Slow Blog?
I found this the other day at Artful Greens get-your-slow-blog-button-here Click thru for links, to the manifesto, to a New York Times article, and to The Button which I love. Slow Blogging is one answer to the dilemma of no time, what shall I write about, but I want to Be IN The Garden?!
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A good sandwich needs - a little mustard, some relish, a spoonful of salsa, bit of chutney, garnish of bitter herbs, dash of pepper … your choice. These were two sharp biting comments, about Blotanical’s new Picks, that stuck to my sandwich. No names, no links here.
Blotanical is just about ad revenue. Naïve and foolish?! We’re not talking Google here. We are talking one man, with a day job, and a family Who is Blotanical's Stuart? I find it a little amusing that while this site is costing me $1000's per month to run with very little revenue. Nobody wants to pay for this site yet everyone's very happy to use it. To be honest, if most people feel this way then it would mean Blotanical would probably fold.
Then the ungracious and ungrateful - I used Blotanical when my blog was new, to get readers. Now I’ve GOT the readers. I’m out of here. And my mama never taught me to say thank you. Or that however much you appreciated mentoring and support then, there is NO Way YOU are going to mentor or give support to the next lot. They can battle on without my help.
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Now we need the second slice of good bread to take away that bitter aftertaste. Meet four bloggers who have found an elegant solution to the no-time-what-shall-I-write-about-problem.
Torontogardens - is a blog by two sisters, Helen and Sarah. Originally from Battersby. From my little plattelandse dorpie - country town to their Big City with its beautiful blooming skyscrapers. From blue skies and sunny in South Africa, to winter and snow. Wind chill factor is not a joke (to me, sorry) but part of the weather forecast. If you stay out longer than … your face will fall off. And what stays in my mind is - 'Toronto Gardens is both a noun and a verb'. Scrap Honesty-Ten untrue things about us
TmouseCmouse Town Mouse and Country Mouse. Two friends, one in the city, the other in the country. Here I have that Mediterranean climate in common. Country Mouse has the same issues of wildfire and invasive aliens (she is the one who attacks my beloved Oxalis with a blowtorch in desperation). Town Mouse has a garden filled with Californian natives. A very special garden, which has just been groomed and polished, to open to the public. I can’t be there, but I can, revel in her pictures. Garden-tour-preview
(No pictures here today, because blogspot editor is being singularly unhelpful! Again. This just in - there is a problem with the SEACOM undersea cable, pushing South Africa a bit further back, in an even longer queue.)
My goodness, Diana, what a delicious sandwich! We just slipped the yucky parts out into the compost pile, no problem. The blogdom is an amazing place. You get out of it what you put into it, just like everything else in life. Happy begets happy, nice begets nice and ignore the rest. :-)
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Diana, What an honour to appear as a feature dish on your slow-blog menu! I also enjoy City Mouse/Country Mouse as well as the many familiar friends in your blog roll.
ReplyDelete(Hope to stay in your good books, er, blogs as I begin another course on Thursday... though, to compensate, I will know how to build a retaining wall, should you need one.)
A whole lot of fabulous going on here! Keri (a.k.a. Samc)
ReplyDeleteDiana, I am intrigued by the slow blog concept. I am grateful that garden blogging doesn't seem to share the expectation that posts should appear at least once a day. I would rather read -- and write -- posts that have been thoughtfully constructed, and I appreciate those qualities in many of my favorite garden blogs. -Jean
ReplyDeleteAnother thought-provoking post, Diana. But with 66 post this year, I wouldn't call your blog slow.
ReplyDeleteAh, yes, I was quite puzzled about some of those comments about Blotanical. I know to much about computers to not understand what an incredible amount of work Blotanical is.
ReplyDeleteAnd thanks for your kind mention of our blog! I will for sure dedicate my plum chutney recipe to you when I post it in a month or so ;->.
Loved the slow blog idea when I read the manifesto a while back. Ironically, I don't even know if I can "commit" to slow blog.
ReplyDeleteAs for sandwiches, as long as there is cheese or mayo involved, I'm in!
Christine in Alaska
You have made some great points in this post. One that I did notice was the bit about the ad revenue for Blotanical. And I must say, I'm surprised there isn't more advertising to help pay for it. It's a great service that Stuart is doing for us all.
ReplyDeletePam - 'slow' means what you want it to. The only daily blog I follow is Poor Richard's Almanac. OFB's 'morning pages' to get his writing muscles in gear. Some tweet thru the day. I am aiming at 3 (or 4) a week.
ReplyDeleteI'd like the sandwich and I also like the idea of slog blog :)
ReplyDeleteI can't imagine posting a blog every day! I try to put one out a couple times a week, and sometimes that is a challenge! I enjoyed your sandwich, and I also enjoy the blogs you mentioned!
ReplyDeleteDoes slow blog include variable blog? Right now for me, much teaching, many essays, few posts. Other times, a bit more free time, more posts. I agree with Jean and you that I'd rather read thoughtful posts, even if more infrequent. Thinking takes time.
ReplyDeleteThanks for visiting my blog, Diana, and leaving a comment. In answer to your question ... Sweetshrub is the common name for Calycanthus floridus. It is sometimes called Carolina Allspice. The buds open into fragrant flowers from late spring into summer. They retain their chocolate, burgundy color. The foliage is also fragrant when crushed. I love this shrub.
ReplyDeleteYou can never get your fill of a good sandwich! Especially now, I can't keep up and need a Slow blog button!
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