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I follow Annie at Tuesday 4, when I remember it is Tuesday. This being a holiday week, I am still convinced today is Monday, but I saw a couple of Tuesday 4 posts in my blog roll, so I am conceding my belief that it is still Monday.

Today's questions are about our personal blogs

1.  Tell us about your blog. When did you start blogging

It began in January of 2011. I was trying different recipes and blogging about them. It has since morphed into a hodgepodge of a blog with music, joy, and food as the focus (mostly) 

2.  What prompted you to begin blogging? 

A young friend of mine had a blog trying 100 new to her dishes. I really did enjoy it so I thought I would try one new recipe a week for a year. (It did not last that long though) and blog about it.

 

3.  What was your first blog about and why did you choose that subject/title?

The first blog post I ever wrote was titled "It Begins at the Beginning". I was writing it as a food diary for myself to chronicle the new to me recipes I tried. I chose that title because it was the beginning and all things begin at the beginning.

I tried the recipe for "The Real Deal BBQ Drumsticks", a recipe from East Coast Grill and Raw Bar inCambridge, Massachusetts  (BTW if I had not  looked back to see what the first one was I would have had no idea)

4.  How has your blog changed over time, and has it done for you what you hoped it would do in the first place?

It has gone through a few incarnations, none of them really intentional, but just evolved as things in my life changed. I have had periods where I virtually disappeared from blogging, only to reappear and either pick up where I left off or make a left turn and change directions entirely. 

I am not sure I had any real hopes for it from the beginning, other than as an online diary for me and a couple of my friends who I shared recipes/food talk with in my 3-d world.  I certainly never imagined that at some point and time I would have folks from different states, let alone different continents, read it. 

I feel lucky to have been invited to share the lives of those whose blogs I follow, and have gotten to see things through their photos, I would never see otherwise. I have learned from different cultures, religions, foods. . .the list goes on and on with things this gal from the Deep South might never know without your blogs.

I have been fortunate to have interactions with several bloggers, via cards, phone calls, emails, etc. and have formed friendships (even if they are mostly virtual) that I truly treasure. I have also been lucky to have met Sluggy when she traveled this way, and loved having them overnight on one of their trips.

I am looking forward to meeting more of you in the future! BTW for any of you traveling through Alabama, I have extra beds and a house filled with doors!