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Yes, I like her writing style, and the way she doesn't just blog her outfit 'This is what I am wearing today' but creates a little story around it.

Her photos aren't great but when she gets her new camera, they will be better.

and she is on this thread, so if you have a criticism, could you make it constructive

chirtt no, I couldn't do a blog

mme,

Hanne has just proven the point. Different people like different things and look for different things in a blog. And if you don't like Blogs, you won't like any. Nor are you obliged to read them.

I mostly like some nice photos, some nice links and not too much writing. But I have a short attention span and just want to look at nice combinations and follow the links.

And you need to be pretty brave and thick skinned to do a blog - especially when lovely mn'ers take a look at it

MrsCB
I hate blogs like that. Good that there are so many so that we all can choose what we want to read.

Yep. That's why I love Susie so so I like reading posts that sound like someone's talking to me, iykwim. I also like ideas for styles, not specifics.

I like Susie too but only skim the writing - I guess that's also why I like pinterest so much

ooh, I like that one, Trampy. That is THREE style blogs I am now following. Damn.

I like explanations. I bought this because.. I'm wearing this because.. I can't do pintrest.

Mme, its ace. I really like reading through. She has a similar style to me too.

Yes explanations are fine but I don't want to read pages of ramblings personally but as Mme says - good job there are so many out there.

Wendy and Atlantic good for just beautiful looks but of course it helps they look like models and get gifted a lot of gorgeous stuff.

I would rather read some ramblyness - I prefer Nigella-style "I like to wear/cook this on Tuesdays when the moon is full" rather than Delia-style "here is a thing, this is how to make it/where to get it"

Must admit I'm liking Pinterest much more than blogs now. I can't actually think of a single blog I like lately.

Am looking forward to wit coming back post-baby

I like pinterest too

I used Pinterest for a while but have lost interest a bit. Yes, Trills. I am more a Nigella style reader than a Delia.

And I have never baked a Delia cake that has been successful.

Really! Nigella's cakes are renowned for being rubbish - there's a site out there somewhere dedicated to correcting all the wrong measurements in her domestic goddess recipes.

What a put down though to refer to someone as more Delia than Nigella

Anyway I'm way more Mary Berry who quite frankly could take both of them in the cooking and fashion stakes.

I don't read Nigella for the recipes, I read it for the ideas and the ramblyness. In the same way that it is very rare that I see an outfit on a style blog and go out and buy the actual item that I see.

I don't get her out when I think "I need a foolproof recipe for chocolate cake", I get her out when I want to spend some time thinking about food and reading about food.

This chocolate fudge cake is very good though

It's an analogy to show that we use different blogs or different books for different purposes.

I did get the analogy bit Trills I was making a joke

Oh, I meant from a writing perspective, not from a cake baking one. I don't think I have tried a Nigella recipe.

I discovered recently that my mum has an original Mary Berry cookbook

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Yes. A while back I found a blog and loved the outfit. I spent ages trying to get all the bits to put together my own version. I didn't want to wear the bloggers outfit, I wanted to create my own. In the same way, I rarely stick to a recipe. I always fiddle with it and tweak it until it suits me.

I do love Mary. But she writes a lot for agas which I have and can be tricky to bake with.

Agree Nigella's writing is fab - How to Eat one of my favourite cookery books. But don't ever rely on her measurements for cakes or flapjacks [how many wasted oats due to that recipe]

It could be the newest insult on S&B though when someone posts a link, we can say its 'a bit Delia' [passive aggressive smiley face]