tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post3312856401366496657..comments2024-03-29T08:29:20.833+00:00Comments on Positive Letters ... inspirational stories ...: A - Z Reflections post 2018 ... Aspects from a British 'gal' in Canada ... Hilary Melton-Butcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-19646798194098075582018-05-27T00:03:55.075+01:002018-05-27T00:03:55.075+01:00@ Jess - well once the first A-Z challenge establi...@ Jess - well once the first A-Z challenge established the pattern - it was easier to progress utilising the same sort of theme. It's good to write up 26 posts about a subject ... one I enjoy and others seem to have fun reading ... thankfully! I learn so much ... <br /><br />@ Jen - yes ... I've been struggling with your blog etc ... hopefully you'll comment again without G+. The early years set an early goal of meeting 5 new people starting five ahead ... that worked - now I just do what I can ... hope to see you around. But am glad you worked out the A-Z this year ..<br /><br />Cheers to you both - and here's to next year!! HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-57486436011100478312018-05-22T15:33:13.964+01:002018-05-22T15:33:13.964+01:00Google+ sometimes makes it hard to find peeps, doe...Google+ sometimes makes it hard to find peeps, doesn't it?<br />Wonderful reflections... I, too, found it too hard to do the "comment on the 5 above me" method, so I changed my commenting tactics. Luckily, it worked for me!JEN Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11223454346963493011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-24451886588835890152018-05-16T21:22:27.047+01:002018-05-16T21:22:27.047+01:00Glad you enjoyed doing the A-Z again. Wow! You hav...Glad you enjoyed doing the A-Z again. Wow! You have participated in so many of them. Bravo. Sounds like you got to meet a lot of bloggers. :) <br />~JessDMShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04202502753961748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-37683281136110614242018-05-13T17:42:15.562+01:002018-05-13T17:42:15.562+01:00@ Shirley - thanks ... I agree it's got too co...@ Shirley - thanks ... I agree it's got too complicated ... it's 26 days of keeping things simple and getting out and about blogging ...is the way I think it should be ... <br /><br />@ Rosey - well everyone deserves the shout outs ... especially if they've made the effort to write brilliant posts - some are amazing ... but glad to see you enjoy the read ups - thanks ... <br /><br />@ David - gosh that's a wonderful compliment ... if only my school teachers could read that!! I really appreciate your thought ... <br /><br />@ Jo - the new idea of more social media has stretched it too far I think ...but I enjoy the ability to write 26 posts on a subject of my choosing ... that I've found very useful. Thanks for letting me know you learn something when you come here ... <br /><br />Thanks everyone - so good to see and get your ideas about the A-Z in general ... just delighted you're happy to be here! Cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-21677935660980897612018-05-13T12:58:57.899+01:002018-05-13T12:58:57.899+01:00I personally find the A to Z far too unweildy thes...I personally find the A to Z far too unweildy these days but I do enjoy the blogs I read and their A to Z. Yours included of course. One always learns a lot from you Hilary. Thanks.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-16681317705623039052018-05-12T18:21:25.193+01:002018-05-12T18:21:25.193+01:00Whatever your topic, Hilary, it is always well don...Whatever your topic, Hilary, it is always well done and you write in pleasing grammatical English - an increasing rarity these days!David M. Gascoigne,https://www.blogger.com/profile/17229638811027153569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-38001004840809708772018-05-12T13:54:03.650+01:002018-05-12T13:54:03.650+01:00How sweet that you did the shoutouts!! I'm gla...How sweet that you did the shoutouts!! I'm glad you made it through. It does sound fun. I haven't time to write once a week these days, so I know I couldn't commit, but I do think they're fun to catch up on when the weekends roll around!mail4roseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17850985344834209198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-79961298674502397922018-05-12T07:24:07.022+01:002018-05-12T07:24:07.022+01:00Great sum-up, Hilary. I agree, it's become com...Great sum-up, Hilary. I agree, it's become complicated, but I was blaming my own lack of organization! <a href="https://shirleycorder.com/thankful_thursday_19/" rel="nofollow"> Thankful Thursday Week 19 and how to draw more people to your post</a>Shirley Corderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04429641202607657089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-15334956660730534332018-05-11T20:43:28.459+01:002018-05-11T20:43:28.459+01:00@ Anabel - I actually enjoy them ... and they do s...@ Anabel - I actually enjoy them ... and they do stretch me to learn about the subject ... and yes I do get about commenting etc - thankfully don't really have ties, so can spend the time ... <br /><br />@ Amanda - many thanks ... it makes me check out so many other bloggers and I love that learning ... <br /><br />@ Lee - thanks so much ... I think it's only laid back as I only blog and really do not want to do the frenetic FB and Tweeting ... and I don't want to be tied into a section ... as I enjoy meeting others ... <br />Yes - the 10th year will be a wonderful achievement ... <br /><br />@ Susan - I think the original organisers deserve lots of thanks for setting it up - it's a great research tool for me at least - I take the opportunity to 'grab a subject' and post some different ideas ... <br /><br />Oh! glad you think similarly re G+ and I hate not being able to reciprocate ... but if I can't find them - that's it really ... <br /><br />@ Diedre - I thought it might be schoolish when I was wondering how to approach the subject - but with some useful sites to look at I was able to extract information that was somewhat different for each letter ... and thanks so pleased you'll keep on visiting ... <br /><br />@ Sage - I know you were busy - and yes that's the approach I take with the Challenge ... I now seem to live to learn. Bob's site is great for his rivers ... enjoy them - <br /><br />Thanks so much for coming by one and all - summer's day here today ... so I'm off to the big outdoors - and will catch up with each of you anon ... cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-73795182877422889152018-05-11T20:25:26.648+01:002018-05-11T20:25:26.648+01:00I only caught up with a couple of your posts this ...I only caught up with a couple of your posts this year (and didn’t do the challenge this year(, but I always learned from your posts and like how you use it to learn more about a subject. Rivers of England, got to go check those out. <br /><br />I’m now mostly posting at www.thepulpitandthepen.comsagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-21397747122021005492018-05-11T18:33:26.591+01:002018-05-11T18:33:26.591+01:00Lovely reflections, Hilary! I never once thought a...Lovely reflections, Hilary! I never once thought a single post was 'schoolish' - I loved them all and learned so much. But I enjoyed your posts well before this year's A to Z Challenge and now have all the more reason to keep visiting ;-)diedre Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12772557495518846226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-82995454255550102972018-05-11T18:15:58.356+01:002018-05-11T18:15:58.356+01:00I'm so glad to hear the A-Z was such a pleasur...I'm so glad to hear the A-Z was such a pleasure for you this year. And congratulations for being a part of it for so many years! Considering how much work goes into it, that's quite an achievement. <br /><br />I know what you mean about G+ sometimes being a pain in the posterior. Some of the G+ bloggers have their accounts set up so that only other G+ members can access their blogs to read and/or leave comments. Makes me feel bad when they leave nice comments on my blog and I can't reciprocate.<br /><br />Take care, and have a super weekend. Cheers!Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-7105485491104348882018-05-11T16:18:21.638+01:002018-05-11T16:18:21.638+01:00Congratulations on another successful year of educ...Congratulations on another successful year of educating and fascinating readers with your in depth research and interesting bits of information.<br /><br />I agree that this year was much more laid back than previous years. I think we're getting the hang of this A to Z thing.<br /><br />Looking forward to a big tenth annual A to Z in 2018.<br /><br />Arlee Bird<br /><a href="https://tossingitout.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Tossing It Out </a><br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-43534697263871146942018-05-11T06:38:36.140+01:002018-05-11T06:38:36.140+01:00What a lovely reflective post, Hilary, and well do...What a lovely reflective post, Hilary, and well done on the A - Z challenge. Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06919354420843737481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-23882161156775000192018-05-10T18:13:11.847+01:002018-05-10T18:13:11.847+01:00Wow, 7 out of 9, that’s impressive! And you do lot...Wow, 7 out of 9, that’s impressive! And you do lots of visiting and commenting: brilliant job done.Anabel Marshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15643196773717977697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-57652090033189522962018-05-10T16:24:28.137+01:002018-05-10T16:24:28.137+01:00@ Liz - yes we do ... yet from early on I was enco...@ Liz - yes we do ... yet from early on I was encouraged with the comments, so knew my concept matched both my desire to write interesting articles, and would in the main engage readers.<br /><br />@ Debby - thanks Mrs Eastern Canada!! I'm just glad I passed muster from Canadians as well as other members of the planet!<br /><br />@ Lynda - pleasure ... it sounds like you've got the editing bug wrapped up professionally ... I enjoyed the posts and understanding a bit more of the process.<br /><br />@ Patsy - I know one can feel that the post is loved by the author ... and definitely feel 'shrugged off' if it's just been quickly put up where necessity is the guide.<br /><br />Glad you agree with me re G+ <br /><br />@ Elsie - thanks so much ... it's lovely seeing you enjoy the posts and topic I choose ... <br /><br />@ Christine - I did enjoy my Canadian theme ... I was anxious as I set out on this year's 26 postings ... and how lovely you look forward to more Canadian posts ... <br /><br />Thanks so much to you all - I'm looking forward to writing more about Canada or aspects of ... I'm off to Victoria to see a few other interesting places ... despite the damp! Cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-66658064069702563672018-05-10T14:05:53.501+01:002018-05-10T14:05:53.501+01:00So glad to hear you had a good A-Z experience. I e...So glad to hear you had a good A-Z experience. I enjoyed your theme, and the few others I was lucky to follow all the way through were just as interesting. I can't wait to read more of your Canada posts. :) Have a lovely weekend.Christine Rainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263694662585963900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-45667357077317136882018-05-10T12:34:33.290+01:002018-05-10T12:34:33.290+01:00I'm so glad you had another successful A to Z ...I'm so glad you had another successful A to Z Challenge! That's awesome. Your posts are always so educational. I learn so much when I visit you. :)<br /><br /><a href="https://helpingpartnersofsexaddictsheal.org/" rel="nofollow">Elsie </a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-7849174314687491692018-05-10T07:10:31.497+01:002018-05-10T07:10:31.497+01:00I think if the blogger picks a topic they find int...I think if the blogger picks a topic they find interesting, then they're more likely to engage readers than if they post about something they guess will be popular, but don't care about personally.<br /><br />I agree with you about G+. I find it next to impossible to read and comment on interesting posts there.Patsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12263765378083045973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-65887679805156601212018-05-10T03:15:10.167+01:002018-05-10T03:15:10.167+01:00Hilary, you're such an encourager in the blogg...Hilary, you're such an encourager in the blogging world, I'm glad to know you. Thank you for mentioning my blog! I so appreciated your daily visits and good cheer, and I learned so much from your theme. Lynda Dietzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15442214431341019380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-45406030634173908452018-05-10T02:35:34.212+01:002018-05-10T02:35:34.212+01:00You did a fabulous job on the A to Z challenge Hil...You did a fabulous job on the A to Z challenge Hilary. You dun Canada proud. :)D.G. Kayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04292901895982357952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-40038719316864319252018-05-10T01:40:15.616+01:002018-05-10T01:40:15.616+01:00We do blog primarily for ourselves, so it's go...We do blog primarily for ourselves, so it's good you learned something from your posts. You got around...Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-91102836992333111642018-05-10T01:06:13.431+01:002018-05-10T01:06:13.431+01:00@ Jacqui - thanks so much ... I do enjoy yours and...@ Jacqui - thanks so much ... I do enjoy yours and always learn more about techie things and know where to visit for some supportive help, and expert advice ... <br /><br />@ Sandie - appreciate that ... me I learnt loads!<br /><br />@ John - gosh ... thank you - I really struggle with music: just not my forte - though I love it ...<br /><br />@ Mark - it is a beautiful part of the world ... <br /><br />@ Bazza - another 'gosh'!! So glad you enjoyed them and felt you wanted to read each one ... so good to know ... <br /><br />@ Diane - it's a funny old life isn't it ... I honestly didn't think I'd have the gall to write about Canada - but my rather 'odd approach' seemed to fit the bill. I'm honoured to be on your regular list to be followed ... <br /><br />@ Steve - thanks ... lovely to know. I love life on the prairie. Oh don't ... someone else is going to siphon the water out ... I'm doing a bit of leaf clearing out = soggy work!! Well we could have a squirrel, a raccoon, a few mice or rats and no doubt a few other critters down there - I hope not though!!<br /><br />@ Deborah - amazing and thank you ... 'graciousness' doesn't really become me - but I am very grateful!!<br /><br />I just enjoy doing what I do - and writing what I manage to put down ... so it's always great getting comments of approval. I was somewhat amazed at how the A-Z came together for this year's Canadian theme ... <br /><br />Thanks everyone for your extremely kind comments ... I feel very honoured to receive them ... cheers Hilary<br />Hilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-85764477637652316222018-05-09T22:39:45.886+01:002018-05-09T22:39:45.886+01:00I so enjoyed your series this year Hilary. Year 7 ...I so enjoyed your series this year Hilary. Year 7 - amazing! You are the queen of interesting, well-researched facts. and I'm always learning something from your posts. But I celebrated even a bit more this round, thinking perhaps how you've embraced your Canadian adventure has proven such a gift to us, and I hope brought a measure of excitement to yourself as well. I'll certainly be looking forward to the additional posts.<br /><br />Thank you for the kind mention of my blog. You are always the epitome of graciousness, and your kind support is much appreciated.<br /><br />Deborah Weberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05971869506007671786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-45708291128690251642018-05-09T21:29:20.962+01:002018-05-09T21:29:20.962+01:00I always look forward to both your posts and comme...I always look forward to both your posts and comments. Like your getting the pool ready.One year trying to get a siphon workingmy brother and I both kept getting mouthfuls of water. When if got down, there was a squirrel who had slipped under the cover. YUCKOut on the prairiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09548162534362532705noreply@blogger.com