One Lovely Blog Award

I was nominated by fellow writer Janet Wertman for the One Lovely Blog Award! The award recognizes newer, or up-and-coming bloggers who share their story or thoughts in a “lovely” manner, giving them recognition and helping them reach more viewers. In order to “accept” the award, the nominated blogger must follow several guidelines. I have these guidelines listed below.

The Rules for accepting the Award(s):

Thank and link back to the awesome person who nominated you.

Add the One Lovely Blog Award logo to your post and/or blog.

Share 7 things about yourself.

Nominate 15 other bloggers and comment on their blogs to let them know.

Many thanks Janet for the nomination, it is very much appreciated! I think your blog is great too! http://janetwertman.com/

Right, so seven things about me…..

I am half-Italian and half-English. The most common question I get asked is “Do you feel more Italian or English?” and to be honest I can’t answer that. I would just say “Both” as I am close to both cultures and try to get out the best of both!
As a result of my Italian-English upbringing, when I was little, I named all my dolls after words that were my interpretation of the Italian language, for example, “Munchie” (from “Mangare” – “To Eat”) and “Bubeen” (from “Bambina” – “Little Girl”).
When I was little, the things I wanted to do when I grew up included being a Nurse, a Nun, a Pop Star and marrying Mark Owen from Take That!
My English Teacher once said that I suffered from “Verbosity”, or “Verbal Diarrhoea” when I wrote. When she asked for a short story, I would give her a novel. She also described my poetry as “Purple Prose” because it had “metaphors and similes coming out of its earholes”.
When I was 13, my mate and I formed a band called “Secret Impulse”. She wrote the music and played the Piano. I wrote the lyrics and sang the songs. Sadly, it didn’t work out, which was a shame as I did consider the idea of naming our debut album “Purple Prose”….
I’ve met two members of the Royal Family. When I was 15, I sang for Princess Anne when she opened a Horse Riding School. I also met the Duke of Edinburgh about ten years ago when helping at a charity event.
When I was a student, I was on a Bus coming back from a lecture and I passed an old building. For a brief moment, I saw an old woman through one of the windows and thought to myself “She looks familiar”, but the Bus carried on moving before I had a chance to pinpoint where I had seen this woman before. When I got home, I put on the TV and it showed that same old building. An event had taken place there and the event had been attended by the Queen….

There are so many great blogs out there and it was difficult to narrow them down to 15, but here are 15 blogs that deserve the same kind of recognition:

Janet Wertman - http://janetwertman.com/ (although as she has already been nominated, I might not be allowed to nominate Janet again!)

The Anne Boleyn Files – The real truth about Anne Boleyn. http://www.theanneboleynfiles.com

The Elizabeth Files – The real truth about Elizabeth I. http://www.elizabethfiles.com/

Le Temps Viendra - http://www.anneboleynbook.co.uk/

On the Tudor Trail - http://onthetudortrail.com/Blog/

English Historical Fiction Authors – http://englishhistoryauthors.blogspot.com

The Tudor Tutor - http://tudortutor.com/

The Thomas Cromwell Experience - http://masterthomascromwell.wordpress.com/

Queen Anne Boleyn – http://queenanneboleyn.com

Judith Arnopp – http://juditharnoppnovelist.blogspot.co.uk/

Susan Bordo – http://thecreationofanneboleyn.wordpress.com/

Anne O’Brien - http://www.anneobrienbooks.com/blog/2012/11/katherine-swynford