Thursday, March 15, 2007
Thursday bloghop #7
1. Began at Mama Z which I found while trolling for answers to my blogging problems. (By the way, since her basic template is minima, that eliminates one of my theories about the problems I was having.) Anyway, Mama Z's is a nice spot. She is drily wry and wrily dry, commenting on things both domestic and personal. The long meme on the 20th was very entertaining and will almost certainly inspire a similar one from me one of these days. (By the way, just a thought: does “meme” come from “me me”?)
2. Next on to Teb’s Troops which wasn’t what I expected at all. It’s not about the National Guard or the Marines or Iraq, despite the name and the cami background. It’s about a brave and lovely woman whose friends rallied around with money and emotional support when she was terminally ill. There are business and personal backers galore, and it’s quite an inspiration to realize that so many so enthusiastically will come to the aid of someone in need. There’s also a page of useful links, including Outrun the Sun, which is a cleverly titled race to raise funds for melanoma research and prevention.
3. Back to Google Groups for a hoppable link, and on to Me, My Life, My Garden, chosen because I like the name so much. Turns out to be written by a Brit which is a lovely surprise and a passionate flower lover which is not. By the way, the page is extremely pink, so be forewarned. And it's got lots and lots and lots of moveable parts which is cute but a bit hard to read around, although I do like the swinging pot of flowers and the flying crane. It's kind of a personal blog so you feel like you're dropping in on a neighbor and getting cool advice on plants and vegetables and fruits. The seedling photos are really helpful. Definitely a good spot for how things look and how to do things.
4. On to one of MMLMG's links, A Roker Artist. An unusual blog in that it's all about drawings, mostly in black & white, and about color studies. Some of the drawings are really nice. She likes to do quick studies and we're the beneficiaries. I'm curious to know what she does for work, given the strength of her hand. This is a nice place to spend some time looking quietly and reading her comments about color and her reactions to various mediums and hues. I want to go to the beach with the chairs and bathers, too.
5. Allotment Lady's name's meaning eludes me but the blog is really gorgeous. This is another Brit (!) and she's a photographer, part of the photo-a-day semi-movement that I'm seeing all over the place recently. I thought I recognized some of the buildings and, sure enough, it's Norwich which is where Ian McShane's fantastic show, Lovejoy. The photos take me back and I just want to go buy my plane ticket now. A blog to check daily, apparently.
2. Next on to Teb’s Troops which wasn’t what I expected at all. It’s not about the National Guard or the Marines or Iraq, despite the name and the cami background. It’s about a brave and lovely woman whose friends rallied around with money and emotional support when she was terminally ill. There are business and personal backers galore, and it’s quite an inspiration to realize that so many so enthusiastically will come to the aid of someone in need. There’s also a page of useful links, including Outrun the Sun, which is a cleverly titled race to raise funds for melanoma research and prevention.
3. Back to Google Groups for a hoppable link, and on to Me, My Life, My Garden, chosen because I like the name so much. Turns out to be written by a Brit which is a lovely surprise and a passionate flower lover which is not. By the way, the page is extremely pink, so be forewarned. And it's got lots and lots and lots of moveable parts which is cute but a bit hard to read around, although I do like the swinging pot of flowers and the flying crane. It's kind of a personal blog so you feel like you're dropping in on a neighbor and getting cool advice on plants and vegetables and fruits. The seedling photos are really helpful. Definitely a good spot for how things look and how to do things.
4. On to one of MMLMG's links, A Roker Artist. An unusual blog in that it's all about drawings, mostly in black & white, and about color studies. Some of the drawings are really nice. She likes to do quick studies and we're the beneficiaries. I'm curious to know what she does for work, given the strength of her hand. This is a nice place to spend some time looking quietly and reading her comments about color and her reactions to various mediums and hues. I want to go to the beach with the chairs and bathers, too.
5. Allotment Lady's name's meaning eludes me but the blog is really gorgeous. This is another Brit (!) and she's a photographer, part of the photo-a-day semi-movement that I'm seeing all over the place recently. I thought I recognized some of the buildings and, sure enough, it's Norwich which is where Ian McShane's fantastic show, Lovejoy. The photos take me back and I just want to go buy my plane ticket now. A blog to check daily, apparently.
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