Eighteen years ago, I joined a group of people from the USA and the UK who were bloggers. We had a great time, interacting through comments on blogposts; We would share our lives on line, with photographs, images of all sorts. Joys, sorrows, births, deaths and marriages. I think at one time, I would write more than a dozen posts a day. My blogs were called Northern Trip (until October 2008), Atlantic Lines (until October 2018) and now A Cobbled Road. We were friends, are still friends of course. Some sixty bloggers have passed away over the past twenty years since AOL J-land was set up. To the best of my knowledge.
Blogging has fallen by the wayside. I only see half a dozen blogs still posting regularly. Everybody else has gone to Facebook, myself included. I sometimes post here in order not to feel constrained by Facebook's setup. Nonetheless, J-land does live on, albeit in a different form. I hope for many more years to come.
I stubbled upon J-Land when we first got a hand-me-down Windows 95 from Pete's boss in late 2004. Wasn't long before I stopped merely perusing posts and started my own blog: Life & Faith in Caneyhead. I loved out tight knit community on AOL. We tried hard to carry the same feel over to Blogger, but something intangible got lost in the migration. I hope life is being kind to you Guido and that all is well in your little slice of the world. For all the craziness and foolishness afoot in the USA today, I thank God for now life is still pleasant in our corner of the woods. With love, Barbara
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