Last weekend, here in Canada, we enjoyed the first long weekend of the summer: Victoria Day. Our neighbours to the south, in the U.S.  are preparing for the official launch of summertime with their Memorial Day Holiday coming up this next weekend.
To welcome the most beloved season, b5media Lifestyles Channel decided to usher Summertime in with a very special tribute to The Good Old Summertime.
Mary Emma Allen at One Book Two Book reminds you to check our your local library for their summer reading programs which can be great fun for youngsters, parents, and grandparents.
Be gone foul wasp!  My summertime …read more

This week, Junk Creation is the blog that I’ll be spotlighting for the ‘Three Doors Down’ series.
 
I sent Peggy Rowland, the host of  Junk Creations a few questions,  and she got back to me quick like a bunny. Thanks, Peggy!

1]      What is your main focus on Junk Creation? (are you mostly  tutorial based or a ‘gathering of info’ blog?)
The main focus isn’t tutorial. I’ve been reinventing the blog since taking it over in April. I want to provide a nice community for both junk creators and junk creation lovers to gather. You don’t have to make projects to …read more

The Three Doors Down project on b5 is so neat! It’s giving me a great excuse to enjoy some of  ‘blogging neighbours’ on b5.
Here’s a link that explains what the ‘3 doors down’ project is.
This morning, one of my neighbours UP the b5 blog list (Jennifer at De Clutter It) wrote a posting about hankering for yarn.  She posted a pic of the most Zen yarn storage solution I have ever seen.  You really have to check it out!
Zen yarn photo at De-Clutter It 
She also posted about some other really great yarn storage solutions.  Brilliant. and useful, too! thanks, Jennifer!

The Three Doors Down project on the Lifestyles Channel is under way! I am really enjoying this! (click on the link for an explanation)
My first ‘neighbour’, three doors down on the list of fellow Lifestyles bloggers at b5 is Cyndi at Jewelry & Beading.
Cyndi does a great job of finding really useful info on the web, as well as writing absolutely terrific tutorials. You’ll want to subscribe to this blog if jewelry making and beads are a passion of yours!
I sent Cyndi a list of questions about Jewelry & Beading, and here is her response:
“I love making …read more

Getting Personal with b5media Lifestyles Bloggers
By Gayla

Today the Lifestyles Channel is inviting readers into their homes by sharing a glimpse of where they blog from.
The blogging locations are just as unique and varied as our bloggers – but one things for sure, in every single post, you find a sense of comfort that whispers softly – Welcome Friends.
Sandy Mitchell – All Holidays Cafe
Gayla McCord – MomGadget also blogging at              Dating Dames – Supernanny Rules and CelebAmour
Marye Audet – Baking Delights – also blogging at       Kettle and Cup
Christina Zola – Solomother
Chloe Findlay-Harder – Tangled Thread
Tracy Thompson – Foodie …read more

Through the month of May, the Lifestyles channel at b5 media is going to be having a neat neighbourhood networking carnival.
Each of us will be featuring introductions to and interviews with blogs and bloggers from the b5 Lifestyles network.
Here are the guidelines….
Each of us looks at the list of b5 Lifestyles blogs, and counts down 3 from our blog. That blog, and the next 3 blogs are the ones we’ll be featuring.
This means that in May, I’ll be interviewing:
Cyndi at Jewelry and Beading
Here’s the posting about Cyndi: CYNDI
Peggy at Junk Creation
Here’s the posting about Peggy
Maricar at …read more

The Lifestyles channel at b5 is having a mini carnival with as many of us as possible showing where we blog.
So, here’s where I blog:

Note the omnipresent cuppa tea….
I never blog alone.

We have a very  literary cat. (contrary, too).
Usually, she is draped around my shoulders:

and her sibs are usually right by:

I have several workstations in my studio, but most of them are too messy to photograph without acute embarrassment, so I’ll just show you the desk where I do a lot of my design work:

So, there’s a peek into my studio…. and where I blog….

What a fun week we have on tap here at b5media! Especially in the Lifestyles Channel! Many of our bloggers have worked on putting together some awesome prizes just waiting on you to win them!Here are some of the giveaways going on right now!
There will be more giveaways going on throughout the week, so you may wish to sign up for our channel feed.
and, don’t forget to check out the bloggy giveaways 
Tree Hugging Family is conducting multiple giveaways Mothering Magazine Subscriptions – Big Green Purse
Mother Earth’s Garden – Let it Rot! The Gardener’s Guide to Composting
Simply Thrifty – …read more

 
Some of the intricacies of bloggery leave me scratching my head. When my CE (channel editor) told the Lifestyles gang that we oughta write ‘about me’ stuff to link to on our blogs,  I went,
‘eh?’  (in true Canadian fashion)
Luckily, my clever daughter was able to explain to me, in small words that I could write on my little stickie pad, how to do it.

So, I’ve done it!
I’ve written an ‘about Hankering for yarn and Noreenski’ page!  The link
Such a clever durl!  ROTFLOL!
By the way, the photo of my puppet  at the top of the page was taken byAlan & Terri …read more