Saturday Spotlight Series (1-3-15)

Yesterday I said that I will be making a few changes to this blog. I will be publishing a little less frequently; every Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday is the plan, at least for now. I'm looking forward to applying the time I save (by writing two less posts each week) to other aspects of planning, writing, and publishing this blog.

Today, for the first time, I am introducing a new “Saturday Spotlight Series.”

As a blogger, I spend a lot of time on the Internet, and I come across a lot of interesting and valuable information. I think it would be fun to use each weekend to "shine the spotlight" on something I have discovered and found interesting that week. The posts of this series might feature:

• an interesting website or blog that I enjoy
• a photo or a quote
• a recipe from another blogger
• information regarding a current event
• a book or movie 
• a helpful resource 

When I find something good, I really do like to share it. I think publishing this series would be a perfect opportunity to pass along a fun or useful bit of information to you each week. My only rule will be that it will not be something I have previously mentioned on this blog, and that I will give full credit and links to what or whomever I am featuring.

Let's get started!

This week my spotlight shines upon ...

... a post I read this week called Out in the Blizzard. I just can't stop thinking about. This brief story of a child lost in a prairie blizzard, was preserved by family memories and retold by Diane Tolley on her blog,  On the Border. 

Perhaps my thoughts keep returning to this story because of the snowy, frigid landscape I am currently surrounded by, or my motherly instincts, or my interest from a medical perspective. Maybe it is because I have always been fascinated by stories of pioneer life. Or, most likely, it was the riveting way in which  the story was told.  

In any case, I keep thinking about details of Diane's story, and what that experience must have been like for everyone involved. I am always amazed by this sort of talented writing,when the author  makes you feel connected to an event you did not ever experience.

This is a photo of the sky above my rooftop, taken while I am writing this post (and thinking about snow!)

I visit the blog On the Border almost every day. On it, Diane Tolley and some of her family members have shared many incredibly entertaining “stories from the 50s and 60s to today ... from the Stringam Family Ranches of Southern Alberta.”  

I am not sure if it is the excellent writing or my growing admiration of the blogger herself (Diane) that makes this a blog I try to read every day.  Maybe I identify with it because I grew up just outside of Calgary, Alberta, not far from where most of the stories take place. I always wished I lived on a ranch with horses, instead of our small acreage.  Perhaps my interest has grown because Diane and I actually do now live "across the Alberta/Montana border."  I suspect it is a combination of all these reasons that draws me to this blog.

I also suspect that once you have visited the blog On the Border, you will be hooked and be eager to read more. Just like me.

Have you ever experienced a blizzard? Do you have any winter storm stories to tell?

Happy Weekend!  

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