Post Comment Love 9-11 December 2016

Hello and welcome to another Post Comment Love, and for me another busy week. If you're new here, welcome and if you've joined us before, welcome back. Usually on a Friday I find myself talking about the weather, and so as not to break tradition, what is going on this week? 

It's December, but the temperatures have risen again and so it doesn't feel like December. Most odd, I was quite enjoying those frosty mornings, but I've had to restrict how many photos I take. In fact so much so, that I struggled to choose a photo from this week for today's post, but I got there.  It is another Greenwich Park photo, but this time looking at the trees from the outside. And admiring their lacy branches against one of those lovely blue skies that accompanied the frosts.

Trees in Greenwich Park from the outside

Blogger Showcase: Ashley from Ashley Legacy

This week we're showcasing a new-to-me blog. You can find out more about Ashley and her blog, Ashley Legacy, which covers fashion, beauty and lifestyle over on Morgan's blog.  Ashley says she's an average teen girl who loves to write, drink tea, watch Netflix and hang out with friends.  She lives on the East Coast of Canada and her mum says she's a glass half full type of girl, so do pop over and find out more about her, and do check out her recipe for Chocolate Chip Cookies!

Connect with Ashley here: Facebook  -  Twitter  -  Instagram 

Post Comment Love and Blogger Showcase 2-4 December 2016

Hello and welcome to Post Comment Love.  If you were here last week, thank you it was great to see you and sorry - it seems my winter picture from last week was a bit of a forecast for the weather here this week! If you're new here this week, welcome!  Morgan and I hope you find our growing #PoCoLo community friendly and supportive, and we know you're going to find some great posts to read.

My photo this week is from Greenwich Park, it really is a magical place and I make no apology for including yet another photo from there. We've had a couple of heavy frosts, but as that's coincided with the start of December, it's helped me start to feel Christmassy much earlier than usual. I've already posted a couple of Christmas posts, and I've a few more yet to come. 

The post I've linked this week is a competition to win a book that's made it onto Richard & Judy's Autumn picks, so no mean feat, and it's a book that when I read it in September when it was released, I couldn't put down. It's a simple competition, all you need to do is leave a comment on the blog post to enter, don't miss out on this great read. 

A frosty morning in Greenwich Park, London

Blogger Showcase: Lucy from Lucy's Locket

1. Who are you? 

Lucy's locket blog

Hi! I’m Lucy from Lucy’s Locket.  I have an 8 month old daughter, Lilly. I use my blog as a space to reflect on life, motherhood and the quest for balance as a working mum.  Aside from my blog, I work part-time as a lawyer for a small law firm in Perth, Australia.

2. Why did you start blogging?

I explain why I started blogging in my very first post.

In short, I feel like I have a lot to say and no one to say it to. I don’t have close friends and family that are in the midst of this work/life juggle and those that are think very differently about it to me. I have a positive mindset and I want to interact with like-minded people.

In addition to this, I want to tell other parents about my experience in taking my baby to work with me. I am yet to meet another person who does this, but I know they must be out there! There are so many benefits to taking your baby to work. I’d love to see this become more common.

3. What do you find most challenging?

I have always struggled to articulate how I feel. I am hoping that blogging will help me to improve on this.  Many of my posts end up being quick thoughts rather than well thought out posts. I usually have much more to say on a particular topic, but I struggle to get the words out so I just post it as is.

4. What is your favourite topic to write about?

At the moment my favourite topic is about work/life balance. I know it’s overdone, but I am really passionate about it. I think many people are too quick to focus on the difficulties of balancing paid work and parenting.

5. Are you blogging for fun or do you have goals?

Just for fun. I don’t expect to make any money from my blog, but I do hope that blogging will help me to improve my writing skills.

6. What is your favourite thing about blogging?

The community. I wanted to meet people with similar values and interests and I’ve done just that!

7. What are your three best posts?

8. Describe yourself in three words!

Positive, independent, kind.

9. Are you a tea and biscuits or coffee and cake person?

Can I be both? I enjoy a good tea, but since I started taking my daughter to work when she was a newborn I have been treating myself to a coffee each morning and have become a bit of an addict!

10. Your perfect night in?

Not long after having my daughter we were sat on the sofa on a Friday night. My husband was watching a film, I was drinking tea, reading a book and breastfeeding our new baby girl and our dog was curled up at my feet. That was perfect to me.

11. What would your best friend/OH/mum or kids say is your best quality?

I asked my husband a similar question a few weeks ago. He said I was dedicated. I liked that and I think he is right. If I am passionate about something I will give it my all. 

 

Thanks Lucy, it's great to learn more about you - thanks for joining in.  Please do pop over and connect with Lucy on her social channels here: Twitter  -  Facebook  -  Pinterest 

Post Comment Love 25-27 November 2016

Hello and welcome to what will most likely be a chilly Friday, although I very much hope I'm wrong. If you were here last week, thank you it was great to see you and if you're new here this week, welcome!  Morgan and I hope you find our growing #PoCoLo community friendly and supportive, and we know you're going to find some great posts to read.

My photo this week was taken on Saturday as we headed home after a day of eating and drinking, the best sort right? We'd spent the day at A Taste of London, where with some teamwork and some delegating on my part, we made some lovely madeleines and a butterscotch sauce in around thirty minutes. Totally amazing, and if you want the recipe head over to Gluts and Gluttony and say I sent you!

On the way home we stopped of in Canary Wharf and made a detour through the Roof Garden and onto the Big Easy for a whole pile of meat, but you can read more about that in the post I've linked up. Heading back to the tube, I was met with this wall of colour and what is actually an advert for a fashion show, but it felt like a good indicator of the week ahead. 

And didn't it turn out that way? Autumn seems to be passing us by and Winter seems to be saying hello. I'm hoping we can hang onto the autumn colours for a little longer, but we'll see. And as usual my preference for winter is crisp rather than soggy please, if anyone's listening!

Blogger Showcase: Erriel from Erriel J's Life Chronicles

Erriel loves to blog about fashion and lifestyle over at Erriel J's Life Chronicles and she blogs to get her small voice heard and describes herself as fun, energetic and opinionated.  You can find out more about Erriel over on Morgan's blog today, so do pop over there once you've said hi on social media.

Connect with Erriel here

Twitter  -  Instagram   -  Pinterest