“I am definitely wandering, not only these streets of Arles that I have come to love so much since moving here in 2005, but also looking for that next step, that sign of the direction of what is next for me. A good a day as any, then to start a blog and share my experiences of living in Provence that I find along the way…”
My hands trembled with excitement as I hit “publish post” then “view blog”. There it was! What a difference from the world of the press where it would take months to see an article be published. Such immediacy was stunning. Now the only question was whether I would enjoy it enough to continue…and would anyone be interested?
It is incredible to think that a year has gone by. On this, my first blog anniversary, I want to thank Remi, my love, for encouraging me to start and to those of you that have inspired me to keep going. I am so very, very grateful for everyone who stops by to read and for those of you that have become friends. I am well aware of how extremely fortunate I am. Both my Mom and my friend Sonny have made the same remark: “Your readers are so amazing! So intelligent and well-spoken.” Yes, they are. Not to mention generous, talented and funny to boot.
I hope that you will stick around for the ride. It has been an adventure, coming at blogging from the quite formal world of French travel writing with nary a moi in sight. Yes, I am still learning and as I wrote yesterday, still finding my way as I go but happily, doing so in excellent company.
Merci encore, mes amis et bisous!
PS. Yes, I have decided to change the look of my blog. I originally chose the red, gold and purple as I felt, as I still do, that those colors are the essence of Arles, a land that is both baroque and farouche, as described by native son Christian Lacroix. Well, they have recently begun to annoy me. I need less noise in my life and that includes on my blog! I certainly would never have thought that I would be moving again when I launched this and those colors also reflected an “olé!” that doesn’t feel appropriate to where I am right now. I had a lot of fun last night with Remi at my side to help decide on colors. Merci, coeur. I might do some tinkering still in the next few days but nothing fancy. The words and photos will have to do all the work!
Thanks Dash, you know how happy I am to have discovered you too! And yeah, a second vote in favor of the new look–it's a miracle!
Belated Happy Blogaversary Heather, so lovely to have discovered you. Am loving the new look
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Oooh copine, you can try and boss me if you want but I am a Leo! So I will do what I want! And if I have the need to trade in tellines for backyard fed by hand (on strictly non-harmed grains) canette so be it! Heeheehee.
Happy, happy blogiversary, mon amie! Here's to many more happy fun years of blogging! And by the way, if you even think about leaving Arles for Portland, I will come over there to knock some sense into you. Portland is lovely but there's no way you should trade in Arles for it! (You didn't know I was so bossy, did you?) 😉
Thank you for your kind comments PSING and Brooke! I should have anniversary's more often. 🙂
And Virginia, heehee, proof of why I don't have anything fancier–I fixed it by copping out for simple ivory. Thank you so much for the heads up!
Happy Bloggy-versary! I'm so glad you decided to become part of the blogging community. I can't believe it has only been a year!
Thank you for sharing you life with all of us.
I look forward to being able to thank you in person…
xo
Brooke
Hey Heather – just letting you know that the lovely pale maroonish colour you have selected for your links is disappearing against the same block colour at the bottom of your posts. So I have to scroll around madly to find the comment link. Virginia xx
grateful for your blog- love it happy anniversary