Okay, I finally reached my 100th post on this blog after 4 years of blogging. I started blogging way back in 2008 during my pregnancy. My doctor had prescribed strict bed rest for one whole month before delivery as Tammu was not getting much space to grow. That one month was a nightmare to me as I was not allowed to do anything around the house. Once in a while I used to spend some time online looking up names, reading websites related to babies. That was when I decided to begin blogging and jot down my experiences as I take on this journey called motherhood. I also started my food blog when I resumed cooking post Mantam’s birth. This blog got updated occasionally and I had kept it private for the initial few years. When I made it public, it hardly had any readers as I was myself alien to the whole new world of Mommy bloggers. When I quit my previous job, during a random conversation with RS (we worked in the same organization and Chutku and Mantam went to the same day care) about keeping in touch, we happened to learn that both of us were bloggers. Through RS’s blog, I got introduced to many other blogs, got to know many wonderful bloggers other than the food bloggers that I was familiar with. I have many readers now compared to the only one reader whom I threatened requested to read whenever I posted. I feel thrilled when I see comments on my posts and have begun thinking of every silly happening in and around me in terms of a blog post. I’m sure I’ll enjoy reading this space when I’m old (Not sure of Mantam though) and hope to continue blogging regularly for posterity’s sake.
When RS tagged me, I thought this was an apt time to do the tag. Here are the rules:
1) Blogger is nominated to take part
2) Blogger publishes his/her 7 links on his/her blog – 1 link for each category. The links are:
– Your most beautiful post
– Your most popular post
– Your most controversial post
– Your most helpful post
– A post whose success surprised you
– A post you feel didn’t get the attention it deserved
– The post that you are most proud of
3) Blogger nominates up to 5 or more bloggers to take part. – Since RS had written in her post ‘That is upto their discretion if they want to pass the tag on or not ‘, I am not gonna tag anyone. Coz most people I know have already done this tag. Please feel free to take it up.
4) These bloggers publish their 7 links and nominate another 5 more bloggers –
5) And so it goes on!
So here we go…
– Your most beautiful post
I think the posts I wrote describing Abbas as the ‘To Be Dad’ and as a father appeal to me as beautiful. Because, these portray a different fragment of his personality that came up only after I conceived.
https://seemabbas.wordpress.com/2008/05/29/abbas-as-the-%E2%80%98to-be-dad%E2%80%99/
https://seemabbas.wordpress.com/2010/04/06/about-%E2%80%98the-best-baba%E2%80%99-in-this-world/
– Your most popular post
I think I would choose my ‘Cold Excursion’ series as my blog stats spiked up during that time and I got many new readers. I am planning to create a new page with links to all the parts there.
Here is the first part: https://seemabbas.wordpress.com/2012/01/04/cold-excursion-part-1/
– Your most controversial post
I have never written anything controversial as most post are too personal and revolve around our day to day life. But recently I wrote two posts stating my opinion about topics life fasting and how a few customs pose gender bias.
https://seemabbas.wordpress.com/2011/11/16/to-fast-or-not-to-fast/
https://seemabbas.wordpress.com/2012/02/17/is-woman-nothing-wo-a-man/
– Your most helpful post
Most helpful posts I guess would be the craft related ones. Although I have not done any pictorial to help readers, I have given links that inspired me.
https://seemabbas.wordpress.com/2012/01/30/a-crafty-weekend/
https://seemabbas.wordpress.com/2011/12/12/weekend-updates-2/
https://seemabbas.wordpress.com/2011/11/21/a-weekend-that-didnt-make-its-presence-felt/
https://seemabbas.wordpress.com/2011/10/28/our-abodes-diwali-rangoli/
https://seemabbas.wordpress.com/2011/10/02/thumb-print-and-palm-print-art/
– A post whose success surprised you
I dunno how to measure success of a post. I don’t think I can take the stats as a criteria to decide because with time, readership increased and accordingly stats for recent posts are higher compared to the older ones. I would like to choose a few posts that I wrote straight from the heart and wondered if they would be irrelevant when people read them. But I was surprised by the comments as many were able to connect with my emotions and the perspective with which I had written the posts.
https://seemabbas.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/a-letter-to-annu/
https://seemabbas.wordpress.com/2011/12/16/all-about-rennaisa/
– A post you feel didn’t get the attention it deserved
A few older posts when I did not have readers.
https://seemabbas.wordpress.com/2009/05/01/amazing-feeling-of-seeing-your-offspring-grow/
Mantam-isms at younger age:
https://seemabbas.wordpress.com/2011/04/06/incidents-to-be-remembered-part-i/
https://seemabbas.wordpress.com/2011/04/17/incidents-to-be-remembered-part-2/
https://seemabbas.wordpress.com/2011/06/17/incidents-to-be-remembered-part-3/
– The post that you are most proud of
This is one post I go back to often, read, shed a few tears and wipe them with a strong heart full of hopes.
https://seemabbas.wordpress.com/2010/05/05/a-letter-of-apology-to-amma/
Phew, I’m done! Heartfelt thanks to all you wonderful people who come back to read me. I’m addicted to blogging and I’m loving it 🙂
book marking this post like I did for RS and then going to read later aaramse..
woh sab chodo…when are you going to write your love story..bolo bolo? *Gives stern look with hands on hips*
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Hopefully, will begin tomorrow. RS and I are holding rounds of discussion to post together 😀
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yayyyyyyyyyyyyy 😀
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Thank you thank you… I’m humbled 😀
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Yay.. I’ve read them all. Well, most already and some, now! 😀 😀
Congrats on the 100! And when can we expect your love story post? 😉
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Thanks SnS. Tomorrow I guess. RM just asked the same question! 😀
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congrats on completing a century 🙂 you know what.. I read all your archives and love all these posts that you have mentioned here.. Continue your wonderful journey on blogging happily 🙂
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Thanks GB. You read all my archives?? Aww, my day is made 😀
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Yes I did 🙂 all your posts are right out of your heart.. loved them all 🙂
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Thank you so much 🙂
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Coming here after some time.. how come I missed so many posts that too your love story!!! 😦 I understand that you want to save some privacy by protecting the posts..if you think that I can read in, can you let me know the password? Mine is love marriage too and I would love to read through your story 🙂
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I sent you an e-mail GB. Yours is love marriage too?? You must share your story some time 🙂
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I have still not received the mail Seema 😦 this is my mail id – greenboochi@gmail.com
I should make an attempt to write about my story soon. 🙂
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I sent it again GB. Please do check your Spam folder. My mails are landing in Spam box these days 😦
Yes please, waiting 🙂
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Congrats Seema! I don’t know how I stumbled upon your blog few months back and have been totally hooked since then 🙂 I love all that you write particularly Mantanism and your craft related posts 🙂 I am also very fond of doing crafts and other DIY things with Cheebu 🙂
Wishing you many many more years of blogging 🙂
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Thanks LS. I’m glad you like Mantam-isms and craft related posts. *I’m blushing now*
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I think I have read most of them, will finish the rest this weekend 🙂
Congratulations on 100th post 🙂 Keep writing 🙂 Love your blog, its simple and straight from your heart 🙂
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Congrats for a awesome century….
Keep writing..we love your writtings 🙂
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WOw, so many posts i habe not been to , thank you will go and read them for sure sooon ..
this is a good tag lets you go back
and congrats on 100th post , century maar di .. ballle ballle wah wah 🙂
and It is great that i stumbled upon you blog I dont know how now, but reading posts always has made me smile ..
Heres wishing many more centuries to come .. take care 🙂
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I know, I came to your blog first via R’s Mom’s and then you came here. 🙂
Thanks Bikram. Nice to have you around here. 🙂
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awesome Seema… I will read most of them and will read the rest at leisure.. I am glad to have made friends with all of your guys.. 🙂 muah to Mantam.. take care
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Ok sure Ani. Take your time. Same here. Good to have you around.
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hey btw do you have plans to move your food blog to wordpress? I am not able to comment on them as its in blogger :(.. I have drolled on all those receipes.. 🙂
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Yes, I’m planning to. Even I face so many issues with blogger. Hopefully soon 🙂
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came here after quite a long time… infact i was away from WP for awhile due to catching up many things … can you give PW to read your love story ha ha curious lol…
send it to s_shaktii@yahoo.co.in
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Will send the password to you by e-mail tonight Shaktii. Can’t access personal mails from work.
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wow! 100th post.. Thtas v nice.. Believe me its so nice to hv friends in Blogworld, I also am getting to know ppl now.. I will just complete 1 year in March (blogging) but nice to hv this small set of known ppl following, commenting on blogs… Feels wanted!! 🙂
I too wanna read ur love story series.. But not sure how to get a password? Do u hv to give permission or wat??
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I think I sent you the password to your gmail id re. Can you get it from RS? I don’t have your number, would’ve SMS’ed otherwise.
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Hi… regular reader, but first time commenter… loved all the posts linked above. Oh and I would very much like to read your love story.. can you please share the password to it… and its okay if you don’t..
Regards
Batul
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Hey Batul, something good came out of my password protecting act.
Will send you the password via e-mail by today. Thanks for de-lurking.
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Congratulations on hitting the century Seema 😀
I read this post yesterday, and everytime I dropped here to comment I was drawn towards the posts I had not read and ended up not commenting 😥 😥
I am in the process of reading them all and in love with your food blog…bring it to WP, it’ll make us droolers comment easily 😉
Love to the little darlings
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Thanks Era.
I am planning to move it to WP. But have been procrastinating for long. Hope to get it done soon. 🙂
Lottsa love from them to you and Pari. 🙂
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Hey Seema! Please send me the password for your love story post. Would love reading it. Sent you a mail. Dunno if you got it.
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Sent it. Infact I had sent to you even before posting this. Dunno why my mail didn’t reach a few.
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And I am unable to mail you again 😦 So here is my request for the password of the much awaited love story series. Please mail me?
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I sent the password to you even before posting he first part. I dunno why you didn’t get it. Will send again.
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I checked again. I still haven’t received it. Don’t know what the problem is with our email connectivity. Leave the password in a comment on my blog? I won’t approve it.
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I did it. Check your comments section thik hai?
And what the hell is wrong with Gmail? I sent the password to at least 10 people in a single mail, a few received it and the rest did not 😯
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Me too, me too Seema, please?
Left comments requesting password yesterday, not sure if you got those.
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I had sent it to you AHK. Anyway, I resent it just now. Please check your Spam folder too 🙂
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Seema,
Atlast you fulfilled my wish of telling us your love story….I am dying to read it and as I look at the title…but to my surprise I dont have the access :(. and I am forbided from reading it 😥 . Waiting for your approval 😉
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I have sent the password to your gmail id. Check if you got it. If not, will resend.
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Hello, and a hi to Mannu-Tammu…I read yours, R’s mom and Pepper’s blogs regularly…It has put a thought in my head to start blogging and penning my thoughts down….Lets see…
Although I am a regular reader, have never commented…I am like a chotu bhooth…Casper…hehe….
I would love to read your love story only and only if you dont mind….
Thanks a bunch…..
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Many regular readers surfaced because of this password protect post of mine. Cool!
Good to know you Mugdha. Nice to have you around. Will e-mail you the password tonight.
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Ok, Mugdha is me btw….I just opened my wordpress and closed my blogspot…..
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Oh cool, will check your blog for sure 🙂
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Hi Seema,
Hearty Congratulations for completion of century.
Takecare seema!
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Thanks Gayatri. 🙂 You too take care.
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So many posts to read. It will take time but I will get to them soon. Or at least I will try. Time is so difficult to find these days 😥
I so want to read about Mantam when they were little 🙂
Oh and from the comments I see your love story is coming up. Can’t wait 😀
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Hugs hugs hugs Comfy. I can understand the dearth of time.
Yeah, will send you the password to it. 😀
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Seemaji, can u pls provide me with the password to read your story… tried to sent follow u but not receiving the activation mail
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Will e-mail you.
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Still awaiting ur mail for the password
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I sent you an e-mail. Did you get it?
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OK will need to come back and read this aaram se. Will take time!!
BTW what’s the password for your new posts?? Tell me no… how would I read them otherwise?
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Aiyo, I had sent the password to you too. Why on earth is Gmail doing this to me… *Sob sob* Anyway, do you have comment moderation on in you blog? Will drop the password there!
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Email it to me na… you have my email 🙂
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Hey I got it. It had gone into Spam. Just checked and retrieved it 🙂
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Ok cool! 😀
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I e-mailed you but it didn’t reach na?
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Delurking to say that I read your blog almost regularly coming via RM’s blog. I loved the one on crafty weekend and plan to copy it some day soon. Your mother’s day post to your mother touched my heart and I hope that you will reunited with your parents and sister. Would you mind giving the password to your posts about your lovestory? You can check my email id with R’s mom.
Thanks
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Thanks for delurking and your good wishes. 🙂 Welcome here 😀
I sent the password to gbchavali@yahoo.co.uk Hope it’s the right one.
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HI Seema,
This is Roopa. I have been reading your food blog and this blog for quite some time, but I never commented (I am one of those silent people who feel uncomfortable commenting!). My apologies!
I even messaged you on Facebook but you did not reply. I wonder what happened. We have similar love story and would love to know your story and only if you don’t mind.
Thanks
Roopa
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Hey Roopa,
Thanks for de-lurking 🙂
But I didn’t get any message in FB. Did you reach out to some other Seema? I sent you the password via email. Do check your Spam folder if you don’t find it in your inbox. Hope to see you around here. And when are you gonna tell me your love story? Curious 😀
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Thanks a lot for the password Seema, I replied to your email.
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Saw your mail. And OMG!!! I wanna know it all. How do I get to know?
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Oh C’mon Seema.You password protected you “Love Story”…I sooo want to read it…will understand if you dont want to share it though…
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Sent the password to you via email. 😀
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That’s not fair… Why can’t I read about your love story?
I really want to…
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I sent you the password Laila 🙂
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Hi Seema, i am a regular silent reader of ur blog, if u have a blog visitors list and if it shows a visitor from philadelphia everyday, then its me.I came through MNIamma- sumana-to ur blog a long time back. will i get to read ur lovestory ?. if its ok with u can u please send me the password to suma2anand@gmail.com . Although i am much older than u with mother of 2 boys and love ur twin daughters tales, mine is also a lovemarriage with 2 different languages. congrats on completing a century !!!!
suma
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Hey Suma,
Welcome here. Glad you introduced yourself. You say that you are much older than me… How old are your sons? Wow, yours was also a love marriage eh? Cool! Would like to know about it some time. I’ve sent the password to your e-mail id. 🙂
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Hi Seema,
A regular at your blog but first time commenting. I can read blogs at work but our security policy would not let me comment on any blogs. Love the way you write about your family and of course Mantam. Huge fan of love marriages though I had an arranged one. Would love to read your latest post. Can you please send the password.
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Thanks for delurking rrmom. Glad you like my posts. Welcome here. Nice to have you around.
I sent you the password. Lemme me know if you didn’t receive it. 🙂
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Hey there…I just put up my 1st post on wordpress! yayyy….:)
Btw, did you mail me the password? If you would like to share your prem-katha with me, email it to me on mugs_cosmozen@yahoo.co.in….
Thanks a bunch…..
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Oh that’s cool 🙂
Yes, I did. Please check your spam re. It landed in many people’s Spam folder. Sorry for the inconvenience.
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Hi Seema,
I know I am extremely new to your blog but can I too read your love story .Pleease …..
Pretty please 🙂 🙂 🙂
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Sure, sent you the password. But I would wanna know yours too soon. Have you already posted it in your blog?
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Oh my God. where did my irresistable smile go which I had put in brackets so that you will give me the password?!!!!!!!
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Did I miss it? But I sent the password to you anyway 😀
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I think I had the wrong email in my previous reply. sending the right one.
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Re-sent to momofrr@gmail.com
Lemme know if you still didn’t receive it, ok?
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seema, did not get it. can you pleasesend it one more time.
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Sorry for the typo in my previous comment. The email is momtorr@gmail.com.
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I sent it to momtorr@gmail.com
Please check your Spam box also eh?
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I’m not sure why my emails are not reaching you. Please check the Spam folder once and lemme know.
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I would like to read your story as well – esp because it has such a happy ending 🙂
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Sent it across. Please check your mailbox 🙂
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Looks like this post brought out a lot of delurkers like me 🙂 If you don’t mind, can you send the password to me as well?
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Sent you an e-mail… 😀 Yeah true 🙂
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I came across your blog and love your honesty . I would love to read your love story as well…I wonder if you could share the password with me .
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Will email you…
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Hi Seema,
i am one of your regular blog reader.I have been religiously following your food blog and personal blog.I could love to read your love story. My apologies if my request came across rude.
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I sent you the password Vaishali. No you did not come across as rude. 🙂
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Wow I am a regular reader Seema – if you r comfortable can I read the Love Stories. I love ur grp, SnS, RM, LF etc. You are one enthu bunch. I was resisting but when I just read RM ‘s comment saying she had goosebumps, I so want to read it. Only if u don’t mind. Thanks,
Bhavani
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Sure Bhavani. Will send you the password via e-mail 🙂
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Hey did not get the password yet. Can you send it to the email id which I have filled in the box.
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Sent once again. Please check the Spam folder Bhavani 🙂
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Hi Seems,
I am rekha, I am regular reader of ur blogs. I like the way u expressed and shared ur feelings. I am inspired by ur blogs. Now i was reading ur blogs it s asking for password.. 😦 Which password i have to give to read ur blogs.. 😦 can u plz tell me..
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Will e-mail you Rekha. Glad you like my blog 🙂
Welcome here.
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Sorry ra typo mistake… Seema… 🙂
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NP 🙂
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Hi Seema, have been following your blog for some time now,came here through Pepper’s blog, your daughters are lovely and every time I read Mantam-isms I feel like hugging them 🙂
Please share the password for your Love story posts, have been longing to read them..if you don’t mind ….
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Hi Anusha, welcome here. Come down to Bangalore to hug them 🙂
I sent you an e-mail. Please check your spam folder as well as my mails are ending up in recipents’ spam box lately.
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Thanks for the password. I am in Bangalore itself….Hope to hug them soon 🙂
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Oh! Will get in touch with you when we plan a bloggers’ meet next, thik hai? Even otherwise you can drop by our home to hug them. 🙂
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Sure 🙂
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had randomly searched for the Diana cutlet recipe and landed on your blog. did check out a few recipes and moved to this blog. have been at it since about 5 pm and its 1.30 am and i have just abt 3 more posts to go through. you are one awesome girl. all your posts are straight from the heart. and now i too would like to read yr love story, looking fwd to hearing frm u
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Oh my god! I can’t believe you read all the posts at a stretch. I’m flattered Arundhati. Will send you the password via email.
Sorry for the delay in replying.
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am glad u r participating in the blog marathon 2013. i get to hear from u everyday. :-))
and no, i didnt recieve the p/word in my email . checked the spam folder too 🙂
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I sent it again just now Arundhati. Sorry for the delay. Please let me know if you still don’t receive it
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