I have been at this blogging on Areavoices for a long time….there were others before me and there are many more bloggers at present. I just looked at "my stats" and discovered that I have entered 938 blogs since May 11, 2006 (first time) til now. I have been "at it" for 1267 days. Those numbers amaze me….time flies when you are having fun and blogging on "Buffalogal" is definitely fun…pleasant, exciting, challenging at times….many adjectives could describe the experience.
Now I am think more and more that it is time for me to take a break….a hiatus….a blogging vacation…..a sabbatical….whatever one wants to name it.
I have a long-unfinished project that I need to complete. I began recording things I want my sons and grandkids to know about us…my husband and I, and our past histories that extend pretty far back to pre-world war 2 (by one year). We have lived through a lot of things in our time….mostly good things but like everyone’s life, there are always the trials and tribulations that come inevitably. I have a memory that just will not stop…like my own Mother, I can remember details of things long past….and while I still have that ability I think I better get serious about recording it all for my family members. I know they would all like to read these recorded memories.
I have also been moderately gifted as one who can— and loves to write. I might just as well make use of the gift I have been given…for the benefit of those who will live on after me. I have one more thing I want to blog about and it will be a part of the recorded memories that I want my kids and grandkids to have. I have some old letters that my father wrote to his sister when he was still a teenager and she was married and had left the home their family loved so much. My Dad is lonesome for his sister and the longing comes through in his short letters in a most poignant way. He is the only one left at home with his own father and a housekeeper…who had to be hired after the death of his mother in 1920.
I may not be able to keep myself from blogging every now and then…..it is in my nature to write the blog now after so many entries and such a long time. But I am going to concentrate on the writing for my family.
It has been such a pleasure to be "Buffalogal" in the time I have been an Areavoices blogger. I know I will keep reading the other blogs I so enjoy….way too many of them to even mention… but I have made so many blog friends over these past years, and all of them are precious to me…even those I have not met personally. Blogging on Areavoices has become a most important part of many people’s days and reading the blogs must be one of the most read of all the things that appear in the online FORUM on a daily basis.
So until I blog again…..I will say "Adieu" …..at least for awhile til I get that family book written and printed.
I will miss you more than you know. You have been such a great thought provoking blogger since you started. I will check back from time to time to see if you have left us a tidbit of a little something.
Have you tken leave of your senses? Your BF should check your temperature. You can’t possibly quit all together..I know you can’t! I have a suggestion.. while you are writing your Memoirs ( I would like to buy a copy) You could tell us tidbits and snippits of info..not everyday..but golly gee..I need to read you!! I am sure lots of other readers that don’t leave comments feel the same way:)
You can do both at the same time, can’t you? I’ve been using my blog to record events from years ago (Father Knows Last) as well as current journal items. My extended family loves the trips down memory lane, and now I have them recorded forever. You can have your cake and eat it too!
Your blog will be missed by this reader as well. I did the “trip down memory lane” for my daughters a few years ago–it took far longer than I’d planned, and, at times, was hard work. They were very pleased, so I was glad I’d taken the time to do it. I hope you’ll enjoy your trip!
I agree with others that your blog will be missed. I too think you could do both, just blog occasionally on snippets of the family history you are writing. You share such fascinating tidbits of family and community history, and many of your readers enjoy those glimpses into past rural Minnesota life. I hope you will consider stopping by on occasion.
Looking forward to reading your book, but will certainly miss your blog. I have learned alot from my childhood that you remember. Now—how will I be reminded of things in my past? good Luck