Today, this blog is three years old, and what a way to celebrate…..
We won!
WE WON!
Yes, last night we won the Best Lifestyle Blog award at the Blog Awards! Still so stunned and speechless!
Where to start with the ‘thank yous’!
Thank you to all who read the blog! When I started 3 years ago I had no idea where it would lead to but it has been a wonderful journey!
Thank you to whoever believed enough in the blog to nominate it! It was a shock to see the name on the long list, and then on the the list of finalists. And when I read the others on the Finalist list… I thought well it was nice to partake. I did not expect to win!
Thank you to the three lovely ladies who ran the Blog Awards Ireland event – Lorna, Amanda and Beatrice. A job well done! It was a great night!
Thank you to all the lovely people who have been tweeting ‘congratulations’ since…. still beaming from ear to ear!
Thank you to my sister, Sarah, who was my support last night and did the ‘artwork’ on my trophy! Just in case I’d ever forget what I won it for 🙂
And finally, huge thank you to Lorna from Garrendenny Lane Interiors (yes, the same Garrendenny as the goats come from) who sponsored the Lifestyle Blog award.
So this a major happy birthday to us…. happy birthday to us…..
A Year In Redwood 
Happy Birthday indeed, and congratulations!
[You need to change the badge on the side now!]
I know!
But will save that task for a day when the head is in a better state!
Margaret! What a fab blog birthday present! You sooooo deserve it.
Had a lovely night and glad we all had the table together. A lovely night for all.
Absolutely! Hope you’re enjoying all your trophies 🙂
Congratulations my lovely x
Thanks Laura, it’s all still a bit surreal! 🙂
Congratulations Margaret! It was lovely to meet you last night. I’m originally from near Redwood so I was thrilled to meet you and read your blog. Well deserved win :0)
Thank you Fiona!
So lovely to meet you and to find someone who knew of redwood!
Congrats – a well deserved award.
Thank you Mairead, am still recovering!
Oh my goodness. How wonderful for you! Congratulations and happy birthday to your *award* winning blog. I’ve pretty much been absent from Twitter this past week so I’m a tad late to this party. No doubt the celebrating is still going on though and so it should 🙂
Thank you Paula. It was a great night, and such a wonderful surprise… totally unexpected!
A deserving winner, it was just lovely to meet you in the flesh and great excitement to be at your table. You have made your brand shine on line and have given what you do such personality and integrity, well done!!
Thank you for such lovely comments!
It is nice to put a ‘face’ to the blog… easier to chat! 🙂
Congrats! Well deserved.
Bridget x
Thanks a million Bridget…. still getting over the shock!
What a great way to celebrate your blogversary 🙂
Thank you Marie, it was! Such a huge honour!
So happy for you Mags, so deserved! Congratulations!
Thank you Lily! It’s all the readers that made it happen.
M
Congratulations Margaret, it’s a fantastic achievement, David
Thank you David!
Completely blown away!
Margaret
We’ll be getting the official engraved plaques to you soon so you can stick that to the plinth 😉 Happy blogoversary indeed 🙂
Thanks a million Lorna….. I’ve still got silly grin painted on face 🙂
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