Word Press sent me an email with this information, and I thought I would share it with those readers who stumble across this blog, for the edification of all involved. Here’s to hoping for a great 2011 in the real world and on this blog.
The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here’s a high level summary of its overall blog health:
The Blog-Health-o-Meter™ reads This blog is on fire!.
Crunchy numbers
A Boeing 747-400 passenger jet can hold 416 passengers. This blog was viewed about 11,000 times in 2010. That’s about 26 full 747s.
In 2010, there were 23 new posts, growing the total archive of this blog to 43 posts. There were 37 pictures uploaded, taking up a total of 21mb. That’s about 3 pictures per month.
The busiest day of the year was November 3rd with 167 views. The most popular post that day was The Verdict.
Where did they come from?
The top referring sites in 2010 were teaattrianon.blogspot.com, thehistoryblog.com, blog.catherinedelors.com, absolutewrite.com, and en.wordpress.com.
Some visitors came searching, mostly for jeanne de la motte, cagliostro, jeanne de la motte valois, nicole d’oliva, and la reine en gaulle.
Attractions in 2010
These are the posts and pages that got the most views in 2010.
The Verdict August 2009
Jeanne de La Motte-Valois June 2009
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The Long-Lost Painting January 2010
La Reine en Gaulle June 2009
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Nicolas de La Motte August 2009
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Marie Antoinette's Diamonds 
The true story of the necklace has always intrigued me, however I’m posting because your title “location, location, location” made me chuckle being I am a real estate agent. I enjoyed the thorough story.