I am sitting here glass in hand drinking a quiet toast to the memory of my beloved Jack. Today 10th February would have been his ninety fourth birthday. We always marked the days in our own quiet way, and I still continue to do so. My Granny, the one you hear so much about was born one hundred and thirty years ago, yesterday. I include her in my celebration.
I have another reason to celebrate tonight. An ongoing project that my Toyboys were working on reached completion a few hours ago. It was not always easy, and I wondered at times if it would ever come to pass.
Back in the mists of time I entered the world of blogging. It was 2006 and I used the Blogger platform. It worked well at the beginning, but then formatting, placing photos etc., became a BP raiser. Time to change. I moved to privately hosted Grannymar.com in 2007. I considered myself still to be a newbie, understanding little of what went on in the bowels of the blog. Back then I knew nothing of Headers, Plugins, Widgets and I thought a Jetpac was something worn by folk involved in the sport of Jet skis!
My old theme became dull and old fashioned, and I wanted a brighter and sleeker look. I was also having problems with posting so it was time for an update. The Toyboys looked at my back end and were horrified! It was ancient and obsolete.
Stop that sniggering back there, we are talking about my blog!
Much work needed doing, if the large number of posts were to be saved. I decided to vacate the premises and let them get on with the make over.
Thus began Grannymar(dot)wordpress(dot)com. I grew to like the theme and the easy way the back end worked. Perhaps age had mellowed me into watching what was going on back there and being more adventurous.
As I played, the Toyboys slogged on my behalf. Darren, Anto, James all played a part, but it was Phil who kept me up to speed with all that was going on. He taught me plenty along the way and sent me to sources that explained in my language what I wanted to achieve. Thank you Phil.
So now we are ready to unveil the all bright and shiny Grannymar.com.
From tomorrow February 11th visitors will be automatically taken to my new abode. You should not really notice much difference, or maybe I should play a game and ask how many differences you can find….
Welcome to a new and better (we hope) platform.
Thank you Judy. I am looking forward to this new stage in me blogging journey.
Always happy to help, and hope it all goes smoothly. Remember, gimme a shout anytime if you have any issues.
Phil, you have shown great patience with me and proved a great help. Many thanks and virtual hugs!
Well done, GM, something I’ve not been brave enough to do as I really don’t know where I want to take myself with regard to anonymity and my getting-more-public persona.
I look forward to the unveiling.
XO
WWW
WWW, without the encouragement from Elly and the Toyboys, I might not have lasted the course.
Looks like it’s already live as I put in the URl and went to http://grannymar.com/ . Of course, I think it is already the 11th over there. Looks good.
Mike, we let it go live, but this Post and a few other comments need to be moved.
Good for you, fun to see you new spot.
Maybe now, I will become more active again.
This is exciting, can’t wait to see what it’s like. Off to an evening of Knotty Knitters.
It seems to have taken forever, but all things come etc….
I love the sound of the Knotty Knitters, Have fun.
Congratulations!
Thank you, but the Toyboys did most of the work!
Hope you enjoy the updated rear-end!
Nancy, I am hoping it makes life much easier!
And Happy Birthday to Jack. My dad would have turned 86 this Valentine’s Day! February is a good month for birthday celebrations.
Nancy, February has always been a busy month for birthdays. My Granny, an aunt, two brothers and Jack. For the shortest month of the year, it was busy with cake & candles!
Always glad to see someone moving up in the cyber world.I’m sure you don’t know yet all the abilities of your new system. By the way, may I say that’s a lovely housecoat you’re wearing right now.
Phew! Al, I just managed to get the housecoat on in time! 😉
Looks great, GM! This IS it, I think, for it’s the morning of the 11th here (Mountain time, USA) and I believe you wake up far earlier than I. Just never know what you’re going to be to next! 😀
Yes, Alice, we are up and running!
I hope you enjoy a long and happy life in your new place. I will be round to see you often.
Thank you, Mary, You will be very welcome.
Well where-ever you are date wise, I will plough on with comments – as I am mostly behind on the ball park of commenting anyway…
Cathy, you are always welcome!
Love that your recipes are all organised now 🙂 thank you !!
It took a couple of weeks. buckets of blood, sweat and screams from me, but thankfully Phil calmed me down and pointed me in the right direction!
Love your Header GM. Nice addition to your tag line, and your pages. Your hard work has paid off. Nice blog!!
blessings to you and your Jack and your Granny ~ maxi
Thank you Maxi, there were days when I almost lost patience, but that is all behind me now!
I do like what I see.
My poor ancient malfunctioning memory would be taxed by trying to spot the differences, though.
The main differences were with the very old outdated Theme, but with about 2,500 posts, over 30,000 comments and and a mountain of photos, it was not an easy task. With the toyboys, I would have faded away.
I have become so comfortable with the theme I first chose that I can’t envisage changing it.
That is a great number of posts and comments!
Alas, the original one I had was no longer compatible with the more up to date plugins and it had limited scope – no header etc.
I am happy now, but may change the header photo from time to time as the mood takes me.
Well, the mod ones do have plenty of versatility.
Yes, and they seem to update automatically.