"Free for members, and $25 for guests, this was a really wonderful way to spend the day. "
This was the 5th line of my 23rd post, which--to my dismay--was published just about a year ago. It reminds me that I didn't use to be particularly profilic on this blog because, like many others, I didn't start Gastronomie to be widely-read (heaven knows, if I did, I certainly would have picked a better name and better URL).
As I go through some of those older posts, I see how differently they were written, and I wonder if that's necessarily a good thing. But then I think about all the people who've subbed to the email, who take a couple of minutes out of their day to come here and read what I have to say, and all I can say is "thank you".
You've brought me into your homes and lives, and I want you to know that I appreciate it so much.
So, I guess what I'm saying is that I could never have known a year ago that I would be a member of this amazing food blogosphere, and it has, in fact, been a wonderful way to spend a year.
Thanks to Brett for tagging me with this meme. I've enjoyed answering it, almost as much as I've enjoyed reading other people's responses.
I pass this torch on to: