We had just shy of 6,300 visitors this year at Butterscotch Sundae, with the majority of them being from the United States, Australia and Canada. And also one visit each from Albania, Estonia and Nepal, among other places.
What a crazy thing this internet is.
The most-visited posts of 2013 were:
- “Four Fun Places in Atlanta to Visit with your Kids,” which I wrote in 2011 and has been the site’s top post ever since.
- “How to Throw a Star Wars Birthday Party and Turn a Bunch of Kids into Jedi Knights,” about Pete’s birthday party in 2012.
- “So Sarah McLachlan’s on Twitter,” which was written this year but hardly contains any writing at all.
And here are some other things I published this year.
January: Resolved
I made some New Year’s Eve resolutions, and I actually managed to keep a few of them.
February: The sort of day that leads me to eat bread-and-butter pickle spears at the kitchen sink
I had a weird and trying day, the culminations of which was a stray dog leaping into my car.
March: 11 reasons I’m glad I went to Blissdom
I went to a social media conference called Blissdom, where I met some of the very best people and also made awkward small talk with Elton from “Clueless.”
April: The Terribly Tardy Bakers Challenge
I vowed to take on some of the Daring Bakers Challenges that I’d skipped. I’ve only conquered one of them to date. Hm.
May: Three sponge cakes and a tower of whipped cream
I made a cake that looked like a brain. It wasn’t supposed to look like a brain.
June: The substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things unseen
I had the feels and pondered spiritual matters.
July: How Slushy Magic taught my children the truth about advertising
Things are not always what they seem.
August: Unmoored
My Granny passed away.
September: Introducing Douglas Mason
My nephew was born!
October: Achy necks and buttery ears
I briefly considered calling the fire department.
November: A chinquapin is a five-lined poem, and I wrote one
It was National Blog Posting Month, so I wrote a poem.
December: The quiet month
This is only the fourth thing I’ve posted in December!