Welcome to the Hearth and Soul Link Party! This week I’m thinking about expanding our horizons. My word for the year is ‘expand’ and I’m looking to do this in terms of my experience, learning and reaching out to others.
It’s easy to get in a rut, particularly during a cold, snowy or rainy February, but trying something new and different really can make a difference. I hope this week’s features will inspire you.
At Hearth and Soul, blog posts old and new, about anything that feeds the soul, are welcome. This includes – but is not limited to – family, home, recipes, decorating, crafts, DIY, travel, organisation, book reviews, the arts and self improvement.
What’s Been Happening
InLinkz are still making adjustments to how the Linky presents itself (not all of which I am pleased with!). The style has been updated again, and they appear to have fixed the login bug. I regret that they have made logging in obligatory, but unfortunately they don’t seem to be budging on that. Switching to another platform would mean I would have to have two concurrent subscriptions to two link up platforms in order to keep the old link parties working. The other link up platforms have issues as well, so InLinkz is kind very much the devil I know!
On a more positive note,
Valentine’s Day may be over, but these citrus flavoured St Clement’s Custards still make a wonderful dessert. You can make them in any shape serving dishes!
I’m sharing tips on How To Keep The Romance Alive all year round, and I’ve got a muffin recipe that is lower in sugar, but still a real treat.
My Banana Streusel Muffins with Flaxseed are the perfect balance between naughty and nice!
Expanding Our Horizons Features
Thank you so much for sharing your posts with our Hearth and Soul Link Party.
This week’s expanding our horizons features include (from top left, clockwise):-
Try an easy craft project like these pretty DIY Sea Glass Bottles with Jodi from The House House
Count your blessings and make a Gratitude List with Elyse of Mud and Moon’s Reverse Bucket List
Try new flavours! If you aren’t familiar with Korean cooking, you could try this delicious Korean Bulgogi from Carol of Comfort Spring Station
Plan a trip or take a virtual visit somewhere new. Join Pat of Mille Fiori Favoriti on a visit to The Boettcher Mansion on Lookout Mountain, Colorado
The Hearth and Soul Link Party
I pin and share as many posts as I can. Linking up here means you consent to me featuring your posts and photos on my blog and social media. Of course, all shares include a link back to your blog.
Share your blog posts about anything that feeds your soul. Please link to directly to blog post URLs.
There is no obligation, but I love it when you share the party on social media or provide a link back to AprilJHarris.com. There are buttons at the top and bottom of this blog post to make sharing easy.
Please keep the party going by commenting on or sharing some of the other posts, and connecting with other bloggers.
Comments & Reviews
Hi April, I like the features this week. Thanks for hosting this fun party. This week I am #11 and sharing an Irish soda bread recipe.
Have a wonderful week.
Hugs, Julie xo
Thank you so much for visiting and sharing, Julie! I love soda bread, and I look forward to your recipe. Hope you have a wonderful week too!
Hugs, April xo
Thank you, as always, for hosting April. I must say… the Korean Bulgogi looks delicious!
Thank you for visiting and sharing, Pauline! I was very taken with the Korean Bulgogi too 🙂
Thank you for hosting another great party, April. I love this week’s theme!
Thank you, Kathi! I hope you have a lovely week 🙂
Hi April,
I think we will all like the new linky format when we get on to it, most of us resist change, I know I sure do. Hope you are having a good week and thanks so much for the party!
Miz Helen
Hi Miz Helen, I think you are right! Thank you so much for visiting and sharing. I hope you have a lovely week too.
April,
Thanks for another wonderful party. your muffins are always delicious, I’ll have to try those banana streusel muffins, they look good!
Thank you so much, Nancy! What a lovely compliment 🙂 The Banana Streusel Muffins are definitely a favourite at our house!
Thanks for hosting and I hope that you have a wonderful week.
Thank you, Patrick! I hope your week is wonderful too!
April, I did it! I “expanded my horizon” and signed up! Thank you for hosting.
Oh Jean, I’m so pleased! We’ve missed you 🙂 Thank you so much! Wishing you a lovely week.
Thank you for hosting. I love sharing with your readers and always find inspiration here. Have a blessed week! #OverTheMoon #ThursdayFavoriteThings
Thank you for visiting and sharing, Marilyn. Wishing you a blessed week as well!
Your banana muffins sound so good!
Thank you so much, Pam!
Expand is just a GREAT word for 2019!
Thank you, Michele!
Dear April, I did have a problem at the Hearth and Soul link party since last week, due to the compulsory login I have to do; and at this time, I do not plan to register an account with them. So I am still figuring out what to do in the future if I want to share with Hearth and Soul.
Thank you so much for letting me know! I am dismayed that InLinkz are insisting on a login, although I have found out that it does not enable them to do much more than before. They were already harvesting names and email addresses when we ticked the terms and conditions box! They can’t contact us without permission though. It is of course your decision. I’m really sorry about what they have done. Best wishes!
Thank you so much for hosting another party. I brought our favorite vegetable dish today. Have a lovely week. https://www.kocinadepinay.com
Thank you for visiting and sharing, Mareliz! I hope your week is going well.
Thank you for hosting 🙂 I love your blog!!! So much interesting content!
Thank you so much for joining us, Sharon, and thank you for the lovely compliment too!