… my 500th post!
Someone make a cake – we need to celebrate. Actually I should make a cake as all four chickens are in lay and so there are plenty of eggs.
I thought I would mark it with a list. So, D is for:
Dogs… lots of my posts mention them. They are my constant companions, encouraging me to go out for a walk and testing out all my knitted and crochet items.
Darning… oh how I hate it, but still it’s a good way to make things last so I do it anyway.
Digging… especially keen on unearthing all those lovely potatoes from the garden.
Dani… and a host of other bloggers who inspire me.
Denmark Farm… where we conserve biodiversity and support community projects.
Dangler… and all the other ‘friendship’ projects that I have been part of in the blogosphere
Dad… I lost my dad nearly a year ago. Not a day goes by when I don’t think about him… and I’m still using the cork board he made for me all those years ago (it often appears in posts)
Dark evenings… spent with hook or needles to create lovely woolly things.
Dairy… even though I’m lactose intolerant, I’m busy making cheese.
Dyson… thanks to secondhand spares from ebay, it’s been mended twice in the past three years.
Diploma… my Diploma in Applied Permaculture design was the inspiration for ‘The Masterpiece‘… my amazing friendship blanket.
Dehydrating.. and my many other experiments in food preserving.
… well, I could go on, but you get the idea. So, here’s to another 500 posts… thank you all for dropping by.
-oOo-
Just in case you are wondering what I’m wittering on about, D is the Roman numeral representing 500
The Snail of Happiness 
mollieandclaire
/ January 27, 2015Your dogs are fab. As is your crochet 🙂
LikeLike
The Snail of Happiness
/ January 27, 2015They are sweeties… most of the time… possibly not when trying to make nests out of my knitting and crochet!
LikeLiked by 1 person
thecontentedcrafter
/ January 27, 2015D is for Darn Fine Blog! Congrats, it is a huge number in blogging terms! [I think I just did my 154th 🙂 ] Thank you for sharing the lovely Dangler again – it is such a joy to me and soooo pretty! xo
LikeLike
The Snail of Happiness
/ January 27, 2015Thank you… and it was lovely to look at the pictures again and remind myself of it’s amazing beauty and your inspiration.
LikeLike
gentlestitches
/ January 28, 2015What fun! Congratulations on your 500th post! (one of my dogs is a “nest builder too, so funny) ❤
LikeLike
davidprosser
/ January 28, 2015Huge Congratulations. That’s a massive target to have reached. Here’s to the next D.
xxx Massive Hugs xxx
LikeLike
Nanette
/ January 28, 2015‘D’……of course. Congratualtions. Lovely to see a retrospective of all your projects and faves. here’s to the next …er D.
LikeLike
Nice piece of work
/ January 28, 2015Congrats on your D day 🙂 Love your posts.
LikeLike
katechiconi
/ January 28, 2015Congratulations! A great blog, full of great iDeas. Long may you continue, and thank you for your good work as our conscience in this maD, baD, crazy world. I’r nesaf mil, Jan annwyl!
LikeLike
CJ
/ January 28, 2015Wow, well done on 500 posts, that’s brilliant.
LikeLiked by 1 person
highbankcottage
/ January 28, 2015Many happy returns to the jovial mollusc! High Bank raises a glass to the next 500 xx
LikeLike
KerryCan
/ January 28, 2015I’m feeling pretty darn smart right now, since I figured out what the D meant! And pretty darn impressed with you for sticking with your commitment to the blog and us for so long! Here’s to many, many posts–M here we come!
LikeLike
narf77
/ January 28, 2015LOL shows how good my maths is. I thought you were being purposefully random in order to make sense of 500 blog posts ;). I will add my 2c (pence) in and will add “D” for “Doubt I will make it to 500 blog posts”! How impressive that you have been able to keep doing this for this long Ms Snail and your posts are never boring. Here’s to the latin mathetmatical equivalent of 1000 blog posts. NO idea what it is (C?!) but too lazy to go search Google and it’s time to walk king Earl so up off the PC and attm at the new day! (Still dark… bollocks…)
LikeLike
The Snail of Happiness
/ January 28, 2015M for 1000… don’t hold your breath!!
LikeLike
narf77
/ January 29, 2015Lol! 😉
LikeLike
The Twisted Yarn
/ January 28, 2015Wa-hey! Congratulations! I’m so impressed at your productivity. Here’s to achieving M very soon.
LikeLiked by 1 person
shapeofthingstoni
/ January 29, 2015Congratulations on 500 excellent posts! I look forward to the many more still to come.
LikeLike
The Snail of Happiness
/ January 29, 2015Thank you! Are you doing ok? I’m looking forward to reading what you have been up; I hope you’re not suffering too much of a culture shock!!!
LikeLike
shapeofthingstoni
/ January 30, 2015I’m doing well! Just travelling and without much internet access or urge to write. I should have a home again in a couple more weeks (I’m moving to the big city of Melbourne) and the more settled lifestyle will be sure to get me writing again. Best wishes from Neika, Tasmania!
LikeLike
arlingwoman
/ January 29, 2015Congrats! Every time I see a picture of the Masterpiece, I’m just riveted by its beauty. Goodness. And then there are all your other endeavors, which are so nice to read about.
LikeLike
Anne Wheaton
/ January 30, 2015I’m glad you explained the D. We have friends who had a dog called DforDog. Love the crochet blanket.
LikeLike
The Snail of Happiness
/ January 30, 2015I wish it had been a different letter… I did struggle a little with D!!
LikeLike
teddyandtottie
/ January 31, 2015You are awesome, Mrs Snail – your 500th post and you mentioned little ‘ol me – so pleased my name starts with “D”. I love reading your blog and hope you have many more blogging milestones on the horizon! oxoxoxoxox
LikeLike
The Snail of Happiness
/ January 31, 2015Couldn’t miss out my Bavarian crochet tutor!
LikeLiked by 1 person
insearchofitall
/ February 2, 2015CONGRATULATIONS!!!! Wow! 500 is impressive. After 3 years, I’ve only posted 150. I don’t know that I’ll last long enough to do 500. You have a lot of diversity here which helps give you a broad based following. I just need more hours in the day. Anyone who posts about dogs has my vote and love your crochet. Especially the blue and white. I’m still deciding on colors for my home. Gardening is another love but I’m more into learning than offering advice since I have none. 🙂 I’ll keep reading and learning from you. Now take a picture of the cake you bake so I can eat vicariously as well. 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person