After many, many, MANY hours goofing around on a test site to experiment with different themes, widgets, colours, etc I have finally taken the plunge and changed things up around here. No more concealing for me. Still working out some of the finer details and double-checking for broken links or anything else that isn’t quite up to par yet.
If you catch anything that isn’t working quite right, please let me know in the comments below. Any and all feedback appreciated – positive, constructive, neutral. I do see some hyperlinked spots are a bit faint, have to backtrack and reteach myself how to fix that and then will work on making those more readable.
Welcome to the refreshed along the side of the road. I hope you enjoy the new view.
Along the side of the road …
always the sunny side of the street.
Image source: Ron Mader user on flickr.com, CC2.0 Generic
along the side of the road 
Vey nice and clean looking and inviting to read.
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Thanks for the feedback Bernadette, muchly appreciated. Like that you find it clean and inviting, two things I was after in the switch. Thanks again, Marianne
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I love the new look Marianne. 🙂
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Terrific – me too! Thanks for letting me know Ranu, your eyes certainly knew the old look so appreciate them taking a peek in comparison for me. Thanks again … Marianne
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Lookin’ good so far my friend.
I need to do that, BUT ………………………………………………. (fill in the blanks).
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But nothing darlin’. Get off your BUTs and go for it! 🙂 You know you can … Marianne
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It’s looks great! Nicely done 🙂
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Thanks for the note Clusters, really appreciate the feedback! I’m thinking it’s lookin’ pretty good myself, happy I made the change. Thanks again … Marianne
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It’s fantastic! Can relate to all the checking and rechecking!
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Thanks so much Camellia, happy to know you like it. And yes, there already has been and will be some more effort in the check and recheck, but was able to get a lot of it figured out before I switched by using a test site first, that helped tons. Thanks again … Marianne
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I like the new look, Marianne. I think it definitely perks things up.
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Good to know, thanks Carolyn. You too have eyes that knew fairly well how it looked before so really appreciate the feedback coming from you. Thanks again … Marianne
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Looks good — I wasn’t familiar with this theme!
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Thanks Belinda. I haven’t seen much of this one either but I saw it a few times last summer, I made note of it then for a possibility whenever I did get around to doing a theme switch. Tried it on a test site and ended up really liking it. Thanks again for the note, appreciate your time to let me know … Marianne
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I really like it, too. In fact I played around with it on a test site myself yesterday. I don’t plan on making any changes but I did make note of it!
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Love that kind of thinking – just like mine haha! 🙂 Marianne
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Nice looking. Very clean. Love the photo. Also really like the font.
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Thanks so much Jan. You seem to like all the things I like about this theme too so good to know my eyes saw it in the same positive light! Thanks again … Marianne
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Congrats. I still get way too fed up with trying to make everything look good/right on my site, which I used as an excuse to not post anything for way too long. I’m taking the plunge with a daily challenge in April but still trying to get some technical help to do it “right.” Wouldn’t you know I couldn’t even get the post that describes my theme for this challenge to post on the page for which I’ve used the same title “Places of My Life?”
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Thanks for the note Hbsuefred. Yeah, I can relate tons to what you wrote, hence a recent almost 6 months vacay from blogging. Challenges do help though so stick with it. As for how our sites look, I think that’s a work in progress just like our writing. Just keep plugging away and seeking progress not perfection. Thanks again … Marianne
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I like it a lot! 🙂
Clean and with a mood that fits your blog’s content! I feel you behind the photos and the colors! 🙂
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Now that’s the kind of feedback I like to see – feeling me behind the pics and colours, love it. Thanks for that Mummy, appreciate you taking the peek and letting me know what you thought … Marianne
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It’s nice! The colors are calming!
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Thanks Paula, love that you find it calming, me too. 🙂
Appreciate your time & feedback, thanks again … Marianne
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I love the look and feel of your site. It’s very calming and welcoming. Great job!
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Thanks very much Susan. Calming & welcoming have been said a couple of times now so I think I made a good theme pick!
Thanks again for taking the minute to let me know your thoughts … Marianne
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Congratulations ma’am!!!
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Well thank you kindly Lucky! I’m very happy with it so far and the positive feedback I’ve received.
Thanks again, hope you’re having a kindness-filled kinda day … Marianne
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