My 1500th post today

Edward Azzopardi in front of one of his paper masterpieces

Since this is my 1500th post in this ‘Dun Giljan Blog,’ I thought of reviewing the top three posts that were most popular with visitors of this blog. There were many posts that were interesting and appealing to various people, leaving comments, while others just copied the quote, the reflection, a story, maybe even the photos I use. The other blog I did in the USA went up to 1550 posts, and so, together with this one you have access to more than 3000 interesting snippets, facts, anecdotes, stories, photos to cherish. The other blog is still available and accessible at www.fatherjulian.blogspot.com

The two most popular posts over the past 4 years were related to artisans who are crafty with their hands. The first one relates to a friend of mine, Edward Azzopardi, who does incredible paperwork with his hands.

Chris Micallef in front of a miniature St Julian's church he created.

The second most popular post relates to another friend of mine Christopher Micallef, who creates statues and statuettes mainly from clay, besides taking care of my childhood church. The third most popular post is a fascinating fact that happens each year in my chapel at Hilltop Gardens when the sun shines on the right-hand side of the chapel and creates a reflection of a Number One, right behind the tabernacle. This was certainly not planned when the construction of the chapel was designed. This phenomena happens every year around the middle of May, and again around August 20.

The Number One phenomena by the tabernacle.

You can see the top 10 popular posts listed here on the right-hand side, listed under the heading ‘Popular Posts,’ so far the all-time most popular posts in this blog. Normally I list the most popular posts over the last month or so. Please do check these top three again, and kindly share this blog with any of your friends around the globe. Thank you for visiting my blog.