I am responding to Virginia Views inquiring what is our evolution as bloggers.
Why did you start your blog?
I started this blog after reaching age 50 years of age. Reaching a half century of my life: childhood, school, college, marriage, raising children, grad school, working, keeping a home; it’s all hard work: rewarding and exhausting. It’s a culmination and a relief. You exist. You made a life. You matter. You made a difference.
Is that still why you blog?
The passion comes and goes with this blog. I also have a food blog, writing and cooking my adventures in making recipes I’ve never attempted before. The material is a little easier to come by.
Has your site gone in a different direction than you’d planned?
Yes for both blogs. I try to complain less and reflect more in this blog. The writing waxes and wanes with inspriation.
The food blog is more an personal adventure than a group challenge . It is extremely difficult to get the cooking club members together due to family obligations, travel and schedules. But I keep plugging along.
Thanks Donna for your inspiration to write today.
We must remember to enjoy the ride. It’s all good.
the patty beat 
Reflection can be a good thing, as long as we don’t spend too much time looking back. I like your reminder at the end to enjoy the ride 🙂
Thanks Janna all true😊
Time for quiet quells the noise of the world. Inspiration then hopefully comes.
Sometimes the ride can be wild but there is so much good that can come from it all.
agree. there is either a level of fear or who cares with the ride. easier to see and understand when looking in the rearview mirror.
Much easier to understand when looking in the rearview mirror.
How did I miss this post of yours until today almost a month late? Better late than never, I guess. Anyway, I enjoyed reading it and I do enjoy your cooking blog too, even though I’m not much of a cook or a foodie for that matter. Let’s just say I live vicariously through other folks’ cooking blogs! 😉