Holiday Memories

Memory

What are you favorite holiday memories?

My mother, a young widow, with two small girls managed to make Christmas spectacular. We had a small apartment so I don’t know where she hid gifts. But Christmas morning we would wake up to a wonderful smell of breakfast. Usually pancakes or waffles something good and gooey. The tree had a ton of gifts underneath it. On her limited budget I don’t know how she managed to give us some much.

Dinner would be roast beef and mashed potatoes. When I was older I became the mashed potatoe princess beating the hell out of those lumps to whip a creamy confection. MMM… I still have a deep fondness for mashed potatoes. We never lacked for anything as children.

I am very grateful for all that she gave us. Continue reading Holiday Memories →

Web writing

Blogs, ,

There are all kinds of blog writing; Personal blogs, business blogs, niche blogs. You can use blogs to give information, vent, create drama, or support a cause.

In her blog, Writing on the Web, Patsi Krakoff talks a bit about Blog Writing Goals … a few questions before the end of the year

“Writing great blog posts that attract prospects and gain subscribers and eventually convert those readers to clients is one of the most challenging writing tasks. The difference between good and great is enormous”

Your first decision is deciding your topic and stick to it. If you want to support a cause then blog about it. But maybe you want to support a lot of causes then create a blog highlighting causes.

If you want to randomly rant the make sure your audience knows that is what you will be doing. You can always support other bloggers by adding them to your blogroll.

Remember you can’t do everything in one blog. Do your best and be consistent.

Write on…