My Travel and History Blog, Focussing mostly on Roman and Mediaeval Times
31 Oct 2022
It is Nano Time Again – And some Personal Remarks
I know I’ve not been blogging for several months, partly due to private problems, partly because of the geopolitical situation that takes up some of my free time.
Tangermünde at the Elbe river
Another reason is the lack of feedback in the comments and visitor statistics – sometimes I wonder if all the work I’ve put into this blog still pays off, and I often think it no longer does after everyone wandered off to Facebook.
Tangermünde, the town hall
I did a bit of work in the background like updating some posts and tampering with the sidebar. But that is another problem with this blog; a considerable amount of older posts needs to be reworked – I tended to write shorter posts more frequently during the first years of blogging that are no longer up to the present standard – and that is work people won’t even see most of the time. Yet it is a hill of labour in front of me.
Tangermünde, the Neustadt Gate, closeup of some decorations
I have material for a lot of new posts (some of it dating back years), but I’m not sure where I’m going with this blog. I don’t want to waste 15 years of work, but right now the pleasure of blogging is gone; it feels more like a chore.
Havelberg, the Romanesque cathedral, interior
November is Nano Writing Month again. I’ve participated in that for years, so I’ll concentrate on writing fiction druing the coming five weeks, even though I’m not very motivated. Maybe the interest in writing at all, and thus writing for this blog will return.
Jerichow monastery, the Romanesque cloister
The photos in this post come from a little tour in the Altmark at the Elbe I did in September. Got to photograph some pretty Romanesque and Gothic brick architecture, and found a lovely little town, Tangermünde, which is still somewhat flowing beneath the tourist radar.
Tangermünde, half timbered houses
I’ll post again once I have decided where to go with this blog in the long run.
¶ October 31, 2022 8 comments
I know I’ve not been blogging for several months, partly due to private problems, partly because of the geopolitical situation that takes up some of my free time.
Another reason is the lack of feedback in the comments and visitor statistics – sometimes I wonder if all the work I’ve put into this blog still pays off, and I often think it no longer does after everyone wandered off to Facebook.
I did a bit of work in the background like updating some posts and tampering with the sidebar. But that is another problem with this blog; a considerable amount of older posts needs to be reworked – I tended to write shorter posts more frequently during the first years of blogging that are no longer up to the present standard – and that is work people won’t even see most of the time. Yet it is a hill of labour in front of me.
I have material for a lot of new posts (some of it dating back years), but I’m not sure where I’m going with this blog. I don’t want to waste 15 years of work, but right now the pleasure of blogging is gone; it feels more like a chore.
November is Nano Writing Month again. I’ve participated in that for years, so I’ll concentrate on writing fiction druing the coming five weeks, even though I’m not very motivated. Maybe the interest in writing at all, and thus writing for this blog will return.
The photos in this post come from a little tour in the Altmark at the Elbe I did in September. Got to photograph some pretty Romanesque and Gothic brick architecture, and found a lovely little town, Tangermünde, which is still somewhat flowing beneath the tourist radar.
I’ll post again once I have decided where to go with this blog in the long run.
¶ October 31, 2022 8 comments
