DOA’s January 2023 In Review

 

Counting this one, I had 28 posts in January.  This is a huge leap from previous months. I was, of course locked out by Google. As it is, every time I log in there’s a note is my email IS THIS YOU. Yes, you automated dolt, it is.

I’ve done super short, silly yet sometimes informative posts all month. If you look way back at my 2008 posts, when this blog was new, the same tone was there. It makes me happy.

I have been trying to get a post a day, but don’t plan to keep up the pace. That I’d save for my Merlyn blog where I won’t get booted any time soon.

I’ve been enjoying my gardening posts, so more to come.

Peace, babies, Librariandoa

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

Librariandoa's Post Schedule for 2022

 

I'm reorganizing and simplifying for 2022, so I hope.   Here are the scheduled days and times for "regular" features on DOA.  We can always tweak if it's kittywampus.

Monday  Open

Tuesday Book Notes 7 am, Book Reviews, all bookish things.

Wednesday Open

Thursday  What's Cooking

Friday First Line Friday

Saturday Puzzle Answers

Sunday All Puzzle types: Sunday Puzzle Five Week Rotation (Word Finds, Cryptograms, Rebus, Fallen Phrase, Week Five Puzzle), Book Related Word Finds from Tuesday Reviews, Librariandoa's Cipher Sunday (the First paragraph of a book)

As always, other posts can pop up anywhere.  These are the standards.

Thanks for stopping by, have a great 2022!

Now I'm Hungry

Here it is, POST 100 for the Librariandoa blog for 2018!   I've reached my goal for the year.  Now I can coast! 

While I was looking at my photo archives for post ideas, I went through what seemed like hundreds of saved recipes.   I haven't eaten yet today, and I'm:

Thanks for visiting the blog in 2018!   Happy New Year!

Monthly WrapUp

I've been enjoying writing my posts here lately.  Looking at my post count for the year, it stands at a whopping twenty.  This will be 21!

Pretty much as soon as I challenged myself to writing 8 posts a month to easily get to 100 posts for the year, I stopped writing.  Too odd.  I guess I can't fool me into anything.

This month has been about the garden.  There are a few flaws, but I have loved my garden this season.

I have other topics in mind but they haven't made it to the page yet.   I am hoping to write some up regularly so I'm not doing my November post challenge to jam in a year's worth of writing into a month or so.   That's the old me.


I've moved my blog rolls around.  They're all still there, just rearranged as to what's on top.

My Podcast list is still here, it's just waaaaaay down at the bottom.  I added in quite a few new ones, particularly fiction.   I haven't had a chance to listen to them all, I'm sort of bookmarking them for myself.  And for you, of course.

Monthly Wrapup November 2017

I've had a ton of fun with the posts this month.  I tried for a wide variety and think I have that.  I'm still a fair few away from my goal of 100 posts for the year, but I'm confident I'll get there.

I learned new things!

Taxgedo the word cloud maker lets you put your clouds in shapes.  Love my cat shaped cloud.

I finally learned how to resize pictures in Photoshop Elements, and could fit pictures on my Thanksgiving cards.  They had to be 3x5 to fit the blank cards I have.  Voila.

 I just need to figure out layers.  I've found several good YouTube videos that might help.


Podcasts!   While looking for five for each topic I found many more interesting podcasts to try out.  Now that the pressure of daily posts is done, I'll re-do my podcast list and include some of the others.  There were enough to do with gardening and books to consider giving them their own link lists under their blogroll categories.

I am enjoying the Fiction podcasts.  Limetown will return in 2018!  There was a little mini-cast this October saying they'd return then. The original set aired in 2015, so how lucky to just listen to it now and be all ready for it's return.   A little bit mystery, a little bit radio show, a little bit X Files.


The Most Popular Posts This Month, In Order:

1.  DOA's Ten Favorite Star Trek Episodes: The Original Series

2. Movie Monday: Five Upcoming Films

3. Embroidery Tuesday: Embroidering Rudolph

4.  DOA's November Blog Challenge! En Garde!

5.  Quotable


I still need to hit 100 posts!  I've ideas for but not planned dates set for some fun December topics.  I enjoyed many of the memes/post subject ideas I tried and they'll appear again sometime.  Particularly the monthly wrapup.