Blog of the Week - Winners and new Theme - deadline: 9 August 2021

in Silver Bloggers3 years ago (edited)
Authored by @lizelle


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Blog of the Week continues to churn out excellent publications; some nostalgic, some sad and others funny, but all evoking memories for us #silverbloggers as can be seen in the comments, especially this past #BoW which brought back childhood memories.

This week's contributions

We all agreed that there were once again some fabulous entries, so do pop over and read the contributions (not all mentioned below) but which are in the announcement post comments HERE.
Remember that even though payout dates may have gone, you can still comment and reward deserving posts by sending a tip.

We had a total of 14 entries again this week but this time 12 met the criteria and some new names popped up, which is great!

Judgement

Three of the panel members, which at the moment does not include @tarazkp who's on leave of absence, chose the same winner and although it was difficult to reach consensus on the second and third place, two stood out to land in The Top 3.

"That one childhood memory that lives with you"

This topic brought back fond memories; some made us laugh, some brought a few tears but all made for excellent reading plus we got to know some of our members a little better.

We enjoyed all 14 entries but whittled it down to the following...

Special mentions

@antikus with The theme for the new week - That one childhood memory that lives with you where he shared his fascinating life as a child growing up in the Rostov region in great detail.

Jackie O'Silver aka @farm-mom took us back to the days of the Carnivals with her blog The Carnival is in town, something many of us remember for the fun and joy it brought.

Silver Mamma Chef aka @artywink made us laugh again with her story especially when she went diving into a tar road that resembled a river at dusk on arrival at their holiday destination. When I wanted to be a mermaid, had all of us in fits of laughter.

Long Silver aka @thebigsweed had to turn down a golden opportunity when he was Facing disappointment in my youth, but would his paths have crossed with the love of his life? Things always happen for a reason.

Silver Crow aka @bartolomee who suggested this week's topic also deserves a special mention with her youth spent in Khazakstan and her love for the Caspian Sea, a real interesting blog called That one childhood memory that lives with you

Unofficial entries

The Silver Voice young @soyjudith was first to jump out of the starting gates when she joined us silver threads among the gold again with her That one Childhood Memory that lives with you.

Yours truly Silver Blonde Lizzie aka @lizelle shared Seaside Memoirs – Mermaids and Silvery Delights, which funnily was about the exact same seaside destination @artywink wrote about in her blog; strangely our paths only crossed many years later, but that is a story we both need to tell in our own words some time!


The Silver Selection - the Top 3

As I mentioned, although difficult as we had such awesome entries, it was a unanimous decision and here are the three shining contributions:

#3 is @positivesteem with BOW: That One Childhood Memory That Lives With Me.

I can see why @positivesteem chose his Hive handle after reading about the sacrifices made by his parents and sister to give him the opportunity of a brighter future; although it must have been heart-breaking at the time, it indeed brought him success while at the same time remaining grounded and humble, never forgetting his roots.

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#2 is @carolkean with Country Roads, Earth, Wind, and Fire: Defining Elements of "That One Memory" of childhood on a farm

We were taken on an awesome trip on the country roads of @carolkean's life; a wonderful blog with happy and some awfully sad memories as well.

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@carolkean's story reminded me of how life takes us to different places with all its twists and turns; sometimes to great destinations but sadly at times to the most awful places.



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#1 The Winner of Blog of the Week was:

@galenkp with A story from my youth – the ugly tree

Congratulations @galenkp! Your story of that epic fall from the ugly tree, made us laugh but also ponder the lessons learned which many of us should take note of.

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You've summed it up perfectly in your own words:

My never-quit ethos is something that endured. My ability to find courage within, to stand for what is right, to push forward when it's easier to capitulate and to accept failure for what it is, a step closer to success is what I learned as a kid and developed as an adult.


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What @galenkp wins: 50% of rewards on this post so his account has been set as a beneficiary.

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Bonus prizes

As you know, the prize for the winning post is 50% of the liquid payout of these posts.
However, from time to time, because I truly believe that our #bow deserve greater rewards, I will sponsor an additional 20 Hive which will be distributed as such -
10 Hive to this week's winner and 5 Hive each to the 2 runners up.
These bonus prizes will be sent directly to your wallets.

Would you like to sponsor any bonus prizes?

If you would like to sponsor bonus prizes at any time, please comment below or contact @lizelle or @fionasfavourites directly.

Theme for the week ending 9 August.

The theme for the new week

"Memories of things dear to the heart"

Remember to let your imagination go, and have fun!

If you have topic suggestions, please leave them in the comments? They don't have to include "silver" - themes can be what you will and content creators will make of them what they will.

How to enter your post for the Blog of the Week (#BoW)

  1. Posts must be in English and obviously centre on the week’s topic.
  2. Prose must be a minimum of 350 words. If it’s a photo or graphic essay, the photos must be your original work and preferably with some sort of back-story to the images.
  3. The blog must be posted in/from our community
  4. Tag it #BoW - blog of the week. And follow the tag so you can easily find other entries.
  5. Share the link to your post in the comments of this post.

Deadlines

The contest closes at midnight GMT (also known as UTC) on Monday 9 August 2021 and the winners will be announced later the following week.

The panel
Thanks as always to the panel headed up by yours truly Silver-Blond Lizzie @lizelle, our amazing Chief Admin Silver Flower aka @fionasfavourites, with Sir Sterling Silver aka @papilloncharity, SilverScribe aka @ericvancewalton and Hi-Ho Silver aka @tarazkp, who currently is recuperating following a health scare.

We may, from time to time contribute to #bow, but will not be considered for prizes.

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 3 years ago (edited) 

O magnificent @galenkp, lifting our asses from the sofa!
O magnificent @galenkp, forcing us to be more active in Hive!

In short, congratulations on a well-deserved victory!

Congratulations to the other winners: @positivesteem, @carolkean!

Congratulations and humble members who were mentioned among the best blogs: @farm-mom, @artywink, @thebigsweed and @soyjudith!

Thanks for organizing @lizelle, @fionasfavourites,@papilloncharity, @ericvancewalton!

I wish you a speedy recovery @tarazkp!!!
I already told your brother not to eat delicious gifts from your package! 😁

It was a surprise considering how good the other entries were! I'll humbly accept victory...Makes falling out of that tree and smashing my face on every branch on the way down all those years ago worth it! 🤪

We loved your entry as well @bartolomee, thank you so very much for suggesting this week's awesome topic! Can't wait to see what everyone comes up with🤗

 3 years ago  

Thank you very much🥰

 3 years ago  

Thank you very much for your support and congratulations to the winners!🤗

It's always lovely seeing you here @soyjudith plus your blogs have made us realize that we can no longer exclude our younger subscribers so there's no age limit any longer.
Silver-Blond Lizzie 🤗

 3 years ago  

I was so focused on this week's new theme that I forgot to thank you for this decision! What a thrill and what a joy to read this, I am very happy to continue sharing with this beautiful community that opened its doors to me from day one. Best regards!😍❤

 3 years ago  

We're very happy to have you here @soyjudith 🤗

 3 years ago  

Congratulations @galenkp and to all the winners, well deserved.
Thanks for the mention also, I am honored.

 3 years ago  

I am honoured to be shortlisted. Congratulations to all.

Well deserved!

Congratulations, Charles!

 3 years ago  

Thank you so much.

I'm so glad The Ugly Tree took first place! A total winner of a story in every respect. Cleverly written. A little masteripece. Thank you for counting me in the same company as @galenkp and @positivesteem - "winning" a contest is never my motive in writing, but the prompts do inspire me to write something I might never have thought about otherwise. THANK YOU all who entered, all who took time and mental effort to judge (and I've judged writing contests; it is not a trivial effort!). Thank you all Silver Bloggers for being here and sharing your insights.

I'm exactly like you regards contests @carolkean, it's the challenge of having to write a blog on the theme that I really enjoy. Although my favourites are the foodie challenges I still enjoy writing a story around that as well! Your story was beautifully written! I often think of life as a road, full of twists and turns, uphills and downhills and then the crashes!
Thank you for your awesome contribution.
Silver-Blond Lizzie

Ah, you articulate this so well:

life as a road, full of twists and turns, uphills and downhills and then the crashes!
You nailed it. :) Thank you again for the contest and especially for this community!

Winning is never the motive

I like this. In my opinion all who write for themselves and the joy of it win regardless of any external accolades they may receive.

Thank you for your kind words about my piece; if only those branches were as kind on my face on the way down.

Have a good weekend.

 3 years ago  

https://peakd.com/hive-106316/@artywink/memories-of-things-dear-to-the-heart

My entry for the week, thank you for the opportunity to participate.

 3 years ago  

Hi! This is my post.
https://hive.blog/hive-106316/@mjvdc/memories-of-things-dear-to-the-heart
Thank you very much for this topic, I enjoyed writing it.

Congratulations to the winner. Great work.

 3 years ago  

Congratulations to @galenkp for an excellent post, and to all the winners, such beautiful stories, enjoyed them all. Have a great day.

We thoroughly enjoyed your fun story as well @artywink! And to think that both our families went to the same seaside destination just blew my mind, we could have been camping together at the same time and possibly played together as kids always do!
Silver-Blond Lizzie xxx

 3 years ago  

Probably did @hive-106316 lol. It just amazing, the connection after so many years, there must be same blood line running through our veins.

Thanks Winky, much appreciated. ☺️

Thanks team, an unexpected accolade amongst some other really worthy options. I'm humbled...And already thinking about the new topic. I have just the thing...I think.

Thanks all. 😊

Ha!

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I told you so! 😆

Well deserved @galenkp

Lol...You have really curly hair! I didn't expect that. 🤪

I'm going to have to come up with something for this new topic. Please make sure I don't win the next one though ok? Someone more deserving should. ✅

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That pistol is almost as old as me!

Hahaha! Full of surprises, I am!
You give me far too much credit: it's a team decision!

It must be an old sea pirate carbine! 😉

Quite possible.

Hello All,
I hope this is the correct place to add my link to #BoW: Memories Of things Dear To the Heart.
Closing date August 9.

https://peakd.com/hive-106316/@millycf1976/my-knee-high-socks

You're totally correct in dropping your #bow here, thank you for a wonderfully refreshing entry!
Silver-Blond Lizzie

 3 years ago  

Congratulations to the Aussie Roo @galenkp, @positivesteem and @carolkean !

A great appreciation also for all of the participants and thank you for your entries.

We can all grow #silverbloggers together.

Blessings to all.

Thank you for all you do in the background for us #silverbloggers my friend.
Blessings to you as well!

 3 years ago  

Just trying to help my dear friend and no thanks needed ❤️

Congratulations @positivesteem @carolkean and @galenkp for winning the #BOW - wonderful stories from the community this week

Hey champs, here's a little post based around the new topic.

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https://peakd.com/hive-106316/@galenkp/teddy

What a gorgeous Teddy, quite the opposite of the old ugly tree; looking forward to reading this one @galenkp!
Silver-Blond Lizzie

He's about as raggedy as his 51 year old owner...Both a little frayed around the edges but still rockin' it.

Congratulations to all of the winners.

 3 years ago (edited) 

Hello! I forgot to share my participation here😲. Greetings❤

https://peakd.com/hive-106316/@soyjudith/memories-of-things-dear-to-the-heart

Thank you for your #bow entry @soyjudith

Thank you for your #bow entry @bartolomee.

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My post for Blog of the Week - Winners and new Theme - deadline: 9 August 2021

https://ecency.com/hive-106316/@antikus369/silver-bloggers-grandparents-and-our#@lizelle/re-antikus369-qxk0xu

Thank you for sharing your entry into #bow @antikus369


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Congratulations everyone! I really enjoyed reading all of the entries! Thanks a bunch for participating.

@fionasfavourites
Let me clarify.
Fiona, are we allowed in the post to talk about A FEW EXPENSIVE THINGS (two or three)?
Or should I write about one thing?
Thank you for that!

You can write about as many things as you like, expensive, not expensive, priceless. Doesn't matter. It's the memories they give you that are the "thing"! Look forward to your contribution!

Thank you, Fiona!
I understood the idea - not the thing, but the memories that this thing gives!

 3 years ago  

Congratulations to the Aussie Roo @galenkp, @positivesteem and @carolkean !

A great appreciation also for all of the participants and thank you for your entries.

We can all grow #silverbloggers together.

Blessings to all.

 3 years ago  

Thanks a lot @papilloncharity and thanks to the organizers and participants of the contest. This contest is a good way of building our Silver Bloggers community

 3 years ago  

My pleasure 👉 👍👈

Congratulations to the winner. Great work.

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 3 years ago  

My unofficial #bow entry A Special bow in memory of a beloved uncle
Hope you enjoy it and that we'll see a #bow from you here :)

Can you DM me on discord when you get some free time. I can't seem to find you.🤣