** Update:  This was post was originally published in August 2011. I had been blogging for six weeks, and it was Freshly Pressed. I had no idea what that meant at the time, I didn’t even realize it had been FP’ed for a full day! Boy have things changed! Now I covet that golden boy! When I first published this post, I had no idea how to add photos; I didn’t know how to add links; I was clueless. Clueless. There were so many comments asking for photos, but I didn’t know how.  So, I’ve updated the post.  In this reblog, I’ve added some photos, fixed a few typos and put in links.

In August 2011,  I think I had five followers (really), and had not even told many of my friends and family that I was blogging. Now, I’m quickly approaching 2,000 followers and I’m in my groove. I…