Happy new year, everyone!
Some of you may remember that some months ago, in a post bemoaning the lack of a rosette 'league table' in Chi, I revealed that I was keeping a tally of my rosettes for the year (much to the amusement of a couple of my fellow forumites!) Well, I can now tell you that I managed 256 rosettes in 2013 (139 Standard, 68 Challenge, 49 10-letter). That's nowhere near the top echelon of players, of course, but not bad for an honest toiler. I didn't keep a tally of the times that I missed a rosette by one word - there were lots of those. And if I could stop missing easy words I reckon I'd double my tally.
I still wish I could compare my tally with others. Not necessarily in a competitive way, but just to see where I stand. In the meantime, I'll be counting again in 2014. So far I have 2!