Mia Mania is an example of a great blog. http://bloggingwithmia04.edublogs.org/

• Visually, this blog highlights colors I love, purple with soft blue.
• The posts are conversational and friendly. Reading them feels comfortable and inviting.
• Interesting widgets include the human calendar and flags showing the country of each visitor to the blog. The human calendar is particularly appealing and I may add it to my blog.