New Community Blogsite

I guess these are bobbing up all over the Blogosphere. I've been active at a number of sites including WritingUp, BloggerParty, BlogFeast and Blogevolve. In reality there are hundeds more - but those are the ones I've chosen to write for.

WritingUp and BlogFeast have had their problems - I think often related to the high popularity of the site and the inability of the server, and adminstration to manage the growth. In any case both those sites have been offline for some time. BlogEvolve has been deserted by the Administration - such that splog and other unwanted material keeps bobbing up on it.

Most bloggers like to interact to some degree with the Administration so it was with great excitement to learn of this other site. Called Communati - and pronounced in the same was as one would say "community"

It is relatively new - with an active Admin - and any queries are responded to very quickly, so it should be a good site to learn from as well.

So, visit Communati and register. It is FREE to sign up and get writing.

Click here.

Home Exchange Site

I know I am keener on the concept of house sitting than house swapping, but for some this might be a good idea.

I found this site Home Exchange Blogs - it is a good read! Go visit and see for yourself.

Visit Purple Crayon Brain's site

What a name! Purple Crayon Brain. I must say I find the name somewhat challenging. But in the world of blogging you choose our own username and it really doesn't matter. This fellow is a poet - and writes amazing stuff for sites such as BlogFeast and BlogEvolve, but also has his own site where he does illustrations for his poems.

He's used Bloger - and shown that you can create a busy and worthwhile site with Blogger.

Go visit - Purple Crayon Brain's Site

Baghdad Burning

I first heard about this Blog when it was short listed for a book prize - and the Blog received much publicity at the time. I do call by and read it occasionally. I suspect the woman who writes the Blog was a supporter of Saddam Hussein - she's certainly no fan of the United States and is often recording the abuses that many Iraqis are suffering.

There is no indication of her name - and it is not possible to put comments on her site, but you can send an e-mail. The last entry she made was on February 20th, and the previous one on December 31st.

The last one details the story of an Iraqi woman who was raped by police in Iraq. Unusually she came out with the story. It is quite horrific.

Certainly there is much criticism of the US - the atrocities that have occurred including the brutality by the Americans in the prison there.

The Blogger believes that more terrorists have been created by the actions of the US invaders than Osama Bin Laden could have done.

Life for this Blogger and her people must be horrific. I cannot imagine living in such conditions. I wish that some peace and tranquility settle on Iraq.

Baghdad Burning.

Writing from the Canary Islands

Sheila is a writer living in the Canary Islands. She is an English teacher. I've only recently found her Blogsite - from a link in a writers e-zine.

Feel free to visit Sheila's blogsite and find out a little more about her writing and the Canary Islands.

Sheila's Blog

Lizzie's Blog

Elizabeth is a friend of mine - and I have cared for her house, and she has stayed with me whilst I was doing a house sit. Lizzie has started her own Blogsite. She travels around Asia teaching about Christianity - and is about to travel to the Phillipines to teach for several weeks starting her journey next week. She will endeavour to update her Blog while she is away.

I hope she does - she's good writer and will no doubt have some interesting stories to tell.

Lizzie Gee's trails

Have a safe journey, Lizzie, and we look forward to reading your posts.

Another great site - The Gerbera Association

I've found another great website - very interesting to me as I have a deep interest in Gerbera Flowers. This site is The Gerbera Association, and it is based in South Africa, in Barberton. The history of the gerbera is very interesting, but once again there is reference to red gerbera coming from Tasmania. I wrote to the Tasmanian Botanical Gardens a couple of years ago, because of references to gerberas being native to Tasmania. It didn't make sense to me - the climate surely is not suitable for gerberas. The Botanical Gardens wrote back saying there is no information/evidence of gerberas coming from Tasmania.

On The Gerbera Association website it again talks about gerberas from Tasmania, so I have sent an email asking for more information or confirmation about the historical connection to Tasmania. We will see.

It is a good site though - The Gerbera Association.