I am so pleased, honored, and surprised that my friend Diana has nominated me for these two awards. For the sake of time, I decided to do one post including all the information needed for both awards. I want to introduce you to Diana, a gracious and loving Australian woman. She is a freelance writer, and an animal lover and advocate. She writes columns for newspapers and has published a children’s book. And she has three children at home and a house full of those animals she loves so much. She says that she is thankful for the help and encouragement she receives from her family and friends in order to accomplish so many tasks over and above the blogging! Please visit her at 5minutesmoreplease.wordpress.com You will enjoy and feel good reading Diana’s approachable, positive, interesting blog that she writes to improve her writing. Be inspired by this lady’s ” always glass half full!”
Here are the blogs that I am nominating for the Bog of the Year 2013:
1. hrexach.wordpress.com
2. prayingforoneday.wordpress.com
3. aopinionatedman.com
4. doncharisma.org
5. kaligrafinusantaraonline.wordpress.com
It is difficult to decide with so many fine blogs out there. I tried to have a variety for this award.
Here are your instructions if you choose to accept this award:
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. Present the blog (2) with their award.
3. Let the blogs(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 this 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 ‘swoop’ 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! Blessings to everyone! Thank you once again to Diana at 5minutesmoreplease.wordpress.com 
TalesAlongTheWay 
Congrats on those awards! 60’s music is the best! How can anyone not know ‘Lost in translation?’ “The more you know who you are and what you want, the less you let things upset you” -Bob Harris, Lost in Translation 🙂
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Congratulations Annetbell 🙂 entirely merited, to be sure! And thank You ever so for your kindest nomination of Booknvolume….it is ever appreciated ! 🙂
Blessings and Peace~
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Many thanks! 😎 Peace and blessings to you, too!
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Congratulations 🎉 well deserved! And yes, I’ve heard of Lost In Translation, I’ve watched it too ☺️ does that mean I’m of a certain age…?
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I think so , my de
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I think so, my dear!8-)
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Hee hee! And proud of it!!!!! 😉
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Me too !
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😉 x
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TY
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TY for nominating “It Is What it Is” … for the Blog of the year!! This one makes it my 7th star!!! I really appreciate your nomination!!
I will pay it forward soon ….. __/l\__
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Because you are so encouraging and deserving !
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🙂
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Congrats and thankyou Annet, very kind 🙂 warm regards Don Charisma
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TY
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Done..
Thank you… xx
http://prayingforoneday.wordpress.com/2013/12/05/blog-of-the-year-2013-my-10th-star/
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Wow, you are quick! Congratulations on the 10 stars! You deserve them! Anne
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I have over 200 Awards…You get good at them 😉
I will tell you the secret for $1 Million Dollars
😀 xx
And thank you..
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Well, you are most deserving. . . . Sorry Bud…I will just putter along…..poor retired school teacher. . . . . 😎
I loved Fr Eddie Tatro . . . .whom I found on your awards
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Eddie is a GREAT man, great friend…
What did you teach?
Let me guess…
….Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
History?
I sense History
😀
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Well, yes, I loved teaching history and writing to my third graders! Ancient civilizations were particularly fun as I had visited Rome, Greece, and Egypt. Too bad that I had been to India, but I have some kids who read my blog…..in AZ!
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WOW I WAS RIGHT 😀
History is a subject I just LOVE. Blog about it as much as I can.
x
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Do you live in Edinburg? Lovely city. We visited it when drama street theatre going on. . . .
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Yeah…Used to live City Center (Leith) Now I am on Road to Forth Road Bridge..just on the outskirts, still classed Edinburgh. Well so my postcode says.. lol
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History alert!!!
😎
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OH WE ARE GOING TO HAVE SO MUCH SHARING HISTORY FUN..I will have questions… lol x
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😎
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😀 Not long to go now
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🙂 “Congadulations!” 🙂
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TY
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. .. 😉
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😎 😎
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Congratulations, dear Annetbell 😀
And thank you for nominating my blog NixesFischnetz. I’m surprised. Do not be angry, but it is enough for me to know that you like and visit my blog.
I am honored!
Nixe
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Oh course I am not angry. Congratulations on a job well done. Thanks for commenting! We will chat again!
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Congratulations on your award!
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TY
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Thank you for the nomination!
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You are welcome !
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Congratulations on your awards! They’re well deserved!
And thank you for nominating my blog for the Liebster Award! I’ll start working on the Q/A now! 😀
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Congratulations! I always love reading the responses bloggers have for the questions! Yours are interesting!
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Congratulations and best wishes to you!
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Many thanks. Please visit again!
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You’re welcome and looking forward
Best Regards!
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Many thanks!
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Many thanks for your kindness!
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At this time it appears like BlogEngine is the best blogging
platform available right now. (from what I’ve read) Is that what you are using on
your blog?
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Actually, I use WordPress and am not familiar with BlogEngine.
Good luck !
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