Happy 14 Years of Blogging, Librariandoa

 Naturally my post earlier got me thinking about the blog and what I've liked and not liked about it over the years.  I think I've liked it best when it's been more spontaneous.  Somehow I've worked in too many "regular features" over time, I think.  I spend too much time planning, writing and scheduling those "required" things that other more more interesting things may go by the way side.

 

Today I'm thinking: 

Move posts and sidebar features from Librariandoa 2.0 here, then delete that blog which competes in a way with this one, even though it is inactive.

I'm going to do the same with my DOA in the Garden blog, which I enjoyed writing at first, but no one, really no one read the thing. Hmmpf.  So poof, Librariandoa in the Garden.

My other blog, The Adventures of Merlyn Perilous, I may reactivate.  Simply by writing any bookish things there.  By chance we've signed up for two conventions this year, and I made my Badge Name Merlyn Perilous for both.  I shouldn't appear at bookish conventions with my Book Blog Name, and no book blog, right?  I'll ponder this move.  If I do make this this move, the Book Reviews are the only thing moving. Book Notes will stay here because Wordpress is super annoying about links to sites sometimes.  It either won't link to them or it does the linking for you sometimes in an obnoxious way.  I really enjoy doing Word Finds for the books I read, those will stay here too.

Here on DOA Central, I'll be adding sidebar sites galore.

I'm going to drop What's Cooking altogether, and just write about recipes I try out for good or bad, sometimes, in no regular way.

I'm also dropping the ever popular First Line Friday.  It gets decent views, but doing it drives me buggy.  Something always goes wrong with the picture, or the font on the picture showing up clearly or not.  Poof!

Also staying are Sunday Puzzles of all types and their answer keys.

I will also add links to my not so Social Media sites here, just to be all 21st Century about things.

Again, thanks for stopping by!  Fourteen more years or bust!

Librariandoa

Missed My Blogiversary Again!

 Perhaps because it’s been such a long time since I started this blog, or my brain really has basically gone kablooie, but I always forget to mention/ celebrate the date I began this blog. Except for the two years of my Librariandoa 2.0 Wordpress experiment, I’ve faithfully kept up this little corner of the universe. Thanks to those who stop by and faithfully read every day!

February 15, 2008 The 23 Things On A Stick program brought about this online diary, as blogs used to be thought of.  Huzzah, DOA. Onward.

http://librariandoa.blogspot.com/2008/02/23-things-thing-one.html

Sunday Dreaming: Inspirations This Week

It's the one month anniversary of this blog, known in the biz as it's Blogiversary!  My original Librariandoa Blog began February 15, 2008.   I always forget to give it a Blogiversary post, but this year, I shall give it it's due.

Thanks to my (two) readers for hanging in there!  I'm having more fun with this blog than I expected.   As I've mentioned, I had a goal for a post a day for the first month, and I'll likely keep that going, but if I miss one, I won't feel guilty!

I bought Jiffy Seed Starting mix this week so I will have some seedlings to show soon.  Things generally sprout for me much faster than the packet says when grown under lights.   February really is the best time to start the seeds that take a long time to get going, many flowers, many herbs are that way.

In the years when I have seeds going, I cannot be brought down by the coldest temperatures or biggest snowstorms outside because inside, it is spring.



Wayside Gardens has this lovely photo of their Caladium varieties all together.  I never think to place them by each other, they make such a statement on their own.  This is very striking though.

Do you think cacti are adorable but you hate getting poked by them?  Ta da, rock cactus!

If you love papercrafting or botanical drawings, a site called the Graphics Fairy has ten pieces of PINK botanical clip art this week for you to use.

https://thegraphicsfairy.com/free-botanical-flower-clip-art

P. Allen Smith speaks my language, that language being Pink :)