This Monday it was two years ago that I published my very first blog post.
If you write a blog you'll remember that emotion, finger hovering above the publish button, then finally you hit it and ... then you wonder what the fuss was all about because nobody knows your blog exists anyway so it really didn't matter if it was a well written post or not!
I digress...
Two years on Monday, and by a happy coincidence, you, my wonderful readers, gave me the best anniversary gift, because Monday I received an all time record number of visits for my little blog.
So today I have to say
THANK YOU MERCI BEAUCOUP THANK YOU MERCI BEAUCOUP THANK YOU MERCI BEAUCOUP THANK YOU MERCI BEAUCOUP
thank you for reading me, for showing interest in what I have to say, for encouraging me to continue writing and showing you pictures from my corner of Normandy. Writing a blog is a life changing experience that connects you with people all over the world in the most unexpected manner. Which is where I also have to thank my husband and children for their encouragement and patient acceptance of my intrusive camera!
You have made me laugh, you have even made me cry! I love reading your mails that share such big moments in your lives; I love reading your comments even if I don't have time to reply to all; I love the unexpected 'secondary effects' of a blog: the new friendships; the new awareness of a worldwide community.
And to every single person who stopped by on my 2nd anniversary, a very special thank you for making the day so amazing. For as long as people are kind enough to come by to see me, I shall be inspired to share more beautiful French houses, favourite French recipes, to chat about my brocante finds and to indulge in some girly and family talk too.
Talking of which ....
don't forget to check out MFCH tomorrow, I have a fantastic giveaway for you!
Bonne journée mes amis!
all pictures taken in the valley, the first at Bords de Scene
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Thank you to you.I love your blog
ReplyDeleteSilvia
Wow! I somehow assumed you had been doing this much, much longer. It is amazing how many people you have touched in such a short time..... though I guess it makes sense, with your beautiful sense of style and writing that so many people should love your blog!
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I like your blog a lot!
ReplyDeleteAnnemarie
Thank YOU, for all that wonderful writings. Thank you for the beautiful photo's. Thank you for sharing your everyday life with me.
ReplyDeleteI'll continue reading your posts. So I wish you a lot of inspiration and I will enjoy the blogs.
I'm looking out for your give away.
Wilma
I thank you for this blog!
ReplyDeleteDo you remember?? You were the very first blogger to give me an award!
I was so so excited...I had tears at my eyes that day!!
We started the very same day...23rd January of two years ago!WOW!!!
I've just celebrated with a giveaway!
Thank you Sharon and again:
HAPPY BLOG ANNIVERSARY!!!!
Fra
My first reaction was also "Wow!", Sharon. What an amazing community of people you have garnered in such a short amount of time. I know that I say this often but thank you for all of the inspiration...and beauty and insights...something of more importance than we give credit to in our troubled times. Here is to a long road of success ahead. Félicitaions!
ReplyDeleteWell I have to say that this blog is very inspiring as the quality is so great.I try to link to all sorts of French blogs from my company blog so people thinking of moving to France will get inspired, how can they not be when they see your lovely blog.
ReplyDeletecongratulation..I'll continue reading your posts. Thank you for the beautiful photo's
ReplyDeleteAnd merci to you, Sharon - this is such an uplifting and inspiring place to visit, occasionally with the added bonus of a glimpse of a floursack cushion, which really makes my day.
ReplyDeleteWell done, Sharon. Your blog is an inspiration to anyone who aspires to live in France à la authentic country Francaise.
ReplyDeleteHappy blog anniversary!
ReplyDeleteThank you to you darling Sharon, read and see yor blog is always a great pleasure.
Silvia
Happy Blogaversary Sharon, popping over to see what you have been up to is always a joy.
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Do you remember that email you sent me so long ago dear Sharon? Before you started blogging, when MFCH was just a tiny seed in your mind? I still have that email & I stll remember how thrilled I was when you sent me the link to your first post. I have delighted in watching you embrace this wonderful medium with such panache & have loved seeing your fans find you & oooh & aaah. Congratulations to one of my most precious bloggie chums, long may you continue to give your huge contingent of fans a glimpse into the beauty & meaning of your French life.
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Many Happy Returns to your lovely blog.
ReplyDeleteYour muse, La Belle France, is certainly irrestistable subject matter.
Carolyn xx
Happy blog anniversary. It is us that should be thanking you Sharon. Wow - two years. I wish I had discovered you sooner. I so enjoy visiting and feeling a little more French when I leave.
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I follow your blog for some time, but never posted a comment because my English but even so my French isn't that well and I didn't dare to comment anything on your blog... But now I read that you are having a blog anniversary, so I wanted to congratulate you anyway...bad English or not! But I love your blog a lot and the pictures are beautiful and sometimes even more then that! The landscape, the flowers or plants, the houses, the beautiful things you find, everything is always lovely and with a lot of love turned into pictures. Thank you for that! And I am sorry if my English isn't that well written.
ReplyDeleteBut keep on blogging and enjoying the country around you! Lots of greetings from Holland, Joyce Glim.
Congrats Sharon on 2 wonderful years. You obviously have legions of fans and with good reason. I love coming to your blog to hear what you have to say and of course for your "Calgon take me away" images which they always do...truly its a tiny slice of heaven. I agree with all you said about blogging and the connections and friendships you make, sharing triumphs, and disappointments with others is part of the package, and makes and keeps it real.
ReplyDeleteYour blog is a gift so thank YOU!
MERCI BEAUCOUP to YOU my dear friend!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU have enriched my life beyond measure, you have inspired me to begin a new chapter in my life, you have encouraged and shared a beautiful life with us that no one knew could have existed!!!!!! MERCI BEAUCOUP TO YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteAnd CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
May your life continue to be rich and full and healthy for all the days to come!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
xoxoxo
Thanks for sharing it with us!
ReplyDeleteLove your photo's!
groetjes Heidi
Happy blogversary, Sharon! I am just a fairly new follower, so I haven't had the chance to read all yiur posts, but I'm looking forward to continuing ready many more posts!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! I found your blog this year and love it. I like your mix of pictures and ideas and I truly believe you would have a beautiful blog no matter you lived - you do good work. ;)
ReplyDeleteSharon, with a beautiful blog like yours it makes the pleasure all ours. Your blog is so inviting, your heart & soul can be seen in everything you write..... in every image you capture.
ReplyDeleteHappy Anniversary !
Wonderful photos and great two years!
ReplyDeleteMarkus
Thank you so much for always presenting things so beautifully. Even if I never get to France with my husband I can feel as if we are there, thank you so much for sharing, Maureen.
ReplyDeleteHappy "anniversario" dahhling! To many more years of FAB blogging!
ReplyDeleteSharon,
ReplyDeleteI enjoy stopping by every day to see, experience and read your insight into another world from where I live. Always fascinating and beautiful! Many thanks for sharing with us.
Congrats!! And thank you to YOU for how much enjoyment you give us!
ReplyDeleteEverything I love about France appears on your blog! I can't wait to read your future posts. xoxo
ReplyDeleteThank you! I so enjoy your blog. I just stared my blog in August and could totally relate to that anxiety of pressing the publish button :)
ReplyDeleteBonne Anniversaire!
ReplyDeleteI read all your posts and seldom comment (sorry). I feel so inadequate when I see the standard of your photos and posts and that you manage to blog every day too! Are you superwoman? Is this your living room? I just LOVE it.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on your anniversary! I am new to blog world, and yours is one of the very first blogs I started following. Your blog is wonderful and you are truly an inspiration.
ReplyDeleteJill
A milestone indeed! Congratulations Sharon, you do a very nice job and I enjoy your blog every morning.
ReplyDeleteI happily discovered you blog this year, and enjoy it so much. Happy Anniversary!
ReplyDeleteJoyeux anniversaire, Sharon. I am a French woman living abroad. It is always interesting for me to see how other expats "survive" in my homeland. I have not found many blogs I enjoy reading as much as yours. You have successfully created a life in la Belle France (and Normandy, a favorite region of mine.) I understand why your beautiful blog, creativity and flawless writing inspire other women who are interested in my country and may aspire to visit or even live there. You have also turned this picky French reader into a fan. That is quite an achievement. Félicitations! Veronique (French Girl in Seattle)
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on your blog anniversary. It's always a lovely place for me to visit.
ReplyDeleteI hope that you'll be blogging for many more years.
Hi, Congratulations on your blog anniversary, I have enjoyed looking and reading your blog everyday.
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Congratulations on your anniversary, Sharon! Your blog is beautiful to look at, delightful to read, and evokes a lifestyle we all vicariously enjoy!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! I'm so glad you started this blog and have kept it up for these 2 years. It's a haven of peace, beauty and inspiration - and Frenchness - for me daily.
ReplyDeleteOur thanks should go to you for sharing your wonderful home, recipes, brocante finds and images with us! With time being a precious commodity for all of us, it is wonderful to spend a little time with you each day, making it is happier! We look forward to reading more of your post(and re-reading our favorites! XO Cynthia
ReplyDeleteCongratulations for your 2nd anniversary ... I have loved each and every blog you have posted over the last year (a bit of a newbie) so keep writing and sharing.
ReplyDeleteBestest
Jo x
Eliza Interiors & Design
Congratulations on two years!! Whoo-hoo!! -- laughing at your comment about agonizing over the first post and then ... you don't even have followers at that point so it doesn't matter. I completely identify with that!
ReplyDeleteThat's fantastic, Sharon!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations and many more!
Sharon, I am so proud to know you! And, I completely agree with all your thoughts about blogging. My friends/family simply did not understand WHY I started this adventure, now they are true believers. And, they all know how much satisfaction I derive from my virtual world. I cherish each & every one of my blog friends X10! And, all of my BIO participants especially. Sending love...and a big HUGE congratulations, my friend.
ReplyDeleteThank YOU, Sharon! I just discovered you a few months ago and you are in my top 3! I am also considering starting a blog, wondering why anyone would read it, etc. but your post here is great encouragement. If I do it at all, it will be just for the joy of writing at first. First step will be buying, and practicing with, a better camera. Wish me luck!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations and Thank you Too !
ReplyDeleteYou were one of my inspirations when I decided to blog. Your blog is one of the places I go to for a much needed respite from the noise and cityscape outside my door.
Thank you for being a beautiful place to go :)
Merci, Congratulations & Gracias, besitos, C
Happy Anniversary!!! Even though I have just started to read your blog I absolutely love it and it inspires me everytime you post something.
ReplyDeleteThank you for bring your world into mine.
Thank You for your lovely blog <3
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! What beautiful photos.
ReplyDeleteThank YOu for all the insights and inspiring photos!
ReplyDeleteBon anniversaire. Many thanks for you beautiful and inspiring blog.
ReplyDeleteI obtained a blogspot address in 2007....but didn't start using it till about a year ago...thanks to the encouragement of beautiful sites like yours.
ReplyDeleteCheers on your wonderful past two years of curating dreams that whisper to the world...'in beauty Grow! Thank YOU---and to MANY more years!
You have the most beautiful blog.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations!
Congratulations Sharon on this big milestone! Your blog is always a piece of eye candy that I look forward to reading.
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday ! Great mum, great blog.
ReplyDeleteYour biggest fan
I love you
E.S
Auguri per l'anniversario del tuo blog..hai creato un bellissimo blog, il tuo successo è meritatissimo
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nunzia
Happy Anniversary!I only found your blog last autumn, but it is now a daily read for me, and I follow your links to read past posts too.
ReplyDeleteYour blog is beautiful...Thank you for sharing with all of us!!
ReplyDeleteHappy anniversary number 2, dear Sharon! I do so love your blog with its out-of-this-world-lovely photographs and your style, which is so spot-on. But most of all, I enjoy your writing style - a very enjoyable blend of common sense, femininity, and a knack for topics that are of interest to me. You seem like such a nice person. Thank you for keeping this blog going - I do so like it.
ReplyDeleteI am sure that it is you who we should be thanking!!! I visit your blog every day ( sometimes more...lol!!!) and I always enjoy each new post.....so a very big THANK YOU and I hope you blog continues for many (MANY) more years!!!
ReplyDeleteLinda x
Congratulations on your second blogging birthday.
ReplyDeleteFondly,
Glenda
Sharon, Congratulations on you second year. Sharing your world with all of us is a true joy. Your blog was such a big inspiration for me to start my own blog. So for that, and all the effort you put into MFCH, I say to you -Merci!!! ~Jen
ReplyDeleteDiolch yn far I gyd! Thank you for such uplifting and informative writing. From a little corner of mid Wales, Jane.
ReplyDeleteSharon,
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on your anniversary. It's so much fun reading about your beautiful region, it sets me to dreaming about a trip to Normandy someday. Continued success.
Karen
Thank you for writing!
ReplyDeleteA big Merci to you Sharon. Your blog is a delight for me and reading about your life in the country helps me feel that France is not that far away. You see, I'm one of those people who fall head over heels in love with Paris and the France countryside when I was 20, but unfortunately I've only had the opportunity to visit France twice since then.
ReplyDeleteI'm looking forward to your next couple of years.
Happy anniversary!
ReplyDeletehappy anniversary, sharon, and keep up the great work! i read your blog daily and often go back and read the earlier ones... love everything you post!! thanks for sharing!!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! I am a relatively new follower to your blog, and a relatively new blogger! Your words rang true.... Today my post was all about gratitude, for our blessed lives and ability to share in such an open, creative way. In the end, it was gratitude for the readers; but today I also send it back to you for being responsible in your posts, inspiring, and imaginative. Thank you for sharing your insights and personal stories. All the best for many more years! Merci, Merci, Merci!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations and Thank YOU. Your photos are swoon worthy, and you make the dream of life in France something we can all relate to. Thanks for sharing your beautiful home and life with us.
ReplyDeleteYour blog is truly exceptional! Happy Anniversary!
ReplyDeleteThank you for all the wonderful writing and photos you share. Truly you are an inspiration through your creativity, and joy of life .. to live and enjoy the moment. congratulations on two years! and many more ..xo HHL
ReplyDeleteCongratulations Sharon and thank you for sharing your life, your home, your thoughts and your wonderful ' discoveries '
ReplyDeleteThank YOU for your beautiful and inspiring photos and stories. I always love stopping by for a taste of France.
ReplyDeleteSharon, Your blog presence is our present! ...Every post a visual intimate portrait of your life and home which you so graciously share with all of us. Thank you so very much for the inspirations and bon anniversaire!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on two years! I love your blog!
ReplyDeleteWell you have a wonderful blog!! I simply adore seeing all of your stunning pictures and sneak peeks inside your girlfriends' homes as well hearing about the French way of life. Here's to another amazing blogging year!
ReplyDelete~ Clare x
Brava Sharon Happy Blogging to You!! What a wonderful achievement and to read such lovely comments it is a credit to you that you are able to enhance so many peoples lives by indulging them in a slice of your French life!!
ReplyDeleteHere's cheers to many more
Carla x
I love your blog Sharon ! Thank you ! Congratulations for your beautifull style !
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I love your blog Sharon ! Thank you ! Congratulations for your beautifull style !
ReplyDeleteCarmen
I love your blog Sharon ! Thank you ! Congratulations for your beautifull style !
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Sharon, I am so sorry that yesterday I was too crazed to read your post! Congrats on two years and thank you! Thank you for every thoughtful post, every decorating idea, every contemplation you shared, for sharing Normandy, and all the fantastice lovely homes (oh, how I wish I could buy one). Looking forward to the next year, and, maybe, one day getting the chance to visit or have tea with you! Happy Blog Anniversary!
ReplyDeleteHappy Blog Anniversary ♥
ReplyDeleteCongrats Sharon. I have not visited for a while ( loads of huge changes in my life) and am most pleased to be back! I read your post nodding as I go in agreement with the experiences of blogging. It sure is a wonderful world! Your posts are always great. I do remember my own aprehension with that first post as well..lol
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I'm not sure when I began reading your blog but it has been a delightful journey. Merci Beaucoup to you! Happy Blog Anniversary!
ReplyDeleteWell, I'm a day late, but here to say Congratulations. I adore your blog and am very happy to have discovered My French Country Home. Thanks for sharing your creative spirit with all of us. Here's to many more posts from you! ~ Sarah
ReplyDeleteCongratulations your blog is awesome
ReplyDeleteI like your blog a lot. Thank you nice picture and beautifull style.
ReplyDeleteI'm so excited that a very dear friend from my past sent me your blog link! I guess she knew I would love it and she was right! It's incredible! I own an Antiques Shop and so of course I love what you write about...however...your comments on starting your own blog are what really intrigue me! My passion is writing.. and selling beautiful and timeless pieces...I would love for you to stop by our blog or visit our website! I'm looking forward to following you and seeing your fabulous pictures. I so remember those bloggers that inspired me and I can tell you had the same experience and have since inspired others!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad to have found you and look forward to many other great posts!
Carolyn Bradford
vintagemulberry.blogspot.com
Merci to you Sharon - fabulous french inspiritation every single time i visit. LOVE you blog! xxx
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