 First on the agenda – there is a glitch here at the blog and I am very aware of it. In fact, I’m kind of overwhelmed by it. When I started writing way back in 2009, I was green as a gourd and had absolutely no idea what I was doing. The blog is powered by WordPress.org and is quite different from Blogger and other sites. I have to write much of the blog in HTML and when I post pictures, there has to be a host site for the photos with accompanying HTML to assign a spot for each picture. I know now that I can host my own photos at my own FTP site, but am just now trying to figure out how to do that. Soooo, way back then, after figuring out that “hosting” didn’t have anything to do with my penchant for laying a table of edibles for a party, I put the first two years of blog post photos at a site called ImageHost.org. Well, Imagehost is no more. It is gone. Finis. Kaput. And with its demise, so go my photos hosted. I still have the photos, but now I am going to have to go back one post by one post to reload pictures and retype HTML. It is gonna take awhile because we are talking some 400 photos, but it will get done. I got the first 5 posts done last night. It was kinda fun going back that far and reading what I was doing. My, my. How far we have come!! Anyway, if there is a particular post that you are needing and the pictures are gone, email me and I will hop over to that post and get it fixed first. Second order of business – it is high time for a giveaway!! And I am hoping you are REALLY gonna like this one. It will go until Labor Day and on that day, a winner’s name will be drawn. All you have to do is to leave a comment at any of the posts and your name and email address will be entered. The winner will receive this lovely marble rolling pin with stand, and a package of biscuit mix to roll out with the rolling pin!  So start commenting! And you can enter as many times as you wish. Good luck to everybody! Update: If you are having trouble posting, go to the very bottom of the post and click on the blue link that says, “Comments” with the number of comments in front of it. It appears that the link in the box is bad.  |
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Bless your heart, as we say in the south. That is quite a task. Hopefully your new procedure will work out and be better in the end. I admire you-the only thing I can do with a blog is read it.
And I so appreciate your reading it, Beth!! 🙂 You are entered.
Oh my, so sorry about your old host! What an adventure through the past you’re going to take! I hope you are able to get the pictures right again with as little frustration as possible!
That rolling pin looks incredible and so well-built. I’d love an entry in your give-away! Thanks for offering it 🙂
Natalie, thanks for entering!! And maybe I’ll learn something is the rereading! 🙂
nice give away-thanks!
Thanks for entering, Loralie
What a wonderful giveaway!!!! Please enter me into the drawing, I would love to have such a fine rolling pin!!!!
Done, Janet! 🙂
I would absolutely love to win that beautiful rolling pin. Please enter me in the drawing! Love your stuff!
Diane, thanks!! You are entered.
Please enter me too! Thanks.
I couldn’t do a blog and deal with all the technical stuff and technically I work in technology. That rolling pin sure looks like it would pack a punch!
By going back over that which you have already done, you can add to, substract from, and generally make it more (although you usually have the more down pretty good). You have been learning as you go along, and that learning will stand you in good stead for this job. There is no hurry, we are all patient people (wouldn’t cook if we weren”t), so don’t make too big a fuss. It will get done when it is finished, so have fun with it, and enjoy!
Wow. What a nice rolling pin. Count me in!!
I would like to be entered. Sorry you are having to do so much work to get things back to normal!
Wow…technically, that makes me kinda worried, Gary! 🙂 I have to admit that it just gets my goat sometimes. Thanks for entering! Oh, and yes, that rolling pin could take care of a robber real fast!
Thank you, Judy. You are so kind. And you are entered!!
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And you are entered, Karen! 🙂
My problem when I come to your blog is getting sidetracked .Just read about the thyroid problem ,then had to go back to the FB page to see what I was doing here. Hope this works .I’d love to enter your giveaway,while I’m here.Now I’m craving Apricots…
I’m going to pray all your problems will soon be under control.
Barb
Love your blog!!! Love the rolling pin….Hope I win:)
I love apricots, and your blog. Sorry you have all that work to do to get your pictures. Gotta love the internet sometimes. lol. Please enter me in the coolest contest. Thank you.
PS, thanks also for the headsup on the free ebooks.
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I’m not much of a cook but I am amazed that you are, Mary Beth. Everything always sounds delicious though not so easy to re-create:-) I always find your blogs interesting, too. Is there no history file to go back to? I can’t imagine the time it will take to re-enter everything! Go to your community college; maybe it would be a good computer sci problem for a student to unravel for you as a class project!
Now THERE’S an idea Debbie!!! I may look into that. My problem is that all of the photos are on a hard drive and a flash drive and I’m the only one who knows which ones go where. 🙁
Terry, thanks so much for reading the blog!! And you are entered.
Debra, thanks!! And you are entered
This is exactly the rolling pin I have and I would love to win one for my daughter who just moved into her first apartment. She is an avid baker.
Thanks for such a lovely give away
Well, maybe you will win, Marianne!!
I’m leaving a comment to win the rolling pin. I have people who would like something heavier to hit me over the head with occasionally. 😉
I made your summer drink with the lemons and strawberries, wow what a hit with everyone that has tried it, thank you, and please enter my name in your rolling pin give away. Roxanna
Wonderful, Roxanna!! And thanks for entering.
Bruce, not sure I want to enable anyone to turn you into a knothead, but whatever floats your boat! 🙂 You are entered.
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Heh, Daran. Thanks. It must work. Wanna enter the drawing?! 🙂
oh man, forgot about the apricots! we had an apricot tree outside my bedroom window…left over from a forgotten orchard. what beautiful, tiny gems that tree gave me! thanks for the memories and thanks for the drawing. we are supposed to get rain today…hope some nice, gentle, soaking rain comes your way.
Thanks for the rain wishes, Frankie!! We certainly need them!!! And you are entered.
Been thinking about you guys in Ok. Lots of bad stuff going on. Since I’m from AZ, I know about those fires. Keeping all of ya in my prayers.
LOVE that rolling pin…… enter me please 🙂
Diane, thank you !!! And will do. 🙂
Just found this site. Love it!
Thanks for checking us out, Gina!! And you are entered.
Love this! Thank you for the chance!
You are entered, Crystal. Glad you enjoyed it.