I got an award!

Molly left me an award yesterday on her blog Dark Oak Woman.

Here are the rules that you agree to when you accept this award:

"When you receive the prize, you must write a post showing it, together with the name of who has given it to you, and link them back. Choose a minimum of 7 blogs that you find brilliant in their content or design. Show their names and links and leave them a comment informing that they were prized with 'Honest Weblog'. List [if you can and/or dare] at least ten honest things about yourself. Then, pass it on!"

1. I love to read. Mostly historical fiction. Give me a book with a castle and set it in Britain and I will read it! I however do not like to read books people read in book clubs. I do not take to reading something I have to read. My favorite book (series)is Outlander by Diana Gabaldon. I am currently reading the 5th book for the 2nd time.

2. I am a very romantic person, but not the flowers and candy kind. I guess I should say I have romantic ideals. I am old fashioned and believe in being polite and proper.

3.I usually have high expectations and am usually disappointed when my expectations are not met.

4. I was an art history major in college with an art studio minor. My favorite classes were ceramics,photography, and ancient art.

5. I mostly cook out of my head. I do use recipes for certain things, but my daily cooking comes right out of my noggin.

6. I think chocolate should be considered to be a food group. I eat it just about it everyday. I do not like anything to interfere with my chocolate like fruit or other flavors.

7. I am a very visual person. If I see something and how it is made I can probably make it myself. I learn visually and do not do well if I am told how to do something or read how to do something. I generally skip the directions and just do things from sight.

8. My favorite place to be is at home with my family. I am pretty much a home body. I do not get to travel much and have never been anywhere off the North American continent. (with the exception of Bermuda and St Thomas) I Have not been further west than Texas but have been to Canada.

9. I am a very shy person. I am not very good in social situations. It is very difficult for me to go up to a person and just start a conversation. Although once I get to know a person I am just the opposite.

10. I grew up on a 165 acre cattle farm with three brothers. I considerer myself to be pretty tough and am not a girly girl. I spent most of my childhood upside down in a tree and running around outside. This is were my love of animals comes from. I grew up around lots of cats and dogs and showed my own sheep and cattle in 4-H.

I could keep going here but that is my 10 things.

Here are my choices for the award

 Smitten Kitchen This is my new favorite blog. Not only are Deb's recipes amazing but her photography and design are too!

Strange Fruit Her photography is amazing and her writing is too.

Lineanongrata Julia does amazing illustrations and her blog is always fun to visit. She lives in France on a vineyard. Which is just so cool. She also takes beautiful photographs. her creativity amazes me.

Peppermint Patcher is an amazing quilter! Her quilts, well they are beautiful. I wish I could do that!

Kayotic Kitchen this is another new blog for me. I found her over at Pioneer Woman. Her recipes are amazing and her blog just makes my mouth water!

Pigeon Pair I just love Christie's blog. Every time I go to her blog there is a new project she is working on. She sews incedible things that I could only sew in my dreams.

Firefly Hill Style This blog is amazing. Annie is very creative and her things are just so pretty. her blog is full of creativity and wonderful ideas.

Ok that's it, you are all officially tagged for this award. Thank you again Molly for the award. I really enjoyed picking out my blogs and making my list!

Comments

[Firefly Hill]

Thank you for the award and the kind words! I guess you all are at the movies right now!

Hope you are having a great Sunday!

[Molly]

Love your answers!! We have even more stuff in common, re the chocolate and the tree-climbing, being with family and how we cook. Thanks for playing!

Molly

[Christie]

Thanks Sarah, you are very sweet

I agree about the chocolate :-)

[Stephanie]

Great list! Have you read Nefertiti by Michelle Moran yet? I read and reviewed it on my book blog in June and LOVED it. It was really good historical fiction! Oh, by the way, I am going to be a contributor over at Mothers With Cancer and am really excited to do so!

[julia]

Thank you, Sarah. I'm honored.

[fifi]

Thank You very much Sarah,
such a delightful surprise.
I am busily thinking of things to confess!

Have enjoyed reading all the other blogs. So many things!

[tracey petersen]

Why thank you! How very kind your words are.