“You’re old-fashioned and I’m going to have to bring you up to date,” my husband gently said to me about four months ago.
Fortunately, he was referring to The Suitcase Lady Blog and not the Suitcase Lady herself. He knew I was going to be shocked. I am, for the most part, always happy with what I have and where I am at the moment. “If it’s not broken, don’t fix it”, resonates with me. So my instant reply to him was, “I like the way it looks and don’t want to change it. What’s wrong with it?”
“Can you think of anything about computers that lasts 15 years?”, he began by asking me. And then my technical guru gave me a long and patient explanation of how the Machiavellian forces in cyberspace, clouds and elsewhere that make everything function were not pleased with my blog’s archaic underpinnings. Rest assured, he told me, you can keep all the graphics and features you like.
He’s been toiling to rebuild my site in what appears to be computer hell and frustration for the last four months. Programming is diabolical. One omitted or misplaced period can destroy everything. However, he says the work has been fun, albeit challenging. You are looking at the results now, and I hope you will find it retains the best of the old and some new improvements.
Over the years, many readers have remarked on the difficulty of leaving comments on the blog. We think that problem has been resolved. And then there was a time when the archives decided to end in the middle of the alphabet, not “Z”. The archives should stay complete now from A to Z, Abandoned to Zucchini. (Handy, if you’re in need of a book). Sharing in a variety of ways should also be easy to accomplish. If you encounter any difficulties, please let us know. To my immense good fortune, my computer troubleshooter says he enjoys these challenges.
Many thanks go to my husband for this necessary update to both the blog and me. I needed to be dragged into the modern world. But I always will write every blog with pen on paper before I key it in. Some things just shouldn’t change.
14 years of posts…and I have loved reading them…you are amazing!
We just celebrated our 12th anniversary and I smile remembering you were there with us on that special day!
It looks great! I can just picture patient Russ bringing you up to date:). You are a great team!
You know Russ rocks!
It does look just great! Bravo!
We should all take note that we’re just always going to be better together 🌟
Hi Darci…we are with you all the way on your comment. Working together, in so many ways and places, produces good things. It is hard to live in the world of “it’s all about me”.
What a partnership! You write creatively & Russ brings it all up to date. As the song says,”a good man is hard to find “. You’ve got one.
Thank you Marilyn. Happy that the “Leave Comment” worked for you. we look forward to seeing many, many more comments from you.
I noticed immediately! Looks great.
Hi Diane, Russ worked incredibly hard to make all the blog features work on all the various devices that people have. It was an amazing amount of programming.
Love the new version. I appreciate your affection for things that worked fine. Personally, I miss carburetors and analog audio…
We all know that change is a constant in our lives. But we can take a stand on idiotic changes made without thought or reason. We just have to pick our battles carefully.
Looks great, Mary. Thank you Russ.
Hi Ann…You have always known me in the real world not the virtual one. Bet it is no surprise that I need my techie support. What could be better than in house?