Entered a dark hole of my own domain …

I thought it would be fun having a blog that was more customizable. I’ve spent a lot of time and some money, trying to do so. I’ve ended up with both the domain and theme, I wanted. Unfortunately, it has cut me off from both the wordpress.com community and those readers who would follow my … Continue reading →

Spuds …

… Are one of the world’s staples. They can be cooked many ways, which likely leads to popularity? Emilie at Griffla, talks about Valentine’s day.  https://griffla.wordpress.com/2015/02/14/chalked-grifflat-10/ In the post titled Chalked/Grifflat. Emilie makes reference to the manner with which the Saint’s day is promoted. Growing up in North London in 1950’s, 60’s and 70’s. We … Continue reading →

Listening to internet radio …

… in the middle of night. The folk music station is playing Neil Young and “Old man look at my life”. Followed by Pete Seeger and “Hallelujah I’m a Bum”. Is someone up there trying to tell me something? Well I shall leave that question unanswered. For me, it’s the middle of the night and … Continue reading →

Sculpturesteph, Theme of the month “Trust” …

As part of Sculpturesteph’s Theme of the month, for February.  https://gurkykowsky.wordpress.com/2015/01/30/blogging-101-create-a-new-posting-feature/ We are asked to write something about the word “Trust”.   “He who does not trust enough, Will not be trusted”. ~ Lao Tzu http://www.lexiyoga.com/lao-tzu-quotes In traditional accounts, Laozi’s personal name is usually given as Li Er (李耳, Old *Rəʔ Nəʔ,[5] Mod. Lǐ Ěr) and his courtesy name as … Continue reading →

Blogging 201 – Somewhere over the rainbow? …

… Lies Blog heaven! Today’s assignment: integrate a feature to draw traffic to your older content like a widget, related posts, or a “Best of” page. Today’s task is more widget work, etc. There should be a page widget that puts all the widgets into on? That the reader, can then choose from. In a small … Continue reading →

A “Liebster Award” post, again …

Last week, http://lightwalker1.wordpress.com nominated me for the “Liebster Award, for new bloggers with under 200 followers. You may find my follow up post here https://hirundine608.wordpress.com/2015/02/04/a-liebster-award-post/ A few days later, it was followed up with a similar nomination from https://gurkykowsky.wordpress.com – sculpturesteph. Sculpture Everywhere and Anytime. Without further ado, I would answer her eleven questions, etc. 1) What … Continue reading →

Blogging 201 – Being Mobile-Friendly …

Today’s assignment: make sure your site is mobile-friendly, and familiarize yourself with the features of responsive design. Strangely or not? I had looked at this feature of device appearance. When shopping for a new theme, last week. One thing not noticed was that the theme required “turning on”. So, I turned on, tuned in and … Continue reading →