Just as we were packing the car and getting ready for the Peak District, Selma’s Fairyphone vibrated heavily on the rooftop of our Volvo, and Siri just managed to rescue it in time. “It’s an email from the WordPress.com team. We did pay the yearly subscription, didn’t we?“
“Yes, we did“, Dina-Hanne said, “let’s get on with it. Where are your fairy rucksacks?”
Gerade als wir unser Auto packen für unsere Fahrt in den Peak District, klingelt Selmas Feenphone vom Aufdringlichsten und vibriert auf dem Autodach. Siri kann es gerade noch vorm Absturz retten. “Das ist eine E-Mail vom WordPress-Team. Haben wir etwa vergessen, unser jährliches Abo zu bezahlen?”
“Nee, längst bezahlt“, sagt Hanne-Dina ärgerlich. “Und nun macht mal zu mit euren Feenrucksäcken!”
“Don’t you want to read what WordPress wrote?”
“Just read it for us, please“
WordPress writes:
“Hi Fab Four, Congrats, we love your writing and want to share it with the world.
We’ve selected your post (In Praise of Laziness – Why Staying at Home Might Make You a Better Photographer) for Freshly Pressed, a showcase where we feature editors’ picks and community favorites on WordPress.com.
We are thrilled to share your post with our wider audience.
Your post will appear at wordpress.com/discover/, where members of the WordPress.com community can read, comment, like your post, and subscribe to your site to get notified whenever you publish new content.
Thank you for being part of the biggest and best community of bloggers around the world. We’re proud to be the platform that makes your voice heard.“

“Wollt ihr nicht wissen, was WordPress schrieb?”
“Lies es uns doch einfach vor, bitte.”
WordPress schreibt:
“Hi Fab Four, Gratulation, wir lieben Euren Text und wollen ihn mit der Welt teilen.
Wir suchten Eure Post aus (In Praise of Laziness – Why Staying at Home Might Make You a Better Photographer) als ‘Fresly Pressed’, eine Plattform, auf der wir die Empfehlungen der Redaktion und die Favoriten der Community von WordPress vorstellen.
Wir freuen uns überaus, Euren Beitrag mit einem großen Publikum zu teilen.
Eure Post wird in wordpress.com/discover/ erscheinen, wo alle Mitglieder der WordPress Community ihn lesen, kommentieren und liken können. Hier können sie auch Euren Blog abonnieren.
Herzlichen Dank, dass du Teil der größten und besten Blogger-Community weltweit bist. Wir sind stolz, die Plattform zu sein, die deiner Stimme Gehör verschafft.“

Now we can enjoy our little holiday (despite the rain), and with a clear conscience, we don’t need to blog while on holiday. We’ll be signing off until 1st March. Bye for now!
The Fab Four of Cley
🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂
Nun können wir unseren kleinen Urlaub genießen (trotz des Regens) und guten Gewissens eine Blogpause während unseres Urlaubs einlegen. Wir melden uns bis zum ersten März ab. Tschüss
The Fab Four of Cley
🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂
© text and illustrations, Hanne Siebers & Klausbernd Vollmar, Cley next the Sea, 2026
Congratulations! Have a wonderful holiday. 😎❤️
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Thank you very much, dear John 🙏 🙏
The Fab Four of Cley
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Congratulations! High honors, folks.
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Dear Jacqui
Thank you very much. We feel highly honoured
All the best, and thank you very much
The Fab Four of Cley
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Well done, FAB FOUR! Congratulations! Have an especially good holiday!
PS. When I saw the logo above I thought it looked very like the logo on the front of your camper van, or do I need new reading glasses?
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Thanks a lot, dear Ashley.
Nearly the same. We are just customers of wordpress.
The Fab Four of Cley
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Congratulations!
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🙏 🙏 Thank you 🙏 🙏
The Fab Four of Cley
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Congrats. Fabulous Four ❤
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Hi Vencenza
❤ ❤ THANKS ❤ ❤
The Fab Four of Cley
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Congatulations! Enjoy that well-deserved holiday.
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Thank you, dear Margaret, we will do.
Please, keep your fingers crossed that we’ll have some snow.
xxx
The Fab Four of Cley
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Great way to start your vacation! Congratulations 🥳
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Indeed, it couldn’t be better.
Thank you
The Fab Four of Cley
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Huge congratulations and well deserved. Enjoy your holiday! xo
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Dear Darlene
Thank you very much 🙏 🙏.
We are sure we’ll have a great holiday. We have been in this hotel before and liked it very much.
Keep well
The Fab Four of Cley
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Have a great trip, and congratulations!
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Thanks, dear Fraggle ❤ ❤
The Fab Four of Cley
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nice one! and enjoy your break 🧳
✣❊✣❊✣❊✣❊✣❊✣❊✣❊✣❊✣❊✣❊✣
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Dear Graham
We’ll sure do.
Thanks & cheers
The Fab Four of Cley
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Das ist ja toll und herzlichen Glückwunsch zu diesem ganz besonderen Erlebnis bei WordPress, was ihr mit euren immer so schönen Beiträgen auch wirklich verdient habt!💐🌞
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Liebe Hanne
habe herzlichen Dank für deine lieben Worte, die wir sehr zu würdigen wissen.
Liebe Grüße vom Meer
The Fab Four of Cley
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That is splendid news! I hope your holiday is also wonderful.
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Thank you, dear Audrey. We make our little holiday wonderful.
Hanne has her nature there. She’ll go on the search for the mountain hare. Kb will sit in front of the fire, reading with a drink. And there are little villages around we’ll visit. We have been there before.
All the best
The Fab Four of Cley
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WOW 🖊️ Congratulations to the 4 of you.
Have a wonderful break.
Rainy 🌧️ ☔️ greetings from Meckenheim
🫶🥰
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Congratulations! Have a fun holiday!
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Bravo!
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Congratulations!
I wish you a happy holiday❣️
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Well deserved recognition! Have a great holiday.
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Wow, that’s such fantastic news, guys. Huge congratulations, and have a wonderful vacation. Aiva 🙂 xx
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Well, that was a happy letter. Congrats. Have a nice holiday.
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