Through my eyes and words, I want each of you to experience this exotic, ancient country, India, which is standing on the brink of becoming a world power. And having a blog gives me a reason to write for my family, former students, grand-babies, and friends. Writing is to be read, so having readers, comments, and questions to answer will encourage me along the way.
Update
Our four month adventure in India is over, but there are still tales to tell from that far off magical place which seems now only a dream. I want to share the perfect quote from a new blogger friend who understands the trouble I am having articulating my Indian obsession!
“India leaves her mark on her guests in a most haunting compelling and often surprising way. I suspect that even now you are trying to figure out how to get back there!” (A comment response to me from Ninagrandiose’s Blog)
Bingo, Nina!
I have been fortunate to travel pretty extensively through Western and Eastern Europe to Egypt, Ghana, Tunisia, Belize, and Guatemala. So stories from any of these places could pop up anytime. And of course tales from the United States ! You are most welcome to come along for the ride!
anne.t.bell@gmail.com
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Oh thank you so much for thinking of me. Love that Sisterhood Award. I am still trying to catch up on awards so it will be a while, but know how much I appreciate your kindness to me! Namaste. . .
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Hi Anne, have a look I’ve nominated you for the WordPress Family Award ♡
I very much appreciate you!
Love D x
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I so do appreciate you to my dear and thank you for this recognition of my blog. I am working to get some awards done today . I need to catch up! So it will be soon, I hope.
I agree with special affections of the Family Award!
Blessings,
Anne
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Please, accept this …. http://hrexach.wordpress.com/2013/12/14/blog-of-the-year-award-2013-4/ …. because I love the work you do!!
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I am enjoying your tales of India! I understand the fascination with this country and culture (s).
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I am so glad you are enjoying the blog. I hope you will visit again soon and often. Have you been to incredible India !
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I have been!
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Thanks!
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Please accept the The Dragon Loyalty Award
If you already have it put “Awarded x2” below the image
I would be delighted if you could accept.
http://prayingforoneday.wordpress.com/2013/12/17/the-dragon-loyalty-award/
Shaun.
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Love your blog. Thank you for sharing them! Orchid
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It is my joy to post and I am so happy when people enjoy them. Thanks for taking the time to comment!
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Do you have any ideas for my history blog from Indian history? I realize that my depth of knowledge is 10x largely when it comes to European history and I’d like to get some great tales from around the world. I’m thinking of doing the Golden Temple in the Punjab and the history of partition. Any other ideas? The more obscure and interesting the better.
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Also, if you have any posts I could link to regarding those two topics, I’d like to check them out.
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I heard lately that the Sikhs are 70% Dilat or untouchable. I don’t know if that is true, but would be one reason they hate the caste system. Let me know what you think. The Garden will fit into early history for independence. I have lots of temples, and architecture…in India.
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This is one of my favorite posts about a garden in Amritsar. See if you like it. I love the Golden Temple and had two posts, I will send you the link. I am not a scholar or an intellectual.. . . . just a retired elementary teacher. Professor husband says I have a journalists interest in things…who, what , when, where, why and maybe how! I write on things I am interested in and try to do a bit of research to keep them authentic.. Listen, I love just about everything about incredible India!
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Many thanks my friend!
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Many thanks, dear friend!
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T Y !
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T Y !
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I surely did enjoy reading some of your posts! especially the last ones of Rome, since I am spending my Christmas holidays there. Hope you will enjoy my blog as well!
Thank you and Merry Christmas as well!
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Oh lucky you! The Eternal City at Christmas. . . .I hope you still have some time because I want to recommend a couple of stops to you.l Villa Borghese and Domus Aurea. . . .Nero’s Golden House. V B is near the Piazza del Popolo and there is a small bus that takes you through the garden to the villa. It is filled with marble and exquisite art….several Bernini statutes. N G House is near the Colosseum. Both places you need reservations, I think. Both are a little off the beaten tourist path and well worth the effort! Your hotel should help you or information is on line.
Let me know what you think. I will look more closely at your blog.
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As the year ends, celebrate another star!! Blog of the year 2013 Award!! Please, accept this: http://hrexach.wordpress.com/2013/12/30/blog-of-the-year-203-award-before-the-year-ends/
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Oh my friend, how lovely of you . I do appreciate your friendship. Have a blessed New Year!
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The feeling is mutual ….. from the heart!!!! 🙂
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Hi Anne, what an amazing blog, I’m delighted to have discovered it xx
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How lovely! Welcome!
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LOL.. . . .I was just deleting permanently all my spam and here was this message! That is a great idea!
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Congratulations, Anne, for your nomination for the Shaun’y Award for blogging excellence!
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Thank you for visiting my blog.
I am glad that we are doing the Zero To Hero challenge together.
I have never been to India before but I really would love to go there someday. It is in my bucket list (where ever it is located). I hope that you have a happy 2014.
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Well, I waited a long time to go to India and it was well worth it! I hope you will enjoy my blog. It is not a travel log but a post card album of what I enjoyed.
I have someone to help me with the widgets but it won’t be until later in the month. Oh well, I am determined to learn it! Smiles! Anne
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Thanks so much for the follow. Love your energy! Great to meet you. Keep writing!
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You are most welcome!
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Thanks for sharing!
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You have a lot of travel stories to tell!! Great Blog. Following you now.
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Thank you for the follow. I love traveling and sharing tales! Hope you enjoy it. If you have some place you are interested in , let me know and I might have gone there! Would be happy to share! Blessings. . . . .
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“It Is What It Is” received this. I’m paying it forward! Please, accept. TY …
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Many thanks, my friend!
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Big 🙂 …… grin!!! YRVW!!
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i wish i was able to travel but health and money won’t allow it. just as well i get to live vicariously through the experiences of others! wondeful blog. thank you for sharing
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What a wonderful attitude! I have been blessed to travel with my husband quite a bit. Are there any places you are curious about that I might have seen? I would be most happy to share , if there are! Blessings!
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Thanks so much for visiting and following my blog! I appreciate it very much. 😀
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You are most welcome! Happy blogging! Anne
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Sorry for the late notifications. Tech problems.
I nominated you for the Dragon’s Loyalty Award. Please get the badge at http://wp.me/p32YrK-1d3 and get more info. Also included are the Inventive Blogger and Shauny awards at http://wp.me/p32YrK-1lp to complete the package. 🙂
Have a wonderful day! Blessings, belsbror
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Oh dear friend, many thanks for your honor. I am way behind on my awards, but it gives me great pleasure to add yours to the list. I am anxious to see how you combined awards.
Many thanks friend!
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You’re welcome. 🙂
It also took me a long time for my appreciation post for what you presented me but better late than never. 🙂
Take your time. We have no deadlines here in WordPress. 🙂
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Good thing ! Smiles !
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It’s part of the fun of blogging. (laughs)
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Thanks my dear friend for the inclusion in the Dragon’s Loyalty Award!
Anne
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Thanks a lot for adding my blog into the list of nominations 😀
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You are most welcome!
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Thank you for the follow, it’s very encouraging.
Terry
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You are welcome!
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Lovely blog! Thank you for signing up to follow me! I hope that you will enjoy my posts! ^..^ B
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Thanks for the visit . I will enjoy your posts, too !
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🙂
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Back at you !
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My pleasure!
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Thanks for following my blog – I look forward to reading yours!
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And I yours! T Y !
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Thanks for following the Jenn stories! You’re right–getting India out of one’s system is well-nigh impossible . . . and why should we try? 🙂
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well, you are absolutely correctomondo! I love your attitude!
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Hi, you got nice writing skills. I really like your blog 🙂 Also to mention, I being an amateur, need to learn skills from you all 🙂
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Thank you , but you probably speak many languages and I am only an English speaker. Writing in a language is the highest level of skill, so don’t be hard on yourself. You are doing quite well! How many languages do you speak? I remember seeing on the wall at the airport in Chennai, three different languages and three different alphabets! If I can help you, i am most happy to do try! Anne
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I know three language atleast. India is huge as you know. The languages which you might have come across in Chennai airport might be Tamil and Hindi. Thanks again for your kind words. I am glad that I am following you and thanks for your support.
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Well, there you go! Have a lovely Sunday!
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you too. You are humble and nice. Glad that I came across your blog.
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I am very interested in Indian politics. . . we were in Ahmedabad . I am very pro-Modi. Professor husband says that I am his American campaign manager! I have written several posts…including Leadership Matters! Sure was a surprise and mess over the weekend with Arvind Kejriwal!
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I got to know that from your posts, unfortunately i am not so much into politics 🙂
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Oh that is ok….just wondering your opinion! It is very important to vote, though. It is a right and privilege, and responsibility of democracy!
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You are absolutely right.
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Know you will ! 😎
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Hello India, salam from Indonesia.
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Namaste Indonesia!
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sama-sama.
terima kasih.
* bungkukin badan
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I have nominated you for the Seven Awards, Anne, for your standout blog. Have a great day.
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Hi Anna, thanks for liking my guest post on Sonal’s blog. I discovered you and what a lovely blog you have! I like all your categories, travel especially, and look forward to your posts.
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Namaste. . . . . .
The blog began as a sort of diary from my time in India. If you are interested in that, visit February -May 2013. There are other travel posts now as well, as I am blessed to have traveled quite a bit!
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sorry I mis-spelt your name Anne. thanks for the further info and your follow too!
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Please accept “Being a light in the World Award”
http://prayingforoneday.wordpress.com/2014/03/16/being-a-light-in-the-world-award/
If you don’t accept awards please pass this to a friend who does.
More love, less hate
Shaun
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Cool! I’m from India. And believe me, this place is amazing. People are very compassionate and friendly.
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Great ! I hope you will look through my India category to see all the traveling and touring we did during our 4 months in incredible India. I think you will see how much I loved my time there and hope very much to visit again! Love the politics, places , but mostly the people! Welcome. . .
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Yes, I’ll definitely check them out.
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Oh wow I totally love that. I have a friend that I am very close to who lives in Mumbai. We talk everyday and also Skype so I get to see a lot from their point of view. I love it that you went there. I’m going to go one day! 🙂
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Brian Fotheringham-Nominated you for The Liebster Award!
Check out: http://fozzyfitness.wordpress.com/2014/03/23/leibster-award/
Of course you don’t have to accept an award, just know you’re appreciated!
Lots of love,
Brian(Fozzy)
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Brian how kind you are to nominate me for the Leibster Award. . I thank you and will pass it along very soon with my nominations. Have a lovely week! Anne
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I’m in love with your blog! It evoked many emotions in me just browsing through. I can spend hours here, but I have to get some work done 😉 Definitely coming back for more. Looking forward to following your posts. Keep blogging, please! Love, Abby
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Oh Abby, you make me laugh! I must say it is thrilling to hear your enthusiasm filling the comment. I am most grateful for Elaine’s interview and letting me meet some new lovely people . I hope and plan to keep on blogging. I try to post everyday which is joyful work for me. Big smiles. . . . . Anne
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Congratulations! I have reciprocated your nominated for the Light of the World Award. Please accept my best wishes and nominate your own nominees. Please visit the following page of my blog to get the details. Keep up the good work! http://politicalbaaba.wordpress.com/2014/03/27/light-in-the-world-award/
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Many thanks for the award and your lovely, kind words. Great blogging and keep up the good work! Big smiles. . . Anne
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WOW, you have been luckily blessed to be fortunate to travel to so many great places. I will have to take some time one day and go through your past blog post, would love to read more and see any photos you may have added as well. I also look forward to seeing your future post as well. Thanks for stopping by my blog and liking and for the follow too, It always nice to meet a new neighbor and fellow Southern Belle. 🙂 Hope you have a wonderful day.
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Husband is a professor of architecture. We have taken on lots of trips as well as our children when they were little. Husband says that “professors don’t get rich, but there are other perks!” Mostly the blog is about India and our 4 months there in 2013, I fell in love with incredible India as you will see. There are other posts of other places as well. I would love for you to read it and I look forward to more of you photographs! Blessings, Anne ( Grandma name is Miss Anne) thought you would like that southern touch…….
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I like that “Miss Anne”…my grandkids call me Nana.
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Nana is good and you look way too young. You must have been a child bride. . .
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I was 16 when I got married the first time unfortunately it did not last but our friendship did thankfully for the sake of our children, my son was 20 when he had his son who just turned 3 on March 1…my other son has 2 step-daughters who just turned 2 yesterday and the other one will be 1 on April 1.She had her girls back to back, and believe it or not I just turned 40 this past Christmas Eve 2013. Thank you for the lovely comment, I have been blessed with not aging to fast, and I am thankful for that.
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Aren’t grandbabies wonderful? I could have thought you were thirty something!
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They are the best, in fact my son is getting custody of his son today, his mother is unable to properly take care of him right now, so she is signing over custody to my son. My son lives on our property so I will get to see and care for (babysit) my grandson while his Daddy works.Thank you again. 🙂
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Welcome. . . . .and so glad to meet you ! Anne
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Too bad about UVa Anne. Valiant effort and great season nonetheless.
I nominate you for the Liebster Award because it has a lot of steps and you may like answering the questions I came up with. Congratulations.
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Thanks Marco. . . . The team did give it a great effort. You always have the right words This award post is great, your usual fine work. I thank you for thinking of me and accept , thank you very much. I am trying to keep up with these but there are a couple a head of yours. I might have to double up as you did. Thanks for putting up with my foolishness on sports….you are the best! Big Saturday smiles. . . .
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Great blog, Anne. 😉
I too travelled to India (during 1995) – absolutely loved it. The raw energy to be found there is (to me) unique and thrilling. I’d love to return, though doubt I ever will; the memories however, I’m sure will sustain me.
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I am glad you can connect with my Indian posts. It is indeed an unique place ! Have a great week!
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Greetings! Awards time, fellow blogger!
I nominate you for The Peace and Justice and Being a Light in the World Awards.
You can check. http://wp.me/p32YrK-1tx and http://wp.me/p32YrK-JC for more details.
Have a wonderful day!
Blessings,
belsbror
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Dear friend. . . .I am behind as usual, but accept with deep appreciation from you ! I will get it done soon….I hope. Warm spring smiles !
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That’s the first two. The next will follow later. 🙂
No blogging deadlines. Take your time.
Blessings,
belsbror
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Hi, thank you for following my blog. I really appreciate it. I love what you’re doing here and I look forward to exploring your blog further! It looks like you have travelled to some fantastic places. 🙂
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Welcome Amanda,
Do visit again soon. I have been blessed to travel a great deal and I love to share it with others. Add incredible India to your bucket list……Smiles. . .
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I would love to visit India some day. It looks stunning! *adds to bucket list* and thank you for your warm welcome 🙂
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I have nominated you for the Shine On and reader Appreciation awards- http://fozzyfitness.wordpress.com/2014/04/03/reader-appreciation-and-shine-on-award/
You do not have to accept the awards if not just pass as nomination was for your support and continued friendship
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Hello, fellow blogger! A peaceful day to you!
Congrats! You are nominated for the I’m NOT Featured on Freshly Pressed Award.
You can check http://wp.me/p32YrK-1Kp for more details.
Blessings,
belsbror
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Lovely, thank you so much my friend. Blessings! Anne
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