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TheStruggleIsReal Archives - Glass Orchids https://glassorchids.art/tag/thestruggleisreal/ Dichroic Glass Jewelry & More... Thu, 09 Feb 2023 21:07:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 https://glassorchids.art/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/cropped-nancy_square-32x32.jpg TheStruggleIsReal Archives - Glass Orchids https://glassorchids.art/tag/thestruggleisreal/ 32 32 132582472 Time Flies https://glassorchids.art/time-flies/ Thu, 09 Feb 2023 21:02:33 +0000 https://glassorchids.art/?p=9547 Time Flies! Where does the time go? I’ll tell you that the older I get, the faster time flies by.  I’m getting older and find I can do less in a day than I could 10 years ago. I’m trying to balance work life with home life, and spending time on my hobbies which are Read More

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]]> 9547 New work at Glass Orchids https://glassorchids.art/new-work-at-glass-orchids/ Sun, 31 Mar 2019 17:51:44 +0000 https://glassorchids.art/?p=779   My goal for winter was to create new work at Glass Orchids, for the upcoming season. I  have to say that I’ve failed miserably at that task this winter.  This winter I’ve been consumed by other tasks, after getting through the holidays I’ve spent my time working on websites for myself and the various Read More

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]]> 779 Getting away from it all https://glassorchids.art/getting-away-from-it-all/ Sun, 26 Aug 2018 19:44:51 +0000 https://glassorchids.art/?p=663 I  just got back from 5 days/4 nights on Monhegan Island. I turned 60 last week and took myself on a short retreat as a gift to myself on this momentous occasion. This was my first trip to what is, apparently, mecca for Maine painters. It was like stepping back in time… children can roam Read More

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]]> 663 The continuing saga of Google Jail https://glassorchids.art/the-continuing-saga-of-google-jail/ Wed, 04 Jul 2018 15:55:35 +0000 https://glassorchids.art/?p=641 Well apparently one of my ads for GlassOrchids.com has been released from Google Jail and  has made it through the gauntlet of Google ad approval. I have no idea why it’s different than the ones that have been denied. I’ll let you know if/when I figure it  out. This one seems to be targeting mostly Read More

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]]> 641 Google Jail Continues & DuckDuckGO https://glassorchids.art/google-jail-continues-duckduckgo/ Tue, 03 Jul 2018 12:57:34 +0000 https://glassorchids.art/?p=638 Can DuckDuckGo replace Google? For very personal reasons I’m beginning to think Google has entirely too much power over our internet lives. As a business, being well indexed is integral to survival, and yet, it’s becoming more necessary to pay to get a high index placement.  In the categories I’m in, companies like Etsy and Read More

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]]> 638 WordPress Technical Support & Development https://glassorchids.art/wordpress-technical-support-development/ Mon, 02 Jul 2018 23:46:53 +0000 https://glassorchids.art/?p=635 WordPress Technical Support: I’ve just joined a site called Fiverr; this is a site that lets folks offer services starting at just $5. I’ve been in tech for over 35 years, and have been working with WordPress for quite some  time. I currently manage 6 WP sites which include blogs, shopping carts, security software and Read More

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]]> 635 The high price of ignorance – Google Jail https://glassorchids.art/the-high-price-of-ignorance/ https://glassorchids.art/the-high-price-of-ignorance/#comments Fri, 13 Apr 2018 11:49:20 +0000 https://glassorchids.art/?p=556 Google Jail Back in 2013 I used a free template to create a nice look on my website. The free template included stock clip art that was also listed on free clip art websites. I had fully intended to replace the clip art with my own photos but didn’t get around to replacing one of Read More

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]]> https://glassorchids.art/the-high-price-of-ignorance/feed/ 1 556 Spammers, hackers and phases of the moon. https://glassorchids.art/bad-people-waste-so-much-of-our-time/ Mon, 26 Mar 2018 18:13:42 +0000 https://glassorchids.art/?p=546 I’m getting tired of spammers, hackers and strange goings on due to phases of the moon. Today I’ve spent a lot of time working to improve security on my site. I’ve had to disallow commenting on my site because nasty people have created bots that post spam on WordPress blogs automatically and I don’t have Read More

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]]> 546 SEO, Taxes & Swiss Cheese – what do these 3 things have in common? https://glassorchids.art/seo-taxes-swiss-cheese-what-do-these-3-things-have-in-common/ Fri, 16 Mar 2018 03:00:50 +0000 https://glassorchids.art/?p=401 SEO, Taxes & Swiss Cheese Well, me. I’ve spent the better part of the week doing my business and personal taxes. Now as if that weren’t enough, I decided I needed to work on my websites, their content and my SEO. Recently I ported all my sites over to this new host and to the Read More

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]]> 401 Down Time – What we do in Maine when the tourists go home https://glassorchids.art/down-time/ Thu, 15 Mar 2018 02:46:31 +0000 https://glassorchids.art/?p=375 It’s Artist Down Time  here in Maine. The time of year when the tourists have fled to warmer climes and I sit looking out the window at 3′ of snow. Often customers at the cooperatives will ask us what we do all winter; we wonder this too….. Once we close the cooperatives in late October Read More

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