How Did You Find Me?

So I clicked on over to see if there were any amusing keywords or phrases that people used to find my blog. Not many but there were a few that had me scratching my head!

1. tudor sea monsters
that would've brought a whole new element to the series...

2. new book henry viii wall
if you're confused about this one you're not alone

3. things that the first letter is A alphabet
that really narrows down the search field

4. "Isabella Plantagenet" OR "Isabella * Plantagenet" OR "Plantagenet, Isabella" ~genealogy OR ~ancestry~
making sure all the bases are covered aren't we? random punctuation is always fun too

New Historical Blog!

Hello all! I just wanted to let everyone know about a new historical blog that is getting up and running!

HISTORICAL FICTION CONNECTION is a site where members of the historical fiction community (and authors!) can all connect and contribute. There is just no telling what wonderful things you might find on the site! Please head on over and bookmark, follow, etc etc, so you won't miss anything as this new site gets on its feet!

How Did You Find Me?

After seeing Susan Higginbotham's wonderful posts about the search terms users have used to find her blog, I thought it would be amusing to see how folks found mine! There weren't too many amusing ones but there were a couple that gave me a chuckle...


jean beaufort queen consort portrait (I missed this queen somewhere in my reading)

Prince Charles miss gwyn (I must have made quite an impression at tea)

There were also about 8 that had to do with the movie Ironclad.



But I must say thank you to everyone who ambles on by my blog here!

Happy Blogiversary to Me!

Wow! I can't believe I've had this blog for a year now! Time surely does fly when you're having fun! I started my blog last year after my Book Club read Jen Lancaster's Bitter is the New Black. It was a really fun book (really, you should read it) and I thought this thing called blogging could be fun ... Ms. Lancaster certainly had fun with her's!

So I started my blog here at Blogspot. I was just blogging about random things for the first month or so as I had no real direction for it at that point. Then, and I don't remember how, I began to stumble across some of the lovely blogs I now follow that talk about historical fiction (my favorite thing!). Hmmm....this looked interesting. In July of last year I posted a review about two books I had recently read (Katherine and Queen of Shadows) with the intent of posting one review a month. After that everything just started to come together as I began posting my "This Day in History" bit and found I really loved doing book review.

And here I am today (a bit behind in my reviews at the moment but I have a 2 1/2 year old running around so please forgive me!), thoroughly enjoying this blog I have created and really enjoying the folks I have met through it!

Thanks to everyone who follows my blog!

Looking for Suggestions and Opinions!

I have been tossing the idea around lately to change the name of my blog. It has crossed my mind that the name may not really represent what I include on my blog. I like the name but have wondered if it just doesn't...fit.

That being said, I have found my creativity streak sadly lacking of late and have had no luck coming up with a possible new name. So, I ask those of you who follow my blog two questions:

1. Should I consider changing the name of my blog?

and

2. If I change it can you give me some suggestions? :)

Way Behind!

I am incredibly behind on my book reviews but the past couple of weeks have been quite hectic around here. I've gotten behind on everything here - reviews, weekly memes, discussion posts, etc. I'm hoping to get my reviews ready to go for next week so I can start getting caught up on them all! To be honest, I was caught up in watching the Olympics and just READING!

Here are the reviews you have to look forward to:

Leslie Carroll's Royal Affairs
Robin Maxwell's Virgin: Prelude to the Throne
Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey
Sharon Kay Penman's Falls the Shadow

New Blog Award!

I have to thank thekoolaidmom at In the Shadow of Mt. TBR for this lovely award. This one means a lot!



There are a couple of rules for this award:

1. Every winner of the Prolific Blogger Award has to pass on this award to at least seven other deserving prolific bloggers. Spread some love!

2. Each Prolific Blogger must link to the blog from which he/she has received the award.

3. Every Prolific Blogger must link back to This Post, which explains the origins and motivation for the award.

4. Every Prolific Blogger must visit this post and add his/her name in the Mr. Linky, so that we all can get to know the other winners.


Here are my seven:

The Burton Review
Historical Tapestry
Passages to the Past
Peeking Between the Pages
Tanzanite's Shelf and Stuff
Enchanted by Josephine
Historically Obsessed

One Lovely Blog Award

A big thank you to Muse in the Fog for giving me this pretty award! I'm honored to be on the same list as some of the other ladies!!



Here are the rules:
1) Accept the award, post it on your blog together with the name of the person who has granted the award and his or her blog link
2) Pass the award to 15 other blogs that you’ve newly discovered.
3) Remember to contact the bloggers to let them know they have been chosen for this award.


I'm afraid I don't have 15 newly discovered blogs but here are a few that I have discovered in the not too distant past that are really nice:

1. Christy at Christy's Book Blog

2. History Hoydens

3. Leslie Carroll's Royal Affairs and Notorious Royal Marriages

I Won a Super Scribbler Award!!

Christy at Christy's Book Blog AND Lizzy J at Historicall Obsessed gave me a Super Scribbler Award! I am so shocked, I tell you! My very first blog award!!! :) Thank you, Christy and Lizzy!!!

In keeping with the rules of the award, which are:

• Each Superior Scribbler must in turn pass The Award on to 5 most-deserving Bloggy Friends.
• Each Superior Scribbler must link to the author & the name of the blog from whom he/she has received The Award.
  
• Each Superior Scribbler must display The Award on his/her blog, and link to This Post, which explains The Award.
• Each Blogger who wins The Superior Scribbler Award must visit this post and add his/her name to the Mr. Linky List. That way, we'll be able to keep up-to-date on everyone who receives This Prestigious Honor!
  
• Each Superior Scribbler must post these rules on his/her blog.

Now, to continue the tradition and follow the rules, here are my 5 Award Winners:

• Marie at The Burton Review
• Michelle at History Buff
• Amy at Passages to the Past
• Lucy at Enchanted by Josephine
• Allie at Hist-Fic Chick
  

Thanks again!

Just wanted to give another thanks to those of you who responded to my SOS earlier!!

Thank you for the hints and advice and I'm happy to say...I figured out how to make my blog with 3 columns. Yay. (everyone clap)

But my blog looks no different and there are only 2 columns, you say? Yes. You can count correctly, don't worry! I did indeed figure out how to make 3 columns. Unfortunately, my pretty background is only set for 2 columns. So until the creators make a 3 column version (or I find another background that I like and so far I have been amazingly unsuccessful) it will stay 2 columns.

Sad face.

But thank you for all the help! I know how to do it now!!

Need More Blog Help!!!!

Yes...I come posting another question about the technical sides of this blog! Hahahaha. I used to be so knowledgeable about computer stuff...guess technology has moved right on past me. :)

So, the issue I need help with today:

I would like to have a 3 column blog. I've seen others with this but I do not see a blogger template with three columns. Is there a 3 column template I don't know about?

Someone PLEASE help!!!

Info for Friends...

For those of my friends that are following this blog for info on me, the fam, scrapbooking, etc, etc, etc, all of that will be moving to my new, personal blog "Bloggin' from Home" (blogginathome.blogspot.com).

This blog is going to be focused on historical fiction, history, all things British, book reviews, etc. If that interests you, please keep following! If not, please head over to my other blog and start following that one!

Hope to see some of you in both places! :)