The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog.
Here’s an excerpt:
4,329 films were submitted to the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. This blog had 33,000 views in 2012. If each view were a film, this blog would power 8 Film Festivals
roots to blooms 
Congratulations on a beautiful blog year! This may sound weird but I’M PROUD OF YOU. For doing it, keeping up with it, making it useful to yourself and others, and making something creative, lovely and educational to share with the world. Blowing you kisses, sis.
Aw shucks sis thanks! And Thank you for all your advice that helped me get the blog started!