Tagged for a meme and other stories

So for the first time, I was tagged for a meme by Anna of Stitch Bitch. For those readers who don’t know what that is (hi mom!), look here. This particular one involves the following:

Go back through your archives and post the links to your five favorite blog posts that you’ve written. But there is a catch:
Link 1 must be about family.
Link 2 must be about friends.
Link 3 must be about yourself, who you are… what you’re all about.
Link 4 must be about something you love.
Link 5 can be about anything you choose.

Post your five links and then tag five other people. At least TWO of the people you tag must be newer acquaintances so that you get to know each other better.

Coincidentally, I understand it’s also time to put together 7 links for 2007 for the Small Is Beautiful thingiemabob, so actually there are 7 links in total, things I remember, things that were important, things I just like …

OK so here goes … this is a task made both more difficult and easier by the short duration of my blog … last June, to be precise. Anna’s been posting since 2003, so there’s a lot more variety there! So let’s see what I can do:

1. Family - This post is about Alton Brown’s visit to the Quincy, Illinois Maid Rite on his Feasting on Asphalt show. I still think this is awesome. What does it have to do with family? Quincy’s where my dad’s from, and the Maid Rite was my grandmother’s favorite place to eat.

2. Friends - I typed this post thinking of a friend from childhood, a grandmother figure I had. I almost want to include this in the family section. I also like the pictures of my little kitty, and the juxtaposition of them.

3. About me/who I am, etc. - I couldn’t decide between my rambling about crochet or my rambling-pseudo-mini-crisis. The latter post came from a day I remember well … it’s on the grumpy side because my husband’s grandmother had been admitted to the hospital (who has since passed away).

4. Something I love - This post was where I began my Index of Indie, which is my list of resources for buying and learning about all things handmade-crafty-indie. I have yet to morph that page into what I’d like it to be, but it’s been such a lovely organic outgrowth of something I believe in and stuff I’ve written about here, something I’ve enjoyed putting together.

5. Anything - This was a terrifically long post, but I liked it because of its pictures, I liked the project itself, and I liked the comedy of errors, which is how I live my life, doncha know. I’m really not a baker. I’m surprised the cookies were edible, but they were awesome.

Now to tag 5 more people … hmmm … I tag Jenna/Corgipants, Subu, Vicki/Patriot Goose, Irene/Mushroom Villagers and um, Dacia Ray. All crafters, all creative, all people whose blogs I read. So if they decide to play, wonderful! and hello to all of you, you each help make my days more interesting and fun when you write!