Celebrate the small things

Celebrate the Small Things

7/15/2016

By Yvonne Ventresca

I recently joined the "Celebrate the Small Things" Blog Hop, so this is my first celebration post. I usually do a "Friday Five," so to combine them both this week, I'll share five small things I'm celebrating.

My phone pictures don't usually capture the moment like this!

1. Sunsets.
This is one of my favorite photos from the summer. I love the clouds reflected in the water.

2. Informative websites. This one, about book festivals, has a calendar of festival information that both readers and writers can use.

3. Blurbs. In case you're not familiar with blurbs, they are quotes from other authors who have read an advanced copy of a book. Here is a blurb from author April Henry for my upcoming YA novel, Black Flowers, White Lies.

Photo by Scott Liddell at Morguefile.com.

4. Cute animal photos. Enough said.

Photo by deemac1 at Morguefile.com.

5. Blog hops! I'm looking forward to reading other people's small celebrations. What's made *you* happy this week?

Diana Wilder link

7/15/2016 07:39:49 am

Welcome to the hop! (And thanks for the link to the FB Book festival site.) That photo is beautiful. Interestingly, my cell phone takes better pics than my camera! Amazing!

Yvonne V link

7/16/2016 11:54:13 am

Diana, they have definitely improved over the years!

Lori L. MacLaughlin link

7/15/2016 10:38:16 am

Welcome to the Celebrate blog hop! That's a beautiful sunset. Congrats on the wonderful blurb! Quotes like that make me happy for many weeks. Enjoy your weekend!

7/16/2016 11:54:56 am

Those quotes do get a lot of happiness mileage, Lori!

Tamara Narayan link

7/15/2016 04:00:49 pm

Wow, that is an exceptional blurb. Sunsets over water, cute animal pictures, yeah, that's good stuff.

7/16/2016 11:55:22 am

Thanks, Tamara!

Liz A. link

7/15/2016 07:54:06 pm

Cute.

7/16/2016 11:55:53 am

I like the baby otter the best!

Stephanie Faris link

7/16/2016 10:13:38 am

I clicked over to the book festivals site. How cool! SO many of them say to have your publisher complete the application but most authors find their publisher doesn't do that, so I'm lost in that area. Maybe I'll figure it all out someday!

7/16/2016 11:56:51 am

I didn't click through to the application part, so you are a step ahead of me. I was just amazed at how many there were!

Patricia Lynne link

7/16/2016 11:18:18 am

I completely agree with #4!

7/16/2016 11:57:30 am

Me too, Patricia!

Anne link

7/16/2016 01:12:15 pm

Hi Yvonne! Welcome to the blog hop. Aw, cute animal pictures! Bookmarking that EverFest page, great tip! It's really good to think of all the great things from the past week.
Anne

7/16/2016 01:21:58 pm

I agree, there's something nice about gratitude.

Tonja Drecker link

7/16/2016 04:57:40 pm

Welcome to the hop! I love the pictures. They, alone, are enough to bring out a smile. That's a nice blurb too!

7/17/2016 12:03:33 pm

Tonja -- thanks for stopping by!

Lexa Cain link

7/16/2016 05:15:58 pm

Hi Yvonne! Sorry I'm late commenting. Although your blog address is correct on the linky and gets other members here, it doesn't update on my blog roll, so I missed that you had posted. Oops.

Yay for 5 great things to celebrate! I'm a big fan of author blurbs (and the one for your book is great!) and of cute animal photos. Luv those LOLCats!

7/17/2016 12:05:01 pm

Thanks Lexa! I have to admit that I don't understand how blog rolls work, but I'm glad you found me. :)

Cathy Kenendy link

7/17/2016 10:53:09 am

Yvonne, it's nice meeting you through CTST! Thank you for popping over for a visit. I agree sunsets are reason to celebrate. I love capturing them when I can. Unfortunately, it's not often enough. Have a good week!

7/17/2016 12:05:36 pm

It's hard to go wrong with sunsets!

Suzanne Furness

7/17/2016 01:22:17 pm

Love sunsets too, that's a great pic.
Welcome to the hop :)

7/17/2016 04:42:44 pm

Thanks, Suzanne!

Kate link

7/17/2016 02:07:45 pm

Welcome to the bloghop! I love your five things, especially the sunset and the blurb. A good blur is always something to celebrate!

7/17/2016 04:43:25 pm

Kate, thanks for stopping by!

Kelley link

7/18/2016 07:34:30 am

It's great to meet you! Welcome to the Hop. It's a great one!

7/18/2016 11:11:37 am

Thanks! I do love the celebration theme.

C. Lee McKenzie

7/19/2016 12:11:51 pm

Isn't it great to have such wonderful things to celebrate?

7/20/2016 12:47:43 am

Elizabeth Seckman link

7/20/2016 12:38:43 am

I commented on the wrong post! Not sure how I did that. It's late. That will be my excuse.

7/20/2016 12:48:29 am

Thank you for visiting, regardless of the time of day. :)

Marcia Strykowski link

7/20/2016 07:45:25 am

Wishing you lots more great things to celebrate as you continue blogging and hopping!

7/20/2016 08:49:05 am

Thanks! Maybe this is a hop you'd like to join, too?

Crystal Collier link

7/20/2016 08:41:23 am

What a great blurb! I'm with you on sunsets. We live in Florida, land of the epic sunset. I tell you what, I could fill my camera every night.

7/20/2016 08:49:37 am

How lucky, Crystal!

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