It is totally bittersweet for me to end my blog. I pay for my blog each month and it is silly for me to keep it up. I rarely post anymore and it just doesn't make sense.
I started my blog in September of 2007. I posted quite regularly. Usually at least a couple of times a week. Supposedly my blog will live on after I have my account suspended. I like that it will still be there to read even if I am not posting. My masthead included a photo of my grandmother Ethel (where the Ethel of Magpie Ethel comes from) and I love those photos with my goofy sunglasses.
I enjoyed my blog. I loved posting. I loved all the friends I made. It was great for my business and just wonderful for me personally to be able to share my love of vintage with so many like minded people.
Fun Magpie Ethel blog facts.
I posted 1630 times.
I had 1,246,467 page views (as of March 2019)
I had almost 20,000 comments and I tried really, really hard to reply to EVERY SINGLE ONE.
I posted a weekly collection challenge where I shared a collection EACH Tuesday. I was up to 277 collections when I fizzled out on it.
I wish I would have kept track of how many estate sales I went to (and so many goodies I found and took loot shoots of).
As many of you know I pretty much have transferred my attention to INSTAGRAM. You can find me there as Magpie Ethel and still follow along on my adventures. I share a lot there. It is much less time consuming that doing a blog post. I like Instagram...if you haven't tried it you really should.
Thank you to everyone who commented and read my blog for so many years. It really was a big part of my life. Time to let it go and move on.
Thank you, thank you,
xo and one last HAPPY DAY
Laurie, AKA Magpie Ethel
