Post Comment Love 20-22 May 2016

Friday again so soon? Welcome back to PoCoLo, and it was lovely to see you all last week.  Before we get started a couple of things:

• If you'd like to guest co-host on Friday 10 June with Morgan while I pedal along the banks of the Loire please get in touch.

• If your blog is under a year old now and you'd like to feature in a future Newbie Showcase then please get in touch. We'd love to have you!

I've resolved not to talk about the weather here this Friday, but I'm sticking with something seasonal - and yes, that's strawberries.  This week I bought my first strawberries from the local greengrocers, I forgot the cream but I'm hoping to do better this week.  I also moved more of my strawberry plants from the garden over to the allotment.  Some already had some tiny fruits on them, so I'm hoping I haven't upset them too much by moving them.  I'm hoping for a good crop.

Newbie Showcase: Sophie from MamaMei

Sophie blogs at MamaMei and she's a multi-platform journalist, multi-tasking mum of two who loves to bellydance.  She blogs and vlogs and MamaMei is her place to say what she thinks and feels and interact with lots of other like-minded bloggers.  To find out more about Sophie pop over to Morgan's blog.

Connect with Sophie

Blog  -  Twitter  -  Instagram  -  Facebook  -  YouTube

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Post Comment Love and Newbie Showcase 13-15 May 2016

Hello and welcome to another Friday and another #PoCoLo - a Friday the 13th one at that. Thank you  to everyone who linked up last week, it was great to see so many of you joining in. Sorry I haven't got to everyone's post just yet, I've had a bit of a week and have found myself asleep much earlier than normal.  I'll catch up with myself soon and hope you'll bear with me.

Recently on Fridays I seem to find myself talking about the weather, and we've had a week of weather again this week haven't we? Our plan at the weekend was to see family and then catch up with some gardening. By the time we got home though it was way too hot for gardening, so we opted for an afternoon on the sunloungers.  Pure bliss.

That means we have double the amount to do this weekend though...  

Before we meet this week's Newbie Showcase, don't forget:

• If you'd like to guest co-host on Friday 10 June with Morgan while I pedal along the banks of the Loire please get in touch.

• If your blog is under a year old now and you'd like to feature in a future Newbie Showcase then please get in touch. We'd love to have you!

Newbie Showcase: Polly from Right Royal Mother

I started writing Right Royal Mother at the start of this year - it was originally called ‘Didn’t We Almost Anmer Hall’ but as a friend kindly pointed out, that might have been lost on non-Whitney fans!

I really just wanted to capture what happened with my family, especially NG (not George) and NC (not Charlotte) as they grew up but I couldn't see a good way to do it other than in a narrative. I got semi-obsessed with Kate Middleton when it was announced she was pregnant with George, as I was with NG and couldn't tell anyone as I was also incredibly sick. It sort of went from there.

Since I started blogging, I have been nominated for 10 awards (including BritMums ‘Brilliance in Blogging – Fresh Voice and Writer categories and the Mad Blog Awards), contributed to Tots100 with 'How to Blog Like a Duchess' and been described as ‘f*cking hilarious, clever, brilliantly written, phenomenally imaginative’. This is all beyond my wildest dreams and I am loving it - but the BEST thing about blogging is the community. I've had 3.5 months of banter with so many lovely bloggers - it's just the best group of people!!

And learning ... I'm always learning!

A few of my most popular posts are: Tears, toddlers & the Taj Mahal which was Tots 100’s Post of the Day and a couple of infographics entitled Is Motherhood like Kate Middleton really Magic and 8 Reasons for the Ladness of Prince George. ‘Indiatourus Rex & the Suitcase of Gloom’ is one of my faves too.

Connect with Polly here:

Blog  -  Twitter  -  Instagram  -  Facebook  -  Pinterest 

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Post Comment Love 6-8 May 2016

Hello - and what a week!  So different weather-wise from last week, and in a good way.  And I've been trying to spend as much time as I can outside, well it just makes sense...

I've a busy weekend ahead a night out with friends tonight, then catching up with family and a stop off at an Open Studios event, plus all the chores and supervising MOH's baking. That usually means reminding him where the ingredients are and ensuring they get put back in the same place...

Do you fancy being a guest co-host for a week?

This week I've finally booked our trip to France in June - well some of it anyway.  As I'm not sure how much internet I'll have, I'm looking for a guest co-host for the #PoCoLo that'll run 10 - 12 June.  If you'd like to co-host with Morgan then please get in touch.

And if you'd like to feature as a future Newbie Showcase then get in touch too.

Newbie Showcase: Karen from Two Tiny Hands

Karen started her blog last August but didn't really get started blogging until February this year. She says she's had a fun couple of months and is in awe of her fellow bloggers, who she says are amazing.

She loves a challenge - check out her 5x50 Challenge and #ABC123 - and has taken the plunge to host her own linky #ABrandNewDay for anyone to share their own trials and challenges, because everyone struggles at some point.  

To read more about Karen and her blog and to see her favourite posts pop over to Morgan's blog.

Connect with Karen here:

Blog  -  Twitter  -  Facebook  -  Instagram  -  Google+  -  Pinterest

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