Post Comment Love 3-5 June 2016

Hello there and welcome to another PoCoLo - thanks for all the birthday wishes last week, I had a fab birthday weekend and am still hanging on to the croaky voice from that cold.  I'm hoping that the remnants of my cold will go soon as we're off to France for a bit of cycling. I also hope the weather sorts itself out so when I start to pack our four panniers I pack the right sort of clothes.

I really want to pack shorts - and I will - but the big call is how many cold(er) weather gear I need to pack. MOH bought me a North Face shell jacket in purple, lilac and mustard (it looks better than it sounds) and that'll be coming with me, along with my strappy-but-flat sandals. Let's hope I get to wear the jacket a lot less than the sandals.

I guess one good thing about my thyroid being overactive again is that it's rare for me to feel the cold!  Every positive and all that...

Next week Jayne from Sticky Mud and Belly Laughs will be joining Morgan as co-host while I'm potentially wifi-less as I cycle along the banks of the Loire with a camera in one hand. And expect chateaux overload!

succulent

And if you're wondering about the significance of this beautiful succulent, there is none other than I just love this image. And succulents too. It's another from Unsplash which is a fab resource for some stunning photographs.

Newbie Showcase: Gemma from Tiddler's Art Studio

Tiddlers Art Studio blog
The Tiddlers Art Studio at work

Gemma blogs over at Tiddler's Art Studio and she blogs about introducing her own tiddlers to Art and taking them on a journey.

On her blog you'll find all sorts of things to keep her two occupied and often the materials used will be found or recycled.

It sounds great and who could resist drawing on a chalkboard adorned by bunting?  To find out more about Gemma and her blog pop over and visit Morgan to read more, including Gemma's most visited posts.

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If you'd like to be featured as a Newbie Showcase get in touch, but remember your blog needs to be under a year old when you get in touch.  We're currently looking for a Newbie Showcase for 17 June, so it could be you!

Post Comment Love & Newbie Showcase 27-29 May 2016

Hello there and welcome to Post Comment Love.  You'll have noticed the flowers no doubt - pretty aren't they?  Sadly they're not real, but virtual ones I've downloaded from Unsplash, which if you haven't discovered it yet is a great resource for images.

I decided that in my birthday edition of PoCoLo - my birthday is Sunday - I should have birthday flowers. So here they are for us all to enjoy.

Birthday flowers

Before we move onto this week's Newbie Showcase I wanted to let you know that Jayne from Sticky Mud and Belly Laughs will be joining Morgan to guest co-host on 10 June while I'm potentially wifi-less as I cycle along the Loire. Well, that's if I can get through the ports.  Hmmmm.  

Newbie Showcase: Rebecca from Taylor Made Ramblings

Taylor Made Ramblings Blog
Rebecca from Taylor Made Ramblings

Hello!  I’m Rebecca from Taylor-made-ramblings.

I am new to the world of blogging but loving the journey so far. I tend to write about whatever catches my interest – life, parenting, travel, mental and physical health, fitness, and more as time goes on I am sure. 

Seven weeks in and I am still finding my feet but it is good to be (slowly!) learning more about the technical and social media side of blogging. I still have so much more I would like to do with my website, and photography is another area I would like to improve on. 

I love to write so blogging is the perfect outlet for this, and I love reading other blogs. The blogging community is so friendly and supportive, and it has been great to meet some lovely new people. There are so many amazing blogs out there to read and learn from!

Some of my favourite posts I have written so far include:

Thank you for reading and I hope you can come and visit my page - any feedback and comments are very welcome! 

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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.

strawberries from unsplash

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.

Sophie from MamaMei blog

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