Original Poems Written by Susan Lane
Written by Susan Lane Whilst ColourMine was on Squarespace there were several challenges I was faced. This is another small one that impacted the whole process of website building that I was faced with on a daily basis. I didn’t realise when I started it would be an ongoing day to day battle, but here … Read more
Written by Susan Lane ColourMine Favicon – From Dandelion to Camellia ColourMine was still on Squarespace, still winging it – this is the story of how one bright idea turned into a two-day whirlwind of colour changes, favicon fuss, and a few well-earned facepalms. As you may have noticed yesterday, I was completely lazy Couldn’t … Read more
Written by Susan Lane ColourMine and Squarespace – my first blog In the early days of building ColourMine, I dove headfirst into the world of Squarespace with absolutely no idea what I was doing. What followed was a tangled mess of templates, tech tantrums, and poetic facepalms. This is the story of how I wrangled … Read more
Written by Susan Lane Upgrading My Squarespace Blog Page Following on from my last blog about the trials and triumphs of building ColourMine, this piece dives deeper into the tangled web of Squarespace setup. Written during the thick of it (and now reflecting from the calmer shores of hindsight), it captures the chaos, confusion, and … Read more
Written by Susan Lane ColourMine Begins a New Day with a Cup of Tea Courtesy of De’Longhi A rainy morning, a cup of tea, and a quiet resolve to shape ColourMine into something more intuitive. This blog poem captures a moment of creative recalibration from my early days on Squarespace—when I was still navigating the … Read more
Written by Susan Lane ColourMine on Squarespace: A Progress Poem This is a poetic reflection on the early days of ColourMine’s build – with lots of Squarespace trials, tribulations, creative breakthroughs, and the unexpected joy of watching pages bloom. Follow me on my crafted journey of discovery toward the ColourMine of today. Thought you might … Read more
Written by Susan Lane ColourMine is Sombre When Squarespace throws up challenges when least expected then there’s only one thing ColourMine will do, strap on the sass, tackle them head on and enjoy the ride. Why am I so sombre?Is it the time of year?I’m not sure it is and that’s kind of weirdPerhaps it’s … Read more
Written by Susan Lane Tracking down ColourMine’s duplicate identity This is on Squarespace which for meWas my first of ColourMine’s websites,On which I was learning so slowlyI’d been searching for days, possibly a week Just to give ColourMine a bit of a tweakEverywhere I looked it displayed for meThe wrong URL you see,Oh, botheration and … Read more
Written by Susan Lane ColourMine – Definitely Poetry! This poem is a little back story about my website building journey Frustration upon frustration, oh, what I did I doI did everything right, even though I didn’t have a clueIt got so bad I consulted a higher authority than meOn how to get around lots of … Read more
Written by Susan Lane Welcome to my second attempt at a live website for ColourMine I’m glad that you’re here and hope my poetry has given you some enjoyment along the way. My first attempt at building a live website was with Squarespace. I never found out if I got it right or wrong because … Read more
Written by Susan Lane This new ColourMine website Hello From ColourMine and Susan Lane Is coming along nicelyIt’s really slow but hopefullyWill be quite strongI’m hoping to bring it all to youFully fledged and maybe loaded with poems old and newEven though this platform for ColourMine is brand newThe one on Squarespace was an experience … Read more
