I am thrilled to have been nominated for this award by positiveboomer.net And here are the rules:

1 Select the blog(s) you think 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 Please include a link back to this page ‘Blog of the Year 2012’ Award – http://thethoughtpalette.co.uk/our-awards/blog-of-the-year-2012-award/and include 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 the award’s 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 if you choose to

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…

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!

There are so many wonderful blogs out there which I love reading.  Some I dip in and out of and some I would not miss.  From my desk I can travel to India, USA, Canada, Australia and all the places in between.  I can see fabulous photos and read wise words.  I can enjoy newsletters, magazines, unpublished stories and a wealth of poetry.  I can be stunned by haiku and warmed by appreciative comments.  I can even say that I have made friendships as some bloggers give and receive advice, tips and encouragement freely.  I am constantly amazed by the talents, wisdom and sincerity that exists and I feel privileged to share in it through blogging.  I have a long list of blogs that I would not miss and I have nominated some of them for awards before.  So I am deliberately choosing some that I have only recently discovered and enjoyed as well as some of my favourites and I hope you will seek them out too.

Here are the nominees  I have chosen for the ‘Blog of the Year 2012:

If you do not accept Awards I understand, just know you are appreciated by https://heavenhappens.wordpress.com

professionsforpeace

purpleinportland

poetrymyfeelings

readinpleasure

wabisabi

http://wordcoaster.wordpress.com

annahergert.wordpress.com

miracleshappen13.blogspot.co.uk

unfetteredbs

susanspoetry

foralovelything

On this post you will find the thumbnails of the ‘Star Awards’.  ‘Blog of the Year 2012’ Award – http://thethoughtpalette.co.uk/our-awards/blog-of-the-year-2012-award/