Some Awards

I received some awards some time ago and I have to admit,

I hadn’t shared them with you.

However, I am very grateful to receive them

and very happy that other bloggers think of me.

I received the Mystery blogger award in June from Binky .

 

29th June 2017

 

and I got he Versatile Blogger Award in March from Gill of  talking thailand

4th, 9th,12th January, 5th March, 15th October, 8th December 2013, 24th March 2017

 

Jess from daringtojess has nominated me for the Blogger Recognition Award.

3rd April 2017

 

I do not remember the rules but here are 5 things you didn’t know about me:

 

1. I still let my inner child out, even though I am a ” mature” adult.

2. I would love to have a go at playing the double bass.

3. I sent my mum a 60th Birthday card on her 59th birthday…. oops

4. I love playing board games and I don’t mind loosing.

5. I need many hugs daily!

Thank you so much Binky, Gill and Jess for those awards,

I will display them very happily on my Award page.

Award Time

Kelly from Kelleysdiy nominated me for one lovely blog award.

Kelly thank you so much.

I have received that award before and will add your nomination to it.

 

 

so now for

The Rules for this award are as follows:

1.  Thank the person who nominated you and leave a link to their blog

2.  Post about the award. Share 7 facts about yourself

3.  Nominate, AT MOST, 15 people

4. Tell your nominees the good news!

And another award just came in:

The lovely Gill from  talkingthailand awarded me the Versatile Blogger Award.

4th, 9th,12th January and 5th March, 15th October, 8th December 2013, 24th March 2017

 

Thank you so much for giving me this award and I will add it to my list.

I would like to give the award to all the lovely people who are reading this.

Here are my 7 facts nobody knows about me… for both awards:

1. I love bookshops and could stay there all day!

2. I used to do lots of swimming competitions as a teenager. I never came first, but quite often second……  phew

3. I did a Rock and Roll course when I was 17.

4. I have met George Clooney ( in Madam Tussauds and in my dreams) 🙂

5. When I was working in hotels I ordered once potatoes from a car tyre place… in error of course.

6. I remember life without TV as a child. ( we got our first one when I was about 10, I think)

7. I love meadows with wild flowers.

 

 

Book Fangirling Blog Award

Matt from Matt and his cats awarded me the Book Fangirling Blog Award.

Matt thank you so much, I love books and I love reading.

The Rules:

• Create a post to accept your award.
• Add the blog award button into your post.
• Answer the questions I have below.
• Nominate between 5-10 book bloggers who you think also deserve this award.
• Come up with your own 5 questions for your nominees

Matt’s questions and my answers:

1. Favourite quote from a book?

   It is from The Alchemist/ Paulo Coelho: “Remember that wherever you heart is, there you will find your treasure” and ” One is loves because one is loved. No reason is needed for loving”

2. Favourite villain from a book?

   Jaws from James Bond, he is a villain but also so simple minded and somehow sweet.

3. Have you ever read a book set in your home town?

   Yes, I love that. They are crime stories and they are set in my country and my county and some even in the town were I grew up in Germany. It is great to read where the villain walks and I know exactly where that is and can imagine it so well.

4. Do you constantly reorganise your bookshelf?

   No need 🙂 … my books are all in alphabetical order of the author. Also I have German shelves and English shelves. All books are also recorded on a spreadsheet on excel.  I like it orderly…  🙂

5. Which two protagonists, from two different book series’, would you lock in one room for an hour.

   How about Sherlock Holmes and Miss Marple…. what a pair, they have more to talk than an hour!

My questions:

1. Which is your favourite corner of the house to curl up with a book?

2. Do you read some books twice and why?

3. Have you ever read secretly under the covers? Tell us more….

4. What is your favourite genre and why?

5. Which is your favourite children’s book?

 

My nominees are:

Russ, an author himself with super stories.

Gallivanta, I know is well read.

Trina from North Germany, who likes writing.

Terry, another author with inspiring stories.

Ladysighs, who writes the most amazing poems.

 

Happy Reading!

A lovely blog award

Kally from Middle me has nominated me for the lovely blog award and I am very happy and honoured to receive this from Kally.  Please pop over to her blog,it is full of great advise and inspiration.

 

21st October 2015

The Rules:

1. You must thank the person who nominated you and include a link to their blog.

2. You must list the rules and display the award.

3. You must add 7 facts about yourself.

4. You must nominate 15 other bloggers and comment on one of their posts to let them know they have been nominated.

 7 facts about myself:

1. I love knitting and crocheting, I just started to crochet hearts, an additional touch for my upcoming Christmas presents.

2. I am a very sociable person and love people around me. That is why I loved so much working in Hotels at the front desk. A most interesting job.

3. My dream is to open a mindful “let your senses taste” tea shop, where I serve  open tea with different aromas, and you sit and relax and enjoy sip by sip in a mindful , meditative way. An oasis in this busy world.

4. I enjoy walking and try to keep fit. I measure it with my step counter/fitbit. Got 11,000 steps today! Yay

5. Now for Christmas are performances coming up and I am so happy that I am taking part in Choir and dancing performances. ( My big Tap performance is in February with a Charleston). A picture in my dress coming up later….

6. I am a cat person and love my Thomas on my lap , which he is right now. He is a very loving cat.

7. I am a morning person. I prefer to get up early and enjoy a calm start to the day with gratitude and reflection.

 And here is my favourite picture,

and with this I wish you a super happy , smiley day!

Little change of rules here  just for this one, as all blogs I read really deserve this, they are all lovely!

So here 5 nominations, some new blogs I follow:

selflove

wanderings of clare

sourav

embracing life

a leaf in springtime

A new Award and an “oops”- A big Thank you

My friend Terry  has nominated me for a brand new award, thank you so so much!.

And just looking back I found a draft I never posted… oops…. it said

Sandra from Quirkybooks nominated me for this new award. And I only just noticed that I am so behind with this.

A new one for me, thank you Sandra so much!

So I shall put both together!

 

To Terry and Sandra , thank you so much for this award! I truly appreciate it and honour it.

And I found more… I need to do more dusting in my blog…. Ralph gave his bloggers this golden blog award and I love it, so I shall display it too!

 

It makes me feel special and Golden!

It goes well with my blog too as I always say

Shine on….

You all make me very happy!

Sorry about the lateness but……( better late than never)

Now you know! ♥

 

Wishing you a wonderful Day!

Awards and 500 followers wow !

Monica from MCS-Atelier nominated me for the One Lovely blog award, and I am very happy to receive it! Thank yo so much!

29th October 2014

Also CW from sunflowerrosecw again, how wonderful!

Thank you so much girls, you are very lovely and I so appreciate you!

15th March 2013, 5th November2014

The One Lovely Blog Award nominations are chosen by fellow bloggers for those newer or up-and-coming bloggers. The goal is to help give recognition and to also help the new blogger reach more viewers. It also recognizes blogs that are considered to be “lovely” by the fellow-blogger who chose them. This award acknowledges bloggers who share their story or thoughts in a beautiful manner to connect with their viewers and followers. In order to “accept” the award the nominated blogger must follow several guidelines. I have these guidelines listed below.

The guidelines for the One Lovely Blog Award are:
•Thank the person who nominated you for the award.
•Add the One Lovely Blog Award logo to your post and/or blog.
•Share 7 facts/or things about yourself.
•Nominate 15 bloggers you admire and inform nominees by commenting on their blog.

7 facts about myself: 

1. I wished I had paid more attention in history lessons when I was in school. I find history so interesting now.

2. I am looking forward to Winter and ordered more jumpers to keep warm.

3. I love blogging.

4. I just did my next Tap exam – Gold Bar 2 – with honours, I am happy!

5. I would love to take a tour round some parts of the world and visit you all!

6. I got 500 WordPress followers, yippee.

7.  Life is good and I am happy and grateful to be here to enjoy it!

And additional to the awards I also have another trophy

Thank you to all my wonderful followers , you do make me happy! 

 

Now some Nominations for some blogs I follow!

Artistina  for the incredible talent she shows in her blog.

An artisteyes for more talent

Good time stories for inspiring and amazing stories and pictures

osarobohenry for lots of inspirational posts

Fashionable over 50 for fantastic fashion and amazing travel photos

soulgatherings for my daily quotes and inspiration

Some of you might not do awards, so please see it as a compliment and keep on posting please!

Awards Time

Woolly Muses has granted me the Most Influential Blogger Award.

Thank you so much for including me and I am very happy to display it here!

23rd April 2013 and 15th December 2013

The Rules for the Most Influential Blogger Award are: 1. Display the Award on your Blog. 2. Announce your win with a post and thank the Blogger who awarded you. 3. Present 10 deserving Bloggers with the Award. 4. Link your awardees in the post and let them know of their being awarded with a comment. 5. Answer each of the 11 questions that your awarder asked, and then write 11 for your awardees (or use the same ones up to you!)

First up, my answers to the questions:

1) What makes you happiest?

Finding someone else happy because of me and giving out love and happiness.

2) Do you love the Oceans or Mountains more? 

I will have to say Ocean, I do love a great sandy beach and palmtrees….. mustn’t forget the hammock in between!

3) What has been a special moment in 2013?  

My travels in summer to Spain and Germany, I spent some lovely days with good friends/family there.

4) What’s your favourite quote.

I do have many but my real favourite is from Groucho Marx:

“Each morning when I open my eyes I say to myself: I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today. I can choose which it shall be. Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn’t arrived yet. I have just one day , today , and I’m going to he happy in it.

5) Do you like yourself?

Yes

6) Do you stay up till midnight on New Year?

I usually do, just to see Big Ben chime then I go to bed!

7) Something you wish could be done ASAP? 

I am a very patient person and I don’t really like rushing. (Still sometimes inevitable) I have nothing on my list which is in a rush to be done.

8)What was your favourite class when still at school?

I was when I learnt Latin when I was the best in the class! (when I was about 13/14 years old)

9) What musical instrument have you tried to play?

Piano an  guitar, but don’t practice anymore unfortunately. My wish is to try Cello and double bass!

10) Anything you had wished to have learned earlier?

I wished I had learnt to stand up for myself earlier and to love myself earlier, well I do it now though. 🙂

11) Do you like to do Crafts, Drawing or Painting?

I do like crafts, bu tnot painting or drawing as I think I can’t do it, but I love making earrings, knitting, cards, decorations, love anything like that.

More awards

Ajaytao granted me more awards to choose from his many awards he got and I am so honoured and happy and will choose some I haven’t got.

Thank you so much Ajaytao, I am most grateful for your nomination and show them here proudly!

Here we are:

18th December 2013

18th December 2013

18th December 2013

I love them all!

Another one just flew in: Another shiney star for the Blogger of the Year Award from angelwhispers and The Sunshine Award from angelwhispers

A big thank you to Binky of Angelwhispers for those wonderful awards. I very much appreciate them.

20th December 2013

7th, 11th, 20thNovember twice, 2nd, 8th, 15th December 2013

As I am also not totally following the rules I shall nominate people here and do hope you will pick it up here!

I would love to nominate all the blogs I am following as you are all fantastic, but that would be a bit long, so I cut it to 15! Please choose which one, or as many as you like!

As always if you do not do awards, be assured this is showing that I love your blog and want to show it this way!

Enjoy your awards!

The London Flower Lover

Quirky books

Patinspire

Mybeautiful things

My life experiences by Melissa

I know I made you smile

Life is colour

Hope the happy hugger

Fred Phillips

Ester Edith

Arlen

anotherday in paradise 2

Cindy Knoke

Fictional machines

A grateful man

A brand new award and many more ♥

A totally new award for me… oh and it is one with a unicorn too.

wonderful Tazein nominated me with

The Imagine Award

Thank you so much Tazein for this colourful and beautiful Award!

I wear and display it with pride!

18th November 2013

THE RULES:

1-Copy and paste The Imagine Award into your post.

2-Thank the blogger who nominated you and link their blog page to your post.

3-List 3-5 things about the nominator’s blog that you like(Which you think are creative).

4-Nominate 5 other bloggers/ blogs which you think display a fantastic use of creativity and imagination.

5-Notify your nominees.

6-Display The Imagine Award to your blog’s award page.

5 THINGS I LIKE ABOUT TAZEIN:

1-She a very honest and couragous person..

2-She has a great warm heart.

3-She makes one think with her posts, her writings are wonderful.

… and she has a most beautiful smile!

Also more stars on the Blog of the Year Award 

STARS , so bright , so shiney

On 20th November I received the 3rd star. It was added by lovely Alastair and

on 2nd December the 4th star by creative Clouds n cups. I thank you both so much.

Another star, the 5th just flew in from wonderful Sandra.

7th, 11th, 20th November, 2nd, 8th December 2013

Four more awards

from Sandra . Wow I am so excited to get all these awards and thank Sandra so much!

4th, 9th,12th January and 5th March, 15th October, 8th December 2013

and

13th and 18th November 2012, 3rd June , 8th December 2013

and more from Sandra ….

21st April and 1st May, 8th December 2013

and

21st March 2013 and 8th December 2013

I am not quite following all rules and will nominate some sites, for one or all awards, take your pick, some you haven’t got, or all. My nominations do deserve all! Also don’t forget to take more stars! If you don’t do awards, you know I love your blog and you can see it as a compliment!

MY NOMINATIONS are:

A window of wisdom

A Place called love

An elephant can’t

Catnip of life

Clouds n cups

Hope the happy hugger

Land of fun

ladysighs

Positive boomer

Sharing me myself and I

Silkannthreades

My love of thoughts

I thank you all so much for giving me these awards, I feel humbled and happy, I will display them with pride!

Awards

Time for Awards, I am so blessed to receive all these rewards.

My blogger community makes me feel valued through you reading my posts, commenting, that is already the best reward. Still I do like the rewards too :-).

Tazein from trancendingbordersblog nominated me for the Versatile Blogger Award.

I am very grateful for this my dear Tazein.

4th, 9th,12th January and 5th March, 15th October 2013

RULES:

1-Display the Award logo on your Blog.

2-Announce your win with a post and thank the blogger who nominated you.

3-Present 15 deserving bloggers with the Award.

4-Link your nominees in the post and let them know of their nomination with a comment.

5-Post 7 things about yourself.

7 THINGS ABOUT MYSELF…. you never knew…..

1. I only started to eat hard cheese during my pregnancy, never before.

2. I often find the right words to say when it is too late…. Iam not such a quick thinker…. 🙂

3. I went once to an assertivness seminar… the best I have ever been….

4. So was the champagne seminar…. 🙂

5. I have learnt the hotel / and catering business.

6. The best bit was going to the kitchen trying the mouse au chocolat. Mmmmmmh

7. Through my hotel work I met some famous people.

On 7th November I received the blog of the year award from Terry. Thank you so much Terry, I am very happy and honoured.

Straight after that on 11th November also from Alastairs blog ” a mixed bag” – thank you so much AlastairI appreciate you both thinking of me!

Since I have 2 nominations  I already have 2 stars on this! Yippee

The instructions for this award are simple:

1-Select the blog(s) you think deserve the Blog Of The Year 2013 Award.

2-Write a blog post and tell us about the blog(s) you have chosen- there are no minimum or maximum number of blogs required- and ‘present’ the blog(s) with their award.

3-Let the blog(s) that you have chosen know that you have given them this award and share the instructions with them- (please don’t alter the instructions or the badges!)

4-Come over and say hello to the originator of the Blog Of The Year 2013 Award via this link: http://thethoughtpalette.co.uk/blog-awards-2-/blog-of-the-year-2013-award/

5-You can now also join the Blog Of The Year Award Facebook Page.Click the link here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/BlogoftheYear

Share your blog posts with  an even wider audience.

6-And as a winner of the award- please add a link back to the blog that presented you with this award-and then proudly display the award on your blog- and start collecting stars!

Yes-That’s right-There are stars to collect!

Unlike other awards which you can only add to your blog once-this award is different!

When you begin you will receive the ’1 star’ award- and every time you are given the award by another blog- you can add another star!

There are a total of 6 stars to collect.

Which means that you can check out your favorite blogs- and even if they have already been given the award by someone else- you can still bestow it on them again and help them to reach the maximum of 6 stars! You can either ‘swop’ your badge for the next one each time you are given the award- or even proudly display all six badges if you are lucky enough to be presented with the award 6 times!

You can find all the badges and banners and information you need via this link: ‘Blog of The Year 2013′ Award Badges.

Congratulations to all the nominees! Best of luck to every one!

I am not totally following the rules, still I shall nominate some blogs for both awards in one go, so you can have both awards please if you like.

There are so many blogs out there I really cherish and love reading, but I can only nominate some unfortunately!

Here we are:

A grateful man

A pondering mind

A small act of kindness

talktodiana

Kindness blog

Renard Moreau presents

A place called love

Enjoy your rewards and know that I love your blogs!

♥ Bloggers and Awards ♥

How wonderful

I met another blogger last week. ♥

It is Sandra from Quirkybooks.

Sorry the picture is rather dark, but it was at night in front of a theatre in London.

It was lovely to meet Sandra, we had a great chat over a meal and got to know each other. She is such a bubbly, enthusiastic, busy lady and “quirky” in a “surprising” way as her blog name says. She is doing some fantastic work, so do checkout her blog.

☼☼♥☼☼

And now we have a drum roll for more awards!

A beautiful Shine on Award from Lyn

7th December 2012, 5th, 15th January, 5th July, 8th September 2013

I thank Lyn so much for nominating me and her lovely and kind words about me and my blog.

Here are the rules of the award:

1. Visit and thank the blogger who nominated you.

2. Acknowledge that blogger on your blog, and link back.

3. Share at least seven random, interesting things about yourself.

4. Nominate up to 15 bloggers for the Shine On Award, provide a link to their blogs in your post, and notify them on their blogs.

Seven interesting things about me … hmmmmm

1. I have washed the jeans of my son with all his belongings in the pockets…. travel cards, keys, money. all is really clean now…. 🙂

2. I love all types of berries.

3. I collect quotes.

4. I still haven’t mastered meditation just yet, still working on it.

5. I am a happy person.

6. I love to drink green juices.

7. I love meeting new people and I would like to meet more bloggers.

☼♫☼♫☼

Another Award is the Liebster Award from Terry, and I thank Terry very much for this award.

11th January 2013 and 5th October 2013

Here are the rules:

Each nominee must link back the person who nominated them.

Answer the 10 questions which are given to you by the nominator.

Nominate 10 other bloggers for this award

Create 10 questions for your nominees to answer.

Let the nominees know that they have been nominated by going to their blog and notifying them.

My answers here:

1.If you could visit anywhere in the world for only one day, where would it be and why? I would go to a beach with palm trees lie in a hammock between 2 trees and sip a cocktail and relax all day! You get the picture….

2.What is your favorite scent? I love Lavender

3. What is your best memory of Christmas? When I was a child we were allowed to decorate the tree, and put our own handmade decorations on it. I was always proud to do that.

4. Were you ever scared at Halloween? I do not celebrate Haloween, but last year I was scared as I was alone in a big house, and the doorbell rang, then someone knocked on the shutters, again and again…. I ignored everything. In the end it turned out to be the caring neighbour to see if I was alright.

5. Are you under, over or at five feet tall? I am 5 foot 11, like it tall! 🙂

6. How many languages do you speak? I learnt 3 but I speak really 2. English and German. French I learnt but it is terribly rusty.

7. Have you ever told a lie in order not to hurt anyone? I have when I was a child.

8. What would you do if on Christmas morning, instead of Santa coming down your chimney, it was me? I would give you a big hug (after dusting you off)….. and would give thanks for the best present! Then I would treat you to an English traditional Christmas dinner, which I might not burn…. we would have a wonderful time Terry!

9. When do you start buying or preparing for Christmas? I buy bits and bobs for Christmas all during the year, as sometimes you see something and you think straight away of a person who loves this. I love to buy and make presents and treat my friends. Often they are self made.

10. What is your custom for Thanksgiving? We don’t celebrate thanksgiving here in Europe, still I give thanks every morning, every day for the friends and things I have and my wonderful life.

To Lyn and Terry for nominating me for the lovely Awards, I really appreciate it!

Now my 10 questions for my nominations:

1. Are you a morning or an evening person?

2. Which day of the week is your favourite and why?

3. What is your favourite fruit and veg?

4. If there was a planet/star which can be lived on apart from earth, would you go there to live and why?

5. What type of music is your favourite?

6. Have you had any encounters with animals/ insects you don’t like?

7. What makes you happy?

8. Imagine you are on a lovely island, stranded, who would you like to bump into?

9. What colour suits you best? Do you wear colours often?

10. Is nature important to you?

My nominees for both awards are: If you don’t do awards no worries, I do like your blog and say :” it is great” with this!

http://beautyalongtheroad.wordpress.com/

http://livelovebegreen.wordpress.com/

http://andreaschwemin.wordpress.com/

http://jamesneed.com/

http://msnaturalmel.com/

http://appliedalliance.wordpress.com/

http://mybeautfulthings.wordpress.com/

http://cindyknoke.com/

http://happsters.com/

http://angelswhisper2011.wordpress.com/

Enjoy your awards!