I have decided that it is about time to get back to some blogging because I am starting to feel rather lazy now for not having blogged regularly for so long.
When my father passed away I had no time or energy to blog and to be honest time had been an issue for quite a while before that but I insisted on continuing with my daily posting schedule even though it was a struggle. Having taken a break I now don’t feel quite so bad about not posting every day, so I probably won’t be. After all it is my blog so I make up the rules.
The other problem had been a lack of things to write about. Again time was an issue here and I hadn’t really been doing much family history, so as a genealogy blogger it was sometimes a struggle to come up with things to write about or to find time to research the things I wanted to write about.
I have started to do a bit of family history again, although I am getting a little frustrated by frequently running into dead-ends where a visit to an archive or record office is needed before I can continue. The problem of course is that I don’t have the time to actually visit an archive or record office at the moment, but I do know that time will come.
I should probably give my blog a bit of a makeover, I think the design is looking a little tired now although I am sure that the majority of you are reading this through a feed reader of some description and will never see my blog on the web for months on end.
As for content, I have lots of ideas about what I want to write about, but in general I want to focus more on Sussex. It is where I live, where the majority of my ancestors and relations lived and where my expertise (such as it is) lies, so it seems natural to me that I should concentrate on Sussex. I know I will sometime stray over the county boundary and occasionally leave these shores, but I would like the focus to be on Sussex.
Whether this actually happens is different matter, but watch this space…
Hi John,
I am a regular reader of your blog, and it’s good to see you back. I find your blog very interesting and I enjoy reading of your family history exploration and finds.
Born in England and living in Australia for the past 31 years, I also really enjoy the photos from your walks.
And just to let you know, I usually click through from my reader to your blog.
Glad you now have the option for Guest comments, this is my first time to comment.
Anne
Good to see you back in action, John. Susan