What Are Blog Hops? When I first started blogging I had no idea what Blog Hops or Linky Parties were. I know that just the words Blog Hop and Linky party sound pretty self explanatory, but they still left me feeling more than a little confused. I suppose that when a person is new to something even ... [ Read More ]
Archives for July 2014
Peculiar!
Peculiar is the word I am choosing as my Word Of The Week, as we are in mid summer and the weather has been most peculiar. I am still very English... The fact that I have chosen that word to describe the weather probably stems from still being very English although I left England a long time ... [ Read More ]
Mommy Reality Challenge #10 – Food Face Fotos…
The Mommy Reality Challenge is into it's tenth week! Yes, that's ten weeks of sharing pictures and reality's that can't be undone! The hosts Jen, Celeste and Carolyn work really hard at sharing and promoting the pictures and posts that are submitted for the challenge. It's their hard work that ... [ Read More ]
Welcome To The Virtual Blog Tour
What Is A Virtual Blog Tour? A virtual blog tour is just what it says it is. It's a tour around blogs. On this tour bloggers get invited to answer four simple blogging questions and then get to invite and introduce other bloggers to take part in the tour. It's a great way of sharing some ... [ Read More ]
Mommy Reality Challenge #9 – Life Hacks
It's week nine of the Mommy Reality Challenge and this week I have made a real effort to link up early. I'm usually rushing to get my post done the day before the challenge ends, but this week WILL be different! The Mommy Reality Challenge is hosted by Jen, Carolyn and Celeste and has fast become ... [ Read More ]
It’s Mommy Reality Time Again! #8 – Guilty Pleasures…
It's that time of week when us Mums can shake off the pretence and show the world what being a Mum is really like! The Mommy Reality Challenge is a fun link up/challenge that is hosted by Jen, Carolyn and Celeste. Being Mum's themselves they thought it was about time that us Mums came clean and ... [ Read More ]
Self-Hosting A Blog – What I Learned As A New Blogger
Self-Hosting A Blog Like many bloggers, I first started blogging on Blogger, but soon found myself getting a little frustrated. Not being able to get my blog to look just as I imagined in my head was frustrating. I couldn't set up a menu bar like I wanted to, sometimes the text in a post was not ... [ Read More ]
The Mommy Reality Challenge #7 – The Essence Of Summer
This weeks Mommy Reality Challenge set by Jen, Carolyn and Celeste was to take a picture or two capturing the essence of summer. I must admit that although it has been over 30C outside, I have really battled to capture any photos that share what summer is all about for us. Until tonight that ... [ Read More ]
Why Cactus Make Ideal Houseplants…
Growing Up Houseplants Were Part Of Our Home... I grew up in a house where there were nice lush green houseplants seemingly everywhere, which gave our home a nice feel. I don't think there was a room in the house without a healthy looking houseplant. Since leaving home I have tried my hand at ... [ Read More ]
Why We Should All Be Eating More Nuts…
Many people associate nuts with Christmas. I know that when I was growing up Christmas was the only time we had nuts in the house, there would always be the compulsory bowl taking pride of place in the center of the table. There would be Brazil nuts - Mum's favourite - hazel nuts, almonds, walnuts ... [ Read More ]