Sorry for the 24hr absence. I pressed a button when I was trying to update the blog. However, I have learned my lesson. I will never do that again, I promise.
Go back 36 hours (yesterday morning) when I had a very helpful meeting with Rene Looper from Tuminds – a dedicated social media training business – about my blog. The meeting was very useful and, as I am self-taught, I wanted to know if I was covering all my bases and getting it right. I have homework now.
Anyway, we chatted about the blog’s statistics and I said “hang on, I can tell you what the numbers are and where from” but I couldn’t – nothing appeared. So after the meeting, I decided to upgrade as WordPress kept saying I should (I thought I might get my very useful statistics back too) and with that the blog vanished into “Critical Error” territory. I felt sick.
Anyway, I am lucky as Nick Miners is the poor chap ultimately responsible for my blog’s health and he took over and sorted everything. It was touch and go at one point and I have promised never ever to touch anything ever.
And we have a storm coming. A biggie – 2 days of scary stuff. OH and I have shut sheds, cleared anything that might blow away, and put food/water in every hen/duck shed ready to keep them shut in for 48 hours, if necessary. A small price to pay for staying alive.
I’ve also moved the old horses and ponies into a sheltered field that has long grass and high walls. I’ve not put on rugs (lots of rain) as it is going to be warm and everyone is very fat – life is a juggling act.
For the little Shetlands, I shut one of the containers (for safety) and have haynets ready.
And then this morning, we’ve had an equine dentist visit – all the old horses and ponies had their teeth done (an expensive but essential requirement) and I feel better knowing they are going into winter as good as they can be.
So, wish us luck. Candles are ready for when the power goes and electricals all charged up. All we can hope is to find everyone safe and well afterwards.
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Thanks so much for the kind words and the mention, Frances, really appreciate it! Delighted to see your blog back up and running. It’s always a bit nerve-racking when the ‘critical error’ message appears, but it’s great that Nick managed to sort it out. Love your blog!
Thank you, Rene, for all your efforts with me. I am really going to try to learn how to do this properly.
I was worried yesterday but glad you had Super IT Tech Dude to the rescue! Fingers crossed Humberto does no harm. Kittens send purrs.
Thank you. I was very worried too. (kittins ❤️ )
I wondered where you were, thought perhaps the power had already gone out. You are well prepared but still hoping it doesn’t. I just walked home from tea in gale winds and rain, but am warm and dry now.
Welcome to Shetland weather at its worst. Stay safe and hopefully see you tomorrow xx
here is praying and crossing fingers that you all get through the storm.
Thank you. Ear plugs tonight.
I assumed it was my laptop that had the ‘critical error’! So pleased you managed to get it sorted out. Fingers crossed for you to get through the next few days safely. I hope all the animals, ducks and any strays behave themselves and don’t give you any cause for concern.
No, ‘twas my fiddling!
And I thought it was just an Australia thing as our systems are never as good as we’d love them to be. So hoped it would get over itself overnight (or over-day). Great save Frances, and Rene is our hero.
I am truly relieved too.