Liebster Award: a belated posting

 Amanda from Graham's Landing was kind enough to award me the Liebster award a few months ago. I had no idea about it before that, yet I was happy to see that Amanda thought of me!

"The Liebster Award is for blogs with under 300 followers and the rules of the award is that the nominee must link back to whoever nominated them, write 11 random facts about themselves, answer 11 questions from the award giver, and then nominate another 11 bloggers and make up 11 questions for them to answer. It's a great way for new and undiscovered bloggers to meet new people, get more followers and find some blogs that they want to follow."

Unfortunately, I have been really busy and absent from posting. The only thing I tried not to miss was catching up with yours and leaving comments. But, the time has come to accept the award it properly, although I'm now blogging from a cafe at my father's village where I'm spending the week.

Here are a few facts about me, that, I'm sure that my few regular readers have already figured out through my postings. Eleven is the number for the Leibster award!

1. I adore chocolate!
2. I  like living in a rural area although I miss things a city has to offer, such as theaters, cinemas, seminars etc.
3. When I have an idea about a specific craft, I have to make it here and now, otherwise I get restless until I do. What can I say? Crafting is my thing!
4. I have taken up latin dance lessons recently and I love it!
5. I'm a greenthumb.
6. I love making AND eating cakes along with a nice cappuccino!
7. I love organizing special events for my friends, such as gatherings and picnics.
8. This last year I've made the big decision to try out things I've never done before. So,  far the feedback is great! Why didn't I do these things before? What a waste of time!
9. I love swimming and cycling in summer.
10. I want to try and make vanilla icecream soon.
11. I love travelling and I don't feel I have travelled enough. With the economic crisis I'm afraid I won't be able to afford a trip abroad. Still, I don't give up hope and I'm trying to figure out a way of an extra income to able to travel one day again. Any ideas?

Here are the questions Amanda is asking me:

1) What is your favourite city and why? Florence, Italy. I don't know why I love it. It was love at first sight!
2) What would you have for a leisurely weekend breakfast? Omellette with mushrooms and peppers and lettuce salad on the side. Yummy!
3) Who would be your favourite fictional hero or heroine? I don't have one!
4) If you wrote your autobiography- what would you call it?
5) Which is your favourite season? I mostly like summer, although I find beauty in each one of the seasons. I like it when it gets chilly in autumn and I add an extra blanket at night, I love the smell of flowers on the air in spring and longing for summer and I love Christmas, fireplace and snow in winter.
6) What did you want to be when you grew up? Did it happen? Unfortunately no, it didn't. I wanted to be an artist. Instead I became an English teacher who tries to integrate art and music in her teaching!
7) Starter or Dessert? Both! I'm Greek, remember?
8) Is there a TV Series you have watched avidly? I can only think of Downton Abbey and Miss Marple series. Other than that, I'm not much of a tv person. I prefer films.
9) If you could learn a new skill, what would you like it to be? To speak French, Italian and/or Spanish.
10) Do you have any bad habits? I used to bite my nails, but now that it's summer, I've stopped. I prefer a nice, vibrant nail polish on them!
11) What would you like to be remembered for? Don't know!My personality, I guess...

I'd like to nominate the following blogs for this award. They're really worth to pay them a visit! In no particular order, the award goes to......

1.  Linden Grove 
2. Where the journey takes me 
3. A Normady Kitchen
4. Once upon a chocolate life
5. Home Jules
6. Homemade Life
7. Ramblings of a Roachling
8. Forest Poppy 
9. Handmade Homemade Lizzy 
10.  Rustic Village Country
11. A trifle rushed

Dear nominees, these are the eleven things I'd like to know about you (you thought that getting the awars would be a piece of cake? Oh, no!) :

1. Why do you blog? What do you like about blogging?

2. What’s your favourite activity in summertime?

3. Which are your top 5 places that you haven’t been to yet?

4. According to your taste, what would the ultimate summer meal include?

5. Which is your most favourite room/space/corner at home and why?

6. Are there any things you haven’t done or experienced so far that you feel you absolutely need to try even once before you die?

7. Which is the most relaxing thing for you?

8. What are the three places in your village/town/city you would definitely recommend to a visitor?

9. What are the three activities in your village/town/city you would definitely recommend to a visitor?

10. What’s your favourite dessert?

11. What's your favourite icecream flavour?

 
I know  how busy everyone's life is, and the truth is that accepting this award takes some time to prepare this kind of posting- it took me a few months, so I know what it entails. However, it's a good opportunity to reflect and learn more things about each other, so all in all, it's worth it! So, dear fellow bloggers, feel free to accept it any time that's convenient for you! I look forward to your answering the questions!

Spreading more love, thanks to Amanda!  

THANK YOU!