Thank you for the mention at the beginning of your Garden Journal Bi-weekly Newsletter, wow I'm flattered beyond words.
"I don't know if anyone finds these newsletters much use or even reads them anymore"
Well I do, every time you put one out that highlights some wonderful posts I'll read every word. If I'm going to take the time to view a post I find it silly not to sit back and admire what some other gardeners have going on. Many times I learn something new.
Often you will highlight posts that I've not run across. Keep up the great work my friend, it is appreciated even if it's losing its lust for you. By now I think that most people realize that much of what they put out there is not read by too many others. Here's a prime example that was a little disappointing for me.
In my last Garden Journal, I thought it may be fun to guess what was behind the two big beets in the next to last picture. In my mind, I went back and forth with whether or not to state in the post that a prize would be given to the first person who guessed correctly.
I decided against including that there would be a prize, for the sole intent of seeing if anyone would take part without having to have a carrot dangling in front of them. Well, not one person took a guess, no carrot no interest. 😥😥
Even though the prize was not mentioned a prize of 10 hive was what I had intended to gift to the individual who guessed correctly.
Here are the two pictures of what was behind the beets, which I intended to show at the end of seven days as confirmation.
I know that the post has only been out there for 3 days, but another thing that is a reality is that after a few days of a post being out there, it's like dead fruit hanging on a vine. Now, it should be interesting to see if anyone reads this comment and then goes to my post, and then BAM, they've guessed correctly. FUNNY STUFF
As I have said many times before, for me it's all about keeping a log of what Dad/Grandpa/Great Grandpa has been doing on the farm and in life. Knowing that everything I post will be around forever gives me great pleasure, and knowing that future generations can see who we are and what we were all about in a small way. Don't get me wrong, making a few bucks is a good thing, but it finishes a far second to what's meaningful to me, legacy!
Have a wonderful day and keep the faith, some of us are WATCHING YOU.
To be honest I was completely at a loss as to what would be behind those beets. Now I see these I realise I probably should have linked it back to your other recent post on firewood. 😅 Sometimes I just over think and complicate things. Which reminds me of @mattclarke, as does your reason for using Hive as a log for your future generations.
I sometimes put little things in the HomeEdders curation posts to see if people are actually reading and will respond. The offer is generally not as good as 10 Hive, but I still get no responses, because I think most people only look to see where their name has been tagged for beneficiaries. 😆 I don't mind too much, the main reason for it is to encourage posting and commenting. I just don't understand why so many people don't like having long conversations like we do. 🤷♀️🤣