More Awards on my Birthday

September 30, 2012September 30, 2012 paulaacton22 Comments

The lovely S.L over at The Urge To Write has nominated me for the Beautiful Blogger Award she is fairly new to blogging so I hope lots of you will stop by and lend her your support as you did me when I started.

The Rules…

Write a little something about the Beautiful Blogger who nominated you. See above and don’t forget to go and check her out too.
Share 7 things about yourself.
Nominate for this award 7 worthy beautiful bloggers.

I have also been honoured by Ahmin, who I watch go from strength to strenth with inpired wonder, with this one

The One Lovely Blog Rules of Acceptance

Thank the person/people who nominated you and link back to them in your post.
Share seven possibly unknown things about yourself.
Nominate fifteen or so bloggers you admire.
Contact the chosen bloggers to let them know and link back to them.

As always I am flattered beyond belief with nominations but then quake as I realise that it requires 7 more things to amuse you. I mean what else can I tell you that you will find interesting?

here goes…

1) today is my birthday not very interesting for you but for me it means I survived another year lol

2) I bought myself a birthday pressie

3) I made this, hand sewing every patch, it has seen better days and was actually supposed to be a tea cosy when it started back in high school

4) I am constantly on the quest to lose weight but have just discovered a new temptation

5) I actually have a designated letter writing box. I got it years ago when I actually used to write to my gran a lot and have just restocked it as need dictated, the last few years it hasn’t had much use but recently I realised how much I miss sending proper letters so plan on making the effort again if anyone fancies receiving a random letter or christmas card email me or message me via my fb page with your address you never know what the postie might bring

6) and 7) I love charity shop rummaging and a couple of weeks ago picked up this crystal mini vase perfect for holding my quill pen the other thing as you can see is I also have a habit of picking up stray feathers, I did have more but you guessed the puppy chewed them!

Now for nominations I have decided to pick on some of the newer blogs I have followed and they can pick either award depending which they already have

createdavidt

The Jenny Mac Book Blog

The Madame’s Tea Party

Wine And Roses From Outer Space

Okay there we go as its my birthday going to curl up with my book and eat cake!

Silver Quill Blogger Award

September 23, 2012September 30, 2012 paulaacton10 Comments

Okay so my quill pen is actually lilac but the wonderful Rhonda has deemed me worthy of an upgrade, many people knock the internet but I cannot thank it enough for allowing me to get to know wonderful people I never would have met otherwise and this special lady is right up there with the best and in a few weeks if all goes to plan I shall get to meet her in person and I cannot wait. You can check out Rhonda’s answer here.

The rules for this award:

If you choose to accept, are to paste the logo of this award on the top of your post. Thank the person who nominated you. Answer the questions below. Nominate five or more people, list them and let them know that they have been nominated.

The Questions

1- Do you prefer rhyming or non-rhyming poetry?

I am easy when it comes to reading poetry and enjoy both if I am writing it then non rhyming I feel the flow of the words is more important to me than rhyming

2- What’s your favorite Shakespeare Play?

A Midsummer Nights Dream, fairies and humour what more could a girl want

3- Who is your favourite author?

Hmmm actually a tough one as I love so many different genres but I guess overall I have to go with Jane Austen

4- Name three people who you greatly admire.

Hmmm not as easy as it seems, do they have to be alive? Am saying not for my answers

1. My great grandad who went off to fight in the first world war for a country that had treated him like a second class citizen just to try to provide a better life for his family (okay it didn’t work out that way but the fact he went still changed our family forever)

2. Elizabeth I, a strong woman that took no bull and refused to be forced into marriage in order to secure her reign, okay she had her bad side but don’t we all

3. Boudicca, the woman who inspired in part my novel, strong, brave in the face of certain defeat and unwilling to surrender to save herself.

5- What’s your favourite album ever?

Hmmm has to be…Rio by Duran Duran I can’t listen to it without smiling, partly because the music is still so good and partly because of all those dreams it inspied in a young girl

6- Which primary color do you most dislike?

Not sure I really dislike any of them but maybe blue because as a child I was always dressed in blue with my two sisters stood either side of me in pink

7- Name a song or a poem that makes you feel emotional.

There are so many for so many different reasons, but one that sticks out is The Cars – Drive even to this day I canno hear it without seeing those Live Aid images, for those who know what I mean I apologise for the clips but for those who are too young to remember I dare you to watch it all the way through without a tear.

So on with the nominations

Sometimes Sundays

Weekly Round Up #13

September 16, 2012September 30, 2012 paulaacton13 Comments

I skipped doing a round-up last week and again have still not hit the targets I set but have decided to ignore them and start a fresh now the monster will start full-time school this week and hopefully I will be able to settle into my new routine and resume my blogging schedule. I have a couple of posts here in drafts related to awards I have received and other posts of interest that have inspired me so hopefully this week I will be back on track.

So here goes the new tasks for this week are

1) Catch up on reading at least twenty posts a day, I know that doesn’t seem much but given I follow over a hundred blogs some of whom post numerous times per day just keeping up with new posts is hard work let alone catching up with the back log. At date I have 880 emails waiting to be read so at twenty extra a day I should have that down to 740 by this time next week.

2) Resume my blogging schedule I have the idea’s but have been let down by finding time to write them so the plan is to have designated blogging time where once that day’s post is done i can begin preparing others in advance.

3) Read Uldopho ready for Tuesday post this will be started this afternoon and I can’t wait I only hope that none of my worries I spoke about here come back to bite me in the ass.

4) 3k word on ghost stories If I am serious about doing this as a christmas gift I need to get a move on

5) Sort out one box file of college/uni research and be ruthless about what I actually need to keep

Speaking of sorting out I found a couple more things in sketch books to share now you will understand why I don’t paint

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA — slightly smudged plant study in pencil and charcoal I did do a proper drawing after this but I can’t find that

That’s the plan for this week what are your plans?

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Sunday Service

August 19, 2012September 30, 2012 paulaacton16 Comments

Just a really quick post for now as I am heading out to work shortly, yup you heard right working on a Sunday, they are really short staffed and I felt bad my absence over the last 6 weeks had added to it plus extra cash will be useful come payday when I need to replace puppy damage.

This award comes from the very talented Rosalie Squires she started blogging around the same time as me and if you havent visited her blog you really should.

The rules are:

Thank the person who nominated you and link back to them in your post Share 7 things about yourself

Nominate 15 or so bloggers you admire Leave a .comment on each of the blogs letting them know they’ve been nominated

7 things about myself:

1) I mentioned I have a dragon tattoo here he is…

2) I just discovered how hard it is to come up with original ideas for ghost stories infact a couple of ideas I thought I had seemed so familiat I had to check my bookshelves to make sure i hadn’t read them

3) Right now am really wishing I hadn’t agreed to work today lol

4) am watching the crime and investigation channel because the toddler lost the remote and am too lazy to play with the cable box to change channel

5) I really dont have any more interesting fact for you and am desperately trying to think of something

6) Am failing miserably

7) I give up and am going to go find some socks so I can wear my boots without skinning my akle again

Nominations as I gave out so many last week am cheating, if you are reading this and did not get one last sunday this one is for you, you know who you are so I know I can trust you to pick up a copy on your way out.

Last time I worked a sunday it was so quite I nearly fell asleep on the till so you never know might get some ideas jotted down or even a poem written before I get home

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Extra Catch Up Post

August 14, 2012September 30, 2012 paulaacton18 Comments

Ms Katykins decided that I didn’t accept enough awards on sunday so she has thrust another at me. If you haven’t already checked out her blog you really should, no honestly you should, yes she is slightly obssessed with tea but she lives in scotland its cold up there she needs all the warming up she can get lol.

Here are the rules for the award:

You will find your Top Recent Commentor’s on your site stats page on the bottom, right corner. If you do not see this, click on the Screen Options in the top, right corner and be sure that “Comments” is checked.
If you are good about responding to every comment, then you will be the first one in the list.
It is the next six commenter’s on the list that you will nominate and pass this award to.
But wait! You may nominate one more person. This person can either be a brand new commenter on your blog, the very last comment you have received (most recent), or the one who has posted your most favourite comments. This seventh nomination is your choice, but please do tell us why you have chosen them as your seventh.

maggiemyklebust

Rhonda

Vikki (The View Outside)

mskatykins

robincoyle

M.S. Fowle

Also Marion over at Creative Noodling came up with some more weekend questions so here we go..

What’s your favorite beauty tip?

I actually got my best make up tip years ago from a transexual in the toilets of a gay bar in Mamchester, it was four in the morning my make up had slid off my face but theirs was still perfect the tip they gave me was leave at least 5 minutes between layers, put your moisturiser on go away have a cig/iron your top, but your concealer/foundation on do the same them powder do the same then apply the rest of your make up and I have to say it worked

How do you cope with stress?

Depends where I am if possible go for a walk or meditate, failing that turn the music on full blast and try to sing myself happy

If you had to gain ten pounds what would you eat to gain the weight?

You can tell Marion wasn’t thinking of me when she came up with this one, I am one of those people who only has to look at food to put weight on but to play along Ben & Jerrys Cookie Dough Icecream

If you were going to run away from your current life where would you go?

That is so tempting right now (looks round at the toddler and the puppy dragging the cushions across the floor playing tuggy) somewhere quiet and isolated maybe a desert island preferably a hot one but still with internet access a couple of hours a day so I could blog about how peaceful it was

What the funniest penis name you’ve ever heard (not from a movie)?

Ermmm my mind has gone blank for this one I guess tiddler because it really doesn’t impress a girl now does it!!!!!!!!!!!

On route back from the hospital I indulged in some retail therapy as a bargain bookshop was having a clearance sale ready for a refit here are by buys,

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So its Sunday

August 12, 2012September 30, 2012 paulaacton29 Comments

For Christians it is the day of rest, for most of us it is another day to run round like headless chickens. After spending an hour at the laundrette this morning trying to put a dent in the washing pile I returned home to start Operation Cable Box this involved a lot of cursing from me and a lot of heavy lifting for Lee. The cable box was of course hidden behind a huge bookcase, have you ever noticed just how many books it takes to fill one, of course not, not until you have to empty it and see the huge piles stacked everywhere. I decided while we were at it that one of the smaller bookshelves and all my university box files which were stacked on top of the bookshelf to the ceiling should go upstairs ready for the big move round when the daughter moves out next month. I only have a two bedroom house so since the monsters arrival things have been a little cramped with him having a bed in my room and the teenager having the other, my ‘office’ has been a corner of the living room rather than the desk I have in my bedroom but soon all that will change, no more getting distracted while writing all official writing shall soon be done at my desk once I rebuild my room. I also thought it would be a bright idea while we (okay I was only supervising) were moving things to send monsters bookcase upstairs aswell as the daughter is taking hers from that room with her although in hindsight it may have been easier to offer her the money for a new one to leave that one there. Next the tv unit had to be pulled out because the actual box the phone gets plugged into is behind that. Then time to clean up, I am terrible for not pulling furniture out to clean behind it because with my bad bad it just hurts too much when no one will see. Of course puppy and monster took mummy cleaning as a chance to cause more havoc as usual.

It is only now I sit down coming up to 7pm here in the UK to accept a few awards before hopefully persuading the monster to snuggle up on the sofa and watch the closing cermony for the Olympics.

I apologise for not accepting them sooner in some cases but here we go….

Rules for this one

1. Link back to the person who nominated you

2. Post the award image to your page

3. Tell 7 facts about yourself

4. Nominate 15 other blogs

Okay so I have a couple of people to thank for this one first of all History of The Ancient World, what can I say about their blog I wish I could nominate it back because their blog truly is inspirational, the research they put in to give an insight into the wonder of ancient civilastaions is amazing an I love visiting their blog I have started saving their posts until the monster is at the computer with me as he loves looking at the pictures so what better way to introduce him the the sights of Rome and Athens. Next for this one is from Terry1954, what can I say about this lady, well one she is one of the most compassionate people I have ever come across whether online or in real life, her on going story she has been writing moved me to tears, and she is facing making one of the hardest decisions of her life with dignity and honesty, I wish I could throw some of these awards back at her as she has given me a plethora of them as you will see.

So 7 more facts about me…this really is getting harder each time

1) I collected Elephants for years and still have lots round the house although many were packed away when the monster came along, children and trunks do not mix

2) At school I did long jump for my local athletics club Castleford and Featherstone and had to wear a navy kit with orange stripes

3) I meditate occasionally and wish I could make time to do it more but I have mastered the art of letting my mind go completely blank which is harder than it sounds

4) I used to do yoga before by back went but could never do the downward dog without getting dizzy

5) I only drink a couple of cups of coffee a day but my mug collection is growing I have around ten I alternate between

6) I very rarely watch the news or read the papers unless there is a specific story I am interested in, I see enough doom and gloom as the front pages come through the checkout at work

7) I have quite a collection, well about forty audio books I sometimes listen to instead of music while doing the house work

The next award is….

This comes from the Lovely Debbie Rea Johnston again it is hard to express my appreciation and if you haven’t visited her blog please do so, she writes the most heart felt book reviews and so much more.

There are five guidelines for accepting this award:

Link back to the blogger who nominated you.
Paste the award image on your blog, anywhere.
Tell them seven facts about yourself.
Nominate 15 other bloggers for this award.
Contact the bloggers that you have chosen to let them know that they have been nominated

Well you already had seven so they can double up lol

The next one…

The rules for accepting this award are:

I. Visit and thank the blogger who nominated you.

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

3. Share a random thing about yourself.

4. Select five or more nominees and notify them on their blogs.

5. Copy and paste the award on your blog somewhere.

This one comes thanks to Ms Katykins Spineless Wonders this is possibly the monsters favourite blog of all the ones he likes to look at, how she finds time to do two fabulous blogs is beyond me but I am so thankful she does.

Again you have had a random fact or 7 so I will now pick a load of people who can choose from any of the above awards…

davidmcgowanauthor.com

Neither Here nor There….

“The Light-Bearer Series” Novelist, Emily Guido

Brad Geagley

The Exhibition List

Okay onto the next award…

This comes from the lovely Terry1954 and when I saw what it stood for a huge smile spread across my face, What is a Liebster? The meaning: Liebster is German and means sweetest, kindest, nicest, dearest, beloved, lovely, kind, pleasant, valued, cute, endearing, and welcome.

So what do we have to do to show our appreciation?

Answer the questions that the tagger set for you plus create 11 questions for the people you’ve tagged to answer.
Choose 11 bloggers and link them in your post.
Go to their page and tell them.

-If you could go anywhere, where would you go, and why? Egypt, to see the pyramids or Pompeii I love ancient history the idea that these places are eroding and may not be there in a few more generations is tragic

-What was your reason for starting a blog on WordPress? I turned forty and was determined to finally get my novel written I did think of it as an online journal at first I never thought anyone would be interested in reading my ramblings

What is your most frequently visited blog and why? it was actually my Twitter Trolls post I would guess because everyone was looking online as news spread of what had happened

-Did you look at Freshly Pressed today? If so, which featured blog post did you like the most? I didn’t I very rarely do as I already follow so many wonderful blogs and I know whenever I do I end up with at least a couple more

-What most inspires you? My kids everytime I feel overwhelmed I look at them and think about what legacy I want to leave them with

-What type of atmosphere most inspires you to write/take photos/illustrate/whatever it is that you like to do? For most things I can write anywhere but poetry comes easist to me sat in a field or in the woods and i actually have a couple of woodland videos and soundtracks on my computer for writers block time

-If you could be any celebrity for a day, who would you be? Hmm thats a tough one, I think maybe JK Rowling just to know how it feels from such difficult circumstances to see all your dreams come true and know how it feels to know your words trandscend borders, language barriers and age in a way few other books ever truly have

-Favorite movie quote? From Breakfast At Tiffanys Holly Golightly: It should take you exactly four seconds to cross from here to that door. I’ll give you two.

-Favourite Starbucks drink? I prefer Costa but at either it is a Vanilla Latte

If you were a word, what word would you be? Hmm another tough one, unique or at least I hope I am

Now you give your answers to these same questions.

Nominations:

Okay the final award…

For the Family of Bloggers Award:

Make sure to pay credit to the one who nominated you

Place a link to the one who nominated you on your award page

Tell what attributes you bring to the family, using an anagram of the word FAMILY.

Nominate at least 4 other people to be in your family of bloggers, and for this award, and notify them of their nomination.

This one again comes curtesy of Terry1954, the link to her page is on the first award, so check that one

F – feisty, despite my broken post I can be quite feisty when I get my heckles up

A – Animal loving, I find in many ways I prefer animals to people, even when they are brutal it is from necessity not greed

M – Mad, sanity is overrated anyway

I – Impatient, it is a fault I hate leaving things that can be done, the words ‘I’ll do it later’ drive me round the bend

L – loving, I am honest

Y – Yay!!!!!! I love being able to congratulate friends on their achievements and try to always find the positives in things

Inside the mind of a fantasy writer

M.S. Fowle

The View Outside

Help Me Rhonda

If I haven’t mentioned you it is only there are so many wonderful people out there and also the ceremony is about to start and it will take me at least an hour notifying people lol

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Awards Catch Up

July 29, 2012September 30, 2012 paulaacton32 Comments

Okay first day of Olympics didn’t go too well for team GB but I do have some awards that hae been sat around patiently awaiting my acceptance so lets get to it.

First up from the immensely talented Susan Daniels. What can I say about Susan her poetry has made me laugh, cry and occasionally do both at once if you haven’t read her please go check out her blog. Susan has deemed me Inspiring I am always amazed when any of you wonderfully talented people award me this one. Tj also gave me the same award Tj’s Garden is a blog I only found quite recently but I love it, it is informative and even though I am slightly jealous of the weather they are having their has very inspiring posts.

Rules

Thank the person who nominated you

Tell your readers 7 things about you

Nominate 15 other blogs

The final one comes care of LifeOfBun this girl is wonderful she searches out and reviews cruelty free products and proves no animal need suffer for a girl to look good. She is also incredibly witty and although she apologizes for her english as it is not her first language she does a far better job than some of my friends do at articulating her thoughts. The rules are more or less the same so I shall deal with one lot of facts and nominations for all then those nominated can take their pick which they would like.

So 7 things about me I decided to do something a little different and share a few things that will show you a bit about me rather than just tell you
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Now for nominations, to be honest I am losing track of who I have given what to so as I have 15 pages of blogs I follow and need 15 nominations I am going to pick one at random from each page

1) M.S. Fowle

2) The View Outside

3) Neither Here nor There….

4) JessSloan

9) Robin Coyle

10) Crazy Train To Tinky Town

11) C.B. Wentworth

12) Shaven Wookiee

13) Spineless Wonders

14) Wine And Roses From Outer Space

15) Nine Writes

Please if you haven’t been nominated remember I love you all equally but I will try to keep better track in future

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Tag and Sisterhood Award

July 15, 2012September 30, 2012 paulaacton23 Comments

Okay first the lovely Ralfast at Neither Here Nor There gave me the choice of two awards and as I had neither I picked this one.

As always there are rules…

Thank and link back to the person who nominated you

Tell 7 things about yourself

And nominate some people

Well instead of telling you some things I have been tagged by the very talented Virginia over at Poeta Officium so I am going to answer her questions as a way of getting round having to think new things up lol

1/ If you could change your name, what would you change it to and why?

Hmmm it would be something a little more elegant maybe Isabella or Charlotte I do quite like Ekaterina all far more feminine than the name I have

2/ Name 3 things you couldn’t live without (not people or animals)

Do cigs count? No? not even while editing? Okay then my books I know I should clear out some make space let someone else enjoy them but I can’t do it

3/ Which do you prefer – beach or forest? Why?

When I was younger I would have said beach but now there is something which inspires and relaxes me sitting amongst the foliage so give me a forest everyday

4/ Do you have a ‘I need to do this by the time I am ……‘ age? Which one is it?

I did but I went past it lol it was 40 which I passed last year now it is just before I die

5/ Laptop or desktop? Which one do you prefer?

Laptop although at times desktop would be more useful especially as it would force me away from everyone t do some work

6/ Are you still friends with your best friend from childhood?

Which one lol I moved at 16 to a different area and lost touch with all my old friends but thanks to the joys of FB I am back in touch with quite a few of my childhood and school friends.

7/ If you could critique any book, which one would it be? Why?

Tough question I mean really we could all critique any book on our blogs but if I answer it as which book would I love to critique but feel unworthy it would be Great Expectations by Charles Dickens I just love the story and there are so many fascinating elements, poverty, social politics as well as the actual characters themselves one could write en entire thesis on the sexual politics of Mrs Haversham and Estella

8/ Was your first love worth it?

Gut reaction hell no but he did teach me very early in lilfe trust no one.

9/ Where in the world do you feel most at home?

Any where out in the open lol i am one of those people who can feel at home anywhere but do feel constrained by other people walls

10/ Do you talk with your hands (ie do you gesture wildly when you talk?)

Not really the only time I notice myself do it is when I am really angry

11/ How well do you know the history of your country of birth?

Not as well as I should I love ancient history but anything more recent than the industrial revolution my eyes glaze over

Now I need to give my victims some questions…

1) Which book adaptation has disappointed you the most and why?

2) What would your desert island disc song be?

3) If you could be related to any famous person from history who and why?

4) What was your favourite lesson at school and why?

5) If you won the lottery (or sold film rights to your novel) and money was no object what totally frivilous item would you buy?

6) What would your dream house be, cottage or castle?

7) When was the last time you were scared watching tv and what was on?

8) What would you have inscribed on your headstone?

9) If you had to appear on a reality tv show which would you go on?

10) Which place you have visited has disappointed you most?

11) If you were murdered which fictional detective would you want to investigate your death?

Now who shall I pick on

I was going to add more but my rugby team just got their butts kicked so I don’t feel like it sorry but if you want to answer the questions anyway go for it

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Thanks for making me smile

June 27, 2012September 30, 2012 paulaacton1 Comment

I just want to say a huge thankyou to all the people who read what a terrible week last week was and decided to put a smile on my face by showering me in awards.

I know I said not to let me do them all in one post again but to be honest if I dont then you would have a full week of nothing but awards posts so here we go…..

First thanks go to Priscilla. What can I say about her do her blogs shock occasionally…hmmm yup, do I always agree with her…well not always. But the one thing you are guarenteed is she is honest and shoots straight from the heart, she is also incredibly witty and even in the short time I have been following her blog I have seen her grow and she is the sort of person I can honestly say in real life I would be friends with (infact she actually reminds me at times of my best friend, slighty crazy with a heart of gold). I was sure someone else also nominated me this week for this one but in my highly medicated state I may have deleted the email so if I did then please accpet my apology and let me know so I can add your name.

The rules on this award are:

Give generous thanks to the blogger that nominated you.

Write 7 things about yourself

Make a list of 15 Bloggers you admire and let them know how awesome they are

Next up is the wonderful Vikki who has nominated me for this award

Now being the rebel she is Vikki didn’t post me the rules for this one so if you get this one feel free to make up your own unless you know someone who has the rules. I love Vikki’s blog and really can’t think of anything to say about her which has not been said before she is simply awesome.

Lastly the Lucky 7 MEME has been passed my way again this time from Superphoenix who I admire greatly and have missed while she has been on blogging sabatical

1. Go to the 7th or 77th page of your Work in Progress.

2. Go to the 7th line of the page.

3. Copy the next 7 sentences or paragraphs. Remember, they must be as they are typed.

4. Tag 7 authors.

5. Let them know they’re it!

Now here I have a problem you have had line 7, page7, line 77 and page 77 so what do I do now…..I guess I pick a part at random

He lay back against the pillows; he could not understand his obsession with Jacantha, that she was desirable was obvious, but it was more than that, this need to possess her, to have her submit to him totally, maybe it would be like when he was a child, he had always had strong desires when he wanted something he wanted it immediately, but once he had possession of the object he bored of it, usually destroying it for failing to live up to his expectations of it. He hoped this would be the case this obsession was beginning to prove a distraction, if it were not for the need to have her people submit he would have taken what he wanted by force and had it done with.

He recalled as a child the city here had been thriving, tradesman of all types had had successful businesses, all that could be needed was made here, then the stranger had come and things had changed. The man had brought magic to the castle, he had loitered in the shadows as his grandfather had learnt the man’s secrets , he quickly realised that if he allowed his grandfather or father to possess this knowledge, his chances of coming to power were slim, action had to be taken, first his father a weak, man had met with an accident while out hunting, it had been easy to manage, after all with his grandfather still in power he had nothing to gain immediately and it was well known his father was not the best horseman. His grandfather proved a little harder, constantly surrounded by bodyguards there was no chance of removing him without it being known he was the culprit, therefore he decided to begin his reign the way it would continue with a sea of blood.

Now on to nominations well am totally cheating now anyone who clicks like on this post can help themselves to which ever award they would like for their personal collections hehehe. I know I am being lazy but hell right now I am a cripple you gotta forgive me I do have a game of tag to play still and I promise to do that one properly

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Another Award and One of My Own Creation

June 24, 2012September 30, 2012 paulaacton23 Comments

The wonderful Terry1954 has honoured me with the Lovely Blog Award. I know many of you will already know Terry and the struggles she faces in caring for her sick brother but she is so much more than that. A writer, a poet and an all round talented lady, she has now managed to get a respite carer to give her a few precious hours of freedom every week and I look forward to reading her journey and to see what creative juices these few hours will inspire.

The rules on this award are:

Give generous thanks to the blogger that nominated you.

Write 7 things about yourself

Make a list of 15 Bloggers you admire and let them know how awesome they are

Now as I know most of you already have this award I thought I would create an alternative….of course it also has to have some rules hehehe

Okay so obviously….

The first rule thank the person who nominated you!

Second rule Tell your followers about either your favourite book or film

Third rule Close your eyes pick a number between 1 – 7 then nominate that number of blogs

So given that Terry nominate me for the Lovely Blog award I shall of course answer the questions for that one then the people I nominate may chose which one they would like..

7 more things about me…this is getting tough

1) I am the oldest of 5 children meaning I have three sisters and a brother I do not speak to all my sisters.

2) I would love to own horses I rode every weekend as a child and would love to be able to ride now but my back and finances do not allow it

3) I would love to say my house is always tidy but the truth is no matter how much I tidy it is always cluttered (it is clean clutter though)

4) I have a desk upstairs in my bedroom which only ever gets used as storage but I keep swearing I will start using it to write at.

5) I once had a pet pigeon and I called it Pie

6) My TBR pile of books is growing out of proportion to the number of books I actually read and I may never see the bottom of it

7) If I could be any character out of a book it would have to be Elizabeth Bennett from Pride and Prejudice like her I am probably a little willful at times

Nominations am just going to pick a few then they can choose which they would like including the person who nominated me as she can always have the new award if she would like it..

1) Terry1954

2) M.S. Fowle

3) Heidi

4) Jillian

5) Vikki

6) Naomi

7) Superphoenix

8) Ms Katykins

Okay thats the easy bit done now to let you all know hehehe