Here's another submission from the NEPA Blogs mailbag!
Pamela lives in Mount Bethel, not too far from Stroudsburg, just south of where route 611 intersects with interstate 80, right on the border of NEPA and Lehigh Valley. But that's fine - we've expanded the definition of NEPA before, and we can do it again for Pamela!
In her first blog post, dated January 21, 2012, Pamela announced herself to the world:
My name is Pamela.
I am 50, and starting over. I've lost pretty much everything in the past 7 years. A long-term relationship, a career, financial security, 152 pounds, most of my self-esteem and not too much less of my confidence. I lost my mind years ago (ask anyone who knows me) :)
What I do have is a dog (the world's least scary German Shepherd) and a small cozy rental cottage in the general vicinity of the Delaware Water Gap. It's tranquil and peaceful and I truly love coming home to it every night (I'd also welcome coming home to one of the inner rings of Hell after my daily 100-mile commute, but I digress).
While it's perfectly comfortable as it is, I'm planning on making a change. Having made a conscious decision to withdraw from society (I like how that sounds - kinda like a Tennessee Williams heroine, except without the brutish brother-in-law), I'm going to direct my attention to my home.
I've always been a fan of the "shabby" realm of decorating. However, I find it to be very "twee" sometimes - too sugary and princess-y for my tastes. I've found that the "French country" style is something I am drawn to. Pale colors (cream, pale grey, white) with accents of sepia or ebony to cut the sweetness. So, that's my goal - to transform by hand (and very limited cash) my Eisenhower-era bungalow into a Parisian oasis.
I'll be posting my challenges, attempts, successes and failures (hopefully the former outnumber the latter) and maybe by the time I'm done, I'll be ready to attempt something of a life again.
Nearly two years later, she's still going strong! Her blog, Pennsylvania French, features lots of photos and detailed instructions on how she's bringing her vision to life, as well as links to other sites that have provided her with guidance and inspiration.
Pamela's style may not be exactly your thing, but that's OK. The process that she goes through applies to anyone who is interested in making changes in the things around them to bring their own stylistic vision to life. You definitely should check out Pamela's blog!
Pennsylvania French
http://pennsylvaniafrench.blogspot.com/
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Sunday, December 21, 2014
Friday, October 04, 2013
Coriosity
Here's another blog from the list of bloggers in attendance at last year's NEPA BlogCon. Remember, the second annual NEPA BlogCon is TOMORROW, Saturday, October 5!
Coriosity
http://blog.coriosity.com/
Coriosity is a "Life" blog, and as such it's hard to characterize beyond that - as hard as it is to characterize someone else's life. On this blog Cori Preston shares things she likes - books, movies, events - as well as tidbits of her personal life, such as the design of her bridal shower invitations. Cori has been sharing things on her blog since March 2012. Check it out!
Coriosity
http://blog.coriosity.com/
Coriosity is a "Life" blog, and as such it's hard to characterize beyond that - as hard as it is to characterize someone else's life. On this blog Cori Preston shares things she likes - books, movies, events - as well as tidbits of her personal life, such as the design of her bridal shower invitations. Cori has been sharing things on her blog since March 2012. Check it out!
Thursday, August 08, 2013
Steel City Retro
I honestly forgot where I found this blog. It may have been on Twitter or Facebook. The last few weeks have been a social media blur. ...Anyway....this blog is based in the Lehigh Valley, but covers vintage fashions across the state of Pennsylvania (including NEPA)!
Blog: http://www.scretro.com
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/steelcityretrodotcom
From the About:
Our Mission: SCR is for lovers of all things retro. Dedicated to finding the good citizens of the Lehigh Valley affordable accessories, and other goods & services that are locally-based and affordable, with an emphasis on clothing defined by the style of its decade.
The blog also has a "submit" feature where business owners and shopaholics can submit their vintages goods or finds: http://www.scretro.com/submit/
So if you are a lover of retro fashions, burlesque, and pin-up girls this blog is for you!
Steel City Retro
"Bringing you the best vintage finds PA has to offer, from Scranton to Souderton!"Blog: http://www.scretro.com
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/steelcityretrodotcom
From the About:
Our Mission: SCR is for lovers of all things retro. Dedicated to finding the good citizens of the Lehigh Valley affordable accessories, and other goods & services that are locally-based and affordable, with an emphasis on clothing defined by the style of its decade.
The blog also has a "submit" feature where business owners and shopaholics can submit their vintages goods or finds: http://www.scretro.com/submit/
So if you are a lover of retro fashions, burlesque, and pin-up girls this blog is for you!
Monday, May 21, 2012
From the Mailbag: Trailscapes
We received an email recently from Tami Quigley from the Lehigh Valley asking if we could spotlight her blog. She was one of the many bloggers nominated in the Morning Call MyChoiceVoice blogger awards back in March.
Trailscapes
http://trailscapes-tami.blogspot.com
Twitter: @tamitrailscapes
From the About: Trailscapes is a place to find the beauty of nature in my original photos and videos of nature set to music. Find the beauty, inspiration and whimsy in nature! There's beauty all around us, we just have to look for it in the simplest things!
Be sure to check out Tami and all of the other talented bloggers from the Lehigh Valley!
~Michelle
Hello, if you would please list my blog, Trailscapes (http://trailscapes-tami.blogspot.com) on NEPA. I became aware of NEPA recently when you mentioned Trailscapes as one of the blogs nominated in the Morning Call blog contest.
I am based in the Lehigh Valley and my blog revolves around photos of nature, which I think is something everyone can enjoy. Thanks! Tami
Trailscapes
http://trailscapes-tami.blogspot.com
Twitter: @tamitrailscapes
From the About: Trailscapes is a place to find the beauty of nature in my original photos and videos of nature set to music. Find the beauty, inspiration and whimsy in nature! There's beauty all around us, we just have to look for it in the simplest things!
Be sure to check out Tami and all of the other talented bloggers from the Lehigh Valley!
~Michelle
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Lehigh Valley Blogs
And now for a total collapse into madness...
Personally, I don't like "Best Of" contests. For the most part they're not even popularity contests. They're races to see who can stuff the ballot box the most. I've seen some pretty bizarre results come from the few contests that I've actually known anything about. These experiences have soured me on these sorts of contests.
One of the big problems with these contests is this: unless you're registered with the contest, you can't even see who's nominated. I'm more sensitive to online privacy than some, and the registration forms I've seen for some of these contests ask for - require - information I'm not willing to hand over just for the privilege of being able to vote in a contest.
A while back we added Shane Burcaw's "Laughing At My Nightmare" to NEPA Blogs. He was our first blogger from the Lehigh Valley - technically outside of NEPA - and we realized that there were probably many more bloggers in the Lehigh Valley. It seemed possible that someday, if we gathered together enough blogs from that region, we could spin off a whole other site - "Lehigh Valley Blogs" - as a sort of counterpart to NEPA Blogs.
Or we could just wait for the Morning Call to run a contest and do the work for us.
Allentown Morning Call: Best Blogs of the Lehigh Valley
The Allentown Morning Call ran a poll for the Best Blogs in the Lehigh Valley. And what they did, unlike other contests, was list and link to all of the blogs nominated in each category. In effect, they published the first draft of Lehigh Valley Blogs.
So is this contest any more legitimate than the others I've seen? I have no idea. But I do know this: the Morning Call has done a massive service for dozens of blogs throughout the Lehigh Valley by providing them with a huge amount of publicity just for being nominated. This is the way to run a contest, and I hope other publications take notice. For what it's done for the Lehigh Valley blogging community, I think it's the Morning Call that deserves an award.
Here are the blogs they have listed as nominees.
Art
Entertainment and Nightlife
Family
Fitness and Health
Food
Humor
Music
Neighborhood
News
Personal
Photography
Politics
Religion
Sports
Style Scene
Personally, I don't like "Best Of" contests. For the most part they're not even popularity contests. They're races to see who can stuff the ballot box the most. I've seen some pretty bizarre results come from the few contests that I've actually known anything about. These experiences have soured me on these sorts of contests.
One of the big problems with these contests is this: unless you're registered with the contest, you can't even see who's nominated. I'm more sensitive to online privacy than some, and the registration forms I've seen for some of these contests ask for - require - information I'm not willing to hand over just for the privilege of being able to vote in a contest.
A while back we added Shane Burcaw's "Laughing At My Nightmare" to NEPA Blogs. He was our first blogger from the Lehigh Valley - technically outside of NEPA - and we realized that there were probably many more bloggers in the Lehigh Valley. It seemed possible that someday, if we gathered together enough blogs from that region, we could spin off a whole other site - "Lehigh Valley Blogs" - as a sort of counterpart to NEPA Blogs.
Or we could just wait for the Morning Call to run a contest and do the work for us.
Allentown Morning Call: Best Blogs of the Lehigh Valley
The Allentown Morning Call ran a poll for the Best Blogs in the Lehigh Valley. And what they did, unlike other contests, was list and link to all of the blogs nominated in each category. In effect, they published the first draft of Lehigh Valley Blogs.
So is this contest any more legitimate than the others I've seen? I have no idea. But I do know this: the Morning Call has done a massive service for dozens of blogs throughout the Lehigh Valley by providing them with a huge amount of publicity just for being nominated. This is the way to run a contest, and I hope other publications take notice. For what it's done for the Lehigh Valley blogging community, I think it's the Morning Call that deserves an award.
Here are the blogs they have listed as nominees.
Art
- ArtsLehigh
- Creating a Family Home
- dezignrogue blog
- Jenn Likes Yarn
- My Morning Coffeee
- Outside Agitator's Notebook
- Touchstone Backstage
- Touchstone Civil War Project
Misfits: Defying Categorization
- A Garden in Bethlehem PA
- Hayefield: A Pennsylvania Plant Geek's Garden
- His Nibs
- Hope Street
- Kleiner's Blog
- LauraLee in Paraguay
- Lehigh Valley Transplant
- Me Cry Idiot
- Noise Nation's The Horn & Bell Blog
- Prince Law Offices, P.C.
- The Corner Seat
- The Daily Cocca
- The Mani-Logues
- The Mutant Mouse Chronicles
- Waiting for Merlot
Opinion
- PERSEVERE
- Rik Potter: A Journal of Witchcraft & Magickal Spirituality
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Laughing At My Nightmare!
After I did my bit on PA Live! yesterday, Monica Madeja turned to me and told me excitedly about a remarkable blog she had read about in the Allentown Morning Call over the Christmas holidays.
Allentown Morning Call: "Happiness is always an option"
It's a blog by Shane Burcaw, a young man with a severe form of muscular dystrophy. His blog is called Laughing At My Nightmare!.
Laughing At My Nightmare!
http://laughingatmynightmare.tumblr.com/
I have a disease called Spinal Muscular Atrophy that will eventually kill me. I have been in a wheelchair since I was two. I love to laugh and my life is pretty funny. Allow me to share...
Now, I immediately thought of a recent minor controversy involving the precise definition of "NEPA" and how, by pretty much any definition, places like Allentown and Bethlehem are actually part of the Lehigh Valley and not included in Northeastern Pennsylvania. But Monica twisted my arm and persuaded me to make yet another exception to the "NEPA" requirement for NEPA Blogs. So once again we allow one of our neighbors from the wrong side of the Lehigh Tunnel to come and hang with the cool kids from Northeastern Pennsylvania. (If this keeps up we'll need to spin off a new site called "Lehigh Valley Blogs!")
Let's all welcome Shane Burcaw of Bethlehem to the NEPA Blogs family!
Allentown Morning Call: "Happiness is always an option"
It's a blog by Shane Burcaw, a young man with a severe form of muscular dystrophy. His blog is called Laughing At My Nightmare!.
Laughing At My Nightmare!
http://laughingatmynightmare.tumblr.com/
I have a disease called Spinal Muscular Atrophy that will eventually kill me. I have been in a wheelchair since I was two. I love to laugh and my life is pretty funny. Allow me to share...
Now, I immediately thought of a recent minor controversy involving the precise definition of "NEPA" and how, by pretty much any definition, places like Allentown and Bethlehem are actually part of the Lehigh Valley and not included in Northeastern Pennsylvania. But Monica twisted my arm and persuaded me to make yet another exception to the "NEPA" requirement for NEPA Blogs. So once again we allow one of our neighbors from the wrong side of the Lehigh Tunnel to come and hang with the cool kids from Northeastern Pennsylvania. (If this keeps up we'll need to spin off a new site called "Lehigh Valley Blogs!")
Let's all welcome Shane Burcaw of Bethlehem to the NEPA Blogs family!
Sunday, December 18, 2011
justjacq
Here's another blog sent to us via email! It's called justjacq ( http://justjacq.wordpress.com/), and it's written by Jacquelyn. Here's a little bit of what she has to say on her "About" page:
I’m a 25 year old girl from Pennsylvania who sees everything, thinks about everything, and reads. What I’m trying to be? A 25 year old girl from Pennsylvania who does all those things and incorporates a healthy living. I’m inspired by those who effortless eat healthy and stay fit. I guess my people watching and book habits don’t really fit that mold. But hey, I’m single, young, and kid-less. I should be able to do it all! So what will you find here?
- My thoughts
- My eats
- My day
- My reads
- My loves
- My friends
- My stories
I want to write about the things I see, the things I think about, what I read, eat, and do. I want to write about those who inspire me and those who need some inspiration. I want to write about everything.
...and things just go from there.
For a blog about everything and more, be sure to check out Jacquelyn's justjacq!
TECHNICAL NOTE: We're being a little fuzzy about the definition of the term "NEPA" here. Jacquelyn's email states:
I recently moved to NEPA (living in Bethlehem) and would love for my little blog to be added to your site.
Bethlehem is technically in the Lehigh Valley, outside of Northeastern Pennsylvania by most definitions of the term. But since she asked so nicely, I'm willing to allow our neighbor from the other end of the Lehigh Tunnel to come and hang with the cool kids from NEPA!
I’m a 25 year old girl from Pennsylvania who sees everything, thinks about everything, and reads. What I’m trying to be? A 25 year old girl from Pennsylvania who does all those things and incorporates a healthy living. I’m inspired by those who effortless eat healthy and stay fit. I guess my people watching and book habits don’t really fit that mold. But hey, I’m single, young, and kid-less. I should be able to do it all! So what will you find here?
- My thoughts
- My eats
- My day
- My reads
- My loves
- My friends
- My stories
I want to write about the things I see, the things I think about, what I read, eat, and do. I want to write about those who inspire me and those who need some inspiration. I want to write about everything.
...and things just go from there.
For a blog about everything and more, be sure to check out Jacquelyn's justjacq!
TECHNICAL NOTE: We're being a little fuzzy about the definition of the term "NEPA" here. Jacquelyn's email states:
I recently moved to NEPA (living in Bethlehem) and would love for my little blog to be added to your site.
Bethlehem is technically in the Lehigh Valley, outside of Northeastern Pennsylvania by most definitions of the term. But since she asked so nicely, I'm willing to allow our neighbor from the other end of the Lehigh Tunnel to come and hang with the cool kids from NEPA!
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