Dishing It Party

I've decided to join

Info regarding this can be found at

Dishing It Party

Dishing it Party Link Up

In Amanda's own words

Dishing It! will be a new monthly party--my way of getting bloggers 
together to chat about a common topic. I'll post a topic today, and ask 
everyone to linkup and hop around Wednesday and Thursday, 
after the party goes live. I think it will be a fun way
 for us to get to know other bloggers. 

How long have you been blogging?

My official blog birthday is April 22 -

 so my first blogaversary is coming up 

(and there will be a giveaway)

Why did you start blogging?

I started blogging because two of my three children 

live away from the area and it was

 a way for them to see what we were doing

 and for me to share family recipes

Tell me about your blog's title. Why did you choose it?

My blog started out Jo's 2nd Act, after a thrift shop
 I managed for a local community theater. 
When I started blogging I couldn't

 think of anything clever and the theater/thrift store

 took up most of my time. As the months went
 by I decided to change it to

 That's My Story..and I'm sticking to it. When the kids were 
young and they would be asked why they did this 
or that we would get a story - usually the typical
 long drawn out version

.. and even when they were caught
 in the middle of the fabrication...

we would joke umongst our self -

 that was their story- right , wrong or indifferent

 and they were going to stick to it....

 no matter what

What do you blog about?

Just abt everything. Recipes, places we go, photography, crafts, home decor

What is your favorite thing about blogging?

The people who I have met, sharing ideas, and the 
way in which people especially the women
 support each other in non judgmental ways

What's the funniest comment you've ever received on a blog post?

I don't know the funniest one, but the one that stuck with me the

most that I have passed on is when my dog died in January

Dawn from http://cottagestateofmind.blogspot.com/

 " We bring pets into our lives knowing it will be 

for a much shorter period than we would like it to be yet we 

do it any way. That must say something about how important 

they are to us. " It touched me way beyond belief.

So please link up tonight at 10pm EST