I am getting to the age where I have been considering how much time I might have left on this planet ( I reserve judgement on whether there might be another life) and from that thinking came the idea for this blog.
I figured if I wrote about what I was doing, photographing, talking about or thinking on each of the last 1500 Saturdays of my life then it might concentrate my mind on what is good and bad about life in general and my life in particular.
I feel sure these last Saturdays will be filled with all kinds of physical and emotional journeys as I seek out interesting, useful, relaxing or just downright fun ways of spending these last days.
There will be opinions, ( sometimes contradicting myself I’m sure - well I am a woman after all !) maybe poetry and always photographs..
I hope you will have fun reading my blog ( or occasionally be challenged, enraged, or have your thoughts positively provoked! ) and please feel free to join in by commenting.. 
All images on this blog are copyright of Helen Cherry unless otherwise stated and cannot be copied, downloaded or used in any way without express written permission.
You have a new follower~!
… and so have you ! Welcome Lea.. I hope you’ll mosey on over to my other blog too
Hey Helen,
I just wanted to let you know I nominated you as one of my special MVPs (Most Valued Peeps) today! Thanks for your continued support and encouragement. You can check out the post here:
http://healthdemystified.wordpress.com/2012/04/12/thanksgiving-thursdays-week-2/
I really appreciate your continued support!
-Eric
Wow, Helen. That’s a great concept for a blog, and I love how you expressed that. I look forward to reading your posts -Eric
Hi Helen, FATman posted a request by you a few days ago asking how to check the size of a photo to see if it meets the competition criteria. I’d suggest using your Photoshop Elements 7. It really couldn’t be much easier. First of all, the minimum size of 1024 px (pixels) at 72 dpi (dots [or pixels] per inch) would be met by a photo whose longest side is 14.22 inches (this is achieved by dividing 1024 by 72. At 300 dpi, this photo would have to have a minimum longest side of 3.413 inches (dividing 1024 by 300). If you shoot at a reasonably good resolution, your photos should easily meet this criterion. To be sure, with your photo open in the PS window, click on Image, then on Resize and Image Size. If the values in the upper two windows (Width and Height) are in pixels, the larger value is the length of the longest side in pixels. If they say “percent,” click on the down arrow to the right of either of the unit boxes and change it to pixels. You can now read off the size of your longest side. Hope this helps! –Gary
Thanks Gary.. I appreciate you taking the time to answer my query.. Someone else emailed me privately with some help too
It was the bit about compression that particularly confused me and I think I have a handle on it now.. There are stars in the blogosphere and you are among them 
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What a wonderful blog to keep, I absolutely love this idea, I was thinking to open a second blog, and have twice, but they didn’t make it very far, only a couple of days then I shut them down. You may of just inspired me to give it another try, thank you very much.
You have a wonderful second blog here..
Oh thank you Dianne.. that’s very kind of you. It is hard work keeping 2 blogs going.. !
I now realise that you have two blogs, so please ignore my previous comment stating that I was not following your blog. By the way, both are great.
Thank you David..maybe I need to make it more obvious on both blogs… I’ll have a think about that
I vaguely remember a story (if anyone knows the full story please feel free to update) about a Granddad and his grandson. The Granddad had a large sweet jar that the little lad had seen many times. It was originally full of glass marbles. On this particular day, the little boy visited his Pops and witnessed him taking out the last marble that was in the jar. Granddad then proceeded to throw it away.
The little lad couldn’t contain himself. “Granddad….every Saturday I come to your house and every morning we go down to the garage, you take out a marble and you throw it away….Why?”
Granddad sat him down and said…”OK, the Bible says that a man can expect to live three score years and ten yes?….That’s 70 years, so when I had my 60th birthday I put one marble for every Saturday between my sixtieth and seventieth birthday in the sweet jar. The little lad said yes but you have thrown them all away. Granddad said yes..I have thrown one marble away every Saturday, and that one I have just thrown was the last one!!!!!”
I had my 70th in December 2011….I can’t stop thinking about that Bl***y sweet Jar!
warm wishes Helen
Mark
OH..thank you for this story Mark, I hadn’t seen it before and it did make me smile. Excellent !! I hope you will have another 1000 saturdays at least.
Thank you Helen…from your lips to G-ds ears.
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Thank you for visiting my blog dear Helen, your blog is amazing too. I usually use photoshop. Blessing and Happiness, with my love, nia
Great story behind the name
great idea! good luck and have fun.
Thank you Sheila, do come back often….. (and your blog is gorgeous.. )
Now that only 1500 Saturdays are left you decided to check on us on a Sunday….
Another 40 Saturdays and we will have resumed works on our straw bale hotel.
Greetings from Switzerland
Louis
This is a great idea! I absolutely love it. I write a blog that has a similiar theme called “6 Months to Live.” I would love to talk to you more about your experience and how it’s changed your perspective. So glad I found your blog today–I will definitely start following!
Thank you Jacqueline. I am following yours now too..what fun !
We will be in communication I’m sure !
just curious as to what happens when you get to Saturday number 1500?
Thanks for the lovely comments on my blog, I shall try to keep it entertaining!
You will have to keep following to find out Gomagoti
I like the idea behind the 1500 Saturdays. (=
Thank you…. You and I may well grow old together… you with your book and me with my saturdays
Sounds like an awesome plan!
A lovely site with great thought behind it
Alan
Thank you Alan, that’s very kind of you to say so..
YES, a VERY cool idea for a blog! I love how ambitious it is.
Thanks for stopping by my blog and choosing to follow me. I’ve reciprocated, and look forward to reading about your Saturdays!
Cheers!
Thank you Fish & Bicycles ( and what a really great name that is ! )
What a great idea for a blog!
Thank you Tilly.. I hope you’ll choose to follow it