 2019 at 11:15 am
An excellent choice! Congratulations Shelley.
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October 25, 2019 at 11:08 am
A beautiful photo!
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October 25, 2019 at 10:49 am
Beautiful badge. Congratulations to all .
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October 25, 2019 at 10:31 am
Congrats to all the participants.
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October 25, 2019 at 10:10 am
How nice to be rewarded for something one both loves doing and does so well! Good for you, S!
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October 26, 2019 at 9:40 am
Thank you, Ellen!!
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October 25, 2019 at 10:05 am
Beautiful new badge!♥️
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October 25, 2019 at 10:02 am
Gorgeous photo, Shelley! I’ll love using it for the badge. ❤️
Congrats to all ~ fab entries!
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October 26, 2019 at 9:41 am
Thank you, Paula!!
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October 25, 2019 at 9:54 am
Congratulations Shelley lovely photo 💜
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October 26, 2019 at 9:41 am
Thank you!!!
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October 25, 2019 at 9:48 am
Yay for Shelley’s winning design! Congratulations! 🙂
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October 26, 2019 at 9:42 am
Thank you, Barbara – congrats on winning Silver!
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October 25, 2019 at 9:46 am
It was a great race filled with such fun entries to choose from. I kept reading and reading and reading and thinking maybe I was tossed outta the race, and then at the end read that I won. I’m so thankful for all the votes. Thank you, everyone!!
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October 25, 2019 at 9:53 am
So my lengthy build-up worked! Excellent! Haha! Congrats again, Shelley! 😀
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October 25, 2019 at 10:03 am
Yes…I was holding my breath and ready to cry and then I cried tears of joy – thank you so much!! ;-)!
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October 25, 2019 at 10:10 am
Oh no! I didn’t mean to cause distress! Glad it worked out in the end. 🙂
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October 26, 2019 at 6:46 am
LOL – no worries, you should be proud of yourself and your ability to write so your readers trigger a roller coaster of emotions in themselves as they read! You have a gift :-)!
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October 26, 2019 at 9:24 am
Thank you! ❤
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October 30, 2019 at 8:02 pm
You definitely do have a gift lovely Linda xx
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October 30, 2019 at 8:02 pm
Congratulations again Shelley 💜
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October 31, 2019 at 7:16 am
Thank you!!!!
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October 25, 2019 at 9:43 am
Congratulations Shelley!
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October 25, 2019 at 9:56 am
Thank you, Ritu!!!
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October 25, 2019 at 9:57 am
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October 25, 2019 at 9:36 am
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Well done Shelly💜💜💜
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October 25, 2019 at 9:41 am
Thank you so much!!! 😉
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October 25, 2019 at 10:13 am
A pleasure 💜
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October 25, 2019 at 9:35 am
Thank you to everyone who entered the contest! So many great choices. Will use Shelley’s new badge tomorrow, if I manage SoCS. I’ve had to miss some weeks lately…
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October 25, 2019 at 9:34 am
Well done everyone, I am glad that Shelly’s badge won, it got my vote….and if I didn’t win, well well at least the badge I voted for did. 😜
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October 25, 2019 at 9:42 am
Aww…thank you!!!
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October 25, 2019 at 10:13 am
It’s a lovely badge 💜
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October 25, 2019 at 2:37 pm
Congrats Shelley!
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October 26, 2019 at 7:11 am
Thank you, Kim!!!
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October 25, 2019 at 9:34 am
Awesome. Congrats to Shelley.
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October 25, 2019 at 9:43 am
Thank you, Anita!!!
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October 25, 2019 at 9:56 am
Congrats to all, and especially to the winner. It’s a lovely photo.
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October 25, 2019 at 9:31 am
Woo hoo! Congrats Shelley! Excited to use the new badge tomorrow.
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October 25, 2019 at 9:43 am
Thank you, Jill!!!
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October 25, 2019 at 9:26 am
Congrats to all.
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