In blogging, people come and people go. Favourite "go to" bloggers may fade away. Perhaps they got bored with blogging or found something better to do with their time.
For a few years, I had almost daily blogworld meetings with Jan Blawat in Sloughhouse, California. Her blog was called "Cosumne Gal" but she hasn't added any more blogposts in five and a half years so I think that it is nigh time to remove her blog link from my "Blogorama" list in the sidebar. I shall replace "Cosumne Gal" with "Drifting Through Life" by River out of Adelaide, South Australia.
Another blog that has been mothballed is called "The Autumn of My Life" by Donna out of Colorado, USA. We were very much on the same wavelength and at times she was like the big sister I never had. I know that she still calls by "Yorkshire Pudding" from time to time and so our connection will never be entirely severed. I will replace Donna with Bruce from Prescott Valley, Arizona. He is the mastermind behind "Oddball Observations" and his pen name is Catalyst.
I keep visiting both River and Catalyst's blogs without the convenience of sidebar links but tonight that is going to change.
There are one or two other blogs not listed in "Blogorama" that I keep visiting and my blog management committee are considering adding them to the side list too.
Nothing lasts forever does it? When I look back, there a number of bloggers who have departed the scene and whose presence was once meaningful to me. But time marches on and everything changes.
Welcome to River and to Catalyst!
I regretfully thinned out my blog reading list not too long ago. I miss those that stopped blogging and hope that they all are still above ground and just moved on to other pursuits.
ReplyDeleteIt often leaves me puzzled when they go.
DeleteYou remind me that I should check my list and see how many have disappeared.
ReplyDeleteAs The Micro Manager often says - You need to get better at tidying up Red!
DeleteI follow Rover, but Catalyst is new ... I'll have to stop by.
ReplyDeleteRover is a dog's name. I don't think River would appreciate that Bob.
DeleteMy reading list contains quite a few blogs that have not been updated in years, too. For many of these bloggers, I do not have contact details other than their blog and don't even know their real names, so have no way of finding out what happened to them. With others, I did email them but never heard back, and I fear they have either died or are not able to type any longer. Of course some may simply not be bothered with the whole blogging world anymore, but it would have been a polite gesture to their readers to let them know and close down their blogs properly.
ReplyDeleteAnyway, your pictures are beautiful, as always.
I agree with the principle of closing down properly. One of my favourite bloggers died from breast cancer and it was her sister who closed down the blog. I shed a tear or two for Molly Printemps.
DeleteThank you :) I haven't adjusted my reading list in years, but those not on it are listed under "Favourites" in my toolbar (taskbar?) so I can find them there. I don't know if I can list them on a sidebar on my blog and I'm not going to try in case I stuff up the works and lose everyone.
ReplyDeleteNow that you are in my sidebar you should get thousands more visitors each week... well maybe dozens... maybe two or three.
DeleteVery many bloggers have disappeared from my reading list too and I wonder what happened to them. I have also found my readership has decreased considerably since my husband died. I guess they were more excited by the drama going on at the time.
ReplyDeleteTo be frank ADDY, it doesn't help that there are often big time gaps between your posts. It's a little sad if some people visited your blog because of the tragedy that unfolded there. I sometimes forget to visit your blog because of those time gaps.
DeleteI have had a few of my blog " friends" not posting for ages, and I also just added Catalyst to my bookmarks bar! I found him through a comment on your blog a few days ago.
ReplyDeleteCatalyst (Bruce) is a good guy. Sounds like his popularity is growing.
DeleteThen some disappear for no obvious reason
ReplyDeleteMaybe the owners get arrested and thrown into dungeons.
DeleteIt's worrying when blogs just stop with no goodbye or explanation.
ReplyDeleteThat's a lovely picture of Whirlowbrook Hall. I attended several dinner dances there over the years, organising a few myself, and it was a fabulous venue. The last time I was there was for my nephew's wedding in February. The weather was about as foul as it can be in Sheffield in February but it didn't spoil their day, just that the day was so dark all the photos had to be taken indoors.
Was the new bride "with child" Jean? Otherwise, why get hitched in the most horrible month of the year?
DeleteP.S. I love Whirlow Brook Park. So peaceful. A good place to read without much distraction.
I keep old blogs I followed on the blogs I follow. Hoping one day they will post again.
ReplyDeleteSome people simply get bored with blogging - the crazy fools!
DeleteIf (when) I drop off my perch I shall send my spirit to remind you to get rid of any links to my blog.
ReplyDeleteI never knew you were a budgerigar JayCee.
DeleteThat acer is magnificent - they can always be relied upon to make a good autumn show.
ReplyDeleteI'm often amazed at the number of blogs some people follow - their lists are endless. How do they manage to do anything else with their days if they read each and every one!
If one is not careful, blogging can come to dominate one's leisure time.
DeleteWe have a couple of former bloggers who are now real in person friends, I am always bothered when a blog disappears without a clue, one of my daily reads just went missing, blog deleted . . . no explanation.
ReplyDeleteIt's like a loved neighbour leaving without telling you where they are going.
DeleteIt is so sad when people I've come to know and care about just disappear. I think of them often.
ReplyDeleteBlogging relationships are valid - not just connections you switch on or off without emotional investment.
DeleteAndrew Highriser has disappeared in the past day or so. Hopefully a glitch.
ReplyDeleteHe's having a problem with Google.
DeleteI understand he was disciplined by The Blogger High Court.
DeleteI started my blog eleven years ago. Over time I accumulated quite a few followers { although Google took away quite a few at one point for some reason ! } I also used to get about 100 comments at one point. Then, Facebook and Instagram came along and many Bloggers left and joined all of the new social media platforms. I've stuck with Blogging as I like it. It's the modern way of having pen friends from all over the world. I need to do a bit of Blog Management on my blog ..... I've got people on my list that haven't posted for years ! XXXX
ReplyDeleteI have never bothered about "followers" but I think that I have a bunch of them. I am just about to come over to your blog Jacqueline - a royal visit by Prince Pudding.
DeleteI love a nice blog list! I am a blog reader so it helps me find other interesting blogs to read. I found a lot of my blogs through the Weaver of Grass blog. I can waste a good hour or two each morning reading and commenting on the blogs I like! I will check your list now for new-to-me blogs. Thanks, Neil!
ReplyDeleteFor retired people like me, blogging can occupy a space that might otherwise be empty.
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ReplyDeleteThere was one woman I miss very much, something about eating a cupcake. She was a child psychiatrist, gay, with a daughter from an indigenous man. She was an amazing writer and I miss her still.
I just tracked down the blog I used to read, that I told you about. It looks like she started blogging again but then died two years ago. I'm crying now. She felt like a good friend and now she's gone.
ReplyDeleteThese relationships we form through blogging can have a significance that is almost on a par with so-called "real life" relationships in the flesh.
DeleteI keep the links on my side bar, just in case there is an update. The people are real and it feels weird to just delete the link to the person
ReplyDeleteIf Jan and Donna return to blogging then they will return to my sidebar but I know what you mean my friend.
DeleteI am honored but I don't know how long it will be until I "move on".
ReplyDeleteWhat? You have only just moved to your new abode Brucie Baby.
DeleteSo many dear, dear bloggers I miss to this day. Now RIP'd. over the twenty years I've been on line they become close, sometimes we exchanged gifts and cards. Oh so dearly missed. I keep a list of RIPs on my reader.
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Blog lists do need maintenance from time to time!
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