A fond adieu



Today at a moment of my own choosing I close down this blog. It's the sixth anniversary of my first blog entry, which was on the day of Peter Hollingworth's resignation as Governor General of Australia. I was in my early 50s, my mother-in-law Mollie was living with us, as well as with Alzheimer's. We had a cat, and both boys were living at home. Things have moved on.

iBlog, the software that introduced me to blogging, was produced by a one-man concern, and the one man has shut up shop. I've been a wee bit nervous continuing to use it knowing that Sarat wouldn't be there if it ever gave up the ghost, as it has before. Apple is about to stop supporting HomePage, the software that's integral to the site where I keep this blog. Again, I could keep on using the address, but even having irrelevant support leached away creates an unsettling insecurity.

So after six years, 1164 entries, 27,500+ hits and 1390 comments, I'm turning off the life support.

I will carry on blogging, though, on WordPress, in the best anagram I could manage of Family Life: Me Fail? I Fly! Please come over and say hello.

If this is your first visit here, by all means have a look around. Browse. Comment. My Google feed will keep me informed.

Posted: Mon - May 25, 2009 at 07:41 AM           |

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