A lot of water has gone under the bridge since I wrote my first blog post on Sunday, August 24, 2008. I was newly unemployed after the daily paper I worked for decided to go digital and stop print publication. I decided I should enter the new online world with my own publication and have never looked back. I thought it would be a good way to keep my writing skills polished while I job hunted. I loved being able to showcase as many photos as I wanted to use and not have to worry about space or color or word count or any of the concerns of print.
After 30 years of writing for newspapers I started out with long posts very similar to the newspaper columns and feature articles I was known for at the time. Even as a columnist there was a limit to how much of myself could go into a column — even my garden columns. It took me quite a while to make the transition to blogging where it's OK if it's all about me! Unlike most bloggers I have never limited myself to one topic. All those years of being a generalist means I have too many interests and too much to say to stick to one topic. So you will find posts on food, fashion, history, politics, books and more in my little world.
Having had a successful journalism career before I ever began blogging, I don't worry about how many people are following me. So you won't find links to Amazon or giveaways or contests here. Just me writing about something I find of interest and hope you will as well. When I began the blog in 2008 I never expected to still be here nine years later. But I am a creature of habit who spent a life ruled by deadlines, so almost daily blogging seems entirely natural to me. I hope you will stay with me and we'll see if we can make it an even ten years!
Here's a link to my very first post that explains where the name of my blog originated and what it means.
