April Fool's day is a pretty inauspicious day to start something new, but it does mark the beginning of my year in blogging. A whole year today. One hundred and eighty eight posts, thirty-thousand odd visits, forty seven subscribers, two hundred and forty nine bloglines feeds (yup - I really need to rationalize those), sixty three blogs which link here.
Reducing things to numbers never does tell the real story does it?
Because the number that means the most to me, is the one I can't count. The incredible number of new friends to share with - our triumphs, our sympathy, our plans, our laughs. They don't do a counter for that.
So, thank you friends. I can't tell you what fun it has been to share this past year with you. And never being one to miss out on the chance to celebrate, leave me a comment and I'll get the boys to draw names for a bit of a giveaway...
Congrats on one year of blogging! I've enjoyed your blog...keep it up.
Posted by: ljmax | 01 April 2007 at 23:00
A whole year! Fantastic. 365 congratulations to you.
And beautifully written, my friend.
Posted by: Megan | 01 April 2007 at 23:06
Happy first birthday. Keep going..please!
Posted by: velcro | 01 April 2007 at 23:11
Congratulations Ali!
Posted by: caroline | 01 April 2007 at 23:11
Hey, Happy Bloggiversary to you too! I am chuckling at your 249 blog feeds, surprising how those creep up on you isn't it?
Posted by: Poshyarns | 01 April 2007 at 23:31
Happy Blog Birthday Ali, we all seem to be having one :)
Posted by: raspberry | 01 April 2007 at 23:36
what a day to mark for a year!
and vroom vroom!
Posted by: capello | 02 April 2007 at 00:15
Oh, happy blogday, friend. May your second year be even better than your first. Thanks for indoctrinating me into the sisterhood.
Posted by: Sarah | 02 April 2007 at 00:26
Happy Day, friend!
I'm happy to know you.
Posted by: kirsten | 02 April 2007 at 00:31
wooohooo- happy 1st Anniversary!! Looking forward to celebrating many more with you.
Cheers .... Anne (NZ)
Posted by: Anonymous | 02 April 2007 at 02:32
Congrats on your blogiversary! Yours was one of the first I ever added to my links list, and I have followed off and on ever since. Can't wait to see what the next year brings.
Blessings!
Posted by: eren | 02 April 2007 at 02:54
So glad you're here!
Posted by: madmommy | 02 April 2007 at 03:43
Ooh, I have to join in too! And well done, my blog is about a year old too and I've only manage fifty-something posts. Just scraping through on one a week!!!! Well done on keeping yours full of life.
Posted by: Allison | 02 April 2007 at 04:50
Happy One Year! Goes by kinda fast, doesn't it? Those are great stats you have, but I had to laugh at the 249 feeds. Because I thought *I* was bad with 74! Ha!
Posted by: greetingarts | 02 April 2007 at 05:09
Congratulations on your one year blog birthday. 269 feeds? I thought I was bad, on a good day it takes me 2 hours to read thru everything.
Posted by: TinkerBlue | 02 April 2007 at 05:19
Congratulations! Happy Blogiversary. I've loved dropping in and spending time with you.
Posted by: Gemma | 02 April 2007 at 08:54
What's a blogline feed? Is it the list of blogs you like to go see now & again?
Happy blogoversary & may there be many more!
Posted by: Angel Jem | 02 April 2007 at 10:21
Happy One Year and I love those cars!
Posted by: Max | 02 April 2007 at 10:57
Happy Blog Birthday!
Posted by: Lesha | 02 April 2007 at 12:27
Happy first year of blogging Ali!
Posted by: Simone | 02 April 2007 at 17:08
Congratulations! Yours is one of the blogs I most enjoy reading. Here's to many more posts!
Posted by: Megan | 02 April 2007 at 17:18
Glad you're here, Ali. Kuddos on the year. Those drawings of the vehicles are just charming!! Love them. You don't need to add me to the drawing - you've been plenty generous with me already (I DID thanks you for the book already, right! hope so. We've enjoyed it and passed it on!)
Posted by: Amy | 02 April 2007 at 18:03
Belated happy blog birthday! Wow, 188 posts is quite an achievement! Hope you keep writing your wonderful blog and make many more friends - like you, I'm so glad to have found such a warm and friendly community. Enjoy the Easter break x
Posted by: julie | 02 April 2007 at 18:49
Congratulations on a year of blogging - here's to another
Posted by: Penny | 02 April 2007 at 18:49
Doesn't the time fly when you are having fun!
Posted by: rebecca | 02 April 2007 at 19:47
Happy Blogversary!
Posted by: jennpal | 02 April 2007 at 21:22
Happy Birthday!!! Totally loving those cars too!
Here's to more years of blogging, knitting, cooking, parenting, drinking, friending!!!
Posted by: nuttnbunny | 02 April 2007 at 21:47
aw, happy one year :)
I have to keep my bloglines down to under 50 or it's fatal - i can't even manage all those sometimes!
Posted by: P | 02 April 2007 at 22:12
You make me smile, too, Ali. Many happy returns of the day. Thanks for sharing your life will us.
Posted by: Candlestring | 03 April 2007 at 00:31
Happy anniversary! I'm late to the party but I wish you a new year full of joy and hope.
Posted by: Rachel | 03 April 2007 at 01:33
ali, that was so beautifully written. congratulations on a whole year! tis a wonderful community!
Posted by: louise | 03 April 2007 at 05:00
Congrats, Ali! So glad that you are a blogger, otherwise we never would have "met."
Posted by: jojo* | 03 April 2007 at 05:05
Well done, well done and please keep going!
Posted by: lucy | 03 April 2007 at 10:22
wow, a year old. You wear it well!!
to many more anniversaries!! hip hip hurray!!!
Posted by: monica | 03 April 2007 at 12:39
snap - april fools day - me too!!
though i don't suppose anyone will ever read it - it's not really what i want it for though. i reckon i'll use it like a (very public) diary
congratulations.
hazel x
Posted by: hazeljoy | 03 April 2007 at 17:04
Congrats on a year of blogging!
Posted by: ikkinlala | 03 April 2007 at 18:19
What a great set of drawimgs = just imagine that on fabric! Congrats by the way
Posted by: karen | 03 April 2007 at 20:19
happy bloggiversary!
Posted by: Zoe | 03 April 2007 at 21:48
Happy Blog Birthday to you!
Posted by: Alicia A. | 03 April 2007 at 22:43
congratulations. Mr A is very impressed with those drawings.
Posted by: tiel s-k | 03 April 2007 at 22:45
Happy blog anniversary! Oh wow! but you have posted much more than me :)
Posted by: simple me | 06 April 2007 at 22:57