Hello Everyone.
I've been looking back because it is now 20 years since I first started Blogging. The Benefits I have had from Blogging are making contact (friends ) with ladies all over the world. A few I have met in person but not many. Some who post frequently ( I don't ) I feel I know quite well after reading their posts for many years. Perhaps the greatest benefit I have found is using my own posts as a type of diary where I can go and check out when things happened. Sometimes I have have sent a copy of my " own'' photos back to my computer as it is the quickest way of locating them ( especially ones that were lost when Nerds upgraded the computer ! Blah ! )
I used to be able to blog about orchard ( kiwifruit and avocado ) happenings because folk didn't really know about that but now I am no longer an orchardist ( so the name of my blog is wrong now ...but I'm not changing it ) so have to stick to quilting / sewing / knitting; gardening/ growing of all sorts of flowers trees, fruit and vegetables. ) reading, walking, cooking and some times family. When I started out I decided not to include recognizable photos of family and when I became a Grandmother ( Nanny ) I really didn't want to be responsible for putting photos of my 2 grandsons on the net where they could be used for the wrong purpose. That of course has changed with the use of mobile phones.
Something I do think is important is all who blog should leave instructions for a family member on how to close down a blog if the writer ( me ) is for no longer able to do it ( could be for various reasons...or the big one ) Till that happens I will keep posting when I can think of anything interesting.
I have picked and eaten the first 3 persimmons for this season and the mandarins are ripening. Thankfully its stopped raining. Today I have been cooking. I've made pikelets and ginger biscuits and Focaccia Bread.
