1) When did you start your blog?
My previous blog, Carol For Peace, was born in August of 2005, but I started to feel like I was outgrowing it, so I deserted it for this one in January of 2009.
2) What do you write about?
I have no idea. Stuff... Nuthin'.
3) What makes your blog special?
(I'm starting to feel like the kid who, when she comes home from school answers, "Nothin'" to every question from her mom.)
4) What made you want to start writing a blog?
Mr. CfP made me do it! I started my Carol For Peace blog at the urging of Mr. CfP after I, and thousands of others, had gone to Crawford, Texas to visit our last president. We were wondering about these wars - you know, the ones that we are, to this day, still involved with. We wanted to tell Mr. GWB that we wanted him to put an end to the carnage. Obviously, our words fell on deaf ears.
Since that time I have changed from an ego-based activist (not saying that all activists are ego-based, but I was) to a whatever-I-am-today type of person, so I thought that this A Peace Carol blog would give me a new canvass where I could express myself.
5) What would you like to change in your blog?
This is where it gets good. This is what I want to change about my blog: I want to put it to rest. I want to say how grateful I am for this blogging experience, for the people I've met, the support I've received, the things I've learned.
I have been noticing a loss of creativity. Maybe it's because I have been having intense experiences and yet I don't feel free to write about them in this arena. Am I stifling myself? (Stifle... Hmmmm... Images of Archie Bunker arise in my head.) I don't know.
In order to find out how long this blog has been alive, I had to look at my archives. I read the first few posts on this blog and I thought, "I am not writing like that any longer. I'm not feeling as alive in my writing as I once did."
So it's time to ride off into the sunset - at least as far as APeaceCarolLand is concerned.
Me and Buddha riding off into the sunset - without our horse. Okay, we're walking into the sunset.
I completely expect to visit y'all a lot as I mosey around these here intertubes.
Thank you for reading my writings and for being the awesome people that you are!
Goodbye, Adios, Auf Wiedersehen, Ciao!
xo
Auf wiedersehen means (vaguely) until we see each other again.
ReplyDeletePrefer that to Goodbye ...
xx
bon voyage! and hasta luego .. :-)
ReplyDeletei've enjoyed blogging with you.
Dancing,
ReplyDeleteI do hope that we will see each other again. At the least, I plan to have a cup of tea at your blog every now and then.
xo
Foam,
ReplyDeleteAu Revoir and Hasta la Pasta!
I've enjoyed blogging with you, too! You have not seen the last of me. I may even write a haiku sometime.
Best wishes to you as you head off into the sunset. It's not a bad direction to head - the sun shines on you face that way. As an aside, I love 'walking away' photos. I noticed how much I love them when I took one of my dad and Goodnight (she was very little) walking down the hall in the nursing home. Ted Kenndedy's book also had a walking away photo near the end. I like them very much. So walk away in/to/with peace.
ReplyDeleteThank you, G.G.
ReplyDeleteAnd thanks for sharing how you love "walking away" photos. I hadn't thought of that before. They are usually quite profound and I like them, too. Now I will be more aware of looking for them.
We always loved your posts. You have helped me, Nicole, see the world in a different light and I appreciate your rants, adventures, insights and stories. You live your life the way I want to, with peace.
ReplyDeleteIt's funny we have never met but we don't know what tomorrow brings. Thanks for writing and sharing. Please update us and let us know if there's a new blog to follow... Or a book to buy! ;-)
Best if luck.
Thank you for your kindness, A & J! No, we don't know what tomorrow brings. If you are ever in the Denver area, though, please contact me either through a comment on this site or through my CarolForPeace Contact form.
ReplyDeleteA book... doubt if I'll ever be writing one of those, but I do plan to print all of my blog posts as a partial memoir for my son and daughter. Did you know that there are websites that will download your blog and then you can have it all printed into a book? How fun is that???
Thank you for following my adventures as A Peace Carol! I'll be stopping by your place every once in awhile.
I am sad to see you go. Your posts always and still bring a certain light....hope my way. There is so much negativity in the world today, you managed to create positivity and peace at the same time.
ReplyDeleteWill miss you.
I'm late to the despedida (good-by party), but--nevertheless--I want to add my own comment here, Carol. I am one of the very lucky ones who has gotten to meet you in real life. My life is much richer for knowing you. Hoping that we can keep up connections--through other social media (and the occasional mountain connectedness!) because I surely would not want to lose contact with you. I'll especially miss your photos! Wishing you all the best and, again, I'm glad to see you bravely following your heart's lead to new and different actions.
ReplyDeleteI would love to see those websites! Do you have a link?
ReplyDeletehey there, dropping by for a visit to say hellooooooo ....
ReplyDeleteso, you ready to come back yet? ... :)
I'll miss this wonderful blog, Carol. I've been an on-again, off-again blogger for a long time, so that means I'll at least have some back reading to do here, and that will be a pleasure, as always.
ReplyDeleteWhen you have a chance, come by my place and wish my son a Happy Graduation.
Love the photo of you and Buddha.
hey, how ya been doing?
ReplyDeleteJust a thought: I miss you blogging.
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