Happy June friends! Welcome to The Hearth and Soul Link Party. This week’s features include Great Things To Do In June to inspire you to make the most of this wonderful month.
Blog posts about anything that feeds the soul are welcome at The Hearth and Soul Link Party. This includes – but is not limited to – family, home, recipes, decorating, crafts, DIY, travel, organisation, book reviews, the arts and self improvement. Basically I’d love to for you to share blog posts about anything that feeds the soul!
This week marked the 65th anniversary of HM Queen Elizabeth’s coronation. Over 8.000 guests attended the coronation, and several hundred were invited to a luncheon afterwards. The food had to be prepared in advance, and both food and refrigeration were scarce in post-war Britain, so the menu was a challenge.
You can find out more about the menu, and taste my recipe for the main course, Coronation Chicken in my latest post.
I’ll be publishing Hearth and Soul a little early today. My husband and I are heading to Cambridge to visit our son and his girlfriend, because Tuesday is my birthday. I’m excited to be able to spend it with my family in such a lovely location! I’ll be sharing highlights from historic Cambridge on my social media channels and I’m already working on some blog posts about this lovely British city.
My friend Pauline Wiles has written three really lovely books about Saffron Sweeting, a fictional village set outside Cambridge. Cambridge features in the books as well and I’ll be visiting some of the locations from them next week. If you are an anglophile and fancy a great read, do check out Saving Saffron Sweeting, Secrets in the Sky and Sweet Pursuits.
Great Things To Do In June Features
Thank you for visiting and sharing last week! I truly appreciate each and every one of you, and comment on and share as many posts as I possibly can.
Great Things To Do In June features include (from top left, clockwise):-
Host a garden tea party with inspiration from Laura at Decor to Adore.
Make an easy DIY umbrella table flower planter with instructions from Victoria at Dazzle While Frazzled.
Save money and make your garden beautiful with these cute thrift store ideas for planters from Chas’ Crazy Creations.
Be inspired to make the most of your garden with A Tour of My Spring Garden by Kathi of Oak Hill Homestead.
Get a head start on healthy eating and saving money with Nancy of On The Home Front’s Cooking From Scratch.
The Hearth and Soul Link Party
There are buttons at the top and bottom of this blog post to make it easy to share the party on social media. Thank you to everyone who does this. It’s lovely to see the party grow.
Please share blog posts about anything that feeds the soul. Both old and new posts are welcome.
Of course, this is a no rules party, but I’m always grateful if you include a link back to AprilJHarris.com in your post and/or share the party on social media.
Sharing your posts here means you consent to me featuring your posts and photos on my blog and social media. As you would expect, all shares include a link back to your blog.
The community we have created here at Hearth and Soul is really something to be proud of. Thank you all! Please visit some of the other posts, and connect with other bloggers.
I’m excited to see what you will share this first week of June!
Laura Ingalls Gunn says
June 4, 2018 at 1:16 pmApril Happy Birthday! Have a wonderful day and year! Thank you so very much for the sweet feature.
April Harris says
June 5, 2018 at 6:14 amThank you so much, Laura 🙂
Michele @ Queenbeebaker says
June 4, 2018 at 2:38 pmThank you so much for hosting! Have a lovely week and a very happy birthday!
April Harris says
June 5, 2018 at 6:15 amThank you so much, Michele!
Pauline Wiles says
June 4, 2018 at 4:54 pmHappy Birthday, April and thank you for the very kind book mentions. I do hope you enjoy Cambridge at this lovely time of year.
April Harris says
June 5, 2018 at 6:15 amThank you, Pauline, and it’s my pleasure 🙂
Shirley @ gluten free easily (gfe) says
June 4, 2018 at 5:57 pmI’ll skip the raisins in the Coronation Chicken but otherwise, it looks delicious! I see lots of other goodness this week, too, plus some great ideas for summer. Now that our rain has stopped (at least temporarily), I’m ready to enjoy some summer fun!
This week I’ve linked up my first recipe made with banana flour (spoiler alert: I’m in love!) and a great roundup from my Bountiful Bread Basket Series that features recipes for bagels, croissants, English muffins, breadsticks, and soft pretzels. Yes, they can all be made gluten free, and they’re wonderful!
Happy Birthday! Hope you have a lovely visit and celebration with family! Hugs,
Shirley
April Harris says
June 5, 2018 at 6:16 amThank you so much, Shirley 🙂 I”m fascinated by the idea of banana flour – that sounds like something I’d be very interested in! I look forward to your recipes!
Kathi says
June 4, 2018 at 7:32 pmThank you for featuring my “Tour of My Spring Garden” post, April! I always enjoy the Hearth and Soul hop!
April Harris says
June 7, 2018 at 8:01 amThank you, Kathi 🙂
Nancy Wolff says
June 4, 2018 at 7:45 pmApril,
Thank you for mentioning my Cooking From Scratch post, and thank you for hosting each week! I printed out your Coronation Chicken recipe because it sounds so good! Have a great week!
– Nancy (Nancy On The Home Front )
April Harris says
June 7, 2018 at 8:02 amIt’s a pleasure, Nancy! Let me know how you get on with the Coronation Chicken recipe. It’s one of our favourites! Hope your week is going well!
Pam Greer says
June 4, 2018 at 7:50 pmHave fun! I hope you have a wonderful birthday!
April Harris says
June 7, 2018 at 8:02 amThank you so much, Pam. I really did! Hope you are having a lovely week!
Chas says
June 4, 2018 at 8:19 pmThank you so very much for the feature as well as hosting every week giving us a wonderful place to share our creations! I hope you have a wonderful birthday April!
April Harris says
June 7, 2018 at 8:03 amIt’s a pleasure, Chas, and thank you so much!
Judee says
June 4, 2018 at 8:46 pmApril,
Happy Birthday- Hope you have a great year -thanks for hosting and thanks for tweeting our posts!!
April Harris says
June 7, 2018 at 8:03 amThank you so much, Judee!
Marilyn Lesniak says
June 5, 2018 at 1:02 amThank you for hosting! My offerings this week include Dad’s Day Delights, Chili Dog Pizza and my Tuscan Porterhouse Steak. Enjoy!
April Harris says
June 7, 2018 at 8:03 amThey all sound lovely, Marilyn! Thank you!
Roseann Hampton says
June 5, 2018 at 1:47 amThanks for the party April! Have a blessed week!
Patrick Weseman says
June 5, 2018 at 2:35 amHope that you have a blessed birthday. Thanks for hosting and I hope that you have a wonderful week.
April Harris says
June 7, 2018 at 8:04 amThank you, Patrick. I really did 🙂 I hope you are having a lovely week too.
Jas @ All that's Jas says
June 5, 2018 at 4:08 amLots of activities in England these days, my dear April. Weddings, anniversaries, birthdays…all so fun and exciting! Hope you have the most precious time visiting your son. Happiest of Birthdays, my friend! Hugs
April Harris says
June 7, 2018 at 8:04 amThank you so much, Jas! Hugs 🙂
clairejustine says
June 5, 2018 at 5:10 amGreat features April. I could just eat some waffles 🙂 Thanks for hosting.
April Harris says
June 7, 2018 at 8:04 amThank you for visiting and sharing, Claire! I hope you are having a lovely week!
Helen Reynolds says
June 5, 2018 at 6:30 amHi April! I love this party! This week I have shared our family’s all time favorite fresh salsa recipe. I keep it kind of mild, but to heat it up all you need is some hotter chilies. Enjoy!
April Harris says
June 7, 2018 at 8:07 amThank you so much, Helen! Your salsa looks delicious, and I like the idea of being able to make it as mild or hot as you like 🙂
Michele Morin says
June 5, 2018 at 12:54 pmSummer lands and the possibilities seem to be endless! So much to do both inside and out!
April Harris says
June 7, 2018 at 8:08 amThis is so true, Michele! Sometimes I wonder where to start – but it’s nice to have a lot going on 🙂 Hope you are having a lovely week.
Arpitha Sylvester says
June 5, 2018 at 3:03 pmthank you so much for hosting the party! 🙂
April Harris says
June 7, 2018 at 8:09 amMy pleasure! Thank you for visiting and sharing, Arpitha 🙂
Create With Joy says
June 5, 2018 at 8:20 pmHave a wonderful birthday, April, and thanks for hosting your lovely party! 🙂
April Harris says
June 7, 2018 at 8:09 amThank you so much! 🙂
tigerfish says
June 5, 2018 at 8:36 pmHappy Birthday! Hope you have a wonderful time with your family.
April Harris says
June 7, 2018 at 8:09 amThank you! I really did have a lovely time 🙂 Hope your week is going well!
Karren Haller says
June 8, 2018 at 7:13 pmThank you for hosting the lovely party, I hope you have a wonderful visit with your son and continue your Birthday celebration!!! Happy Birthday!
April Harris says
June 9, 2018 at 4:13 pmIt’s a pleasure, Karren, and thank you 🙂 Hope you are having a lovely weekend!