Fond Farewell to Fiction Writers

Today my 2011 blogging challenge is complete. I've posted every day of the year, as I set out to do on January 1st.

It's been a wonderful ride. Among other things, I've learned more about Turkish archaeological sites, unusual buildings, prehistoric cave art, various types of volcanoes, ancient and modern libraries, historic Canadian forts and the historic CPR hotels that were built along with the railroad.

I also spent time recalling and collecting childhood skipping songs and learning more about some interesting bridges.

I've especially enjoyed these last months of researching and blogging about Canadian authors. At first I planned to limit myself to those whose works I'd read, but in the end, I felt compelled to include many whose work is new to me. I've learned a lot and grown my reading list for next year as a result.

Hats off too, to the many Canadian authors I didn't include: poets, most non-fiction writers and many writers of fiction as well. What can I say? The year ended, and so does my list.

Next year, I'll be back to blogging a couple of times a week. My plan is to continue with observations and comments on a variety of topics.

I also plan to review some of the books I read in the New Year.

Happy New Year and Thanks for reading!