Comments on: Looking back: the 2009 garden season

By: Yvonne Cunnington

Yvonne Cunnington — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:21:57 +0000

I’m very glad to hear from you Sarah, Eve and Lene. It’s been a frustrating time for me because I so enjoy the computer and the website work, but, of course, that’s why I tend to overdo it. I’ve had bouts of repetitive strain injury over the years, but it’s getting worse the older I get. I tend to be obsessive, and don’t take enough breaks. This time my body said: take a break, or you’re going to really break.

By: Yvonne Cunnington

Yvonne Cunnington — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:15:56 +0000

Hi Jim: Interesting how the weather is panning out both here and south of the border. As to your question about my site, it's a very established site with more than 200 pages that I began in 2003. The site is geared to providing information to novice gardeners. It ranks well with Google and get thousands of visitors daily via that and the other search engines. The purpose of the redesign and relaunch is simply to update the look and feel of the site. I used Site-Build-It, which is much more than a web-building and hosting company. I followed their action guide for creating a web-based information business. The site is an on-going project that I work on full-time on every winter when the gardening season ends. I always look forward to playing with the site (adding and improving content, plus improving the business side of it), and it's been most frustrating for me to get sidelined with repetitive strain injuries. I've been working with a friend who has been doing the keyboarding for me.

By: Jim/ArtofGardening.org

Jim/ArtofGardening.org — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:40:05 +0000

Tomatoes were a bust this summer just south of you too, here in Buffalo. We also broke records here for the most days without measurable snowfall this year.

The new site is looking good. I’m always curious as to how you’ll market it – how will you direct people to visit the site?

By: Salix

Salix — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:11:17 +0000

Yvonne, I missed your posts too (as you normally put out posts more often) and I agree with Eve that it is a great feature with the weather maps that you have posted periodically.
I thought that something might be wrong since you were so quiet and I hope that both you and Toby will be back to full speed soon.
Your appetizer of the redesigned site looks sleek, clean and easy to navigate – looking forward to see “the whole thing”.
Cheers to a Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year.
Lene

By: Eve

Eve — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:52:30 +0000

Don’t overdo Yvonne! But I’m happy to see you back. I think it’s great the way you document all this weather and can look back to see the past and the garden memories you have from it. Believe me when I say I am already ready for sping!

By: Sarah from Toronto Gardens

Sarah from Toronto Gardens — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 04:18:16 +0000

It’s like you and Toby are both in the same boat – having to pace yourselves cause of injury.

Missed you on Twitter. Hope the RSI calms down, and you can help it with some ergonomic or other solutions.