Tag Archives: blogging

Yearend review: just who the heck reads blog posts anyway, and what do they really like?!

Posted on December 30, 2021 by Jane Fritz

Here we are in that strangest of weeks, when even the news slows down … well sort of. COVID doesn’t seem to know about the traditional slowdown between Christmas and New Year’s, but we’ll ignore that for the moment. It’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Just wondering, Odds and Ends, Writing | Tagged blog stats, blogging, blogosphere, maps, top 10 posts of 2021 | 20 Comments

A COVID kind of year-end

Posted on December 28, 2020 by Jane Fritz

Usually this is the week when I review my success or lack thereof with my New Year’s resolutions from the past year and decide on my resolutions for the coming year. I’ve been doing this all my life; it didn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Odds and Ends | Tagged blog stats, blogging, COVID, COVID-19. social justice, Map Monday, New Year's, New Year's resolutions, racism, world map | 28 Comments

When is an award not an award?

Posted on September 24, 2020 by Jane Fritz

Answer to title: When the intended recipient decides to decline the award. This past week I was pleasantly surprised to be one of Brendan Birth’s nominees for the Outstanding Blogger Award. Pleasantly surprised, but I’m still going to say thank … Continue reading →

Posted in Odds and Ends | Tagged basketball. curling, blogging, Denis Shapovalov, Felix Auger-Aliassime, golf, hockey, Outstanding Blogger Award, tennis, Thomas Ulsrud, Toronto Raptors, travel. Botswana, writing | 19 Comments

New Year’s reflections and resolutions, 2020 version

Posted on December 30, 2019 by Jane Fritz

I seem to be getting quite a few hits on last year’s New Year’s reflections during these days leading up to the New Year, so I thought I’d better offer a more up-to-date version. How did I do with these … Continue reading →

Posted in Life stories, Quilting | Tagged blogging, Children's stories, families, friendship, inspiration, motivation, New Year's, New Year's resolutions, quilting, running, writing | 8 Comments

Could you read a book from every country in one year?

Posted on December 13, 2019 by Jane Fritz

That’s the task that British writer and blogger Ann Morgan set for herself back in 2012, inspired by the approaching 2012 London Olympics, to read a book from every country in a year. Just to be clear, that’s 196 books, … Continue reading →

Posted in Just wondering | Tagged Ann Morgan, blogging, books, Canada, culture, inspiration, reading, Reading the World in a Year, TED talks | 24 Comments

A new project finally begins

Posted on November 19, 2019 by Jane Fritz

A new project means different things to different people. It could mean starting a new woodworking project, a new writing project, a new painting, a new garden plot, or maybe a new venture altogether, like beekeeping. Whatever you feel passionate … Continue reading →

Posted in Quilting | Tagged blogging, Creativity, family, goals, happiness, history, inspiration, motivation, quilting, quilts | 27 Comments

Runfession, a new word for me

Posted on August 2, 2019 by Jane Fritz

OK, maybe it’s not a real word according to most dictionaries, but I like it. Thanks to Irma at her blog I Do Run (where she posts her poetry and plenty of other thoughts in addition to running) for introducing … Continue reading →