Commended
Taylor Swift at The Laughing Horse Awards Evening "Well, I am speechless, and more than a little stunned. Thank you so much. I tread in far more worthy footsteps." - Janice Cooke (Jan 2nd 2026) ⦿ Typically modest of Janice - but The Laughing Horse Awards Committee were unanimous in selecting their Blogger of the Year for 2025. In their citation they noted, "Mrs Cooke's productivity and the range of subjects she taps into". At one level there is the domestic front in which she alludes with much affection to her large family and her beloved pet animals. On a different wavelength, she shows "immense curiosity" as she reflects on whatever has popped up in her brain that day "from travel to books and from ancient traditions to medical matters. There is pretty much no area that is out of bounds for her". Janice responds politely to her visitors' comments and this innate trait is also present in her own comments on other people...