Having recovered the pictures for the months from August to December 2022, casualties of the transfer of my blog site, this afternoon I decided to go back to the beginning – 5th May 2012, and check on the posts going forward from this date.
This may take some time and will be tackled sporadically – that is, when I am in the mood. I had not even known that blog posts could be illustrated until a chance meeting with my friend Dominic, who said he preferred those with photographs. It was another month before I acquired my first digital camera which would be essential for the immediate accessibility required for a daily diary blog.
There were therefore very few photographs, from film images, in those early weeks.
I added header pictures to the following posts:
Elizabeth visited for convivial conversation and a cup of tea this afternoon.
This evening we all dined on Hordle Chinese Take Away’s excellent fare, with which Jackie drank Hoegaarden and I finished the cabernet zinfandel.
Sounds like a very pleasant day. Glad the Culinary Queen caught a break. Good luck with the pictures.
Thank you so much, Pat
Chinese takeaway, you can’t go wrong. 🙂
And this is one of the best, Bridget. Thank you very much
Nice to be able to revisit your posts and photos, Derrick.
That is good to know, Dolly. Thank you very much
My pleasure, Derrick.
I, too, am of the “tackle sporadically” persuasion in many areas.
I’m not really. Jackie has taught me to pace myself in my old age 🙂 Thanks very much, Liz
You’re welcome, Derrick. 🙂
I started blogging the year after you. I can just imagine how much work you have been going through fixing things, Derrick.
Thank you so much, Lavinia. It gets easier as I improve my processes – at the regularity helps me remember.
When I started blogging, I also didn’t know about adding photos until another blogger mentioned it.
Thanks very much, Rosaliene
I started with photographs in mind as I had just bought a camera.
Thanks a lot, Tootlepedal
That woman looking straight into the camera in your header photo has striking facial structure.
She captures the picture, Gwen. Thank you very much
Wow, you’ve been very busy working on your site, great! I like the first photo, not a recent photo. ❤️🇬🇧
Thanks a lot, John
Be well guys. ☺️
Do what is important to you. Follow the whim of mind, the steadfast love around you, and the always immersing of nature. We are part of the sublime.
Let us continue to discover where we are in the depths and the lightness around and within.
Thank you very much, Val
You are putting in a lot of good hard work. The good news it you can do all of this as you want to….when you can. No rush. 🙂
YAY for take-away! Always a nice break for those who do the cooking and the clean up. 🙂
(((HUGS))) ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Thank you so much, Carolyn X
Now I have no excuse for not reading your older posts, Derrick, though it was never a question of photos, more of being daunted by the sheer volume of output! Hopefully, as you sporadically add photos, I shall follow in your wake as reader. So your efforts will not be in vain!
Thank you so much, Sandra. This makes the effort worth it
Nice reading your older posts Derrick😊
I went back to Scent of a Squirrel (ewww) to see what the evocative header photo here was all about.
Such a lot of work to go back and add photos!
Lots of fans here of Chinese take out. Yours seems to be excellent. 🙂
How dark people’s clothes were years ago!!
Seriously. Why do you do it? I like blogging and the blogging community and genuinely question why we do it. Is your blog a diary? Is it a historical record? Why are the recovered photos so important? I am attempting some sort of literary (blogging) criticism here, I am back in sixth form English Literature classes. I apologise for being inquisitive/intrusive. I started my blog in 2016 and hoped that my children would be interested in my life but so far it has turned out that they are interested in today and tomorrow but not yesterday. Apologies in advance for being philosophical today.
Neat to think how blogging has progressed. I am always in the mood for good Chinese food, and I could have some right now.
Glad to see your posts and pics again, Derrick.🌹🌹🌹
When I started I didn’t use photos either but I think it was much later before I twigged that photos made posts more interesting.
Thanks a lot, Sheree
The period before the digital camera….wow, it seems such a long time ago 😊
Indeed. Thanks very much, Ribana