So now I know!

Well - what a thoughtful response!
I now know

• that people don't expect a reply to every comment, unless they have asked a question
• that generally we like comments as it lets us know someone out there appreciates what we are doing
• but no-one seems to mind 'lurkers' at all and that we all do it ... quite a lot
• we appreciate a return visit from the blog author to the commenter
• some people are quite surprised to get an email in response to a comment
• if someone has already said what we were thinking there is no need to add to it

and a few of my favourite replies

I just like people and the world and enjoy the connections I've found all over the electronic world.

I am put off by the life history/degree in computing comment forms some blogs have

its just nice being part of the blog community isn't it?

sometimes it is just to tiring or I have too much stitching to do

I love finding people all over the world doing just what I'm doing or thinking

I had to turn on the comment verification (funny letters) though when I received an email from my own address selling myself Viagra!

wonderful!

So if you don't get a reply from me it doesn't mean I don't appreciate you. And we're all doing it too! Hooray for Blogging!
Thanks for such considered replies.

No word from the camera, but I wasn't expecting any yet. Here is another offering from the archive.


Alas, not my garden, but I am off to visit my parents for a few days and I am sure gardening will be on the agenda, and sewing and hens and computing and egg and chips.....

Comments

[Lindsay]

Gardening in January? You see, this is why I miss living in England....

[Zoe]

Oh egg and chips - you can't beat them. :)

[willow]

I've been avoiding my garden. Here in Southern CA it's prime gardening/planting time.

[Captin William. W. Avaril of the West Verginia Hussars]

tally ho!
how fairs the land of snow and ice.
in the land of sun and dryness its rainin so we happy few have a frreeeeee day. joyus.
am in the town and am on this infernal machine.
i read newcastle anr doin bad and i read othere things too numorus to name. soon i will go and eat and drink and read the paper.

o lucky jim, how i envy him
o lucky jim, how i envy him

old song

xxxx

[rosie]

ooh, yum: egg and chips is my favourite. I wass about to say that we must be twins who were separated at birth, but now I've seen what Zoe has said, I think we're triplets!

[Sarah]

Glad you asked those questions the other day, the response is really interesting, and good to know! Have fun at your parents, have they got chickens? My mum has chickens and they are brilliant :)

[Cindi]

Having been behind the times, I didn't notice your post about blog comments, so naturally, I'm replying rather late in the game.

Anyhow, I'm a big lurker, though I've been trying to comment more, mostly because I would love to have comments on my new little blog and I can't expect what I won't do myself! Which is why I'm now giving you a hearty hello!

I love getting comments, especially from newcomers to my blog, because I like to know if anyone's paying attention and if they like what they see. I have a bit of a fear that people might not want to come to my blog or comment on it since it's hosted on Livejournal instead of the traditional Blogspot or Typepad. But everyone's welcome to say hello, make comments, ask or answer questions, or just come on to tell me about the weather in their part of the world.

By the way, I should probably give a bit of an introduction, since I actually have a link to your blog on mine. Hello! I am Cindi (Cindibee, whatever) and I love lurking at your blog and promise to make more comments! (Replies back are appreciated, but DEFINITELY not required.)

And by the way, chickens are cool.

[jackie(Dog daisy 92)]

I've been lurking all over your blog! So enjoying reading it. (I come from Preston too.)