So tomorrow some of the whanau Mahurangi* are making a pilgrimage to Copacabana. While Maggie came to stay earlier in the year, and her sister Jamie before her, this is Maggie’s Mum first visit to Casa da Praia and I’m looking forward to showing her around. It’s also a good incentive to tidy up my studio which seems to be suffocating from paperwork at the moment and needs to reassert itself as a creative space.
Meanwhile, back at the blog, I will soon be receiving my 10,000th visitor since setting up in this domain on 1 January. To celebrate this milestone, there will be a small quilting goodie dispatched to the visitor closest to the magic 10,000 that leaves a comment. And just to make it really easy for you, I have temporarily changed the format of the counter at the bottom of my sidebar so that you can see where my visitor count is up to.
(*Whanau is a Maori language word for extended family, not limited to kinsfolk related by blood and Mahurangi is the river that runs through the town of Warkworth where I grew up.)
Maxine says
I really enjoy my morning visit to your blog – often sets me thinking & heading down tracks not previously travelled as I try out things not tackled before. Enjoy your visitors!
Anne says
Greetings from a fellow NZer! When are you coming over to do a workshop?
Cheers …. Anne
Erica says
10,000! I can only dream of this many visitors to by blog…
Chantel says
and I’m coming over in a couple of weeks!!
Tracey Petersen says
It’s up to 10 032. Congratulations! enjoy your visitor this weekend.