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Hello Friends!
After a year and a half on WordPress, I'm happy to announce that I'm back on Blogger. I hated found WordPress to be a real challenge. Weekly code errors, hacking attempts galore, the inability to figure out how to fix ANYTHING....it was terribly frustrating. Not to mention that I often didn't see comments due to the inordinate amount of spam.
And to be honest, I missed a lot of my Blogger friends. I know that most of you didn't get updates of my posts because Blogger's reading list doesn't recognize websites. And the amount of work involved to keep that site up prevented me the time I used to have to visit your blogs. No more of that!
So, I've decided to give up the website. Not just because of the difficulty in using it; the cost of webhosting is outrageous. And to be honest...I don't want to be a "tech" type of gal. I'm a blogger at heart, not a webmaster, ick. 😊
I hope you've all been well! Many of you who followed me over to WordPress are aware that I am now living a single life with my 5 dogs and 1 cat (pictured above). Aren't they good??? They were patiently waiting for a taste of my homemade cheese while I clicked this photo!
Since Alex (my late husband) passed away last spring, life has been tough. But life does go on whether we're up to it or not, so I choose to move forward, heal and thrive as a solo gal.
For those interested, Thursday Art and Dinner Date will restart on Thursday October 9th with the prompt being "Fire". Spread the word please!!
Here is a list of the remaining prompts for 2025.
Love to everyone!
Rain ♥
Rain, welcome back! I'm sorry WordPress was so frustrating, but very glad you're back on Blogger (not that it doesn't have it's own frustrations, lol). I gave up my own website awhile back because of the cost. Best of all we can move forward with you, be there for you, support you. I still feel a lot of sadness for you when I think of Alex, but happy to see you have such a loving crew on your homefront. How did you ever get them to pose so nicely? :)
ReplyDeleteLeigh you're so sweet thank you ♥...to answer your question: How did you ever get them to pose so nicely? It's the answer to most of life's problems: CHEESE. LOL...I am cheese making again and I had a piece of Camembert and they all just sat and stared lol...
Deletewelcome back-I thought word press was too expensive-blogger is free--but I am having issues with them ad there really is no one to contact-so hoperfully they will fix things for me soon.
ReplyDeleteso sorry for your loss I have been my husband's caregiver it will be two years in another week. hugs Kathy
Kathyinozarks. I am a long time blogger and have been a full time caretaker to my husband for over four years. Feel free to contact me....dianakos1@gmail.com. Hope it is OK, Rain, to do this. If you have an email for Kathy I would reach out to her if she doesn't see this. Thanks.
DeleteKathy thank you! ♥ WordPress isn't for bloggers that's for sure. You're right, there is no support. I basically had to do internet searches to figure out how to do everything and it got too tiring. I do hope you and your hubby are doing as best as you can. Hugs. ♥
DeleteDiana, I will send an email over to Kathy to send her your comment in case she hasn't read it! ♥
DeleteSo happy to have you back Rain! See you Thursday Oct 9
ReplyDeleteYay Christine! See you at TADD! ♥
DeleteSo happy to see you back on Blogger. I don't blog much anymore but prefer the blogger platform. Hugs- Diana
ReplyDeleteThank you Diana ♥
DeleteI hadn't read the whole thing before I posted. I am so sorry to hear of your hubby's passing. Life changes for us and it is never easy. xo Diana
ReplyDeleteYes Diana...he was only 37. Too young. I'm adjusting, every day gets a little easier. ♥
DeleteWelcome back, Rain. I am so sorry for your loss. You have a new chapter to write. All the best.
ReplyDeleteWelcome back my dear friend.
ReplyDeleteI'm so happy you're back, Rain! That's too bad Wordpress didn't work out for you. I have spam issues but most, if not all, gets filtered nicely and I don't have to deal with it. We're fixing to take vacation time tomorrow after DH gets off work. No big trips away this time, just sticking to our area. The break in routine will do us good, though. I have my TAD posts scheduled which includes a link up. You're welcome to borrow it or use your own. Now that you're back at the helm, I will not put one up. Have a good day, dearie! xo
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