Times they are a-changing

I could also sing another song, "Ch-ch-ch-changes..." but enough about my music flashback problems.

What changes are afoot? The obvious, of course, we're about to change from 2014 to 2015. But there are some others:

1) For starters, I was going to do one more post for 2014 next Monday, but I'm going to let this be the last post of the year and take a break next week instead.

2) My Science Fiction Group, The Minnows Literary Group, has a new e-anthology (Still Out Of Time), joining Out of Time and In A Land Far Away. As with all our anthologies, all profits from all sales and loans go toward Doctors Without Borders. To date, we have donated a bit over $2,140 $3,440 (Russell James, my critique group leader reminded me that $2,140 was just this year and that last year, we donated $1,300, which raises the total to $3,440), thanks to each of you who bought our books.

Coming soon is Centauri Station.

3) I'm also going to make a slight change to this blog. I know it's hard for people to find time to come over to visit -- thanks to everyone who do so -- let alone take a few extra minutes to post a comment. I know myself how much more time that takes up, especially with my slow internet. On top of that, with some blogs, they not only ask you to fill out a captcha, but, also, if you happen to do it incorrectly, does not bring you back to your comment to redo the captcha. There is nothing more frustrating than having my 5+ sentence-comment obliterated and have to start again; it's bad enough re-doing just the captcha.

So, to make it easy for readers, and me too because I try to always reply to my commenters, I am getting rid of the comments option. I put in a "contact me" widget in case you feel absolutely compelled to get in touch with me.

I will, however, stick with the Monday schedule and will still vary my posts with topics of homesteading, writing, art, and whatever catches my fancy because I don't want to be known as a one-trick pony. I don't know that I'll do any video posts, at least not on a regular basis.

4) I've also changed...my mind about some people. And I will leave that there.

5) I want to make changes to myself too. This coming year, I want to use fewer exclamation marks (or at least no multiple ones at the end of a single sentence...e.g. Like this!!! <--stop it; bad Teresa) and smiley faces. I want to, nay, need to, curb my enthusiasm. My natural inclination is to be bubbly and effervescent. I must suppress that personality. At least on Facebook. I might let her live here.

Hope everyone is enjoying a wonderful holiday season, no matter what you celebrate this time of year! May 2015 be a good year, or a better year, for all of us!

"I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be." ~ Douglas Adams

Just a little "Yes!" and an annoucement

According to Wikipedia's entry on The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Universe, I have the original UK paperback  cover version!  See?

The three bookmarks are there because ds#1 was presenting it to his Teen Book Club and marked passages he wanted to share.  That's my boy!  ;)

And this is my odd segue into announcing that changes are a-coming.  I want to revamp this blog to something that is a bit cleaner, hopefully drastically reducing the clutter on the side.  More importantly, because I have my official blog to talk about my "official" pursuits, I'll make this a blog that only covers topics related to homesteading pursuits and other house and home things, such as baking.  So, I may, sadly, have to eliminate my Douglas Adams references.  Although, occasionally, I might just type titles of his books for no particular reason.

Last Chance to See.

Like that!

Consider it my literary Tourette's of the Adams sort.

As well, because my sister will be arriving soon for a long awaited visit, I won't be blogging for a while.  I'll try and read my fav blogs every so often, but I won't be a stalker.  I can see some of you breathing sighs of relief at that.  ;)

Hope your weekend has been nice, and have a wonderful May!


"I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be." ~ Douglas Adams