Here's another batch of the search terms which bring people, fruitlessly, to these pages. I do find them amusing, not that they are necessarily funny in themselves but that the way search engines work offers this site as a source of what they seek.
For instance, I wasn't aware that Cornflower had turned into 'lifestyles of the rich and famous', but it is here the world comes to find out about "Clementine Churchill's favourite flower", "Burne-Jones' Broadwood piano", "Daniel Barenboim suffers from gout" and "Margaret Atwood's baked lemon custard" - if she's offering the recipe I'll give it a try.
I haven't done a post on "artwork to hang in a cloakroom", and as to "where do I keep my Labrador when I go to school?", the answer is only in the nicest, warmest, comfiest place where they will not be lonely and sad without you.
Next, health matters, and yes, we do do a lot of baking here, but I was surprised at searches for "cornflower cholesterol" and "cornflower fat content".
Fictional characters come up from time to time with, lately, "Mma Ramotswe dessert" - she is a lady who enjoys her food - and "intentions of the woman in black", which I assume means this book, though maybe not. Then, although I haven't a clue as to "poisons in detective fiction", the excellent Flavia de Luce would be well worth reading for that.
Lastly, and with Valentine's Day almost upon us, I'm afraid I can't help with "love poems in Swedish", nor even "seduction styles". Sorry!
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Wonderful and a reminder to check my own more often.
Cornflower fat content is most intriguing and the idea of the poisons search has my over active imagination going off at lightening speed.
Posted by: Rebecca | 13 February 2009 at 12:12 PM
How do you find out these search terms?? Is it a typepad thing or can anyone find out what brings searchers to one's blog? And speaking of searching, how does one search your blog for something specific? I just came across an email you sent me in which you asked if I had seen something about Wodehouse's alarm clock. I didn't know how to find it. Did I miss a search box on the sidebar perhaps?
Posted by: Nan | 13 February 2009 at 03:49 PM
Nan, my statistics show up Google searches and if I mouse over each entry it gives me the precise search terms.
The Wodehouse alarm clock (not PGW's own, but one you can buy featuring Stephen Fry's voice as Jeeves) came up in this post:
http://cornflower.typepad.com/domestic_arts_blog/2008/11/gruntled.html
As to searching the blog, I did briefly try a search widget thing but I took it down when there were problems with the site loading, so it remains difficult to find things - even using Google Blogsearch (advanced), which is a pity.
Posted by: Cornflower | 13 February 2009 at 05:03 PM
Thank you for the link! What a great, great, great thing the clock is! Also, thank you for the searching info. Does that make it hard even for you to find a past piece on your blog? like the clock for instance?
Posted by: Nan | 14 February 2009 at 03:30 PM
I love looking at the absurd search terms which end up at my blog! Well, not often absurd in themselves, just the fact that Google thinks I can offer help. Just looking at the latest batch of search terms, I get 'sony reader is stuck' (I gave mine to my brother, so I'll be no help); 'melodramatic sayings' (didn't know I was that theatrical); 'book as a pageboy' (what a novel idea... haha); 'leather business diary' (afraid I can't help...)
Simon
Posted by: Simon T | 23 February 2009 at 08:52 AM