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Welcome to the New Home of Pinecones & Acorns

January 29, 2021 By Elizabeth 21 Comments

New chapter typed on a vintage typewriter

Hello and Good Friday morning to you my friends!
Welcome to the new and improved, but not yet finished Pinecone & Acorns blog. I began blogging in 2011, which seems like a lifetime ago, as a place to share my everyday life with my family and friends. After a few months strangers began to read my blog as well and now all of these years later I am blessed to say that many of those strangers have become friends. I have shared the ups and downs of life, old pets, new pets, holidays, recipes, books and so much more and that is not going to change. I will continue to post about those topics and perhaps a few new ones as well. If this last year has taught me anything it is that we have one life and it is meant to be lived and shared. This new space is my place to do just that, who knows, you might even see more of me, my everyday life, my wellness routine and dare I say “Fashion over 50.”
I am still “mad for plaid”, hot chocolate, Fall, the latest novel and of course my pups. The one thing that will never change here is finding and sharing the beauty in everyday life.
WordPress is a completely new and foreign platform to me so please bear with me as I figure things out, I am bound to make a few mistakes, ( like how to change the font size), at the same time please feel free to offer tips if you know of shortcuts or “plugins” that you find helpful or that I might need. You can also let me know if there is something you liked about the old blog that you want to see more of or if there is something new you would like to see here. I welcome all suggestions, I cannot promise to do them but I do value your opinions.
Thank you for reading and following along with me for all of these years, hopefully we will share many more here in my new “home.”
Have a wonderful weekend.


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  1. Sue says

    January 29, 2021 at 1:38 pm

    Welcome to WP–I have a basic, free, page on it and like it. I haven’t posted in a long time.
    I loved the envelope image you used to announce your move. Wishing you success as you noodle around to figure stuff out!

    Reply
    • Elizabeth says

      January 30, 2021 at 1:32 pm

      sue, thank you so much. It is definitely a learning curve after 10 years plus on Blogger. I hope that you have a wonderful weekend.

      Reply
  2. debra @ 5th and state says

    January 29, 2021 at 2:38 pm

    BRAVE YOU!!!

    I often think about doing the same but never get out of the thinking phase. Lead the way!

    Reply
  3. Brenda Pruitt says

    January 29, 2021 at 2:42 pm

    It’s beautiful, Elizabeth! Already signed up for it. You might want to make your font for the comments bigger. It’s quite small when someone is writing a comment. You may have to do that in CSS. I will be happy to help you all that I can. Email me and I’ll give you my phone #. To see where what you want to change, Right Click there and at the bottom of that you should see Inspect Tool. There is a way to hone in better, but maybe I should help you with that in a phone call. So, when you see the font you need to make larger, you copy that line of code. Then you go to CSS under Personalize and paste it in there. I can do an Inspect on your blog from here so this looks like the code to change below. See where it shows the font size is 11px.? I’d copy this and go to Personalize and CSS and paste this code, then erase the 11 and put in a higher number. Then Save. Here is the code I think:
    input, select, textarea {
    border: 1px solid #eee;
    -moz-box-shadow: 0 0 0 #fff;
    -webkit-box-shadow: 0 0 0 #fff;
    -webkit-box-shadow: 0 0 0 #fff;
    box-shadow: 0 0 0 #fff;
    color: #000;
    font-size: 11px;
    font-style: normal;
    font-family: lato;
    font-weight: 300;
    letter-spacing: 0.5px;
    padding: 10px;
    width: 100%;
    text-transform: none;
    }

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  4. Lori caldwell says

    January 29, 2021 at 3:22 pm

    I have loved reading your blog and enjoyed reading about your discoveries and thoughts. I did like your old format, but I’m sure will get used to this one. I notice that you no longer list the blogs to which you subscribe, which I will miss.
    Best of luck with this new one and I’ll continue to greatly look forward to reading it.

    Reply
    • Elizabeth says

      January 30, 2021 at 1:34 pm

      Lori, thank you for your kind comments. I hope that you continue to visit and find all sorts of things to enjoy. Have a wonderful weekend.

      Reply
  5. Cathy LaPorte says

    January 29, 2021 at 3:23 pm

    Thank you for sharing for all this time. I check in with you almost daily.
    I am grateful for you. I look forward to the new format. Take care,
    Friend!

    Reply
    • Elizabeth says

      January 30, 2021 at 1:35 pm

      Cathy, thank you for comment! I am grateful and tankful that you visit me daily. I hope you have a wonderful day.

      Reply
  6. Kelly Mitchell says

    January 29, 2021 at 7:32 pm

    I will miss your blog roll. I consistently found new blogs to follow via you! But the new format is sure pretty.

    Reply
    • Elizabeth says

      January 30, 2021 at 1:35 pm

      Hello Kelly, I will miss the blog roll on the side as well but I am trying to get a blog roll up and running again, I will keep you posted.

      Reply
  7. William Kendall says

    January 29, 2021 at 9:09 pm

    Have fun with it!

    Reply
    • Elizabeth says

      January 30, 2021 at 1:36 pm

      Thank you William.

      Reply
  8. Juliet says

    January 30, 2021 at 1:20 am

    Beautiful new look, Elizabeth! What a great way to kick off the new year! xo

    Reply
    • Elizabeth says

      January 30, 2021 at 2:54 am

      Thank you Juliet! There are still a few things to finish and kinks to iron out but I am very excited about the look. Have a great weekend.

      Reply
  9. Gail says

    January 30, 2021 at 2:46 am

    I’m sorry to say this, but I find the font used on your new site very hard to read. All capital letters also hinders the reading. I’ve so enjoyed reading your blog in the past, but I’m afraid that I won’t be able to continue following.

    Reply
    • Elizabeth says

      January 30, 2021 at 2:53 am

      Hello Gail,
      As I mentioned in the post, the blog isn’t entirely finished yet and the font and size is something that I am having a problem with at this time and it is being worked on. I hope that you give me a little time to work out the kinks I will be sorry to see you go.
      Have a nice weekend

      Reply
  10. Patricia A. van Essche says

    January 30, 2021 at 11:12 am

    Love it. Looks great and I cannot wait to see all the beauty you share.
    xo
    Patricia

    Reply
  11. Mary says

    January 30, 2021 at 7:38 pm

    I’ll be patient whilst you work out the kinks dear friend – and yes this size/light font for writing comments is miniature and hard to correct with old eyes!!!
    I was surprised you changed to WP – I always loved your previous layout.
    Time and patience will get you over the bumps I’m sure – we’ll look forward to the changes.
    Meanwhile stay well and safe.
    Hugs – Mary

    Reply
  12. Linda a. says

    January 31, 2021 at 3:46 am

    Enjoy your blog !
    I like the font size you are using now plus the darker print makes it
    easy to read. Happy!

    Reply
  13. LA CONTESSA says

    January 31, 2021 at 9:25 pm

    NOW I CAN COMMENT!
    NO MORE HEAD TO CHROME AND COPY AND PASTE LIKE BEFORE!
    THANK YOU!
    XX

    Reply
  14. Laura says

    February 1, 2021 at 5:18 pm

    I also would like to keep up with your blog friends, it is a unique way to get a broad view of different types of bloggers! Enjoy the new look

    Reply

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