The Fix is IN

Many thanks to Gentle Reader Kate, who just shared with me the 'fix' for my apparently non-functioning Blogger comments notifications.  If others of you are Blogger users and have -- like me -- just discovered that you've not heard from your readers for awhile, take heart.  It's not you; it's not your readers -- it was a Blogger problem, and apparently precious few people were notified about it!

Here's the "fix" she shared with me, courtesy of another blogger who uses Blogger.

Now I hope it works...so perhaps one of you can post a "test" comment and we can see!  😊

Blessings to y'all for your patience...and Happy Friday!

A Revelation -- and Apologies!!!

Well!!

First off, a BIG THANK YOU to Gentle Reader Carolynn, who alerted me to A BIG PROBLEM!!

Some time back now, Blogger cut out using "Networked Blogs", which used to link this blog to my Facebook page.

Since then, I've kinda sorta noticed a drop off in reader comments...but I've been busy with shows etc. and didn't think much of it.  I figured people were turning to Instagram (to which I don't belong) and other social media and were ignoring me.

WRONG!!

Ms. Carolynn just wrote me, wondering why she had trouble commenting on this blog.

SO...I decided to do some research.  I usually get an e-mail telling me if there is a comment, and there have been NONE for a couple of months.  SO I looked under comments "Awaiting Moderation"...and there's a PILE -- a Veritable Mountain! -- of them!!!

AAARRRGGH!!!

SO while in true Canadian fashion, I want to apologize -- and I DO -- I must admit I had NO IDEA this was going on.  I just thought I'd lost favour.

SO...I will be spending some time this weekend moderating those hitherto invisible comments..and responding. 

Again, with my sincerest apologies!!  I appreciate all who read my blog and am SO sorry that somehow technology cut us off mid-stream.

Blessings to all...and I'll be in touch.  I promise!!!

I am very grateful you are still OUT THERE, and I am HERE too...and we will reconnect.

Ain't technology wonderful??

Nine Ninety Nine

Photo courtesy of FreePhotoBank

Yep.  Tomorrow is The Big "Blog-aversary" -- 1,000 posts and 10 years of blogging, all wrapped up in one sweet day!


To celebrate, there will be a give-away each week for the next three.  In keeping with my company name -- 3F Creations: Fabric, Fibre & Floss...Here's what awaits...

• Week One: 
• When?  The week of February 8-14, 2013.
• What?  Floss!  That is...stitchery stuff, for the embroiderer in you.
• Week Two:
• When?  The week of February 15-21, 2013.
• What?  Fibre!  For my yarn-loving friends, especially knitters.
• Week Three:
• When?  The week of February 22-28, 2013.
• What?  Fabric!  For my quilty friends.

Details on how to enter each draw, and photos of the goodies for each, will be posted weekly, as each one comes up.  

And...there might even be some surprise drawings in between; you just never know...

THANK YOU to all of you, Gentle Readers, who've stuck with me all these years, and those who may be new to this weblog and my ramblings.  THANK YOU to those who've blessed me with 'awards', and to those who've shared my posts on their own weblogs. THANK YOU to Blogger for an easy-to-operate platform on which to work.  And THANK YOU to the One who's given me the gift of writing and the blessing of all my cyber-friends through this weblog.

Let the celebrations begin!

Duplications

Sigh.  Ain't technology 'wunnerful'?!  This evening I discovered that I was following five -- count 'em! -- five blogs twice: once under the auspices of Google, and once under those of Yahoo.  What a way to make those bloggers think they had a larger-than-real-life audience!  Furthermore, though I was following them, I wasn't getting notification of up-dated posts on those blogs...because "Yahoo" following doesn't register through in my Blogger blog reading list.  Go figure.

So...bless you, "Material Moments", "Plays With Needles", "Surface Design Alberta", "Wil's Art" and "Artystuff" -- you haven't lost a follower; you've just had your follower stats tightened up!