\nI started like many of you, very tentatively, telling no-one. I bought ‘Blogging for Bliss’ and learned lots about blog etiquette, and how to do this or that. Some I do some I don’t.
\nI didn’t comment, I felt like an intruder in a private club. I made myself do it. Amy<\/a> helped there. And so it continued on and on posting this and that, whatever came into my mind, comments or no comments. Trying more than anything to be just me.
\nI am still not very gregarious, I don’t join in everything but I am feeling less anxious and more content with what I do.
\nI have learnt that there is insufficient time in my day to do this!
\nIt is such fun, it is my stress reliever.
\nI have learnt how to use my DSLR and now I love love love it. I decided, all by my self that I wanted a new lens. If you knew me you would know what a major breakthrough that was!
\nI have learnt a little photoshop, I think it is the most fun you can have with your clothes on or off! As long as I don’t have that little camera at the top of my screen on so as not to scare you.
\nI have learnt some html, gosh that makes posting easier.
\nI have learnt, and am posting some digital layouts.<\/p>\n
There are so many inspirational people out there in blogland and I have ‘met’ just a few.<\/p>\n
And all because one day last May I began to wonder if I might think about having a blog!
\nAnd in June I made it so….
\nSo to you reading this, whether you have visited me once or many times, commented or not. <\/p>\n
Thank you!<\/h2>\n
I have been photographing a pretty pale pink peony over the last seven days. I made this collage in Picassa which I don’t find particularly intuitive but I do like the results that you get from playing! Later<\/em> I looked at sooo many craft books and art books and funny books and fabric and bead books but nothing was right. I put them all back, took a deep breath and just walked around the shop until I saw the book I am giving away on my blog. The book called to me, I wasn’t looking for it. My giveaway is a really lovely book about the town I now live in. It is definitely not a tourist guide. Ok, in the comments, if you would like to receive my gift to you, tell me a hint or tip or secret you have learned that makes blogging better for you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Well, how did that happen? A whole year has passed since I posted my first post, and this will be post number 200. It kind of crept up on me so I haven’t a plan ready. I started like many … Continue reading
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<\/a><\/p>\n A giveaway<\/h2>\n
\nI went into town today to look for something to give away on my blog to celebrate 200 posts and being 1 in blogging years.<\/p>\n
\nTypical of me, it has absolutely nothing to do with blogging, craft, photography or anyone of the myriad of things that I blog about.
\nThis is what I was thinking. Apart from one or two people I have no idea where any of you live, and unless you read all my posts you have little or no idea where I live. So this instantly appealed to somewhere dark and mysterious in my fuddled brain, it’s the place that only I understand. <\/p>\n
\n…It came as a shock to me to discover that a busy, jolly lady who had spent more than sixty years in this town had never visited Anchor Head…
\n…The perception of the town is so locked into the tripper zone of the sea-front that much of it is left unregarded and undiscovered….
\nAnd<\/em> It has beautiful watercolour paintings to accompany the text.
\nAnd<\/em> just because it appealed to me I bought another book as well, just for you.<\/p>\n