TSL's 10th (Belated) Birthday + Fave Posts

At the end of July, The Seasonal Life celebrated its 10th birthday! I thought it was in August but then realised it was July, so that's why this post is late, lol. 

I wrote my first and second posts on 25th July 2013, an intro post and another one sharing my favourite things about summer. You can read them here:

 

https://livingseasonal.blogspot.com/2013/07/welcome-to-seasonal-life.html 

 

 https://livingseasonal.blogspot.com/2013/07/favourite-things-about-summer.html

 

TSL was the 3rd blog I started, the others being Star Sparkle Blog in April 2011 and Falling Petals in February 2013.  The other two are entertainment and spiritual/self-help blogs and I thought it would be good to have one about seasonal events and living.  

I started out writing about summer related things and posting recipes. In October and November 2013, I did my first post about a seasonal event (Hallowe'en drinks and then about my Hallowe'en). Then that December I did my first post about a sabbat (Yule).

As well as sharing recipes (seasonal and just ones I like), I started posting more about my sabbat celebrations. And later on, I did a series of posts sharing ideas for celebrating the sabbats. I really enjoyed that but decided to stop doing them earlier this year because I felt I had covered them all. They each have multiple posts and I didn't want to repeat myself.

I still post about my celebrations though and may do more inspiration posts in future if I feel inspired. :) I did share a few links with ideas for celebrating Beltane at the end of my winter-spring update post.

 

 

Speaking of updates, for the last few years I've written a series of posts sharing what I've been up to. The first ones in 2019 were monthly updates, then in 2020 I did "two monthly" ones (two months at a time). For the past couple of years I've written quarterly/"season to season" posts because that felt more manageable to me.

It's interesting to look at how TSL has evolved over the years. To celebrate its 10th birthday, here are the most popular posts on the blog, plus some of my favourites :) 

Most Popular/Viewed Posts

(In order of views/hits)

Birdies Perch Malteser Slice (this has a lot more views than the other posts, this type of no-bake/fridge cake must be really popular!): https://livingseasonal.blogspot.com/2013/09/birdies-perch-malteser-slice.html

Seasonal Board Update: https://livingseasonal.blogspot.com/2013/09/seasonal-board-update.html

Nutella and Peanut Butter Flapjacks: https://livingseasonal.blogspot.com/2014/06/nutella-and-peanut-butter-flapjacks.html  

Lammas: https://livingseasonal.blogspot.com/2014/08/lammas.html

Madron: https://livingseasonal.blogspot.com/2014/09/madron.html  

My Favourites

Hove Park in Spring (part of my Hove Park photo project): https://livingseasonal.blogspot.com/2014/05/hove-park-in-spring.html

Frosted White Chocolate Easter Cake (my favourite cake to make for Easter!): https://livingseasonal.blogspot.com/2017/04/frosted-white-chocolate-easter-cake.html

Litha 2017: https://livingseasonal.blogspot.com/2017/06/litha-2017.html

More Summer Drinks + Summer Tag!: https://livingseasonal.blogspot.com/2017/08/more-summer-drinks-summer-tag.html

Celebrating Samhain/Hallowe'en:  https://livingseasonal.blogspot.com/2018/10/celebrating-samhainhalloween.html

Getting Ready for Autumn: https://livingseasonal.blogspot.com/2018/09/getting-ready-for-autumn.html

Summer Photos + Preparing for Autumn: https://livingseasonal.blogspot.com/2019/09/summer-photos-preparing-for-autumn.html

Baking for Lammas + Extra Ideas!: https://livingseasonal.blogspot.com/2020/07/baking-for-lammas-extra-ideas.html

Autumn 2020 Photos + More Inspiration: https://livingseasonal.blogspot.com/2020/10/autumn-2020-photos-more-inspiration.html

Winter Photos + Preparing for Spring: https://livingseasonal.blogspot.com/2021/03/winter-photos-preparing-for-spring.html

Madron Round-up + Autumn Baking: https://livingseasonal.blogspot.com/2021/09/madron-round-up-autumn-baking.html

Saying Goodbye to Winter, Moving into Spring: https://livingseasonal.blogspot.com/2022/02/saying-goodbye-to-winter-moving-into.html

Saying Goodbye to Summer, Moving into Autumn: https://livingseasonal.blogspot.com/2022/09/saying-goodbye-to-summer-moving-into.html 

Thank you to everyone who has read/still reads The Seasonal Life! I plan to keep posting here regularly and sharing seasonal events. I hope you enjoy this content and find it useful. :) 

Photo: Hove Park. Moonsparkle August 2023