It seems a long time since I sat down and tentatively wrote my first post and so much has happened since then. Each of us who moves to a new country must find our own salvation, it seems to me and blogging was mine. Even someone like me who is fluent in the language and who has many friends in their new land can be lonely at times and my blog alleviated that loneliness. What is more, it gave this basically lazy soul a little discipline, for every day I had a fixed appointment with writing. My blog has, indirectly, brought me paid work, it has taught me a lot about technology and it has been, and remains, fun. But most importantly of all it has made me many friends all over the world and tonight I want to thank all of you who read us. Won't you join me in a coppa di frutta over at the Altro Posto?
Congratulations and Happy Blogiversary to you :-) :-) and a wonderful blog it is too.. sharing your life in Sicily and Simi :-)
ReplyDeleteYou can also have lots of friends here in the Uk and be lonely, so it must of been really lonely for you. You have some really great friends there now, which is brilliant. Love to you and Simi xx
We should of had a toast with Limoncello .. :-) :-)
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! It's a pleasure to be with you in Sicily. To your good health! À votre santé, Welshcakes!
ReplyDeleteNot forgetting shaking paws with Simi.
ReplyDeleteI would love to join you! I enjoy your blog each day - thank you for your faithfulness. Many days it is the escape that reading about life in far-away places that helps me cope with life in the U.S. Blessings to you and to Simi.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations Welshcakes. May there be many more blogoversaries.
ReplyDeleteApril 2006 was an excellent time to start blogging eh?
Congratulations Welshcakes. Such a great achievement.
ReplyDeleteMay there be many more anniversaries! Cin,cin!
Happy Blogiversary Welshcakes! Many, many happy returns of the day!
ReplyDeleteVolontiere Welshcakes - and many congratulations, your blog cheers me, stimulates me, informs me and makes me laugh; and, above all, I've made a new friend in Sicily.
ReplyDeleteI do enjoy reading your blog. Keep the posts coming.
ReplyDeleteI would like to have a post on Simi on my blog and I was wondering if you would accept to be my first guest writer with a text on Simi as my blog is purely dog related + photos of course. I am not sure how we should go about this and perhaps you could help me with this.
Buon compleanno WL - it's been a great read!
ReplyDeleteHappy 'Blogoversary' Welshcakes, I hope there will be many more.
ReplyDeleteI too, read your blog almost every day and love it.
Sometimes, I feel I'm almost in Sicily with you...Marvellous writing.
Simi must be the most feted 'Bloggy Doggy' in cyberspace....Oh and along with George with Liz from Wales.
Cheers!
Di.xx
I wish I could, it looks delicious.
ReplyDeleteBut I'm x hundred miles away...
Never mind, congratulations on the blogiversary, well done you and keep up the good work.
Happy Blogiversary :-) I often wonder if most of us blog because we are lonely at times i know thats true for me :-) x
ReplyDeleteYou are so kind, Anne. Thank you and hugs from Simi, too. xx woof! Cincin belatedly, Anne! Thank you, Claudia. Cincin and wags from Simi.xx woof! Thank you so much, Laura. You encourage me. Perhaps we'll have that coppa together one day. Thanks, jams. I was in good company that year! Thank you, jmb and cincin to you! Thank you, dear Dragonstar. Thank you, Sally. You alwsys encourage me. Hi, eurodog. Thank you and Simi and I would be honoured. Will be in touch via email. Thank you for your encouragement and loyalty, WW. Thank you, Trubes. Hugs to you and dear Chloe from Simi and me. xx woof! Thank you. Weekend Yachtsman. I'll nhave one for you today! I appreciate your encouragement. Hi, Sally and thank you. I'm sure that's true.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations!! I love your post, and am so glad that you make such an effort everyday.Your blog brings back lots of memories of Sicilian life. Thankyou, and heres to many more years.
ReplyDeleteBelated auguri Welshcakes!!
ReplyDeleteHappy blogiversary :-)
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for your kind words, Clare. Grazie, Nerys and Mark.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations and long may you continue with your blogging.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Cherie. Much appreciated.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to you on your many successes, and I very much enjoy our blogging friendship.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations, welshcakes! It's been great to meet you.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Ellee and Liz. I value the friendship of both of you. xx
ReplyDeleteOf course I want to join, it looks delicious, and I'm so glad that one day you decided to start blogging. Cheers!
ReplyDeleteThank you, fullet. I'm also glad that, through blogging, I have come to know you.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! Thank you for sharing all the photos, recipes and stories. I get the feeling that if I made a visit, it would seem like I already knew the place. Great job and keep it up.
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