Cats and Trails and Garden Tales
Musings on cats, travel, gardens and life
Category: Blogging
What Lasts Seven Years?
My blog, that’s what! Seven years ago, I published my first post on CATS and TRAILS and GARDEN TALES. I’ve mostly stayed true to my vision – to share stories of my cats, travels, hikes, and gardens – though I admit I’m increasingly focused… Continue Reading “What Lasts Seven Years?”
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Creative Spammers
Like you, I receive dozens of spammy comments on my blog posts daily, and most of the time WordPress classifies them so. It’s giving this Spam a bad name! I found these at the Aloha Bowl Swap Meet in Oahu. Hawaiians love their spam,… Continue Reading “Creative Spammers”
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New PC and MS One Drive – Yay or Nay?
I got a new Desktop PC last week and I like it. It’s All-in-One so takes up little space, has all the extra storage I hoped for and it’s fast, really fast. But one thing irks me, and it’s Microsoft’s pushiness with OneDrive. It… Continue Reading “New PC and MS One Drive – Yay or Nay?”
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Is that you WordPress?? How Cheeky of You!
Yesterday when I started a new draft post, these shadow words appeared: “Share five things you’re good at.” “Who are you?” I thought to myself. “And what are you doing on my blog??” Definitely creepy. I ignored it and went on, saving the draft.… Continue Reading “Is that you WordPress?? How Cheeky of You!”
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Goodbye Re-blog Button
After much consideration, I’ve removed the re-blog button from my blog. For reasons I can’t explain, I’ve never been comfortable seeing one of my posts on another blogger’s site. I don’t know why, maybe it’s a control thing. I left the PressThis button, which… Continue Reading “Goodbye Re-blog Button”
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Home Again and Back on the Blog – the Kitties are Happy
It was our first flight of the Covid era and thankfully everything went smoothly. We enjoyed our time in Southern California and returned safely home again. What more could you ask for? Less spam, perhaps? When I logged back onto my blog there were… Continue Reading “Home Again and Back on the Blog – the Kitties are Happy”
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Stand Up for Blogging!
Maybe not how you think. In my case it’s a matter of ergonomics. My entire working life I spent in an office, in a chair, with a desk and a computer. Well, actually, I’m old enough to say the computer came later. But I… Continue Reading “Stand Up for Blogging!”
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Finding Inspiration in Three days of #Bloganuary
Yes I did, I signed up for daily prompts from Word Press to inspire my blogging, then mostly ignored the emails. Regardless, here’s a brief response to three of the prompts so far, at least my 1,2,3. Prompt 1: What Road Trip would you… Continue Reading “Finding Inspiration in Three days of #Bloganuary”
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Happy Hummers and First Monday of 2022!
After eight long days, the snow of 2021 is finally melting, and we are left with slush and drizzle – welcome to the first Monday of 2022! A strange number for a year, don’t you think? When I was growing up all the years… Continue Reading “Happy Hummers and First Monday of 2022!”
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I Did it! I upgraded to Windows 11!
I admit I wasn’t thrilled when I heard that Windows 11 was coming out and I had no intention of upgrading. After all, my computer’s getting old and I’ll probably replace it in the next year. But I also wasn’t thrilled with the current… Continue Reading “I Did it! I upgraded to Windows 11!”
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