My blog As the Actress Said to the Bishop... has been awarded the Kreative Blogger Award. You can read all about it here: http://isabellegregson.blogspot.com/p/blog-awards-and-oscar-acceptance-speech.html

The award was given to me by the lovely Muriel. Thank you Muriel! By the way, do check out her hilarious blog about French motherhood in London: http://www.mumugb.blogspot.com/).

I now need to pass on this lovely award to 10 other lucky bloggers of note. They are, in no particular order:

1) Marilyn Fried who writes beautifully about both the heavy and the whimsy. http://theremustbesomemistake.com/

2)JoJo's wonderfully spirited and spunky blog http://jojokirtley.blogspot.com/ 

3)Sam's countdown to publishing at http://theslightdetour.blogspot.com/

4) Audry's home grown observations (you must check out the picture of the resident chipmunk!) http://allthingsaudry.blogspot.com/

5)The lucky Deborah who lives the dream in Provence...http://deborah-lawrenson.blogspot.com/

6)The generous and warm spirited Claire who writes so inspiringly about life http://www.clairesteaparty.com/
7)Monica who makes me laugh! http://monicastangledweb.com/
8)Kerina whose blog www.kerinapharr.com is both touching and vivacious
9)Jen at  www.missmacchiato.com who writes with biting wit about her writing progress and whatever comes across her radar.

10)Maria Clara who writes so lovingly about her home country of Portugal and those things that cross her path at http://clarapaulino.wordpress.com/

And now I should be telling you 10 things that you don't already know about me. Instead, I am going to answer the 10 questions that Bernard Pivot used to ask his guests (and which James Lipton has borrowed for Inside the Actor's Studio):

1. What is your favorite word? love

2. What is your least favorite word? impossible

3. What turns you on creatively, spiritually or emotionally? generosity of spirit

4. What turns you off? small minded-ness

5. What is your favorite curse word? merde!

6. What sound or noise do you love? dawn chorus

7. What sound or noise do you hate? subwoofers

8. What profession other than your own would you like to attempt? archaeology

9. What profession would you not like to do? health and safety

10. If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates? I saved your favourite spot.