Today is my 5th blog birthday. This is what it was like before. It seems like I’ve always been blogging and yet I remember setting up Anji Patchwork with the help of Dom like it was yesterday. Christian tried to help me set up the comments and we ended up with the blog inside the comments box! You can see that page here. I remember in those days if you wanted archives you had to sort it out for yourself.
Lots of bloggers have come, gone changed identities too. A couple got swallowed up in World of Warcraft . I remember Carol whose son was serving in Iraq, I wonder where she is now. Then there was Isaac who went out for a walk and never came back last August. Spyke, he was good at disappearing – twice!.
Five years ago after having his wisdom teeth out, we put Christian onto a plane heading for his Grandma’s. I was teaching children with behaviour problems for the last time in the two colleges – a job I really loved, I started taking beta blockers. My children were amazed when I bought a little book about HTML and actually started to use it (Widgets came later). My blogroll started to grow and grow.
Thank you to everyone who has visited and contributed to the last five years and I hope we have many more to come.
Congratulations on 5 years of blogging. My 5 year date is May 26. I hadn't realized that we started at almost the same time, although you do have a couple of weeks on me.
ReplyDeleteHave a great day!
Cassie-b
cas. I think that may 2003 was a special time for new bloggers, I know a few.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday Anji!-Karen
ReplyDeleteYay! Happy Birthday! I remember Spyke! Is he not around anymore? And, if so, where?
ReplyDeleteHappy Blogday, 5th! I've just past my first!
ReplyDelete5 years is a long career. In my two short years, I have been observing the "blog world".
ReplyDeleteWhen I come across a new blog I like, I watch and follow it for a long time. And see if that blogger is a regular poster. And then, if this is the case, I might put in my favorite blogs. So far, I had to take one off this list.
All the others are real bloggers and I enjoy them very much. I am happy that you are in this list.
Happy Birthday for your blog.
Peter
Karen: thank you, nice to hear from you again!
ReplyDeleteBomarzo: thanks; I wonder where Spyke has got to? I've tried google but it's all old stuff.
John.g: I hope you have many more!
Peter/ thank you for your kind wishes. I'm pleased to be on your list.
Hey congrats!
ReplyDeleteWho else do you know plays World of Warcraft lol?
Jess: what a nice surprise, you must have felt your ears burning!
ReplyDeleteHey! Happy BlogBirthday to you. Five years is quite something .... and you seem to have many tricks up your sleeves with your different blogs.
ReplyDeleteI've only been at it for three years and that includes my own disappearing act for a while.
Bloggin' is great, innit?!
Doris: Seems the more I do the more the ideas flow - for the moment at least. Yes it is great, we're part of a wonderful community!
ReplyDeleteHey! Belated Happy Blogday!!
ReplyDeleteI will have a beer to celebrate...ta for the excuse!
Neutron:Thanks, have one for me too!
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