tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36822513.post4351501423335651021..comments2023-12-20T23:37:21.297+09:00Comments on Taniwa: Blogger? Are you there?Tanyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00858446371419879296noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36822513.post-5179115375812748872008-08-08T12:23:00.000+09:002008-08-08T12:23:00.000+09:00I was inspired to try Blurb by Annie on her blog h...I was inspired to try Blurb by Annie on her blog here:<br>http://anniesquilting.blogspot.com/2008/01/step-5-my-book.html<br>I made a small paperback Blurb of a retreat blog that you can see here:<br>http://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/2008/02/retreat-report-1.html<br>It was labour intensive but I was very happy with the results.<br>I plan to make one of my first 2 years of blogging in the fall.Kathy Wagnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16870660916547202929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36822513.post-34599053483249564802008-08-08T06:49:00.000+09:002008-08-08T06:49:00.000+09:00I've printed mine one month at a time. If you...I've printed mine one month at a time. If you click on the month on your sidebar archives list you can bring an entire month's posts to the screen. I've printed them two sided, then punched them at put them into 3-ring binders. They are in my sewing room with binders holding other things. Primitive yes - but it works for me. Each binder holds a year of blogging - I put the blog name and the year on the cover and the spine.Pattihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07125491177774966237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36822513.post-78589060114095467352008-08-06T17:14:00.000+09:002008-08-06T17:14:00.000+09:00I would really like to keep it as I don't just...I would really like to keep it as I don't just write about my quilting (in fact sometimes I rarely write about that!!). I had printed out the first month and bought a notebook to paste it into but haven't got any further. I will be interested to see how your 'blurb' book comes out, I also am a bit worried I write too much so it may become expensive but then a record of the past to pass down to the family really is priceless. Mmmm....lots to ponder.Chocolate Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16758804274742132690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36822513.post-15588976082107335752008-08-06T07:59:00.000+09:002008-08-06T07:59:00.000+09:00I copy what I have written into word and save and ...I copy what I have written into word and save and then burn when I have enough. MargaretMargarethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04866179188730523899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36822513.post-19193048962859031612008-08-05T23:37:00.000+09:002008-08-05T23:37:00.000+09:00I love your blog! I totally understand your worri...I love your blog! I totally understand your worries about losing the record.<br><br>I write a daily email letter to special friends, as well as bits and excerpts in my blog. My dad is computer-illiterate, so when I print out his snail mail copy, I print a copy for myself as well. I have binders of my "dailies" that date back to 1999. <br><br>I don't know if anyone will ever read them, but I've gone through them occasionally, and they bring back such memories!<br><br>I, too, look forward to your results from Blurb. Hope it is most satisfactory!Suzanne Kistlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00397419255208702184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36822513.post-14493722233777561422008-08-05T21:53:00.000+09:002008-08-05T21:53:00.000+09:00I couldn't agree with you more about the impor...I couldn't agree with you more about the importance of keeping a "hard copy" of our lives for posterity. Your blog is not only a record of your personal and family life; it's also an informative account of Eastern and Western culture, both of which may change radically in the future. I am fascinated by your descriptions of customs and traditions in Japan. Your family will appreciate the efforts you took to document and interpret day to day life, especially if your children become more Americanized. Tanya, you're a great storyteller and teacher. Get your words on paper any way you can!Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09035433796631359696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36822513.post-8975430011508670422008-08-05T17:14:00.000+09:002008-08-05T17:14:00.000+09:00I've been thinking a lot along the same lines....I've been thinking a lot along the same lines. We know so much of past social history from ordinary people's letters and journals/diaries, that it seems a pity if ours get lost in the ether, especially since more people than ever are keeping diaries thanks to Blogger and the like. I'll be fascinated to see how Blurb turns out or if you hear from other people of good ways to do it. I've almost given up using Blogger for inserting pictures and use Picasa instead. It's an extra step or two but seems just as quick and I can get the pictures where I want them.Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00459871513482076398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36822513.post-14477521363515304632008-08-05T15:48:00.000+09:002008-08-05T15:48:00.000+09:00I've never found a good way to save my blog an...I've never found a good way to save my blog and am just relying on blogger to have a really good back up system. fingers crossed... will be interested in hearing how your Blurb turns out.Lazy Gal Tonyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10778059489713831067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36822513.post-18805195677179144252008-08-05T11:59:00.000+09:002008-08-05T11:59:00.000+09:00No pictures for me either! I guess we'll have...No pictures for me either! I guess we'll have to wait.Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12561892583686450813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36822513.post-17917102001695548392008-08-05T11:16:00.000+09:002008-08-05T11:16:00.000+09:00If you find any secrets to this problem, I would l...If you find any secrets to this problem, I would love to know. I started out printing mine out but can't seem to keep up with it.Valeriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10594313154015365616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36822513.post-42427353187829848532008-08-05T11:10:00.000+09:002008-08-05T11:10:00.000+09:00Hi TanyaBlogger are working on an 'export'...Hi Tanya<br>Blogger are working on an 'export' option, you can read about it at http://buzz.blogger.com/ 3rd paragraph on August 2nd post. Re your signature, I read a post recently that there was some conflict with MyLiveSignature. See http://with-heart-and-hands.blogspot.com/2008/08/browser-freezes-sitemeter-ie-trojans.html There appears to be quite a few problems coming to the surface recently.<br>Cheers .... AnneAbbyKathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06589299277030262675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36822513.post-55340565472252678562008-08-05T10:51:00.000+09:002008-08-05T10:51:00.000+09:00After reading Mary's comment I wonder. Was it...After reading Mary's comment I wonder. Was it hard to set up? I have been pondering but don't really know.dothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14648984294507789296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36822513.post-68487706085772495652008-08-05T10:41:00.000+09:002008-08-05T10:41:00.000+09:00I've tried a number of different ways to save ...I've tried a number of different ways to save my blog and none are quite what I want. I tried Blurb but the amount of editing I needed to do to get it to look right wasn't worth it so I never finished the book. I've saved it month by month as a PDF file but for some reason the bottom of the page is cut off - not much...just a line or two but still it bothers me. <br><br>Today I tried the export option on blogger but it only exports the text - better than nothing but still not good enough.Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07801947879882584734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36822513.post-62260965427714547142008-08-05T10:24:00.000+09:002008-08-05T10:24:00.000+09:00Its intersting to see what different people want t...Its intersting to see what different people want to keep -- I'm a "get rid of everything" sort of person... I understand the idea of going back through journals, but I've never done it. I get the idea of taking picutres, of catpuring memories, but seldom take pictures (I'd rather experience the event then rather then remeber it as the time I took this picture...) and those pictures I have I never look at.... I've never re-opened yearbooks after bringing them home;Quilt Pixiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15763869971803840742noreply@blogger.com