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主播大秀 ISLAND BLOGGING, IT'S BEEN AN ABSOLUTE PLEASURE





And now, the end is near;
And so we face the final curtain.
My friends, I'll say it clear,
I'll blog my case, of which I'm certain.

Regrets,?? Oh I've had a few;
But then again, too few to mention.
I did - what I had to do
And saw it through without penetention.

Yes, there were times, I'm sure you knew
I poured out my heart and embarrassed you.
But through it all, when there was doubt,
I blogged my soul, left nothing out.
I faced it all and I stood tall;
And blogged it my way.

I've teased, I've laughed and cried.
I've had my fill; my share of cruising (Thanks Barney).
And now, as tears subside,
I find it all so amusing.
To think I blogged all that;
And may I say - not in a shy way,
Oh no, oh no not me,
I blogged it my way.

For what is a blogger, what has she got?
If not her friends, then she has naught.
To blog the things she truly feels;
And not the words of one who kneels.
The blogs all show I took the blows -
And blogged it my way!


Winter is a harsh season, the days are short and the nights long. Forced indoors we have time to reflect on the year that is now coming to a close.

From the many comments I have read, many posted on 主播大秀 Island Blogging and some which I have received via my own email, I truly believe that 主播大秀 Island blogging has been such a positive, interesting and special experience. Not just to the islanders who have participated, but also to readers living in every far flung corner of the world.

"I look forward to reading the blogs every Monday"
"What a shame there are no blogs over the Weekend"
"I love reading the blogs"

The comments are all in a similar vein, just how much 主播大秀 Island Blogging is loved the world over. Images of these beautiful islands, from the far north to way out west. It didn't matter if your island was big or wee, contributions were always welcomed and gave readers an insight and a tiny snapshot of the islanders' unique way of life.




Humour and sharp wit, poetry and beautiful photographs,

Who can ever forget Mountain Man's stunning images and the photo of the Buzzard captured by Wild Freckle (I will never forget that very special photo of HRH Princess Anne on Mull !!).

What can I say about Flying Cat? In the sun room of Eternity, always there to support the bloggers, never failing to encourage those lacking in confidence.

Hermit Life posted some of her enchanting stories, and I'm sure she has even more to enthrall us with....

Island Threads with her stunning work, Diary of a Deckhand with such amazing underwater photography.

Fred Blog and his mammoth ongoing building projects. TWS who never failed to intrigue us and get our brains into thinking mode. (It was TWS and FC's leg pulling that first drew me into Island Blogging)

Then there's the Island Poets, the weather watchers, the schools and occasionally postings from animals... such as an Otter !!! (Oh dear I took some ribbing for that one)

Occasionally, there are deeper issues to discuss, problems with the Ferry, the NHS, roads, airports, the piers, windfarms and very distressing when a couple of island bloggers lost their homes and had to leave their beloved islands.





We have regular contributions too from readers such as Barney who made his way to Coll and other islands over the summer, Carol from France, now NZ, Roy from Oz, we have Jill who never fails to comment, always supportive and encouraging. Our very special MJC, FooFoo from Glasgow and many more regular commenters.

Island Bloggers have spoken about the beauty of their islands, of ferocious weather, huge seas and summer times spent on burning hot beaches.






We've blogged about dogs, seals, otters, cows, hens, birds, cats and we've blogged about our children, our babies and our better halves.

Creativity, imagination, writers and artists, ....So much talent in such a small but great, unique blogging community....

For any Island Blogger who has visited other "social networking" sites, you may have found them quite anonymous, the content is often scattered with *@!@!%!* words and spoken in an abbreviated lingo which seems to appeal to anyone under 20 years of age.

So it was with a heavy heart that I read the sad news that 主播大秀 Island Blogging will be no more. Have we grown too big for our own boots?

and right now I'm feeling nostalgic, I've looked over my past blogs, and daft as they may have been, they were mine, and I'm so very proud to have been a

主播大秀 ISLAND BLOGGER

and I for one

TAKE MY HAT OFF TO YOU ALL...