O Blogging, how do I love thee?

let me count the ways...

1.
You have brought me friends
from North and South, East and West

2.
Who will turn up on a wet Monday morning
just to make me smile
(I am not counting the people who said it was sunny)
And chat amongst themselves
about carrot cake on Tuesday
(Ali, Winner of the Best Comment Award, by Public Acclaim)

3.
And take the time to write
wonderful messages for MissM...
Thank you SO much, you lovely people!

4.
Through you I can share in the joy of a new mother

5.
And the bravery of a woman that I have never met

6.
And the extraordinary creativity of a gifted friend.

7.
I can go on holiday, vicariously,
to Pragurkreece

8.
And enjoy coming home

9.
Or maybe just chill with my homies.

10.
You have allowed me to indulge my secret passions
for writing in groups of twelve,
centrally justified text.
and starting sentences with conjunctions.

11.
And given me an excuse to photograph
my mad collections of blue and white china,
peonies and weird, wobbly people.

12.
I write about my family, my work,
my home, my holidays,
my loves and hates,
my successes and failures.

Little by little, day by day,
I write a history of my life.

(Is that enough, Lucille?)

*****

I am afraid that I don't have details of the artist
for the picture used to illustrate this post.
I would be very grateful for any information.