The coming of the blogs. Someone, somewhere created the very first Web log…The term was created to reflect the process of “logging the web”.  Would be interested dear readers, what triggered you to start blogging?

Xanga the original provider of this site was started in 1999. In 2004, both my daughter Amelia and I created blogs on Xanga… my blogging here has recorded not only family journeys, but my own work journey to the Canadian arctic and back!

Indeed, my Xanga blog,became a friend as did the community here.

Things changed in mid-2013 with the launch of Xanga-2 and move to WordPress. many bloggers moved on or closed accounts. My subscription runs out in July 2014.

Must confess that only return occassionally and log daily into my Facebook account. Formatting since the change does not seem to have the same flexibility but still enjoy a few of the " OLD FAITHFULS ". such as slmret.xanga.com and fauquet.xanga.com/   Take some time to browse their entries.

My daughter Amelia charted her travels to Africa and adventures at university WVU as a Canadian on the women's rowing team in http://that-canadian-rower.xanga.com/….and  currently now marrried  from Vancouver as an inner city RN and tri-athlete blogs  always a good read http://dreamingovertheocean.blogspot.ca/

This is one of my favorite shots from the Pentiction Challenge when a stolen kiss from her husband Sean.

Start beginning April First with a topic themed on something with the letterA, then on April second another topic with the letter B as the theme, and so on until you finish on April thirtieth with the theme based on the letter Z.  It doesn't even have to be a word--it can be a proper noun, the letter used as a symbol, or the letter itself.  The theme of the day is the letter scheduled for that day.

See more at:

http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com/p/what-is-blogging-from-to-z.html#sthash.RhoGexF2.dpuf

 A is for apple and so I begin the first day of my month of blogging contest…working my way through the alphabet!

Apple Blossom time is right around the corner, I promise!

That is despite Alberta is still covered in snow and below freezing temperatures.

Apples play a major part of my summer activities, not only the lovely blossoms in my yard but picking and harvesting unwanted apples in the city.

As a board member of a local fruit rescue association OFRE.

.our motto is Finding  the Hidden fruit in our City,

local apples are the most common fruit.

http://operationfruitrescue.org/

We will send volunteer pickers to private residences to pick fruit upon request of the home owner, share it with the volunteers, home owner, charitable organizations like the Food Bank & Salvation Army and also organize canning & preserving events during the fall harvest season.

MUCH to look forward as the weather warms!