Retiring the blog

 It's time.

For over 12 years I have been blathering at the universe through the medium of a blog.

I've "met' people from literally every corner of the world; had incredible discussions (some would call them arguments) about religion, politics, social justice, criminal justice..........................also shared recipes, insights into basic family life and so much more.

I have received kudos and complaints............praise and vilification.

All in all, it has been a wonderful part of my life.

Like all things though, its time has come and gone....

It's taken me a while to acknowledge it, but look it in the face and say hello I have done.

So, this is the last post.

There are people who have come to mean the world to me and I want to thank them here.

Cyranny of Cyranny's cove.......a blessing of a friend from Canada, aka Freezingland. You, my dear sweet girl, are a blessing to all you meet and interact with, whether online or in real life. You have added laughter, tears and such abundant love to my life and I bless you for it.

Harini of The Long View.  My farming friend from India..who in her later years, with her husband, followed their dream of owning a farm. Bless you my friend and Namaste.

Melanie or Sparks from a combustible mind.......Mel, your challenges, and conversations totally rock!

Saumya of Randomness Inked. One of the loveliest young women I have ever met. Compassionate, considerate, willing to assist others at the drop of a hat. Another of my International friends.

Katina.  I "met" Katina just a few short months ago...but what an impression she made upon me. Another lover of Dr Who...a single mom doing her best to raise a precocious child without family assistance......riding her magical pegacorn through life while dealing with significant issues. I adore her. Please visit her and give her some love. She is so deserving of it.

There are so many others that it is impossible for me to thank individually.  I am pretty sure each of them knows how I feel about them. Tom, Fandango, Calico Jack....Joe, Robert, Carol and Suzanne.....Linda, Melody, Sarah and Elizabeth...J-dub, Jill, and all the rest.

I will miss you all.

But the one I will miss the most (thank whomever for FaceBook) is Larry. We've followed each other through thick and thin and it feels as if I am leaving behind a family member. 

Namaste

just the facts, Ma'am

 Okay....Fandango (a bloggery buddy from WP) let me know that one needed a Google acct in order to make a comment in the blog. 

Well, that's just plain discriminatory...........at least to me. What if someone doesn't WANT a Google account?

After looking through the settings for all of about 10 seconds, I found the little gizmo that allows anyone to comment.

Thanks Fang for letting me know.

The editor here in Blogger is almost the same as the WP-admin editor..just a bit easier. I still have all the same bells and whistles I had over at WP, just not as many choices on themes as I had......ah well, sometimes one gives up pretty for easy.

I find it easier to post to social media here on Blogger. Not as many steps to take to have things go where I want them to go.

The editor is essentially the same as it was when I first began blogging many years ago.......

Gravitar works here.....so I can easily see who is commenting and know instantly this is one of my buddies or a total stranger.  That's nice.

The only downside so far is that I now need to send email invites to all my followers and they may not want to receive email notifications about the blog....or from it.....or whatever. And so it goes.

Half a dozen good things, one or two great things and a few total annoyances. Welcome to Blogging!