When we started writing this blog, we said it was experimental, and it might drive us crazy - well, we were right about that. We're calling the experiment a failure, for the following reasons:
1) Linda is more interested in chasing her ancestors down than writing silly Winsome Ridge stories, especially now that she's made a breakthrough by finding two living relatives she knew nothing about, and discovering that both of them are interested in genealogy, and have pictures and ideas to share! This is much more exciting than writing about fish and chips at the pub.
2) The weather has warmed up (with a vengeance) which means that Tony is spending a lot of time out in the garden, so he's worn out at the end of the day and doesn't feel like writing.
3) Uploading things to blogs uses up too much of our pitiful monthly data allowance. We keep going over the top and then our speed is slowed down to what's officially called 'glacial' until each month ends. We need to cut back. Why don't we just buy more data allowance, you ask - not possible for those of us stuck on a satellite connection. But the good news is that a new satellite was recently launched, and in another 6 or 9 or 18 months, who knows, we might be able to get more.
4) Some of our readers said things like 'Isn't the blog a lot of work?' and 'Doesn't it take up a lot of your time?' We laughed those concerns off at first, because we're superhuman dynamos of energy with an endless supply of time - oh wait, no we aren't. Yes, it is a lot of work that occupies too much time. Especially as we have three other blogs on the go, all of which are being neglected recently, because we're tired. So we decided that one blog would have to go - which one should it be?
5) That question wasn't hard to answer, as the general reaction to this blog has been underwhelming in the extreme. We got some subtle hints a month or so ago that maybe it wasn't hitting the mark, when three people told us, 'I don't like your blog.' 'Gosh,' we said, 'don't hold back - tell us what you really think!' And they did. Well, that's what friends are for, to tell you the truth. We figure if 3 people were inspired to tell us that, there are probably at least another 30 who are thinking it but not telling us.
So this will be the last post on this blog. It's been an interesting experiment, and we're glad we gave it a try - but we won't miss it when it's gone, and we guess you won't either. Those of you who were subscribers to our monthly 'Winsome Ridge Diary' can take heart though, as we intend to revive it. We'll resume our normal programming at the end of this month, and email you a few pages of nonsense.
If you were NOT one of our diary subscribers, and would like to become one, please send your name and email address to winsomeridge at skymesh.com.au and we'll add you to the list.
So long for now!
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