Are we getting tired of the show and tell blog post?
I am not sure that we are. I belong to Pinterest and I find myself pinning away and all that is on this particular website are beautiful images of just about anything and everything you could possibly want to look at.
I find myself looking and pinning, and then I realize I have been looking and pinning for quite awhile. I will actually think, “Okay just one more pin, and then I am going to bed!” Sound familiar? Kind of like when we eat potato chips or peanuts, “ Okay just one more and then I am quitting!”
I will say this, I do enjoy a well written post that produces thought provoking thoughts or a great dialogue I love the written word. I am also a lover of beauty. I will always enjoy seeing an image of a beautiful fabric, a beautifully crafted piece of furniture, or a beautifully appointed room.
On my Pinterest boards I have one board that I call, "Just Pretty." These are images that caught my eye for no other reason than they were, “Just Pretty!” I thought I would share a few of them with you.
Do you see a connection in all the above images? I find all of the above images so relaxing and soothing. Do YOU?
So how do you feel about a show and tell post? Do you enjoy these types of post or do you prefer a post with more writing and explanations of the images?
If you would like to see more of what I think is just pretty you can visit my. "Just Pretty board," on Pinterest, Here!!
“Enjoy the Process” Of:
Looking at beautiful images!!
Kathysue
BTW: Since Pinterest is by invitation only, If you would like an invitation to join Pinterest just email me your email address and I will send you an email invite through Pinterest. Check your spam just in case the invitation goes there.
Send your email address to me at: Goodlifeofdesign@yahoo.com
Would you continue to write your blog if you did not get any comments?
I had to stop, and ask myself this question! I love to read my reader's comments, and I will have to admit I am not sure if I would. So does that mean I am blogging for all the wrong reasons? I really had to ponder on this for awhile.
The reason that this question came to my mind was…… while perusing blog land ever once in awhile I will come upon a blog while blog hopping that is so well written, and they seem to have way more followers than my little blog, and yet no one is ever commenting on their blog. There are also some new blogs that have a few followers and very few comments, that actually makes more logical sense to me than the other scenario.
I have to give them kudos for continuing to put out such wonderful post without getting any feedback.
I am not sure if I could do that. I have always been amazed at how some well written post will get a few comments, and then other blogs will put up one picture and say something like, “I love this!” and they will get multiple comments. Seriously!??
It truly does not make any logical sense to me, so I have just about concluded that it will always be a mystery.
Now back to the question at hand…… “Would you still continue writing if no one ever commented?”
I guess I might keep trying to put out more post in hopes that maybe someone would happen upon my blog, and like it enough to let me know, but I must admit after awhile I am not sure if I would continue. I wonder how many really good blogs have disappeared because no one ever took the time to notice how good they were and bothered to leave a comment to let them know how much they enjoyed what they just read.
I for one am going to try and be more generous with my comments and let people know that I really like what they are writing. I think if I can take the time to read it I should be able to take the time to comment. How about you all, how do you feel about this? I know it should not be about the numbers game, but we all have to admit it is a little bit like getting a grade, don't you think?
Now for the technical issues with commenting:
I know blogger, or Google, or both have had some major issues this past month. I have received a few emails of wonderful readers that did take the time to let me know they could no longer comment on my blog due to the glitches.
One very generous blogger, Erika of Tiptoe Butterfly let me know that she could not comment without a great deal of effort on her part. I so appreciated her perseverance in still leaving me comments. She also let me know if I changed how my comment form came up that she would be able to post with the browser she uses, Internet Explorer.
She told me how to do it, and now Erika can post comments. I hope this will help others. Here is the link to her post on what to do.
One more little item: While you are changing the comment setting you might also want to turn off word verification. I am not sure that it is really necessary and it can sometimes prevent readers from leaving a comment because they don't want to take the time so I would suggest turning it off.
Your comment settings should look like this:
This will require people leaving comments on your blog to complete a word verification step, which will help reduce comment spam. Learn more
Blog authors will not see word verification for comments.
This is where you will want to change your comment settings so everyone can leave a comment:
The embedded comment form can not be used if you have Post Pages disabled.
Erika suggest the pop-up window or full page. I used the pop up window and now some bloggers that were not able to leave comments can do so!! Yay!!
Now I am off to read more blogs, if it is well written and it is obvious that they took a great deal of time to research, and to find images to explain what they are writing about, I feel as a fellow blogger that I should let them know!!! If you would like to read a couple of new blogs that I absolutely love go and visit:
Georgia Pond written by Melinda from Australia. I love her design aesthetic and I think you will too!!
AND
Mix and Chic written by darling Jessie, who has a great eye for design, and her post are a fun read.
And one more:
Conspicuous Style written by the talented Stacy. She has a wonderful design aesthetic and I have found that she and I have many like's in common. Especially our love for Sarah Richardson's designs.
Keep It Super Simple is a good motto when it comes to planting flowers in your yard.
Have you ever noticed when you go to places like Disneyland how spectacular the plantings are? One thing I have noticed that makes them seem so spectacular is they do plantings in mass. All of one color or a tight color scheme using only two to three colors. K-I-S-S, keeping it super simple.
This weekend I planted some flowers in the three pots on the front porch. I have one plant that is permanent that I work around. It is a dwarf lime cypress. I love the bright lime color of this plant and it looks great with so many colors.
I look around at nature, home design and even wardrobes for color inspiration. If you look there is inspiration everywhere.
This time I chose to pair my lime cypress with purple. I love the way lime and purple contrast with each other.
This pot has two types of potato vines. One in lime and the other is a very dark purple.
I love fresh produce in bowls on my counter. The dark purple of the blueberries makes a nice contrast with the lime green stripes in my wallpaper, and the stripes in the pitcher.
This black cast iron planter hangs on the right side of my door. I planted it with the same plantings that are in the the other planter on the left side of the door. You can see by Keeping- It- Super- Simple each plant is highlighted and yet it all pairs nicely together.
Next time you go to the nursery for some new plants. Look around at your surroundings for some color inspiration. Remember KISS!!! and you can’t go wrong.
“Enjoy the Process” Of:
Planting Fresh and Fun Color schemes in your yard.
