As I was brushing my teeth last night I had this moment of panic when I realized it was very late Tuesday eve and I hadn’t posted anything for you! I spent the evening doing homework for a blogging course which involved writing about my favourite blogs and it wasn’t til bedtime that I realized I needed to say hello to you. So here I am with a quick snap shot (sorry- end of day with very little day light) of this wonderful new square vase with the bird artwork that we just got in. I couldn’t resist doing a bouquet in it for Karen Elgersma from Shaw TV for a segment we did today on flowers and brightening your home for winter! So watch for us on Cable 11 this week, perhaps Thursday or Friday. If you miss it I may be able to post it here for you when I receive a copy. I know I have promised one before Christmas but YouTube was being tricky and I haven’t resolved it with the fellow who burns the discs– but I do have a segment I plan on sharing soon!
With my home work in mind I thought perhaps I would share two blogs that I love to read because I bet you too will enjoy them. I do have them as favourites on the left side on this home page with the links there but you may not have noticed them. The first one is Decor8 written by Holly Becker. She lives in Germany and has been blogging for over 3 years. She’s a “blogger extraordinaire” and has an audience that is enormous for the sheer fact that her blog is all about incredible finds and beautiful aesthetics and a charming writer who shares them with us every single day (she takes the weekends off mostly). I am officially addicted since I even bring up her site on my iphone on a regular basis. It’s my daily on-line magazine fix! Just today she did a story that further inspired my Shaw TV segment as I read her post (her essay) on flowers waiting in line for my salad and just before racing to pick up fresh flowers for TV! It’s funny how some things in your day just link together so beautifully! (Don’t know what I would do without my iphone though!) As it happens Holly is teaching the on-line blogging course that I am madly doing homework for. I am loving it so far but am wondering how much time I will have for anything else whatsoever in my life as the addiction to this on-line blog forum is crazy! My biggest issue for the next 7 weeks will surely be time management! If you haven’t popped over to Holly’s blog Decor8 I highly recommend it especially if these grey January days have you down. She will perk you up instantly with her friendly manner and lovely visuals.
My other favourite blog is such a pretty one and will make you smile and say “Wow”. A Creative Mint is by Leslie Shewring, a good friend of mine. Some of you may know her or remember her when she worked at The House Dressing many moons ago as she is from Victoria but has been living in LA for a number of years. Only a year ago we chatted and had a coffee and she mentioned she was taking a course (Holly’s course, of course!) and starting a blog as she had developed a fascination with this whole world of blogs and it wasn’t til then that I really began my curiosity and then gave in to my web designers requests to begin this blog! So she was my inspiration to begin writing for you! And she continues to inspire me thru her wonderful blog and get this– she is teaching the blogging course with Holly! I am soooo stoked to be learning from these two incredibly talented gals! So take peek over at A Creative Mint, I guarantee you’ll be telling two friends!
I hope you enjoy this little blog journey and if you have already visited these sites I would love to know what others are favourites of yours and to please share them in the comment section. Have a great week and I hope you catch our TV segment in the next few days!
Oh Thank you Julie!!! What a nice post and I love your flowers too!!! Its that time of year when a nice bouquet can do wonders on a grey day!