Passing on Awards---Finally

First off, my apologies to my fellow bloggers who nominated Map of Time for various blogger awards. I’ve fallen so far behind in the follow-ups that come with the awards it looks like I’m ahead! But, alas, spare time has finally visited me.

Ramona from Washington County Regiment of North Carolina Regiment and Anne Bonney from Gunsmoke and Knitting nominated this blog for the Very Inspiring Blogger Award. Thank you both!

Rules: (i) Thank and link back to the person who nominated you; (ii) Paste the award to your blog; (iii) Tell 7 thing about yourself; (iv) Nominate 15 other blogs (I will be cutting this down to 5 blogs for this and each of the following awards).

About myself:

This year I decided to try the NaNoWriMo challenge. Surprisingly I met the needed word count a day before the deadline. I say surprisingly because I got a very late start; I am now beginning the editing and revising of my finished novel. It’s not a pretty task; In the past you will recall I owned no Titanic book. That number has grown to two; I finally opened a shop on Etsy.com featuring crocheted items; I’ve done a ton of genealogy work on Sixth Officer James Moody of the Titanic as of late; My dog, Murdoch, thinks he’s a cat; I have learned to play “The Wreck of the Dunbar” (by Warren Fahey) on my harmonica.

Nominations:

1. For Conscience and for King
2. Tourism Oxford
3. A tribute to some women and men who served in armed conflict
4. Cosy Travels of the Viking and his Kitten
5. Kate Shrewsday

Thanks to Nicole/La Dauphine from Tiaras and Trianon for her nomination for the Wonderful Team Member Readership Award.

Rules: (i) Don’t forget to thank the nominator and link back to their site as well; (ii) Display the award logo on your blog; (iii) Nominate no more than fourteen readers of your blog you appreciate and leave a comment on their blogs to let them know about the award; (iv) Finish this sentence: “A great reader is…” A great reader is one who provides encouragement and constructive criticism.

Nominations:

1. Marsha Lee
2. Braman’s Wanderings
3. The Freelance History Writer
4. Seeking Susan ~ Meeting Marie ~ Finding Family
5. Enchanted Seashells

Thank you to Francesca and Stefano from Flora’s Table for the Sunshine Award.

Rules: (i) Include a link in your blog to the blog that nominated you; (ii) Answer some questions about yourself; (iii) Nominate 10 fellow bloggers, linking to their blog inform them that they have been nominated.

Nominations:

1. Oregon and Me
2. Sea Fever
3. Uncovering My Roots
4. The History Vault
5. The Practical Historian

Thanks goes to Theresa from Story & History and La Dauphine  for their nominations for the One Lovely Blog Award.

Rules: (i) Thank the blogger who nominated them; (ii) Post the One Lovely Blog emblem on their blog; (iii) List seven random facts about themselves; (iv) Nominate fifteen other bloggers for the award.

Nominations:

1. joeccombs2nd
2. Titanic Faces
3. Sailor’s Tale
4. Midwest Mary
5. Fancy a Cuppa?

And last but not least, thanks to Rebecca from Clanmother for her nomination for the Blog of the Year 2012 Award

Rules: (i) Select the blog(s) you think deserve the ‘Blog of the Year 2012’ Award; (ii) Write a blog post and tell us about the blog(s) you have chosen – there’s no minimum or maximum number of blogs required – and ‘present’ them with their award; (iii) Please include a link back to this page ‘Blog of the Year 2012’ Award –  and include these ‘rules’ in your post (please don’t alter the rules or the badges!); (iv) Let the blog(s) you have chosen know that you have given them this award and share the ‘rules’ with them; (v) You can now also join our Facebook group – click ‘like’ on this page ‘Blog of the Year 2012’ Award Facebook group and then you can share your blog with an even wider audience; (vi) As a winner of the award – please add a link back to the blog that presented you with the award – and then proudly display the award on your blog and sidebar and start collecting stars.

Nominations:

1. Story & History
2. To Die a Dry Death
3. Tiaras and Trianon
4. Buried Words and Bushwa
5. DaniellaJoe’s Blog

I think that about wraps it up. As we all know, none of the nominated are obligated to accept the awards. If any of the above decide on this, please just accept it as my compliments to your blogs.