quinquennial adj. and n. OED Word of the Day (last Tuesday): quinquennial, adj. and n. A fifth anniversary, among other things… It’s five years since I started this blog. That’s quite a milestone. Amazingly (by missing out Monday) THIS IS
Spring cleaning
A bit late, since summer’s here, but I had a useful email to remind me that there is a simple way of fending off the hackers of one’s blog. Spring clean. Simply making sure all the add-ons you have are used,
Summer Wednesdays ⌗IWSG
It’s summer, in case you hadn’t noticed. I know many northern hemisphere folks tend to reduce their blogging, and since I’m at Camp this month, I’m going to join them. This will probably be my last Wednesday post till September
A Wonky Wednesday post
I wanted to finish a book in order to review it inside the author’s launch timescale, but I got to the first page on the train and felt the need to rest… well, I had already finished two on that journey,
Reflections on A to Z 2015
May the 4th be with you! Another A to Z is over, and I’m exhausted, as usual. I haven’t done as many visits to other blogs as I’d like, and despite all my good intentions I didn’t finish my last
On scheduling posts
Seven weeks from Wednesday, the April A to Z Challenge will start. If you haven’t signed up yet, all the details and sign-up list are here. Do it, you’ll enjoy it! The key to that enjoyment is scheduling your posts
Websites on screens, tablets and phones
I finally got a Smartphone. Three months later I’ve ventured into using Twitter on it, and then I started checking my websites. This blog doesn’t display too badly, although you had to scroll though quite a lot of menu stuff
Creative Commons – licensed to share
The eagle-eyed among you will have noticed that earlier in the month a new badge appeared on the bottom left – on some posts – which is my Creative Commons license. Creative Commons is an organisation that works with legal
Do you delete old posts?
Actually, this is NOT a Book Blogger Hop! This is the sort of question I’d like to see in the Book Bloggers Hop, but the ones scheduled seem a little repetitive around now. Last year I saw someone talking about
Tweaking my schedule for 2015
As 2014 draws to a close, I’m ready to review my objectives for the year and set some new ones. As part of that, I’ve been planning some new regular features, and that means a slight shift of my posting
Christmas on the blog and websites
I wasn’t planning to do anything special on the blog this December, but of course opportunities crop up, and ideas are presented, and I’m a sucker for joining in with a good idea. So on here, I’m joining up with
On selectivity in blogging – Book Bloggers Hop
Once again it’s time to answer a question raised through the Book Bloggers Hop courtesy of Coffee Addicted Writer. This week: As you grow in your blogging experience, have you become more particular in terms of what you will post
Deja Vu Blogfest – sign up now
Friday 19th December may not be the easiest day for you to think about what to blog. The pain is taken away by joining in with the Deja Vu Blogfest. Bloggers D L Hammons and Nicole Zoltack invite you to
On following comments – book blogger hop
My last regular post in the Book Blogger Hop, courtesy of Coffee Addicted Writer – but I’ll be dipping in and out occasionally when the question interests me. This week: Do you request notifications of new replies when you post
On replying to comments – book blogger hop
This week’s question on the Book Blogger Hop, courtesy of Coffee Addicted Writer is: Do you reply to comments on your blog or do you figure folks won’t be stopping back to read your reply so you don’t bother? As