Hello there and a very happy 2011 to you all.

I got this e-mail from WordPress last night which shows how my blog did last year so thought I would share it with you and say a big thanks to all of you for visiting and especially to those people who have linked to me (you get a special mention a bit further on!) I am very pleased that the Blog Health o-Meter reads ‘WOW’ and thank you all for making this happen.

Like most of you who blog I started this little venture 3 years ago not knowing what would happen, I have met so many wonderful, creative people through the blog and visiting other people’s blogs and absolutely love being part of this community. It spurs me on to finish things knowing I need something to post about each week and I get so many ideas from everyone! I have also participated in lots of exchanges so I have lots of lovely new creations in my home as well as all the virtual pleasure from seeing what you all do. Thank you to everyone who makes blogging such fun!

“The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here’s a high level summary of its overall blog health:

The Blog-Health-o-Meter™ reads Wow.

Crunchy numbers

About 3 million people visit the Taj Mahal every year. This blog was viewed about 38,000 times in 2010. If it were the Taj Mahal, it would take about 5 days for that many people to see it.

In 2010, there were 67 new posts, growing the total archive of this blog to 173 posts. There were 470 pictures uploaded, taking up a total of 59mb. That’s about 1 pictures per day.

The busiest day of the year was August 10th with 223 views. The most popular post that day was Project Nepal.

Where did they come from?

The top referring sites in 2010 were littlecottonrabbits.typepad.co.uk, elmsleyrose.blogspot.com, loopylousadventuresintohandicrafts.blogspot.com, ifreestores.com, and facebook.com.

Some visitors came searching, mostly for nepal, maria doyle kennedy, houppelande, elizabeth 1st, and goldwork.

Attractions in 2010

These are the posts and pages that got the most views in 2010.

Project Nepal December 2007
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Medieval Peasants’ costume – women September 2009

Medieval Lady’s Costume September 2008
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Medieval re-enactment December 2007
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Medieval Costume Making – the surcoat February 2009
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Thanks for visiting – all 38,000 times!!!!