I had an email from the lovely Alison at Brocante Home this week, letting me know about the Seasonal Scrub starting in September. I do love a good clear out every now and again! I have decided it is time to do the same with the blogs I read and websites I visit. It is a source of anxiety to me that some of my favourite blogs and websites have been stumbled upon by happy accident, which makes me fret that there may be so many more out there, unknown to me!
I have been missing some favourite bloggers too, who have lost their blogging mojo, or are taking a break. Even worse than this, some blogs have disappeared altogether! So I have decided to update my blogroll and the list of blogs I have saved in igoogle. I hope you will find some new treasures amongst my list, and if you have any suggestions for me, I would love to hear them.
Some favourite bloggers have started new blogs...I have to say that it is something that I serioulsy considered after not blogging here so long, but this is 'home' to me. This is where I want to be. I feel like it still 'fits' me. So here I am, back again!
Interestingly, I have removed one or two because I realised that the writing just brings me down, that when I first found them, the aesthetic really pleased me, but is no longer my taste. It feels strange to let them go, because although I know they are still there and I can find them again, it seems final somehow, deciding to stop reading them.
But time is finite, and there is not enough time to do all the scrumptious things I want to, to read all the books and magazines I want to, so I am not going to waste time on blogs or websites that I don't love any more! Here is a little selection of some of my favourites...I do so hope I have not missed any off by mistake!
midorigreenuk.blogspot.com is the new home of the lovely Annastasia who used to blog at Pretty Little Parcels (I say new, but it has been a year nearly, and I still had not updated my blog list!)
brocantehome.net so much more than just a blog...utterly scrumptious! Somehow, I discovered this while looking for instructions for homemade Christmas crackers!
ljcfyi.com the very first blog I discovered. Not vintage, but great for crafts and seasonal activities.
posy.typepad.com discovered via brocante home. Wonderful for sparkly flowery loveliness and I can never visit without wanting to start crocheting something!
rosylittlethings.typepad.com the lovely Alicia Paulson writes about her every day life and crafting in Portland, Oregon. She has a real way with words and takes wonderful photographs.
vintagepretty.org one of the most lovely things for me was to discover that Vintage Pretty is even nicer than her blog! We share a lot of interests, and luckily for me, lovely chatty phone calls too!
yarnstorm.blogs.com through Jane I discovered Persephone books, and have baked scrumptious rock cakes!
thevintagekitten.blogspot.com the Vintage Kitten has not posted for a while, but I hope that she will be back soon. I love the kitsch look of her blog, and the life she posts about. Bliss!
diaryofavintagegirl.com Fleur writes for The Chap magazine, which has been one of my happiest literary finds of late! On her blog she will show you how to set your hair in pin up girl curls, and shares her adventures drinking cocktails and taking tea in London.
persephonebooks.co.uk a tresure trove of heavenly novels by Dorothy Whipple and the like. Hot Water Bottle fiction at its very, very best.
nigella.com/nigella-loves not updated for a while because she has been writing another book, but Nigella shares things like a favourite mascara or chocolate bar, alongside a cocktail recipe!
So there they are, my current favourite websites. Do tell me...what am I missing? Do share!
2 comments:
Oh Mimi, I do so love you! When are you going to come write on Brocante again?x
Hi Mimi, Thankyou for putting my blog in your list. I am going to check the other blogs you have listed, I always love to find an interesting new blog. Like you I have had to stop reading a few that I used to like as some had started to get abit depressing, and as time is limited I was finding it difficult to keep up with the 'dramas' and would feel guilty if I hadnt commented straightaway on a particular post. Anyway enough of my waffling, I will save that for when I return to my blog......... Thanks again for your lovely comment about my blog, its always a pleasure to stop by 'littlesipsoftea'. Toodle Pip for now X
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