Welcome to Day 3 of my review of my first year of writing Peonies & Posies.
Looking back I can see that I was beginning to gain more confidence with the mechanics of blogging which meant I was able to post more regularly. I was still using my iPad mini to take all my photographs, but I was beginning to be frustrated by its limitations and had started thinking that I should learn to use a DSLR.
This was also the month when I started my first online blogging course called Blogging Your Way, run by Holly Becker of Decor8. Although this was a great course much of it went over my head as I was so new to the world of blogging. Next year I need to dig out all my notes and re-read them – I am sure I would get much more from them now. Whilst doing this course I came across another blogger who had taken a digital photography course through the Open University and I hatched a plan to ask for the course for my birthday present in April.
From the other bloggers taking part in Blogging Your Way I can recommend 3 beautiful floral blogs that you should take a look at: Flowerona, The Gilded Bloom and Of Spring and Summer. I still read these blogs regularly and pick up lots of lovely ideas from them.
Looking back over my March posts highlights from the month included:
Easter flowers from the garden. Re-reading this post has reminded me that I must put mini eggs on my shopping list well before Easter!
A very full greenhouse.
My first attempt at flower photography.
Here are some other photos I have found from my March archives:
This cake makes an appearance every Easter. It is a simple Victoria sandwich cake decorated with an annually changing variety of Easter goodies. The other pictures were taken at an easter flower arranging course that I did at Figa & Co. The Figa website is very beautiful and well worth a look at.
Thank you for reading and I hope you will be back here tomorrow for a look back at April.
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Hi Julie,
Thank you for your visit to my blog and you lovely comments. Holly’s courses are great – you can learn a lot from them.
Also thank you for the mention on your blog and so lovely to hear that you follow my blog.
Have a wonderful New Year!
xoxo Ingrid
I am beginning to understand more about the background to your lovely Monday vases, Julie! So lovely to have this summary of your blogging year – I am not sure yet if I will do some sort of annual review
I am finding doing a review really useful Cathy – looking back over all the photos is helping me to get my thoughts in order as I start planning my planting for next year. It is also good to look back at the blog with a critical eye now that I have a bit more experience – it will hopefully help me tackle 2014 in a more organised way!
Hi Julie,
Thanks so much for mentioning my blog and for your kind words. I too enjoyed taking Holly’s class and plan to review my notes as well. There is so much to learn!
Have a Happy New Year!