Here it is the end of January 2018. That went fast, didn't it? We rounded out 2017 with our oldest home from college, a ski trip with extended family, cold weather temperatures, and quilt making. Lots of things have been happening which has my attention elsewhere. And the longer that time goes by, the easier it is to not sit down and click at the keyboard to write something here. I've considered not blogging any longer. My children are older and I feel like their stories are their stories to tell. They have been so gracious with allowing me to share things about their lives here but it just feels like the natural stopping point for that. And so does that leave this space merely a place to catalogue the quilts that I make? Maybe. But I've been blogging here for nearly 10 years and though it really has served as a way to chronicle our lives and be a record for my family to look back on, it has been a space where I work out lots of thoughts rolling around in my head. Thoughts of motherhood. Marriage. Travel. Aging. Time and how I want to spend it. Politics.... not really, though I have lots of thoughts on that topic.
I don't know.
I guess I don't really feel done with this space just yet even though my posting habits will undoubtedly be even less consistent. It's just the stage of life that I'm in where my children are older and my parents are older and it all makes the everyday things feel so fleeting.
So, I'll still share my quilt making with you. And gardening. And probably baking or cooking or canning. And occasionally those thoughts about it all that are rolling around in my head.
I'm still here. Are you?
-dana
I'm here! Your long time friend and follower! I gradually gave up blogging years ago for the same reason but I feel you still have lots to tell. I really get a warm fuzzy feeling when you pop up in my feedly app. I'll be here as long as you are! I love seeing what you're doing and thinking.
ReplyDeleteHi Molly! Big hugs to you, my friend!
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ReplyDeleteYep! Keep blogging, please. Adorable dog!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sticking around Laura! Blogging has proven to be therapeutic over the years and I'm just not ready to totally let that go just yet. :)
DeleteStill here!
ReplyDeleteAnd I'm so glad Beth!
DeleteStill reading!
ReplyDeleteThank you Norah!
DeleteI'm here! Having some very serious sandwich generation issues! Sometimes it's hard to know just how much to share and where to draw the line. I am finding that I have less "me" time due to caring for others. Do what makes you happy, thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteAnd that YOU for reading!
DeleteAlways love the words you write. Does not matter what they say…it is the way they are said. Keep on blogging, please.
ReplyDeleteJacque!! I have to keep chronicling all the elk!! :)
Delete"To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven" Ecclesiates 3:1 I hope you don't stop blogging completely! But I understand - I found blogging to be something I do for me as the kids grew and discovered new adventures away from the dirt road, but my blogging ebbs and flows... much like life. Perhaps I wanted to have a journal of sorts that proved that life did go on after the kids left home. LOL. We'll be here when you pop in again to share whatever you choose to share and it'll bring a smile to my face when you do. :)
ReplyDeleteYou always offer such kind, comforting and supportive words. Thank you for that!
DeleteI'm still here and reading, but I completely understand. I took a long break and only posted a couple times a year when I needed a break. At the same time, I missed parts of it - maybe it was the accountability of the work I wanted to do, but wasn't. So now as I have a goal to create more again and try new things, I am keeping a list in my blog and with ravelry and anywhere else I can to keep my at it.
ReplyDeleteI used to journal for myself, but that stopped. Blogging, whether public or private, was my journal for the new technology ages. I think it goes back to that for me and I should pick it up again.
I've never been good at pencil and paper journaling but this blogging thing has stuck for me. It's proven rather therapeutic at times! Thanks for reading along!
DeleteI'm here! I love the natural ebb and flow of a blog like your's. And I love getting to know you through your words. It's a pretty amazing online community.
ReplyDeleteI am amazed at the generosity and support from our online community. So wonderful to be a part of it with you.
DeleteHi Dana, yes, I'm still reading your blog. I too feel squeezed by older children and parents. But I still like hearing your quilting adventures. Don't stop!!!
ReplyDeleteYour encouragement is soooooooooo very much appreciated! !
DeleteI was just thinking I hadn't seen a post from you for a while. I will read whenever you post no matter how far between!
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Thank you for being so kind Sandy!
DeleteWe'll be here just waiting for whenever you feel like talking. Always enjoy the family and life pictures. Baking is good too. Susan
ReplyDeleteI can hear you loud and clear : )
ReplyDeleteLikewise, my friend.
DeleteI'm still here, reading what you choose to post. As long as you post about quilting or gardening, or even quilting in the garden, I will continue to read!
ReplyDeleteOooo! Why have I never thought of quilting IN the garden? Brilliant!! :)
DeleteI have enjoyed your blog for a couple of years now and really like the eclectic, “life in general” feeling it brings. And, I think your quilts are amazing as well. I will continue to enjoy what you offer, as long as you offer it.
ReplyDeleteGoodness gracious! Thank you!!! Like a virtual hug! :)
DeleteYep, still here...popcorn at the ready! I haven't blogged since 2014, I think (Instagram ate my blog) and I often think I have to get back on there at post at least occasionally!!
ReplyDeleteOh! I love popcorn! :) thanks for your kindness! !
DeleteI enjoy everything about your blog: your thoughts, pictures of gardening and nature, your family shares, thrifting finds and especially your quilts-so inspirational!
ReplyDeleteA very heartfelt thank you Debbie. Thank you.
DeleteI love what ever it is that you want to share in this space because it is all you. And lately I realize that it is more about you sharing with me rather than the other way around which makes this friendship somewhat one-sided and yet if you left I would definitely feel your absence-whether or not you would notice mine. I love all you share about your quilting as I feel like starting quilting under your watch and careful guidance somehow makes you a very big part of my quilting journey. All this to say thank you for being a presence on the internets for the last 10 years. :)
ReplyDeleteYou've made me misty eyed.... thank you.
DeleteOf course I’m still here. I feel like you, to blog or not to blog. Facebook and a quick type is just so fast and easy. I wish I could get back in it better. I did today! Lol
ReplyDeleteIf you don't feel like writing....take photos. I enjoy your photos of nature, flowers, food, quilts and more.
ReplyDeleteAnd when you feel like sharing by writing, I'll benefit by reading.
You have a way with words. A gift. You say what we are all feeling.
I'm slow, but I'm still here. Don't stop sharing. I love your posts.
ReplyDeleteI'm not up to date on my reading, but I am here, loving you and continuing to be amazed at all of the beauty you bring to this journey we call Life. 😘❤️
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