Jaffa and I have been given a Shine On Award....

Jaffa and I are delighted to have been awarded the

Shine On Award

We were nominated for this rather lovely award by Kate at Books with Bunny

Thank you Kate

THE SHINE ON AWARD Here are the rules of the award:
1. Visit and thank the blogger who nominated you.
2. Acknowledge that blogger on your blog, and link back.
3. Share seven random, interesting things about yourself.
4. Nominate up to 15 bloggers for the Shine On Award, provide a link to their blogs in your post, and notify them on their blogs.

Here are our 7 random bits of interest.

1. In a litter of two kittens - Jaffa was the only ginger - his little sister was jet black

2. Jaffa likes to be incognito the name is Bond- Jaffa Bond

3. Jaffa never shies away from the limelight .....or works when he can sleep

4. When I'm not reading, I like to knit bookbags, blankies and dolls. I blog at ittybittyknits

5.I enjoy photography and have my pictures on my blog picksipics

6. I once met the Duke of Edinburgh

7. I drink decaff soya lattes ........................ 

Here are my nominees:

So many books, so little time

The Little Reader Library

Booketta's Book Blog

Sarah's Book Reviews

Random Things Through My Letterbox

Liebster Award....discover new blogs !!

Samantha from Bakey’s Book Blog nominated me for the Liebster Award. I'm so happy that Samantha thought of me for this. Thank you !! 

The Liebster Award is a way to help blogs you like with less than 200 followers, and to give them some deserved attention so our followers can discover them as well.

Rules:

Link back the blogger that tagged you;
Nominate 10 others and answer the questions of the one who tagged you;
Ask 10 questions for the bloggers you nominate;
Let your nominees know of their award.

Samantha's Questions:

1. How are you today?

 I'm feeling fine, thank you, looking forward to a quiet weekend with lots of reading time!

2. What are you currently reading?

I'm currently reading Longbourn by Jo Baker, which is a fictional story based around the below stairs servants who looked after the Bennett family from the book Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen.

3. Who is your favourite author?

Diana Gabaldon, the author of the Outlander series about a 20th century nurse who travels back in time to 18th century Scotland where she meets, and falls in love with Jamie Fraser, a charismatic highlander. I'm eagerly awaiting book 8 in the series, which is due to be published in March 2014.

4. Which genre will you never read?

I never say 'never' to anything as I am constantly surprised by genres ~ however,  I'm not keen on science fiction or horror.

5. Why did you start your blog?

I started my blog because I enjoy discussing books and sharing my love of reading with a wider audience.

6. Do you own an ereader?

I do. I read on Kindle and also on my iPad

7. What's your favourite meme that you take part in?

At the moment I only take part in the Friday Book Beginnings meme which is hosted by Gilion at Rose City Reader ~ I enjoy this one as it gives me even more ideas for books I would like to read and it has introduced me to lots of new friends !

8. Are you a member of a book group?

Yes I am. I help to moderate a website which is dedicated to the books of my favourite author, Diana Gabaldon. 

Within this website , I organise a monthly Book of the Month and also several group readalongs . This month we are discussing Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter, and are just finishing a group read of Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte.

I also attend a local book group once a month in my library. This month's book is Time's Legacy by Barbara Erskine.

9. Have you read any books more than once?

I have read the Outlander series more than once - in fact I have re-read the books too many times to count !

10. The last book you gave up on? 

The Liars Gospel by Naomi Alderman

My Questions are :

1 - The best book you read last year
2 - A book that you've read more than 3 times
3 - Favourite book turned into a movie
4 – Favourite book from your childhood
5 - A book that makes you happy
6 - A book that makes you sad
7 - Most underrated book
8 - Most overrated book
9 - A book you thought you wouldn't like but ending up loving
10 - A Book you have wanted to read for a long time but haven't




My nominees are :


Anne at http://beingannereading.blogspot.co.uk/
Sarah at http://sbroadhurstreviews.blogspot.co.uk/
Leah at http://reflectionsofareader.blogspot.co.uk/
Karen at http://essexreader.blogspot.co.uk/
Anne at http://randomthingsthroughmyletterbox.blogspot.co.uk/
Kate at http://bookswithbunny.blogspot.co.uk/
Jan at http://beadyjansbooks.blogspot.co.uk/
Bernie at http://wyresworld.blogspot.co.uk/
Lisa at http://bookshelffantasies.com/
JB at http://brookcottagebooks.blogspot.co.uk/

A Little bit of Sunshine !

We've been awarded the sunshine award !

Jaffareadstoo has been nominated by 

Helen Hollick of  Let Us Talk of Many Things

Thank you Helen !

The Sunshine Award is an award given by bloggers to other bloggers. The recipients are “bloggers who positively and creatively inspire others in the blogosphere.”

The way the award works is this: on your blog, thank the person who gave you the award, and link back to them. Then answer ten questions about yourself (below)

Finally, select up to 10 of your favourite bloggers, link their blogs to your post, and let them know they have been awarded the Sunshine Award!

1. What inspired you to start blogging?
2. How did you come up with the name of your blog?
3. What is your favourite blog that you like to read?
4. What would be your dream Job?
5. If you could spend a day with 8 authors discussing novels as a group, who would you invite? (past or present authors)
6. What is your favourite place to travel?
7. What is your favourite book out of all the books you have read?
8. What was your favourite book as a child and how did it influence your choice in books today?
9. How much time do you spend blogging?
10. What would you say to your favourite authors if you got the chance?

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What inspired you to start blogging?

I seem to spend all my time reading, so it seemed a logical step to have somewhere to store my thoughts about the books I like to read. Blogging appealed to me because it was personal and I could present my thoughts in a structured way – I never thought that people would want to read it !

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How did you come up with the name of your blog?

That was the easy bit and my inspiration is taken from a picture of my cat Jaffa reading along with me.

The book was Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.

 Jaffareadstoo was born...

There's a little bit of book love going on ....as the cat crept in, and curled at my side, read with me, read with me, softly he sighed ....

What is your favourite blog that you like to read?

English Historical Fiction Authors

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What would be your dream Job? 

Since my early retirement from my beloved nursing profession

I now feel like I have my dream job

Reading, Reviewing and Chatting about books !

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If you could spend a day with 8 authors discussing novels as a group, who would you invite? (past or present authors) 

Diana Gabaldon

Elizabeth Chadwick

Barbara Erskine

Helen Hollick

Anne O'Brien

Jane Austen

Charlotte Bronte

Enid Blyton

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What is your favourite place to travel?

I'm not a great traveller - I love all parts of the United Kingdom

Rhosneigr on Anglesey in North Wales holds a special place in my heart.

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What is your favourite book out of all the books you have read? 

I'm  a huge fan of Diana Gabaldon's Outlander series, so I guess the one book I would save if the house was on fire is my special signed 20th Anniversary edition of Outlander.

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What was your favourite book as a child and how did it influence your choice in books today? 

My favourite book as a child was The Owl Service by Alan Garner, which is a story combining mystery, adventure, history and a complex set of human relationships. All the things I still like to read about today !

I still have my original 1967 copy

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What would you say to your favourite authors if you got the chance?

Please write quicker !!

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And my nominations for the Sunshine Award go to these lovely 

Blogs and Bloggers. 

http://beingannereading.blogspot.co.uk/

http://booketta.blogspot.co.uk/

http://randomthingsthroughmyletterbox.blogspot.co.uk/

http://thelittlereaderlibrary.blogspot.co.uk/


http://www.pentopaperblog.com/

http://dizzycslittlebookblog.blogspot.co.uk/

http://sbroadhurstreviews.blogspot.co.uk/

http://www.alwaysreading.net/

http://bookshelffantasies.com/

http://www.lovelytreez.com/

Blog Award..

Jaffa and I have been given a lovely blog award from Lindsay - What a great idea - Thank You - we are really delighted to be included as one of your choices.

The Rules are:

1. Thank and link back to the person who gave the award to you

2. Share 7 things about yourself

3. Send it along to 15 other bloggers and let them know you have awarded them !

The 7 things you might not might not know about me are:

1. I enjoy walks in the countryside

2. Autumn is my favourite time of year

3.I love the colour Purple

4.My favourite meal is fish and chips

5. I love Darjeeling tea from proper china cups

6.I love cats

7. I love to read poetry

Now for the best part. The blogs I'm awarding are:

beadyjan's books

mac-adventures with books

random things through my letter box

familylife

sarah's book reviews
so many books so little time
Love books
Lovely Treez Reads
Pen to Paper
Dizzy C's Little Book Blog
The Random Reader

jaffa's own little world

The Little Reader

Chocolate Chunkie Monkey

Thank you to everyone who reads our blog - jaffa and I are always happy to see you here....

Come back soon.