Welcome to the first day of July! It’s hard to imagine that we’re in the middle of winter here in Auckland, the sun is shining and we’ve got clear blue skies – sunshine is so good for the soul.
Today I have three lovely posts to share with you for my Blogosphere picks for June. The images are all very much of a similar aesthetic funny enough, it must say a lot for the mood I’m in right now…
Have you seen the new column Liz and Jewels have on Decor8? You may recall them from my 5 Food Questions last year; two girls living on two continents challenging each other on their blog each week with new recipes. Now each month, one of the talented duo will share a recipe on Decor8 and include a short video of the steps in fast motion. You really must see this visually beautiful column for yourself. For the bloggers reading this, there’s a lot of talk going on about this being the future of blogging. Enjoy:
Food In Motion: Summer Berry Cake
Elodie from the Madam Love blog introduced her readers to such a special idea, “The International Lonely Bouquet Day” where one day a year is dedicated to making strangers happy with flowers. I’d never heard about it before had you? I’ll let you pop over to Elodie’s blog to have a read yourself:
The International Lonely Bouquet Day
Lena from the Mina Moka blog took her readers back to her childhood when she’d visit her Grandmother who’d make elderflower syrup. I loved reading it, her words painted such a vivid picture of her impressions of that time. Even more interesting for me as it seemed so different from my childhood growing up in Australia. Have a read:
Before I sign off, I’d like to say a big shout out and thank you to I Am The Lab for the including Armoire, Pegs and Casserole in their 25 Fresh Blogs to follow.
See you Wednesday everyone when I’m back with 5 Decoration Questions!
Mel x
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Really great finds! Thanks for recommending. Again and again I feel that there are thousands of really good blogs out there and I know only a tiny fraction of them…
So true Anu! I could spend my life reading them all, so much quality stuff out there. Mel x
No, I hadn’t heard of the lonely bouquet day but I saw on FB that someone had found a beautiful one at the top of One Tree Hill.. it all makes sense now! What a lovely idea. Congrats on making the list – well deserved!! x
Oh how cool – I love that! M x
Hi Mel,
Yes the Liz and Jewels video is lovely, I really like it. I read about the lonely bouquet idea a few days ago, would be very interesting to be a fly on the wall or park bench when it’s found by someone. Must have a read of the Travelling Back In Time story, sounds like a good read.
It’s a lovely read, you should. Have a great week Catherine!
Thank you so much Mel for mentioning madame love and the lonely bouquet project! I wish you a great week.
xoxo
Elodie
You’re welcome Elodie! Have a great week also xox
Dear Mel, thank you for including us in your Blogosphere Love for June! I love the other picks! This was a nice surprise on this Monday morning! xo liz
You’re welcome Liz, love this new column (as well as everything else you girls do). M x
Thank you so much for including me, Mel – it put a big smile on my face on a grey monday morning! I feel very honoured… I also read Elodie’s post about the lonely bouquet day and thought it was a very romantic idea. I actually left a lonely bouquet on a bench yesterday. I still have to find out if someone picked it up! Will hop over to the Liz and Jewels post on decor8 now, I missed that one! and thank you again!
You’re welcome Lena!.Oh I’m so glad you did the lonely bouquet, I’d love to have a camera to watch people’s reactions…
I like this series and yes, all posts are very nice. Just read Lena’s, missed that one! Happy week ahead, Mel!
You too Gudy x
Well done Mel :)
Thanks Marie!