2012 IN REVIEW
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: 600 people reached the top of Mt. Everest in 2012. This blog got about 7,500 views in 2012. If...
View ArticleWHO’S UP FOR THE PET BLOGGER CHALLENGE?
Ever since delving head first into the Blogosphere, I’ve been meeting all kinds of nice people and discovering ways to network. Following and commenting on blogs of interest, for example, or,...
View ArticleTHE PET BLOGGER CHALLENGE
This is it! Today’s the day!! Here we go……… QUESTIONS FOR FIRST TIMERS 1. When did you begin your blog? In 2010, when WordPress.com swallowed up Windows Live Spaces. 2. What was your original purpose...
View ArticleWELCOME TO THE NEW DEN! UPDATE!!
Just had to add this: For a few bucks, I was able to have the traffic rerouted from the old blog to the new. Not sure how that affects followers and subscribers, though. Learning as I go! It’s a...
View ArticleTHANK YOU ALL! ASK/TELL ME ANYTHING….
If you’re looking for a Weekend Writing Warriors post, it will return next week. Thanks for visiting! In the meantime, why not join in the fun and ask/tell me anything? Since moving this blog to a...
View Article2013 IN REVIEW
THE DOGLADY’S DEN 2013 IN BLOGGING ANNUAL REPORT Here’s an excerpt: “The concert hall at the Sydney Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 15,000 times in 2013. If it were a concert...
View Article“DEAR WEBMASTER”…ADVENTURES IN BLOGGING
To my non-blogging friends: This will probably be gibberish to you. Thank you for your indulgence. It’s been just over a year, (Jan. 18), since I took the plunge and switched my free WordPress.com...
View ArticleTHE CASE OF THE DISAPPEARING COMMENTS
GOOD NEWS UPDATE: As of this writing, Wednesday April 23, the problem seems to be resolved. Thank you Nick Hamze, at Akismet! So, here we are, in the home stretch of the infamous #AtoZChallenge...
View ArticleREFLECTIONS of the #AtoZChallenge 2014
WOOHOO – IT’S DONE! A post a day for 26 days. I never thought I could pull that off! The A to Z Challenge first entered my consciousness in 2013, thanks to some friends who were participating....
View ArticleHAVE YOU EVER FELT THIS WAY?
It seems, the #AtoZChallenge took a lot more out of me than I thought! Add that to the trip down to California -crossing three time zones and back, plus a lingering cold and I’m just spent! I need a...
View ArticleACCOLADES AND REVELATIONS; THE LIEBSTER AWARD!
It’s my honour to announce that fellow blogger and dog lover, Carol Graham, has nominated me for a LIEBSTER AWARD! The word “Liebster”, loosely translated from German means “Beloved”, so it’s all...
View ArticleBLOGGERS: PLEASE ADD YOUR TWITTER NAME TO YOUR TWITTER SHARE BUTTON
I’ve been kicking around the Blogosphere for a few years now and try to be a good citizen in regards to sharing on social media, Twitter especially. You know the premise. The idea is to share others’...
View ArticleTIME FOR A BLOGGING HIATUS
Dear Friends; I’m temporarily stepping away from this website, to get a few other things organized. (Comments will still be answered as time permits.) Thank you all for your interest and support. I...
View ArticleBLOGGING HIATUS CONTINUES, FOR NOW
Dear Friends; Here’s to a happy and healthy 2015! This website’s hiatus has been extended for awhile longer. Automated Twitter and Facebook page posts will continue. Thank you all for your interest and...
View ArticleNEW YEAR, NEW CREATIONS
HAPPY NEW YEAR, FRIENDS! Yes, I have returned to the Blogosphere. Please, don’t everybody applaud at once. 😉 Seems I lost my blogging mojo awhile back (last September!), but that creative urge has now...
View ArticleWORDS AND MUSIC – #MicroblogMondays 21 #MondayMusings
Starting a couple of new, semi-regular traditions here at The Den, called “Microblog Mondays” and “Monday Musings”. See below for details – but please, read the post first. This website has been on...
View Article#AtoZChallenge 2015: WHAT I LEARNED FROM LAST YEAR
The sign up list for this year’s A to Z April Blogging Challenge opened today. I’m in! Are you? Click HERE to read all about it and add your blog, if you haven’t already. Only 65 days to go…. It’s …...
View ArticleFUTURE MUSINGS AT THE DEN
March is busy season around here, offline. Families with kids are travelling en masse for spring break, while others, weary of winter, seek warmth and sunshine elsewhere. My little “doggie hotel” is...
View ArticleWHAT TO EXPECT AT THE DEN – MAY AND BEYOND
Now that the April Blogging marathon, known as the A to Z Challenge is finished, things will be getting back to normal, whatever that is. Here’s what you can look forward to: ~~~~~~ Starting on May 15,...
View ArticleTIME FOR A SHORT BREAK. SEE YOU SOON!
The signs are all there. Internet fatigue has set in and I need a little break from social media and the Blogosphere. It started with my personal Facebook account, but then I realized I was bereft of...
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