First Blog Post 10 years ago

My first blog post was published ten years ago this week, through Weebly. I used Weebly a couple of years but it was so hard to manipulate so when the local school system offered a couple of classes for WordPress, I signed up.

WordPress is much easier to use and I enjoy getting feedback on posts. I’ve met such delightful people, which is a godsend for someone mostly homebound.

I also WordPress’s analytics, which tell how many people visited each one, which countries they’re from, even what device they use to read a post. I was surprised to learn that most (72 percent) of my followers read blog posts on a mobile unit–their cellphones!

That first blog post is a favorite, Needle in Her Hand. I still remember where I was sitting when Mom revealed the story behind the old photo. The story became Chapter 28 (The Imbedded Needle) in Leora’s Dexter Stories: The Scarcity Years of the Great Depression.

Isn’t this surprising?