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Happy New Year to you and Happy Anniversary to The Orange Bee! The folks at word press made it pretty simple for me to summarize my first year of blogging, statistically speaking, that is. It seems that my post titled “Cheese Please” received more hits than any other. Here is the link incase you missed it. https://theorangebee.wordpress.com/2011/05/09/cheese-please/ It makes me laugh as that is the ONLY photo that FoodGawker or TasteSpotter ever accepted from all the photos I’ve submitted. I’m convinced real people with talent are not making those decisions, although I was thrilled to have had one accepted and to have received so many hits that day. Turns out it’s a pretty great photo to use today for my celebration.
The post most read through search engine terms was “An Exciting Day”, about the arrival of my first bee hive and a loaf of Banana Blackberry Bread. https://theorangebee.wordpress.com/2011/03/07/an-exciting-day/ I’m thinkin’ a few zillion people were looking to make blackberry- banana bread in 2011. Maybe more of us are starting to use up those over ripe bananas instead of tossing them. What ever the reason I’m grateful for those of you who found me in search of banana bread. Now, don’t all of you go out and bake a loaf just for the hits…. I’m on it.
The other stat that caught my attention was how many of you stumbled upon my blog from countries other than the USA. I think my favorite part of blogging is meeting and conversing with you through comments and emails, and in one instance meeting face to face with Linda from “Vittles and Commitals” http://vittlesandcommittals.blogspot.com/. We declared we would be forever friends, and we met through our blogs. I appreciate the time taken by each of you in the USA as well as those of you from foreign lands, to read my blog . I never meet a stranger and it is for that reason that I enjoy each comment received, each thread of likeness discovered, and every laugh I muster from you and or your blogs!
I thank each of you who have read, passed along, awarded or mentioned “The Orange Bee” this past year. Sure I’d like to be one of those “Pioneer Woman” type blogs, making the big bucks, having celebrity status and bursting at the seams with material and time to blog BIG! For now, I’ll continue to press on, being patient, enjoying my time creating in the kitchen, relish writing about my food and bees and delighting in the simple fact that I made it through my first year and I still take great pleasure in being a part of the foodie blog world.
My first post this year will be about the most delicious “Orange Cheesecake” I made for a New Year’s Eve party. It made a splash along with a few, ummm…I mean several, eerrrr uhm….oodles of bottles of bubbly. We toasted in the New Year in the perfect fashion with our kids and our great friends. Come back soon as you won’t want to miss this recipe.
In the meantime relish the newness of 2012, the return to routines, and the start of resolutions made. And remember to convey your love daily to those dear to your heart with words, gestures, acts of kindness or just a plain old hug and a smile.
Enjoy!
Rufus' Food and Spirits Guide says
Congrats on a year! I think you take wonderful photos, particularly of the state you live in and love. Here’s to 2012.
The Orange Bee says
Greg, thank you for the lovely compliment. Claire, hope I don’t let you down. If you like cheesecake you’ll love my next post. How’s the frig situation? Thanks Tiffany! You make for a good cheering section. Charles, thank you. I’m happy we found each others blogs as well. Ah to have nothing to do but try new recipes or old ones, photograph them and write – I’d love that! Maaaybe on day for both of us.
promenadeplantings says
Happy Anniversary ! Looking forward to what 2012 brings me from the Orange Bee 🙂
Tiffany says
Happy Birthday, Orange Bee!!! So proud of your milestone! Love the recipes and musings and beautiful photos! Wishing you many, many more posts!
Charles says
Congratulations on your one-year blogiversary! I’m pleased to have found your blog this year! I know what you mean about time – oh to be a lady (or in my case) a man of leisure, having no job or commitments to tie up my time and focus earnestly on my blog! Looking forward to your future posts 🙂
spicegirlfla says
Happy Anniversary!! I’m glad to have “met” you and look forward to following along with you!!
The Orange Bee says
Thank you and ditto! We already have a few common threads – isn’t it great?
Karen says
So happy to be wishing you “Happy Anniversary”. You have a wonderful blog and the cheesecake photo is a food magazine front page as far as I’m concerned. I’m so looking forward to what you will bring us in the coming year.
The Orange Bee says
Karen – you are so kind. Blogging is an interesting concept I am happy to have stumbled upon – so many interesting people – like you – and interesting writings – better than TV.
Christina says
Happy Anniversary!! Can’t wait to see the Orange Cheesecake recipe! 🙂
The Orange Bee says
Thank you! It’s going up today. 🙂
The Orange Bee says
Thank you Christina. It’s going up today! 🙂
Mama's Gotta Bake says
Happy anniversary…I just hit the one year anniversary on my blog too! I had to laugh about foodgawker and tastespotting. It is tough to get photos on their sites. Keep doing what you do, it’s great!
The Orange Bee says
Thank you so much and Happy Anniversary back to you! They are laughable but I don’t give up easily! Thanks for visiting The Orange Bee!