When I started this blog, almost four years ago, I did not know where the journey would take me or how much I would love sharing and working on this blog. I remember telling my family I was starting a blog and they weren’t sure what that meant. I was not too sure either, but I have slowly found my voice and a vision for this space. My one objective and promise to myself was to only share what I really believed in and if I was not feeling inspiration to step back until I was feeling inspired. What I did not anticipate was how much fun it was to get comments and feedback from my readers. I can’t tell you how cool it is to see my subscribers and viewers grow in numbers. In the last few months I wanted to challenge myself with a new platform and moved my site to WordPress. I wanted more options behind the scenes to make what you see more sophisticated and user friendly. Just like our homes need a fresh coat of paint after several years of wear and tear, my blog needed a fresh face too. I have been working with Shari of Little Blue Deer to help me re-design and update her original design for Ridgely’s Radar. I can tell you that I am not the easiest of clients, as I am a stickler for detail and wanted to see everything in multiple colors and fonts! To give you an idea of what I was thinking, I have put together a mood board of colors and images to show you my inspirations.
{flowers, chair, ribbon, slipper chair, beach, invitations, flowers}
This is the initial launch of the new design and we are still tweaking the pages. I have a feeling it will always be evolving as I want to continue to learn new ways to make this a resource and guide for you.
Now about those cookies that got me started…. take a look in RECIPES and see if you can find where it all began and how much has changed since then…
Don’t forget to leave a comment, I would love to hear from you. Thanks for stopping by!
Love your new blog ! And your new picture ! You are amazing ! XXX P.S. FYI– The color of the font for my name and email in the comment section is white—am unable to change it.
Thank you! and I appreciate the scoop on commenting. I hadn’t tried that out yet. xxRidgely
Congratulations on your beautiful blog!
Beautiful Ridgely! The new blog looks so clean and fresh. And you put in to words why I want to start a blog too. So fun to share, inspire and be inspired. X
This looks beautiful, Ridgely!
Love it. So proud of you and all you have accomplished. redesign looks gorgeous!!!
Ridgely,
Love the update, it’s beautiful!
Congrats Ridge! Looks so good.
Much love!
Love it, even more!
Alison
Your new site is so easy to navigate. Congratulations.