I Won An Award! (Yes, me!)

What a fabulous surprise awaited me this morning in my email inbox.  Mel, of Bag and a Beret has awarded me a fabuluous Blogger Appreciation Award.  She is so delightful, with her ingenius outfits and laugh-out-loud writing style, that I felt truly honoured.  Hugs and kisses, ya'all (as my Texan  friend Gail would say.)

I'm sorry, I just can't figure out how to do links to other blogs, so to make things accessible to readers, may I just say, go to http://www.stylecrone.com/ and follow Judith's list of "Blogs we love".  You will find Bag and a Beret there, as well as other fabulous bloggers. I go there every day, just to see what my cyber-friends are up to.  I feel like it's a virtual hug every day! 

I am supposed to answer 4 questions, so here we go:

1. How long have you been blogging?  (I had to look this up.  I couldn't remember. The first post is July 20, 2011, a photo of Gorgeous Husband and I in our Regency costumes.  He is a costumed tour guide and takes visitors around a stately home, and tells them the story of the bankruptcy of the family who owned it.  I don't know any of the history, so I just fluff my fan at the appropriate times, and say things like, "Oooh, shocking!"  or my other line, "The scoundrel!"

2.  Why did I start blogging?  I suppose I started as a way to show off my dressing up costumes with a wider audience.  I wanted to share our adventures in re-enacting Tudor times, the Regency period (1811-1820) and the 40s and World War 2. 

3.What type of blogs do I follow?  I look at Judith's blog list in http://www.stylecrone.com/ and see who is there.  Then I sometimes follow people that those people follow.  Bit like unravelling a bit of knitting.

4. What is the one thing that I would like to improve on in my blog?  Gosh, there's lots.  For the longest time I was only able to post one photo.  Couldn't seem to figure out how to progress from that.  I would love to have those neat photos down the side of the post.  It would be nice to be able to post links.  And I would definately join Patti's Visible Monday if I could get that link to work.  I like to click on the images on Visible Monday and see if it is someone I am unfamilar with.  I really could use some techno-help (preferrably at my elbow when I need it!)

I would like to nominate for a fabulous Blogger Apprecation Award the follow bloggers:

• Idiocyncratic Fashionistas  (I so envy the fun they have and their fabulous outfits)
• www. stylecrone.com   Judith Boyd's wonderful blog.  She writes so beautifully, and dresses so distinctively and with such flair.  And to wear a hat every day, you've got to have the courage to follow your own style!
• www.advancedstyle.com   Ari Seth Cohen's landmark blog about it's possible to be beautiful and have fun when you are no longer young.  He made it possible for so many women "of a certain age" to feel empowered.
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• That's a Pretty Hat, Kathleen's lovely blog (also about hat wearing) and how to be "lady-like".  Her mother's day entry was a real tear-jerker.

This is my bouquet of roses for winning the award.  OK, it isn't really, but ... hey, it's nice to imagine I'm on the red carpet, taking a bow...These roses will feature in the next blog post, to be called "The Other Annivesary"... which is a continuation of the Wedding Anniversary story.