I just opened my computer (having returned from Iceland two hours ago ) – and was met by WordPress reminding me I started this blog 5 years ago today. Where did they go, these five years? So much joy and laughter, so much inspiration, good advice… and so many wonderful friends I have found here in the blogosphere. Unbelievable, I could never have guessed…and yet – this is the truth.
I am very grateful to WordPress for hosting this big family of bloggers around the world. Helping us stay in contact, exchanging opinons, and maybe developing our interests and thoughts in directions we did not know possible – however small or big, we keep climbing new mountains!
I want to say Thank You, to all my readers, commenters and followers for walking this path in my company. Without You, I would not be here. Even if I sometimes think about retiring, when I believe I have nothing more to say or post about, I cannot…will not…stop blogging. You, my friends, are all a very important part of my world!
Leya 
Congrats, wow, 5 years! I have blogged for only 2 years and can’t believe the experiences I have gained throughout this process. Would I stop blogging? Just like you, I probably won’t! 🙂
Keep going, Kat! We have a great community here.
Congratulations on five years of blogging! The title of your post immediately caught my attention as I’ve just been listening to ‘Ziggy Stardust’ following the death of David Bowie earlier this week. The first song on the album, ‘Five Years’, is one of my favourites. 🙂
I couldn’t agree more regarding your comments on WordPress. It’s so user-friendly, every blog I’ve come across is unique, and it’s great to meet like-minded people from all over the world. Best wishes for the next five years!
To you as well, Karen! Best wishes – aren’t we lucky to have each other here in the blogosphere ;-D
I can see by the many comments here just how much ypur blog is appreciated, so I am glad that you are not going to stop atm!! CONGRATULATIONS Ann-Christine
Thank you, dear Amanda! I’m so glad to have you as a friend – and I hope to see you one day. We were so close in Denmark!
How the years fly by Leya, congratulations I love to be part of this blogging world and like other commenters I am looking forward to your Iceland photos
Pommepal – we are a family, and I’m glad to be a part of it – just like you say. Thank you for being here!
Congratulations! I always enjoy your photos and posts so long may it continue!
Alison x
Alison – thank you for your lovely comment!
Congratulations Ann Christine! I hope you’ll be sharing you beautiful photos and fascinating stories with us for many, many more!
Congrats Leya!!!!!!
Congratulations, Leya! Thank you that you share with your photographs, with your world, with your personality, with your feelings. Happy next 5 years!!! 😀
Thank you – hope to see you too next 5 years!
😀 If God will permit…
🙂 Congratulations, Leya! Wow, that’s quite some time. Happy to read from you – again and again and again 🙂
Happyface – thank you for making me even more happy!
Congrats, Leya! Happy next 5 years! ❤
Thank you, Pike – let’s go! Hope you will be there as well!
Thanks to you, congratulation and good compliblog, dear Leya
A hug, Patrizia
Thank you, dear Patrizia!
That’s a milestone worth celebrating Ann Christine :). Hope you keep up your wonderful posts, it’s an engaging view through your lens and stories.
An encouraging and lovely comment – thank you so much. This really warms my heart. I hope to do some changes and write more further on. Maybe focus more on one of the blogs. but we will see!
And I thought I was doing well with 4 years! Congratulations! I agree that I can’t imagine not blogging and not having contact with all the people I’ve come to know.
janet
We are a kind of family, I feel. And you do not want to leave the comfortable warmth and interaction.
Very true, Leya. I’ve met a number of fellow bloggers, even a few in Europe, which is so much fun.
It is. Because if we meet here – and enjoy each other – we often will ”find ”each other in reality as well.
Congratulations to your five years. It is a great thing, this blogosphere. Thank you for all your inspiration and all your wonderful photos you share. I look forward for another five years in your company!
Thank you for a lovely comment, Lena, and I say the same about you and your blog!
*smile*
Congrats! What a wonderful achievement 🙂
Thank you – well, sometimes you feel like quitting, no energy, but then you just go on – have you experienced the feeling?
It’s the contrary for me. I often wish I had more time to blog because I still have a few nice photos on my hard drive I’d like to share. So each time I hit ”publish” I feel good / energised 🙂
😀 That sounds really great – keep going!
Congratulations!! We THANK YOU for so many wonderful post, Ann-Christine. Please stay a happy blogger.
All the best,
Dina & co
Thank you – I’m so fortunate to have you and all the other friends with me! It is important to have each other in this world.
Congratulations Leya! 🙂
Thank you, Avian!
Congrats, Ann Christine. I’m sure you’ll always find something to blog about. Now for some photos of Iceland. 🙂
Sylvia – I just love you.
Mwah! ❤
…and what does that mean…? ;-D
xx
Congratulations Leya ! Can’t wait to see your photos from Iceland 😀
Cheers Angela
Thank you, Angela! We’ll see when they are on my computer…hopefully some of them will have turned out well.
I am sure they will be great photos !
Ann-Christine, you and my other blog buddies are a very important part of my life! Congrats on the five years!
Thank you, Sue! I think we share many thoughts and feelings!
I certainly think we do!
♥
Congratulations!
Thanks!
Happy BirthdayBlog Leya…!
Thank you so much!
Congrats on Five years of blogging. Iceland sounds like a nice trip.
Thank you, Ruth! An enigmatic country inhabited by strong and beautiful people!
Congratulations! WordPress is a wonderful thing … I really like it!
Amazing how quickly five years seem to go by nowadays …
Yes…David just remnded me that the next five will go even faster…
Start to worry…the next 5 years will probably go even quicker!
😦 I think I know you are right there…
Congratulations Leya 🙂 !!!