Thank you to all four dozen readers 😉 for making these five years blogging fabulously fun! I feel a real sense of community and am grateful to have met you. (En español bajo la foto de las orquídeas)
Heartfelt appreciation to my biggest promoter; Trina who brought us 400 visitors in a year! Many thanks for the responsiveness and candor of these top six commenters; Margaret, Sadje, Devang, Michele, Sheri and Wynne. Check out these supportive bloggers.
Now for a comic interlude:


Fake Flamenco Worldwide Domination Plan
(if you don’t know I’m kidding, go read another blog 😉 )
- Visiting Countries to Date:162
- Top 5 Visiting Countries: US, UK, India, Canada, España
- Top Latin American Visitors: Mexico and Argentina
- Americas: 100% of Spanish and English speaking countries. ( Seeking Suriname and French Guiana)
- Strategic Map: Montenegro, Central Africa, possibly East Timor and North Korea?
Happy to see we’re getting closer to global proliferation <mwa-ha-ha>. Thanks for five years of comments, likes, jokes, and suggestions. Please share your thoughts in the lovely box provided.
¡Olé!–Rebecca
PS: See you Thursday for Travels in Tik’al!

¡Celebrando 5 años!
Gracias a cada uno de las cuatro docenas de lectores 😉 por asegurar que estos cinco años de blogear hayan sido divertidos. Tengo un sentido de comunidad y estoy agradecida por haberte conocid@.
La doy apreciación tremenda a mi mejor promotora; Trina quien nos trajo màs de 400 visitantes en un año. Muchas gracias a los y las mejores comentaristas; Margaret, Sadje, Devang, Michele, Sheri and Wynne. ¡Conózcales!
El intermedio cómico:
- Auto rojo con la placa (traducción) LANGOSTA
2. Auto blanco con la placa (traducción) SIIIIIII
Dominación mundial del sitio Fake Flamenco
(Si no te ocurra que estoy bromeando, ¡vaya a leer otro blog por favor!) 😉
- Países visitantes hasta la fecha: 162
- 5 Países con más visitantes: EEUU, Reino Unido, India, Canadá, España
- Países latinoamericanos con más visitantes: México y Argentina
- Américas: 100% de los países de habla español e inglés: ( Buscando Suriname y Guiana Francés)
- Mapa estratégico: Montenegro, Africa Central, ¿posiblemente Timor del Este y Korea del Norte?)
Estoy contenta que estemos aproximando a la proliferación global. (risa diabólica) Gracias por tus comentarios, “me gusta”, chistes y sugerencias estos cinco años. Favor de escribir tus opiniones y ocurrencias en la cajita linda que sigue.
¡Olé!–Rebecca
PD: Nos vemos el jueves para El viaje en Tik’al. -R

Congratulations Rebecca! What a great milestone 😁
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Thanks, Aggie. Yours is the first message my Midwestern morning! Great to have met you through blogging. 🙂
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Likewise!!
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Congratulations Rebecca. Love the witty vibe in this your celebratory sharing. Blogging is indeed community…of like minds…always enriching. Happy Fifth!
Y que los próximos cinco años solo por gracia nos encuentren de pie defendiendo lo que creemos… la libertad de hablar la palabra. Amen.
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Gracias, Suzette! I appreciate your daily blogging poetic words of wisdom and your bilingual message here. Love our international community of poets.
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Yes, I enjoy it as well.
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So glad to have found your site, Rebecca, it’s informative, makes me think, and is a lot of fun too. What more can you ask? For myself, I haven’t dived into the statistics like you have. Maybe one day. And … here’s to your next five years! Thanks for the mention too. I know some of the others whom you single out, but not all, so I’ll check them out.
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Thanks, Margaret. You are a wonderful example of blogging friendship; you are engaged, curious and attentive. I appreciate your warmth snd humor.
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Aw thanks Rebecca. A real blogging pal!
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Happy blogiversary!
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Thanks, Diana!
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Congratulations Rebecca! Good to have met you by accident in my early days of WP. Nice to know you are in this space.
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Thanks, Sandy. Its fun swapping stories, and especially poetry.
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Happy Anniversary, Rebecca! Your post made me curious to look into my blog statistics, too… perhaps one day. I’m still a long way from my five year blogiversary. Not even half way! Practically still a newbie…
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Thanks, Britta. Great to meet you, talk poetry and writing. You have great projects going this year.
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Well, I’ve got great unfinished projects… That’s the teensy, tiny flaw… Must get better at crossing that finishing line, when it comes to my writing!
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You look very productive from this side of the fence/pond; contests, readings, posts…
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Congrats congrats🎉❤
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Thank you, Vidah! Glad to know you and your poetry. Hope to see a poem from you in March!
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Thank you, Rebecca
For sure!
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🙂 Congratulations and nicely done, Rebecca!
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Thanks for your comment, Renard. Glad we are in this WP community together.
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Congratulations on 5 years!
Next stop 15 years 😃
Happy for you .
I think I saw my name on your site as well, do you follow 5-6 people? 😄
I’m fortunate
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Thanks, Devang. Yes, you are in the top six commenters for my site! I follow over 200 blogs, actually 😉
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Oh wow!!
You follow 200? Wah!! 😲
I’m following 20 hardly. But, I hardly interact with few. I receive notifications for your blogs😊
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Congratulations Rebecca. Well done my friend with following all your plans. 😍
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Thanks, Sadje. I could not have done it without your support! You are a lovely blogging friend.
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You’re most welcome Rebecca, so are you too.
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Congratulations! Love your worldwide domination plan 🙂 Maggie
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Thanks, Maggie. Little olés marching across the board. 😉
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Wuhoo!! And you continue to amaze me with your ability to celebrate this milestone in two languages. Love the stats. Amazing! Congratulations, Rebecca!
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Thanks, Wynne! Glad to have discovered your blog through Pointless Overthinking.
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Congratulations on the cinco años of blogging here 🙂
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Gracias, amigo. Great to know creative folks like you, Trent!
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Oh. Em. Gee!!! Five years!! It seems like only yesterday …
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Gracias, amiga. It’s gone by fast 🙂
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Congrats on your five-year blogging anniversary! It’s been a pleasure connecting with you over the years 🙂
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Thank you, Rosaliene. I enjoy knowing you and learning more about South America through your eyes.
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Here’s to many more years blogging
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Merci, Sheree! Thanks for your support.
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You’re very welcome
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Many congratulations on your 5th year, Rebecca. This is really amazing 🙂
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Thank you, Hammad. I got to know you through photography challenges, and you write great poetry too. Hope you’ll join in next week for the poetry challenge. Details soon. 🙂
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Congratulations! How wonderful!
Elizabeth Barrett
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Thank you, Elizabeth! I appreciate your friendship and support.
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Congratulations Rebecca! Here’s to another five years of your lovely blog. And of your great support of the rest of us bloggers.
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Thanks, Kim! We poets and bloggers must stick together. 🙂
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Yup!!!
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A hearty congratulations to you, Rebecca! It is a joy and mentally stimulating to interact with you in bloggy land. Wishing you many more years of creative success! Thank you for your inquisitive mind and collaborative spirit. 👏🏻
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Thanks, Michele. Y’all are fun to collaborate with in the bloggysphere.
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Feliz cumpleaños… 🎂
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¡Gracias, amigo! Happy to know writers, photographer and art appreciaters like you.
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Mutual. Don’t you love the exchanges one has on WP? All the great people one “meets” even at a distance?
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Yes, so great to share news, sightsee and read good stories.
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It is… And the WP “crowd” is very nice. Well mannered amongst other things…
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Yes, I like that.
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Congratulations! Five years is quite an accomplishment! 😊😊😊
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Thanks, Beth. Great Valentines art last month!
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Thank you! 🤗🤗🤗
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Happy 5th blogiversary, Rebecca! Definitely a huge milestone to cross. Here’s hoping more adventures to be shared in the next five– looking forward!
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Thanks, Rebecca. Been so fun swapping travel stores with mi tocaya (namesake)!
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Oh wow Rebecca! Congrats on 5 years! 😀 way to go girl!
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Thanks very much, Carol Anne! You inspire me daily with the heart you put into blogging.
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Congratulations, Rebecca. I only found you recently, but here’s to another 5years of happy blogging.
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Thanks, VM! Glad to meet you recently and here’s to more blogging together in the future!
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I have always been impressed by how engaged your readers are. You give them plenty to be engaged with. Keep up the good work.
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Thanks, Suzanne’s mom! I appreciate the compliment very much. Likewise you give your readers fascinating stories to ponder.
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Rebecca, congratulations! Looking forward to the next five years of your blog.
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Thanks very much! And where else would I find pithy book suggestions for that hard to shop for non-fiction connoisseur, but on your awesome site with such detailed reviews?
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Awww thanks! More motivation to keep working on the reviews.
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Sorry I’m a bit late but Congratulations! Here’s to many more, my friend. 🥂
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Thanks, Sheri. No excuses needed for a life outside the blogosphere! 😉 You are one of the commendable and dependable commenters – day 2 counts too.
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Lol. Of course this is one of the first comments I see after disappearing for days.. but thank you.
How is everything on your end? Not too stressful, I hope.
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Case in point. 😉 Job transitions going on for my partner. Crossing my fingers for an interview this month.
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Yikes. That’s a lot of stress.. I’ll keep you both in my prayers.🌹
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Thanks, Sheri. Very sweet of you.
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You’re very welcome.
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