Cheerfully Chuffed…And then Some!

My relatively new friend, Drakulus from http://drakulus.com/ has paid me the honour of nominating me for the Cheery, Bright, Happy Sunshine Award. This came as a smidgen of a surprise, not because I am not cheerful, because if you know anything at all about me, you know that I am most often found to be smiling and/or laughing (not to mention writing, but that is rather more obvious), but because Drakulus and I have only recently met via this marvelous creation we all know (and presumably love) : The Blogosphere. Regardless of the newness of our friendship, I am, nevertheless, cheerfully chuffed to receive this award from my new friend. Please do take a few moments to discover Drakulus’ very interesting blog, filled with intrigue, gaming, and movie reviews (which I love!). Always fun to read, you will certainly enjoy your visit.

The Rules to the Sunshine Award are simple.

1. Display the Award on your Blog.
2. Announce your Honour (yes I’ve changed the word from win, I do so hope you don’t mind!) with a post and Thank the Blogger who Awarded you.
3. Present Several deserving Bloggers with the Award.
4. Link your awardees in the post and let them know of their Honour with a comment on their blog.
5. Share Some Interesting facts about yourself.

First and Foremost, my Nominees:
1. Lady Pinkrose at Petals Unfolding found at: http://herladypinkrose.wordpress.com/
2. Yikici at: http://www.yikici.co.uk/
3. Natalie Scarberry at: http://sacredtouches.com/
4. The English Professor at: http://theenglishprofessoratlarge.com/
5. 2Flames1Soul at: http://2flames.wordpress.com/

Do Please take a few moments to enjoy a visit to their blogs. Marvelous Stuff to be found!

Secondly, some (possibly, but no promises) interesting facts about me (that you may or may not already know)
1. Try as I might, I really do not care for wine.
2. I have far more use for 1 AM than I have for 1 PM. (Being a Night Person by nature)
3. I actually own CD’s by the winner of the very first Star Search contest (Sammy Harris) (which may or may not be a good thing!)
4. My Favourite colour is Purple
5. Linus is my favourite Peanuts Character.

Ok, enough of that…

Jenny over (should I say Down Under) at: http://ramblingsfromamum.wordpress.com/ has ever so graciously curtsied and offered The 2013 Blog of the Year Award (Star Four!) I am truly honoured (and a bit embarrassed because I only just discovered her oh so kind nomination hiding in my comments box !) Jenny’s blog is a marvelous combination of good humour, lovely, beautiful prose and alot of joy! A Friend from the Outback (relatively speaking) you won’t regret hiking into her world for a walk-a-bout !

A Fair Scottish Friend Scottishmomus Found at http://scottishmomus.wordpress.com/ has paid me the similar honour. (golly, Star Five!) You really MUST take a moment to check out her fantastic blog. Full of passion, Blaze, Fire, Love, Beauty, whimsy, and poignant thoughts, visiting the Highlands of her Lyrical Land always bring smiles, sighs and perhaps a tear or two!

And….(PHEW!!!) Michelle over at European Holiday and River Cruising Memoirs found at: http://kidazzleink.com did Likewise. (My goodness, Star SIX!!!) I must confess, I only recently met Michelle and started following her blog, but with all her magical photos, travel memoirs, and fun facts, what’s not to love, really?! A treasure trove just waiting to be unearthed, taking time to travel through her splendid offerings will leave you smiling and refreshed…even if you never leave your living room!

The Blog of the Year Award is very special because every time you are given the award by another blog- you can add another star! There are, in fact, a total of 6 stars to collect. This means you can pay tribute to your favorite blogs and, even if they have already been given the award by someone else, you can still bestow the prize again to help them reach the maximum of 6 stars! (Swapping out badges as you go, and adding a star each time you receive an additional nomination.)

The Rules for this Award are:
1-Select the blog(s) you think deserve the Blog Of The Year 2013 Award.
2-Write a post 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) 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 to share your blog posts with an even wider audience.
6-Finally, 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!

Thus, here are my latest nominees for the 2012 Blog of the Year Award:
1. Paul F Lenzi at: http://poesypluspolemics.com/
2. Harry for running Poets Corner at: http://poetscornerblog.wordpress.com/
3. Richard Ankers at: http://richardankerswrites.wordpress.com/
4. KA Brace at: http://themirrorobscura.com/
5. Prayers and Promises at: http://dianarasmussen.com/
(Some of these may be a second nomination, so add another star my friends!)

These folks are amazing, I swear! Take a sec and have a peek 🙂

Finally:
This Honest Blushing, Cannot Express
Such Giddy Feelings and Happiness,
When Friends Gather at This Table,
While I Verbosely Spin a Gracious Fable,
Entreating, Rhyming, Singing, Sharing,
Blithe in Verse, Beyond Comparing,
While Each New Face Makes Our Friendship More
Than Ever I Dreamed, Shaking to the Core,
And Only These few Humble Tokens
Spill from My Lips, Repeatedly Spoken,
Yet Heartfelt They, and with Emotion Glow,
Thank You, THANK YOU, Ever So!

Blessings and Peace!
~Morgan~