New discovery: Bloglovin

Follow my blog with Bloglovin

I've just discovered Bloglovin and I'm experimenting with it. Just have to add some code to my blog so that I can claim it as mine ... here goes.

Seems to be a nice way to manage your blog subscriptions. I currently use Google Reader in my iGoogle page, but I'm always up for a new idea!

Discovered this after reading a post from one of my fave knitting blogs, a friend to knit with, who was featuring a guest blogger from a blog that is new to me, tentenknits.

And again, it's August!

Not a windy day like last year but sunny, fresh and full of the promise of summer. I walked under a long, shady stand of Moreton Bay Figs at lunchtime, enjoying the cool shade, while yesterday I was looking for as much sun as possible.

Here are some images I took last year in New York on a day that felt very similar to today ...

Wish I was there right now!

It must be August

Someone today remarked that a friend born in August was given the middle name Gail ... made me smile .. perhaps they spelt it Gale, or even Gael ... but a whimsical nod to the windy month of August.
Here are some Etsy treasures that are all about the wind ....


{lovely illustration from a cute little shop called Matilou from Lyon}


{just how it is now, in Sydney, from here - how about that, another one from France}


{lovely clutch, palm trees buffeted by the wind, from here}

750 words poetry

Is it me or is this one of those crazy online moments that appear spontaneously, full of meaning and intent where none was intended. These were my most frequently used words in my writing tonight on 750 words:

again
bit blogs 
feel first get here
just keep like looking
me 
my nearly nice night
nose not now 
still tired tonight up


Not so sure of the meaning or intent (that sounded like a good way to describe a random collection of words drawn from my prose) - not sure what 'my nearly nice night nose not now' is but it is pleasingly alliterative!
As it's now a quarter past midnight, the last bit is spot on - 'still tired tonight up'

Hmm, will keep checking this little phenomenon over the next wee while!!

Found :: little houses

It's been a while since I dropped in a few nice finds. It's late, I'm nearly asleep but I can't resist sharing these  ...


Victorian house card

Victorian house tea towel - my fave kitchen tea towels right now are always red + white

Victorian house storage

And these little treasures

Windowsill neighbours

November X

Vintage Fabric Applique House Pillow

I'm a 750 page turkey!

3 In A Row

08-10-2010

Actually I'm now 4 in a row, so what will I be tomorrow?

But wait, there's more on writing

Try this :

http://750words.com/

It's fun. I wrote 750 words in 15 minutes - and it kind of made sense too!

The creator, Buster, charts your progress, gives you little prizes, incentives and all sorts of amazing stats!

Found (yet again) via Pip over at Meet Me At Mikes! Thanks Pip, I'm gonna love this one!