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Oh, it’s so hard to write about other bloggers, especially when you are picking your favourites. I’ve been blogging for many years now and have many blogger friends, but if I’m honest, I’d be on the laptop 24/7 if I read everyone’s blogs every day. So mostly I just read the posts that interest me and keep in touch with them on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
There really are some fabulous blogs out there and far to many to mention but I’m going to pick out a few that I visit regularly and tell you why I love them.
Susan K Mann
Susan is such a lovely person and her personality shines through her blog. She sometimes makes me dizzy with all the things she can cram into the week. But I always love catching up with her tales of her lovely family and her great photographs each week.
Northumberland Mam
I’ve known Kim for quite a while now and I regularly read her blog. I like it because Kim is really down to earth, she talks about every day stuff and tells it like it is. She doesn’t pretend to be anything other than what she is and her personality shines through her blog. I’ve watched her two girls grow up through her blog and even though we’ve never met, she feels like a real friend. She also joins in with Word of the Week.
Word of the Week
A couple of weeks ago I took over Word of the Week, formerly run by Jocelyn from the Reading Residence. Jocelyn is someone I have met in real life and she blogs about books and stationary, two of my favourite things, amongst other things.
Because of the Word of the Week linky I have read the following blogs quite religiously on a Friday and I am so thrilled that they’ve all made the move over to my blog for the link up.
- Mummy Here and There
- Early Rising Mum
- Sunshine and Rain
- Extraordinary Chaos
- The Beesley Buzz
- Adventures in Websterland
These blogs really are worth a read….but there are a couple missing because I want to give them a special mention.
Little Hearts Big Love
I’ve known Louise for a long time too and watched her little girls grow and followed her through her pregnancy with her new addition, a little boy. Sadly Louise lost her daughter, Jessica, this year and her heartfelt posts have been both incredibly sad and incredibly inspiring. I could never understand what Louise has been through, but through her writing I can feel so much more.
Time to Craft
Cheryl is another blogger who links to Word of the Week but I’ve given her a special mention because I love her story telling. She is incredibly creative both in crafts and writing. I just know I’m in for a treat when I click on her blog.
Endastories
I’ve only recently discovered Enda’s blog and he only posts once a week, but it’s worth the wait. Enda writes in the way that I write my blog posts in my head. I mean, when I’m lying in bed unable to sleep and I come up with this fabulous idea for a post and the words swim freely around in my head. Then the next day I fetch out the laptop and the idea just doesn’t translate so well. Enda, however, possesses the skill I lack, he knows how to story tell and he does it really well.
Hooks and Dragons
Also a more recent discovery, I love Tracey’s blog because of the things she writes about. She does some amazing crochet patterns and I love to crochet. She also writes some really funny parodies of songs, which make me smile. Also, Tracey loves all things steam punk and although it’s not something I’ve never really got into I do find it all really fascinating and I love to see her photos. Basically, I love Tracey’s blog because it’s full of really interesting stuff. She also does a linky on Mondays called ‘Mix it Up’, so do check it out if you link to meet other bloggers.
Deb’s Random Writings
Next up we are off to Greece, Zakynthos to be precise. This is where Deb lives and loves to share her life stories as well as some stunning photography. I’ve been reading Deb’s blog for a while now and she’s a real friendly blogger with a colourful life on a beautiful island. She also has a linky on Tuesday’s called ‘Keeping it Real.’
Lucy At Home
Finally, I’d like to mention Lucy’s blog simply because of her gentle parenting advice. I have been ‘gentle parenting’ for many years and I’m fully on board with the concept. It’s great that Lucy is taking the time to show others how it’s done. Great advice well written. And guess what, Lucy also co-hosts a linky on Fridays called Blogcrush. It’s a lovely linky where you post one of your own blog posts and one of another blogger’s posts that you have loved. How sweet is that!
Bloggers Are the Best
This post has been both difficult and really easy to write. Difficult because there are so many other brilliant bloggers out there that I just don’t have time to mention, or maybe I could do a feature, ten favourite bloggers a day for month! Do you see my dilemma?
It’s been easy to write because there are so many brilliant bloggers out there and the ones I have mentioned really do deserve mentioning.
So, if I haven’t mentioned you, it’s not because I don’t love your blog. But it goes without saying, if I’m reading and commenting or interacting on Social media then I love your blog.
I can’t leave without one last special mention for all the wonderful photo’s I get to see and comment on each Sunday on My Sunday Photo and Sunday Snap
Aww! Thank you, you are so kind. I am feeling guilty for not mentioning you in my Blogtober post. You know I love your blog and you! There are too many wonderful bloggers to mention in one blog post. I could easily do a blog post once a month featuring 10 and still not mention everyone. lol
aww don’t feel guilty, I know you love my blog 🙂 x
Thank you so much for mentioning my blog. It is always very humbling when someone takes the time to tell other people about my blog, and I’m glad you love the somewhat random nature if my posts xx
Thank you for the mention. When life gets hectic and something has to give to keep my sanity I cut back on blogging and reading blogs. So nowadays there is only a handful of blogs that I keep up with reading regularly, and an even smaller handful that i find time to comment on. At one time in the early days i was trying to keep up with reading and commenting on so many blogs that it was stressing me out. I think people generally understand that it is fine to dip in and out of things. X
I feel like I’ve won an award. Not that I’ve ever won an award, but I’m guessing it feels similar. Thank you for including me in your list. There are so many great bloggers out there, with interesting things to say, and you are right, it’s next to impossible to read, interact and mentioning them all. You’ve mentioned a few here that I’ve not visited, so I’ll give them a try. Thank you again.
Great post! As a new blogger, I am constantly trying to find new blogs and people to connect with so this is really helpful!
Thank you so much for mentioning my blog. A few of my favourites are here too although I haven’t read a couple of them for a while – must go and catch up with them again! I always love reading your blog too. It’s hard to narrow down a list of favourites though – I love so many blogs for different reasons.
There are some fab blogs listed here Anne. There are a couple that I haven’t visited before but will do so now!
Kim and her blog Northumberland Mam is my fav, although I am a little biased as she is a good friend of mine ?
Thanks for sharing with #MMBC. x