AWARDS

As I started this blog (my first blog) 2 month ago I didn’t know almost anything about blogging. I never realized the huge potential in inspiration I would find here.

Today (7th November 2012) BakeSlave nominated me for the “Very Inspiring Blogger Award”.:P Thank You so much BakeSlave! Her blog: http://bakeslave.wordpress.com

Thank You to my fellow bloggers as well!

 The rules of the Very Inspiring Blogger Award are as follows:

  • Visit and thank the blogger who nominated you.
  • Acknowledge that blogger on your blog and link back.
  • Share 7 random things about yourself.
  • Select 15 blogs for the award and let them know.

7 Random things about me:

  1. I love my family!
  2. I love to cook for my family and for guest, I love make them happy.
  3. I love bright colors everywhere.
  4. I love picking and cooking wild greens, berries …
  5. I always feel “full of ideas”.
  6. I don’t waste food.
  7. I love travel on our own and discover other cultures.

I will spread around the world (in no particular order) the Very Inspiring Blogger Award to bloggers who inspired me. I will complete the list in several steps.

My first 6 of 15 nominees: (I will do this step by step!)

  1. OrchidNotes for the lovely wild orchids in Australia
  2. VINA’SDELICIOUSRECIPES for wonderful Indian recipes
  3. Jody and Ken @ The Garum Factory for their love for Crete
  4. SETHSNAP for the wonderful landscape pictures and love for nature
  5. Omilos @ Geocaching in Crete for presenting me a new way to discover Crete
  6. KEEP CALM AND EAT ON for the moving posts and wonderful pictures

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I’m so happy that “gotaste” has taken an interest in my very young blog and found it special enough to nominate it for the Beautiful Blogger Award bythe gorgeous. Thanks a lot to him!You can find his blog under . http://gotaste.wordpress.com/

I love his recipes inspired by the Italian and Mediterranean cuisine.

Beautiful Blogger Award Rules:

The idea behind the Beautiful Blogger Award is to recognize some of the bloggers we follow for their hard work and inspiration.

1. Copy the Beautiful Blogger Award logo and place it in your post.
2. Thank the person who nominated you and link back to their blog.
3. Tell 7 things about yourself.
4. Nominate 7 other bloggers for their own Beautiful Blogger Award, and comment on their blogs to let them know.

7 Things About Myself:

My favorite spices/herbs  are:

  1. Cilantro (fresh coriander)
  2. Basil (any kind)
  3. Cardamom (green one)
  4. Pepper (any kind)
  5. Saffron (Greek)
  6. Ginger  (fresh and ground)
  7. Cinnamon

My nominees for the  are Beautiful Bloggers:

  1. http://exxtracts.wordpress.com/
  2. http://bakeslave.wordpress.com/awards/
  3. http://inotherwordsandpictures.com/about/
  4. http://smithiesshutter.wordpress.com/
  5. http://downtoearthdigs.wordpress.com/
  6. http://mrhipps.wordpress.com/
  7. http://andlifesmile.wordpress.com/

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The Sunshine Award

I’m really happy for the award offered to my blot by Live Blissful. She has a wonderful blog fulll of nice and interesting recipes!

If you are nominated you must include the link in a blog, linking to the person/blog that nominated you. You must answer some questions and nominate 10 fellow bloggers and link their blogs in your post. Let the people you have nominated know that you have nominated them!

3 fast facts about me:

1) I love peppers as they are very versatile in my recipes and I love their colors.

2) I love apples and I love to try out new apples recipes

3) I love quinces and I hope more people will discover them.

My first 6 of 10 nominees (I will do this step by step!):

  1. Martetetatin
  2. Thehungryartist
  3. 1mspia
  4. Andlifesmile
  5. Reflections of China
  6. Retirement and beyound

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WOW Alexandra nominated me for the  splendid gift of  the Liebster Award, this is a big honor. I had no idea what that meant, so I had to go look it and I’m really surprised. Thanks Alexandra, I really appreciate it and you made my smile.

The Liebster Award Rules:

1) Post eleven facts about yourself
2) Answer the questions the tagger has set for you and create eleven questions for people you’ve nominated
3) Choose eleven people (with fewer than 200 followers) to give this award to and link them in your post
4) Go to their page and tell them
5) Remember, no tag backs

11 Facts about me

  1. I love all bright colors
  2. I love decorated food
  3. I love plants
  4. I love Greek music
  5. I love looking at the sea
  6. I love the sun
  7. I love lights
  8. I love seafood
  9. I love the perfume of fresh bread
  10. I love honey bees
  11. Finally the most important: I love my family

Questions I answered:

  1. What is a sound you love? The sound of the sea
  2. Has any book or movie made an impact on you? Book: Cien años de soledad (Onbe Hundred Years of Solitude) of Gabriel Garcia Marquez
  3. What is your earliest memory? A walk along the river
  4. Where’s your “thinking” place? In the train
  5. Do you believe in an afterlife? I prefer not to make speculations, as afterlife may be so different from what we imagine.
  6. How would you like to be remembered? Keeping the good souvenirs in the hearth
  7. If you could have any job in the world, what would it be? Ethnic food expert, if this would exist.
  8. What’s your least favorite word? Love as this is the combination of all the best
  9. What does this nomination mean to you? Keep posting and try to make my best
  10.  What do you like to do for fun? Travel and discover wonderful secret places
  11. What’s your favorite quote? I can’t decide this as I love many different

My first 10 of 11 nominees (I will do this step by step!):

  1. Gotaste
  2. Food from me two you
  3. Bakeslave
  4. Orchid notes
  5. Acorn in my kitchen
  6. Martetatin
  7. Crazy train to tinky town
  8. Uni Homemaker
  9. Reflections of China
  10. Liveblissful

My new Liebster Award questions:

  1. Your favorite spice?
  2. Tea or coffe?
  3. For breakfast: Salted or sweet?
  4. Your favorite language?
  5. Your favorite season?
  6. Where would you like to live?
  7. Your favorite color?
  8. Your favorite artist?
  9. Rice ore pasta?
  10. Sun or moon?
  11. Mountains or sea?

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ONE LOVELY BLOG AWARD 

Thanks a lot to Relaxing cooking for this honor, I really appreciate this!

One Lovely Blog Award

 

The rules of the award are:
1  Visit and thank the blogger who nominated you.
2  Acknowledge that blogger on your blog and link back.
3  Share 7 random things about yourself.
4  Nominate 7 or more blogs and notify them on their blogs.
5  Copy and paste the award on your blog somewhere

7 Random things about me:

  1. I love the blue of the sky
  2. I love the yellow of the sunflowers
  3. I love the red of pomegranate flowers
  4. I love the green of fresh gras
  5. I love the white of the snow
  6. I love the orange of pumkins
  7. I love the black of onyx

My first 6 of 7 nominees (I will do this step by step!):

  1. Reflections of China
  2. BakeSlave
  3. Cook and Facts
  4. Liveblissful
  5. Retirement and beyound
  6. WHAT’S ON THE LIST?

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BLOG OF THE YEAR AWARD

Blog of the year award

I was recently awarded the Blog of the Year 2012 award by ANDLIFESMILE and by LIVEBLISFUL  and was very excited to receive my award and my first star.  (You can earn up to six). I hope I understood well how it works and will report the rules as well as the award forward.

The ‘rules’ for this award are simple:

  1. Select another blog or other blogs who deserve the ‘Blog of the Year 2012’ Award;
  2. 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;
  3. Include a link back to this page ‘Blog of the Year 2012’ Award at the Thought Palette and provide these ‘rules’ in your post (please don’t alter the rules or the badges!)
  4. Let the blog(s) you have chosen know that you have given them this award and share the ‘rules’ with them
  5. 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
  6. 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…

The next part:
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 6 stars!
 For more information check FAQ on The Thought Palette

I will bring this award forward to:

BakeSlave

Live Blissful

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Shine On Award 

I was recently awarded the Shine On Award by LIVEBLISFUL

The Rules:

1.) Show appreciation of the blogger who nominated you and link back to them in your post.

2.) Add the award logo to your blog.

3.) Share 7 things about yourself.

4.) Nominate 5 – 10 or so bloggers you admire (I will do this step by step!)

7 Random things about me:

  1. I am not a writer
  2. I express my happiness with colors
  3. I love bright colors
  4. I admire the nature
  5. I love music
  6. I love sciences
  7. I love to make my family happy

My first 1 of 5-10 nominees (I will do this step by step!):

  1. Reflection of China
  2. BakeSlave
  3. Cook and Facts

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Super Sweet Blogging Award

Wow! I love these cupcakes and this beautiful award. Thanks BakeSlave for this recogizon!

Super Sweet Blogging  Award Rules:

  • Give credit to the person who chose to nominate you.
  • Answer the Super Sweet questions.
  • Nominate a Bakers’ Dozen.
  • Super Sweet questions:
  1. Cookies or Cake? Cake
  2. Chocolate or Vanilla? Chocolate
  3. What is your favorite sweet treat? Honey
  4. When do you crave sweet things the most? On Sunday
  5. If you had a sweet nickname, what would it be?  Bee (I’m a beekeeper!)

My first 1 of 12 nominees (I will do this step by step!):

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Best Moment Award.

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The wonderful Andlifesmile nominated my blog  for “Best Moment Award” . That’s a really special moment for me!

RULES:

  1. Winners re-post this completely with their acceptance speech.
  2. This could be written or video recorded.
  3. Winners have the privilege of awarding the next awardees!
  4. The re-post should include a NEW set of people/blogs worthy of the award; and winners notify them the great news.

Acceptance speech:

I’m not a writer, I not talented in holding speaches, but in some way I hope you will feel the gratituted and how this makes me happy!
My nominees:
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Thanks a lot to Bakeslave  for this honor, I really appreciate this!

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The rules for Pirate’s Admiration Award are:

1.   Visit and thank the blogger who nominated you.
2.   Acknowledge that blogger on your blog and a link back.
3.   Put on somethin’ frilly, ‘n be tellin’ a blogger ye desire to admire that a Steamin’ Pirate admires ya, ‘n yer passin’ that admiration to him or her to be plundered, if ye so desire.
4.   Nominate up to  ?  bloggers for Pirate’s Admiration Award, provide a link to their blogs in your post, and notify them on their blogs.
5.   Copy and paste the award somewhere on your blog.

“Ahoy…Thar be thousands of pirates in history but if I were to be off to sea, I’d like these fine Women and Men thar wit’ me. Would be me honour to have ye on board”:

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Thanks a lot again to Bakeslave  for this honor, I really appreciate this!

The rules for Sisterhood of the World Bloggers Award are:

1.   Visit and thank the blogger who nominated you.
2.   Acknowledge that blogger on your blog and a link back.
3.   Answer 10 questions given.
4.   Nominate up to ? bloggers for Sisterhood of the World Bloggers Award, provide a link to their blogs in your post, and notify them on their blogs.
5.   Copy and paste the award somewhere on your blog.

10 Questions:

  1. What is your favorite color?  Blood orange
  2. Your favorite animal?   Bees
  3. Your favorite non-alcoholic drinks? Milk & caffeine
  4. Facebook or Twitter?  No Facebook and no Twitter at the moment
  5. Your favorite pattern? Flowers
  6. Do you prefer getting or giving presents? Giving is more fun
  7. Your favorite number? No preference on numbers
  8. Your favorite day of the week? Saturday
  9. Your favorite flower? Rose
  10. What is your passion? Family, food, travel and bees

I am delighted to nominate the following  Bloggers for the Sisterhood of the World Bloggers Award!  Congratulations!

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wonderful-team-member-readership-award

Thanks a lot to Bakeslave one more again for this honor, I really appreciate this!

The rules for Wonderful Team Member Readership Award are:

1.  Visit and thank the blogger who nominated you.
2.  Acknowledge that blogger on your blog and link back.
3.  Finish the sentence “A Great Reader is” …
4.  Nominate up to ? blogs for the award, a link to their blogs in your post, and notify them on their blogs.
5.  Copy and paste the award on your blog somewhere.

A Great Reader is ……somebody who forget the time while reading.

I am delighted to nominate the following Bloggers for Wonderful Team Member Readership Award! Congratulations!

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One Lovely Blog Award

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Many, many thanks to mannalexandra for the One Lovely Blog Award,  I’m happy and feeling honored being nominated for. I really appreciate it! (:

The rules of the award are:

  1. Thank the person who nominated you
  2. Add the ”One Lovely Blog Award” image to your post
  3. Share 7 things about you
  4. Pass the award on to seven nominees
  5. Inform your nominees by posting a comment on their blogs 

Seven things about me:

1.  I love ceramics
2.  I love fuits and vegetables
3.  I love travelling
4.  I ‘m always busy
5.  I love camping
6.  I love cooking with wood (grill or wooden oven)
7.  I don’t like shopping

My first 2 of 7 nominees (I will do this step by step!):

  1. Retirement and beyound
  2. WHAT’S ON THE LIST?

 

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Best Moment Award

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Thanks a lot to http://amintiridinbucatarie.wordpress.com/ for the great award! I really appreciate this and I’m honored.

My nominees:

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Thanks a lot to https://camelliascottage.com/ It’s a refreshing spring surprise for me!

The rules of the award are:

  • Thank the person who nominated you- post a link to their blog
  • Display the Liebster 2016 award badge on your blog
  • Write a post about your favorite blog that is not your own, explaining why you like it
  • write 11 random facts about yourself
  • Nominate 5-11 blogs that you feel deserves the award – inform them that you have nominated them!
  • Create 11 questions for the bloggers to answer

 11 random things I love:

  • morning hours
  • light
  • colors
  • flowers
  • underwater world
  • blue sea and blue sky
  • warm days
  • sandals and summer dresses
  • spicy food
  • Asian culture
  • languages to get in contact with people

My ansewers to the questions:

  • What is your favorite Southern city? Bangkok
  • Two things, what is the hallmark of a southern lady and the distinguishing mark of a southern gentleman? Stay simple and honest!
  • What is the most difficult thing for you to do as you post your blog? Writing, I prefer take pictures!
  • List 3 things on your personal bucket list: travel, travel and travel 🙂
  • My favorite beach in Alabama is the white sugah’ sands of Orange Beach- what is your favorite beach- it can where you live or have visited elsewhere: a secret beach on Crete
  • List 3 of your favorite things, one must be ‘southern’: no need to air condition, sleep in a hut and cook on open fire
  • What inspires you on a daily basis, whether you blog about it or not: happy about it or not
  • Do you prefer ‘sweet’ or ‘unsweet’ iced tea? sweet but not too much
  • Tell me 5 things about yourself that you want others to know: I love family life, travelling, cooking, summer and bees
  • What is the most challenging aspect of blogging so far? Starting a blog when you have to find the way yourself 🙂
  • Give me your 3 best tips for creating a great blog post: colors, simple design and enthusiasm!

11 questions for the next blogger:

  1. Which season do you prefer?
  2. Which is your favorite spice?
  3. Which is your favorite language?
  4. Which is your favorite color?
  5. Do you like snow or do you prefer the sun?
  6. Which is you favorite music style?
  7. Which is you favorite beach?
  8. Do you prefer to live in a town or in the countryside?
  9. Which is your favorite drink?
  10. What is the most challenging aspect of blogging so far?
  11. Which is your own favorite post?

My  nominees (I will do this step by step!):

http://relaxingcooking.wordpress.com/

https://madebymitza.wordpress.com/

https://ronitpenso.wordpress.com/

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