Thank you to my dear friend Dr Rex for nominating me for this award which I created early this week.

I’m creating this Award to celebrate all those wonderful people in the World who spread Light, and Love and Hope and Peace in the name of All. These bloggers should consistently promote these qualities and work to be a force for peace and light in the world.

~~The Rules~~

1. Thank the person who gives you the award
2. Spread this award around to the people who you know who are doing this work, so that the work continues and the light is spread
3. Let your nominees know
4. Never give up on your fellow human beings

My nominees are:

1. dysthyniabree
2. womenwhothinktoomuch
3. Kim Saeed
4. Jeff Nguyen
5. Toemailer

Thank you to Cathy at Between The Lines for nominating me for this award.  I find her to be lovely and supportive and I appreciate her very much!

So, the rules require me to

• Display the Award Certificate on your blog.
• Write a post and link back to the blogger that nominated you.
• Inform your nominees of their award nominations.
• Share three ways that you like to help others.
• Nominate as many bloggers as you like.

I like to help others by advocating for women and children, previously in my professional life, now through my blog.  I try encourage my fellow bloggers, with my comments and by providing awards like this that show people how much their words touch me.  And I try to support my family the best I can, emotionally and with the occasional babysitting for my grandchildren (okay,that’ s for me, too).

My nominees for this award are:

1. Hunt4Truth
2. Carol Carlisle
3. Seyi Sandra
4. Ceelee
5. BusyMindThinking
6. Xena

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Thanks to HuntForTruth for nominating me for this lovely award.  Marlyn Suarez-Exconde’s new award celebrates those of us who love art, and I appreciate very much that Eric thinks I am deserving of this.  I am very pleased that my love for art has come through in my blogs, in addition to the passions I have for justice and women’s rights.

I am an artist — I’ve been a photographer for many years, and began painting 5 years ago, now.  I’ve also come to view my blog as another form of art, at the urging of my fellow bloggers, so this award is very special to me.

Rules for the acceptance of this award:

• Along with the acceptance of the PFAB Award please post anything that would express your love for art, it may be in a form of a painting, a photograph, an illustration, a poem or essay, anything done for the love of art.
• Choose 6 bloggers who should merit the said award.
• Notify the deserving bloggers of the award, let them know the rules.
• Acknowledge the presenter of this award by linking back.
• Pin the Ajay-inspired badge on your blog.

In keeping with the Rules, I am posting a painting I did of a courtyard in New Orleans:

French Quarter, New Orleans (copyright Barbara Mattio, 2010)

My nominees:

1. dubrovniklady
2. Friendly Fairytales
3. KA Bryce
4. Aquamosh’s blog
5. Gallery of Roses
6. 4ever21christina

I’m creating this Award to celebrate all those wonderful people in the World who spread Light, and Love and Hope and Peace in the name of All.  These bloggers should consistently promote these qualities and work to be a force for peace and light in the world.

The Rules:

1. Thank the person who gives you the award
2. Spread this award around to the people who you know who are doing this work, so that the work continues and the light is spread
3. Let your nominees know
4. Never give up on your fellow human beings

And the very first nominees for the Being a Light in the World Award are:

1. Dr. Rex
2. Shaun
3. HuntForTruth
4. Inavukic
5. Dear Kitty
6. Mungai and the Goa Constrictor
7. Quiall
8. BusyMindThinking
9. SeaAngel4444
10. PurpleRaysblog
11. Al
12. The Libertarian Hippie
13. Moorbey
14. The Unity of Souls
15. Crowing Crone Joss
16. CravesAdventure
17. Cassidy Fraezee
18. Ivonprefontaine
19. SueDreamwalker
20. OldPoet56
21. Michael Lai
22. Willowdot21
23. HitandRun1964
24. Professions for Peace
25. ViewsSplash
26. Blackbutterfly7
27. Amaezed
28. Tanveer rauf
29. PetiteMagique
30. Joe Bradshaw
31. Terry1954
32. Lilmisspoutine
33. a star on the forehead
34. Andy1076
35. iithinks

Thank you to Hunt4Truth for nominating me for this wonderful award.

There are no rules – for accepting this award. Just copy it and place it on your blog… link back if you have time to do so. Love you guys!

You can just copy and past the link back –

It’s whatever you want this to be.

My nominates are:

1. RoSy
2. Inavukic
3. iithinks
4. mungaiandthegoaconstrictor
5. petrel41
6. cassidy frazee
7. gianfrancogrande
8. sachemspeaks
9. suzjones
10. helen cousins botanics
11. advocatemmmohan
12. amaezed
13. dianaroggenbuckebrower
14. chocolatevent
15. seaangel4444
16. al
17. hitandrun1964
18. maxima
19. mbiyimoh g
20. Travel spirit
21. pat cegan
22. sue vincent
23. nuvofelt
24. cravesadventure

Thank you to Diana for nominating me for the Versatile Blogger award.  I very much appreciate the nomination and I highly recommend that you check out her blog at Part Time Monster

The Rules for the Award are as follows:

Display the award on your Blog.
Announce your win with a post and thank the Blogger who nominated you.
Present 15 deserving Bloggers with the award.
Link your nominees in the post and let them know of their nomination with a comment.
Post seven things about yourself.

7 Things about me:

1. I am a Feminist, a Widow, a Wife, Mother and Nana
2. I love to read nonfiction
3. I love to raise flowers in the garden
4. I HATE Winter  (4a — I particularly Hate this winter)
5. I am a painter and a photographer
6. I am a child of the Universe
7. I love hand-blown glass, especially from Murano or local artists
8. Did I mention I REALLY hate Winter?

My nominees:

1. Petchary
2. Sachemspeaks
3. Austin
4. Dr. Rex
5. Tienny
6. Amaezed
7. Shaun
8. BlueSage63
9. Inavukic
10. Al
11. Petrel41
12. Cpsingleton42
13. Professions for Peace
14. Quiall
15. SevilleEstatesFlyer

Live and love the colors of our lives.

Thank you, my dear friend Dr. Rex, for nominating me for this word.  It is especially lovely coming from you, as you bring sunshine to my live every day!

The rules of this award are as follows:

Use the award logo in a post and/or on your blog.
Include a link back to whoever nominated you.
Offer 10 pieces of random information about you.
Nominate 6 other bloggers who positively and creatively inspire others in the blogosphere.

Let your nominees know about their much deserved award.

1. Inavukic
2. 2summers
3. JazzyBeatChick
4. Prewitt1970
5. Himani B
6. K.A. Brace

1. I am a  sunshine lover, but watch sun and skin

2. I am a collector of hand blown glass

3. I collect pottery

4. I love to read. I read more non-fiction than fiction

5. I love to read poetry, but I don’t write it

6. I love to cook.

7. I am a nester.

8. I love movies

9. I paint, but seem to spend more time blogging than painting lately

10. I love to be in the French Quarter. I have been many times and always stay in the quarter.

I created this award several days ago, and now here I am again, spreading it out to more worthy people. I can do it because I designed it.

The Rules:

To be eligible for this award, a blogger must blog about the importance of One World, One Family of Mankind, and One Love.
Recipients should Nominate 5 people who have demonstrated through their writing a love of the Human Family that encompasses all without regard for differences.
Give credit and thanks to the person who passes the award to you.

The my next 3  nominees for this award are:

1. RoSy
2. Dr. Rex
3. Shaun

My new friend Morgan at BookNVolume has given me my second nomination for this wonderful award for Sisters of the Blogosphere!  Thank you, Morgan for the nomination and the touching words.  I don’t know how I could have changed your life, but I trust it was for the better!

Once again, I am privileged and proud to be able to count myself as Sister-in-Arms with so many wonderful, diverse and interesting women blogging on so many different topics and from so many varied points of view.  We, my Sisters, make the world go round — and may make it think in the bargain!

The rules for receiving this award are as follows.
1. Provide a link and thank the blogger who nominated you for this award.
2. Answer 10 questions.
3. Nominate 10/12 blogs that you find a joy to read (women bloggers, though this is one rule that can be bent a bit)
4. Provide links to these nominated blogs and kindly let the recipients know that they have been nominated.
5. Include the award logo within your blog post.

My answers from the first award are unchanged:

1. Your favorite color …. red
2. Your favorite animal … panda bears
3. Your favorite non-alcoholic drink …. Diet Coke
4. Facebook or Twitter ….. Facebook
5. Your favorite pattern ….. paisley
6. Do you prefer getting or giving presents? giving
7. Your favorite number … 7
8. Your favorite day of the week … Friday
9. Your favorite flower …. Iris
10. What is your passion? ….. really?  Just ONE?  Equality for Women and Safety from Abuse for All and No One Going Hungry

My nominees, this round :~)

1. AuroraMorealist
2. Angel
3. PainHidingAbuse
4. miladynotes
5. Brenda
6. ClanMother
7. Willowdot21
8. Michelinewalker
9. Leanne T
10. Makeda
11. Toemail