Talking About it Tuesdays #79

Oh my goodness! How are we already 1/2 way through the month of July?! I feel like this summer is flying by at warp speed. Even with some rainy days and big storms last week we still managed to have a great time. I enjoyed having an excuse to stay inside and read without guilt for a couple of days. 

I've been dividing my day between reading books and reading lots of wonderful blogs too. We've had a few new faces linking up with us and I love "meeting" new bloggers this way! Have you found any great new blogs to read lately? 

 

 
The link with the most views from last week's party:
 
Tuesday Tidbits # 332 July Joys by Two Trails One Road
 

 

A few that caught my eye:

Life as a Heart Mom by Speaking of Easy
 

Birthday Cake Cookies Recipe by 3 Boys and a Dog
 

Texas Tuesday// Palo Duro Canyon by Hall Around Texas  
 

This party will remain open until the weekend.  My hope is that everyone will share all sorts of wonderful posts: travel, recipes, how to's, crafting ideas, and more-- up to 3 posts per blog.  Anything that is family friendly is welcome; even old posts that you'd like to get some new views.

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

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Comments

  1. Amy JohnsonJuly 15, 2025 at 6:33 AM

    Summer always flies by; it's so sad. That's cool you're seeing new bloggers. Thanks for the party.

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  2. Melynda@Scratch Made Food!July 15, 2025 at 7:24 AM

    Great features, I will need to read about the Texas canyon....thanks for hosting, have a great week ahead,

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  3. Maria RineerJuly 15, 2025 at 8:10 AM

    I like all the posts with recipes :). Thanks for the link up!

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    1. Joanne July 16, 2025 at 4:32 PM

      I love finding new recipes to try; we just made 2 this past week that I found on an old Talking About it Tuesday party.

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  4. MichelleJuly 15, 2025 at 8:14 AM

    There are so many blogs I enjoy that I can’t keep up!

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  5. Debbie-Dabble Blog and A Debbie-Dabble ChristmasJuly 15, 2025 at 9:19 AM

    Joanne,
    Thanks so much for visiting!!
    My Link Ups for today's party are # 36, 37 and 38!!!!
    Thanks so much for hosting!! I really appreciate the time and effort that goes into it along with visiting all the links!! I hope you are enjoying your week and you are doing well...
    Hugs,
    Deb
    Debbie-Dabble Blog

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  6. Hall Around TexasJuly 15, 2025 at 9:42 AM

    Ahhh, I made it on your list. Thank you for sharing my sweet friend. I can't wait to read the others you shared.

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  7. Sandi MagleJuly 15, 2025 at 11:19 AM

    Thank you for hosting, I 'm posting #46, 47, 48...and lots of great posts this week. Loving all the travel and destination posts, Sandi

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    1. Joanne July 16, 2025 at 4:32 PM

      I love travel posts too; my list of places to go just keeps getting longer.

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  8. SlabsJuly 15, 2025 at 11:32 AM

    Hi there, Joanne, thank you for hosting the lovely party
    Love finding new blogs to visit and check out. My entries this week #49+50
    Hope to see you also share with https://esmesalon.com/tag/seniorsalonpitstop/

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  9. Soma @ InkTorrents.comJuly 15, 2025 at 5:19 PM

    Reading without guilt for a couple of days sounds just perfect. Thanks so much for hosting!

    -Soma

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    1. Joanne July 16, 2025 at 4:33 PM

      It was really nice! Now I'm working double time this week to get caught up on all the household chores I neglected last week (but it was totally worth it).

      Delete
  10. Gail Is This MuttonJuly 16, 2025 at 1:41 AM

    It's always fun to find new blogs to read! Thanks for the link-up

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  11. Michele MorinJuly 16, 2025 at 1:23 PM

    Past the half way point of July? How...????

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    1. Joanne July 16, 2025 at 4:34 PM

      Right? I couldn't believe it when I looked at the calendar.

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