Yes, as of 10am tomorrow morning, the House of Fortune will have been up and running for a whole year, by far the longest I've ever kept to one writing project. A good reason to celebrate. As my blog is a product of my Denmark experience, here is its Danish birthday cake, marked with a liberal presence of Danebrog (the Danish flag, traditional marker of birthdays and other festive events). Please help yourself to a slice.
torsdag, juni 29, 2006
One-year-old house
Yes, as of 10am tomorrow morning, the House of Fortune will have been up and running for a whole year, by far the longest I've ever kept to one writing project. A good reason to celebrate. As my blog is a product of my Denmark experience, here is its Danish birthday cake, marked with a liberal presence of Danebrog (the Danish flag, traditional marker of birthdays and other festive events). Please help yourself to a slice.
Happy Anniversary House of Fortune!
SvarSletKimananda, I have had complete faith in your abilities the whole time. I knew that you’d put up an intelligent, professional, and interesting site, and that you’d be able to maintain it for a very long time. I also knew that, with time, the site would take on your personality and when the good people of the world found it, it would flourish. Now, I have to go and pay off a couple of gambling debts.
Congratulations and Happy Blog-aversary!!! I would never say "no" to cake. Wait . . . is there herring in it? IS THERE HERRING IN THIS, KIMANANDA??
SvarSletBrilliant! Happy Anniversary!
SvarSletohh the cake looks awesome.. so many cute tiny danish flags :)
SvarSletyummy - thank you - and congratulations!!!
SvarSletHerzlichen Glückwunsch, ... oh wait, wrong language ;D HJERTELIG TILLYKKE MED FØDSELSDAGEN, KÆRE KIMANANDABLOG :DDD, hope, you and your owner is feeling good today :DDD
SvarSletCool, white frosting ansd red strawberries :D, how very fitting^^
(yes, I forgot the address, my very bad -.-)
woo! Happy Bloggiversary! ::eats a slice of cake, danebrog and all::
SvarSletIs there booze at this anniversary party? tis friday, and my ability to boozelessly tolerate the world is very limited
Joyeux Anniverssaire Kim!!! *am singing!*
SvarSletThat looks yummy!!!
The flags are made of icing sugar?
fitèna
Mr. American, thanks! And you don't have to steal a Danebrog, you should have one or two with your cake slice.
SvarSletFourlegged, thanks! And, the check's, um, in the mail!
Roro, no herring, though after the first piece, I started removing that layer of gelatin, which was good but a bit too sweet.
James, thanks! It is actually pretty brilliant, isn't it?
Maddy, thank you. :-) And I would recomment virtual coffee with this cake. ;-)
Nabeel, yep, it looks pretty red and white at a birthday party. My blog got a fairly subdued cake by Danish standards.
David, thanks!
Ms. Black Scorpio, thanks! And you can still e-mail me your address, but not sms...my phone doesn't work here.
Morose, thank you! I hope you'll accept this glass of virtual champagne.
Fitena, you sing beautifully. :-) And the flags are plastic...they're just there for decoration. The rest of the cake is for eating...well, it was. It's all gone now.
Jackt, thank you! I'm overwhelmed!
Helen, thank you!
Happy Blogiversary!
SvarSletThe cake looks WONDERFUL.
M-m-m-m! Tasty treat. Thx.
SvarSletHappy Blogiversary & thx for visitin' my party! =)
Yummy!! :)
SvarSletI'm surprised because many of the blogs I visit were created at the same time, including mine. It makes me think that we all had some kind of telepathy that lead us to start blogging and meet. Que lindo! ;)
after the week I've had, I'll accept virtual paint thinner. Slainte, cheers, or the Dansk equivalent thereof.
SvarSletIf the US had passed the Flag Desecration Amendment...we wouldn't be able to put little American flags on cakes without wondering: Is this a desecration?
SvarSletHappy blog year anniversary...you and Sangroncito must have synchronized your watches as he just had his anniversary too. Alas he's leaving us...
happy birthday to your house of fortune. we are about the same age.
SvarSlethere's to many fortunate years with you. xx
Thanks for the cake. :)
SvarSletCongrats on your blogiversary and thanks for the cake. :)
SvarSletHappy Anniversary.
SvarSletMmmmm, the cake looks yummy.
Have a wonderful week.
Take care, Meow
Good for you on the 1 year mark. I didn't think they had fruit north of Germany ;-).
SvarSlethappy birthday to your blog! You may be the Goddess of Procrastination but also the Goddess of Endurance. Thanks for the cake!
SvarSletMMmmmmm.....! Happy Anniversary!
SvarSletMany happy returns!! Your House of Fortune found me a couple of weeks ago only, but I felt at home immediately :-).
SvarSletHope you're enjoying the football in Portugal ;-)!
Happy July 4th :D
SvarSlet(... if appropriate :) )
Vanessa, thanks! It was actually quite good.
SvarSletLil Bit, thanks for the return visit!
Ms. Mood, I've noticed that, too. É de facto muito lindo!
Morose, no, no paint thinner, just good akvavit. Skaal!
Bryan, mmmm...black forest cake...I'd love the recipe!
Mary, I hadn't thought of that, but you are absolutely right! And I read more than one blog which has, like Sangroncito' World, been retired after the 1-year mark. As for mine, I feel I'm just now beginning to hit my stride.
Chloe, thanks! I look forward to that too! :-)
Anonymous, you're welcome!
Erin, thank you and you're welcome!
Meow, thanks! I hope your week is good as well...mine has been quite interesting, in a good way.
Neil, awwww...now I'm blushing.
;-)
Jack, thanks! And I'm not convinced there is fruit north of Germany either. Except strawberries. Danish strawberries are really good.
Daphnewood, thank you and you're welcome! And...goddess of endurance. I'll have to think about that one.
Etchen, thank you!
Connie, thanks, and I hope you like the virtual cake!
Marion, thank you! And, my condolences to you for yesterday's game. As you can imagine, my whole schedule is geared around Portugal-France. I'm hopeful, but not optimistic.
Sangroncito, thank you!
Ms. Black Scorpio, any excuse for a picnic and fireworks, I'd say.
:-)
Day, yeah! :-)