A Letter Blog

Dear Readers,

When I committed to write a post every day in the month of November, I wasn't really thinking about who might read them. I only thought about writing them. I can do that, I told myself. Often when I make such rash statements, it turns out that I'm wrong. With only two days left in the month, though, this being one of them, it's starting to look like I might make it.

Recently a friend posted in a comment that he had committed to read all my posts this month. My sister sent me an e-mail telling me that even though she didn't always comment, she was reading and enjoying my efforts. She even asked me to e-mail her a copy of "Semantics--A Blog That Rhymes." Another friend shared it on her timeline. I was touched.

I know others have read because you have clicked "like" and left nice comments. I would like to give you all a big hug and thank you from the bottom of my heart. Even if you just "liked" without actually reading, I appreciate you. I know it hasn't always been easy. Some days I even bored myself. I apologize for the posts that were self-indulgent, and for the pointless, silly ones. I know there were some that only my family could appreciate, and they probably didn't even read them. I wish I were a better writer with more original ideas. I wish I were more intelligent so I could blog about more worldly topics. (Well, not really, but that sounded like an intelligent thing to say. I'd rather just be whimsical.)

I am deeply grateful for the love and encouragement I received from you, my friends. It's been wonderful to know you were out there, and it made me want never to disappoint.

I especially want to thank my blogging friend, Cindy Ricksgers, who made me aware of the November blogging challenge. I guess on some level, I was always writing for Cindy, whom I have often said is my inspiration. So thank you, Cindy. I have completely enjoyed getting back to something I have ignored for months at a time for the past six years.

Which brings up the question, will I continue blogging after November? Probably not every day. But I do plan to write regularly. I've sadly neglected my on-line writing class (fortunately, no deadlines there), and am looking forward to jumping back into that. I'm not going to say anything out loud, but I do hope to be here more often than I have been. December is a great month to blog, after all, with lots of material...

Love and thanks,


Me, Kate