Okay...here are my guesses for what they were worth...
Page 1 : Clue - K, the dear girl of my mama's life - Little Kaju and my pal IBH.
Page 2 : and this one was haaaard, because, I could not figure out the little photograph...and then I realised it was the doll house that I had asked Sue to post a long time ago...(what a swell swell amazing personal touch of a clue, Sue!)..and I loved your handwriting too. I loove seeing handwritings..it melts the distances away.
Page 3 : Oh so hard! A little poem, and a little para, and I have known this person for 6 years??? Who? Sang, my June Bugs pal!
Page 4 : No clue here whatsoever. Its the one with the wishes set against the backdrop of a palm tree in the corner. [Dear Collection of Stars!]
Page 5 : A lovely poem of a wish...as you flow past yet another milestone....a very beautiful one, esp., the last line...I wish you enough all your life. I couldn't guess this one, and thought another wish was from Suki...and when I went to her blog to link, I found my answer. Thanks sweetheart!
Page 6 : Clue : A daughter mom duo with a logic of their own - I am sooo bad with clues and riddles. It hit me when I read this page! But I'm still going to guess and say....BOO! [I guessed this about a whole week later...and it turned out to be Fuzzy Logic!]
Page 7 : The awesome quote by William Blake...to see the world in a grain of sand, and heaven in a wild flower, hold infinity in the palm of your hand, and eternity in an hour...Wow!! Who are you? [A classy touch from Dotmom.]
Page 8 : And such a pretty painted picture. Wow. A tree, a bee, a butterfly....who are you, O unknown author? [Thank you dear UTBT. The tree was the banyan tree of her blog. The bee was Meija, and the butterfly...Chula, mimicking their Halloween outfits this year! All....such a personal touch.]
Page 9 : The beautiful one with the outline of 2 hands...has to be Gauri...for saying the wicked twosome! Am I right?? Please tell me I am...for I feel very unintelligent having unravelled only 20% of the mystery so far. [Dear dear Mad Momma, it actually was!!]
Page 10 : This I knew right away, because she had used this pretty icon for the DMC theme on Traditions. Thanks Sandeepa. Another very personalised clue that I particularly enjoyed!
Page 11 : Man! This painting belongs in the Guggenheim. Seriously. The Dimple Girl and the nightingale's sister really have serious talent! Thanks DDMom.
Page 12 : Pretty cheery blossoms. And to think that you have them right in your backyard Suj! I know I would have never guessed had you not told me today. Thank you for something so close to home. :)
Page 13 : A very cute and exceptional sketch of a pretty peacock in a hand. The thumb is the head and each remaining finger is a feather. d...and D and A...thank you so much!
Page 14 : Wow. Bowled over by all the cute blog kiddo faces staring at me, in different varying expressions of a smile. Wow. What a CUTE idea! Who did this? You didn't leave me a clue to trace you. [Boo, Boo, Boo!]
Page 15 : A little poem. Good wishes. The clue : I have a daughter a tad older than Winkie and located in sunny west coast. Sahithi's Mom! Is that you? I'm so thrilled you could be a part of this.
Page 16 : A postcard like picture of a perfect beach and a string of pink flowers lying on the sand. No clue...who are thou? :) [Thanks dear CeeKay, for such a pretty picture!]
Page 17 : I don't know what to say for this. Only one thing...that only you could have written so beautifully Ana. Your signature was a little blurry, but only after you mentioning it over email could I have figured it out. Awesome. I have always admired the poetic and endless beauty of your writing and now to find that you had directed it at me. I am eternally grateful for this...a poem, that rhymes and has a meter too. My favorite kind. And your last line...I have to quote it here for everyone to share in the beauty...
On this birthday and ever more, I wish you much inner peace
May the jiva become the atma, yet may your striving never cease.
Wow!
Page 18 : A great big star and the clue...from a fellow saggi. Oh! I wish I knew who. Please tell me. :) [Dear Sandhya...another wonderful June Bug pal!]
Page 19 : And who was the one that gave me one raindrop of birthday wishes in the shower of wishes that came my way? Was it you Dipali? :) [Thank you Aps for such immense words!]
Page 20 : Clue - she thinks by bringing thoughts and waves in her blogs name, she could weave a magical web of posts....ooooo...again, I am so bad at these clues...at this rate, I needn't try and guess at all. Can I have the answers please? [Thanks Kowsalya. You had given me an easy clue.]
Page 21 : Two little trinkets, each identical to the other. First thought that came to mind was...made by the twins. And yup, I was right. The clue was stalwart. And that confirmed things. Thanks so much for this beautiful addition to my jewellery Mnamma. And thanks M & N for all the work you put in for that. :)
Page 22 : A picture of a rainbow. Beautiful wishes in each line of the poem, filled with all the things I could ever ask for in life. Who are you, that made this so complete? [This was you dear Gauri!]
Page 23 : Aargee! You are sooooo.... sweet. It would have been a little hard to guess your identity and given how baaad I am with clues...! So thank God you emailed me when you did! :)
Page 24 : A nice clear handwriting in bright red. Bold and confident. That's what struck me when I saw this page. 30 years ago, on this day, God made a mould. What a kind thought you have given me here through this. I wish all those things were true, but I don't mind having you thinking them to be so. At least, not today. :) [Poppins!!!]
Page 25 : This page reminded me of a Tulika publication. Seriously..it had a nice bright, ethnic feel to it. Such a cute, and vibrant bird too. Wow. Lovely sketch. And no, I cannot guess who. Please please tell, without further ado! :) [Thank you Artnavy. Lovely!]
Page 26 : Addressed to Winkie and Thambi...double wishes coming your Mom's way. Very personalised. I loved the line about the World Flags. It reminded me of something I had long forgotten! *sheepish*
Page 27 : A picture of a bib, and the word KARMA in big bold letters. Instantly reminded me of Dotmom, but I could be wrong. [And I was wrong! Sorry Kiran....and thanks for the explanation of the bib. :)]
Page 28 : Wow. And double wow. A road. Two tall skyscraper like buildings and a little house in the middle. Mine, I know. And in one of the most perfect handwriting I have seen, a wish...for lots of beautiful sunrises. Wow. This one just blew me away with how personalised it was. I have to, have to, have to know who you are. Because clue-less me needs to make contact with creatively challenged you! [Rohini!]
Page 29 : Awww Trishna. I recognised this from the little border and flowers you had drawn. It was the same as the one from the header I made you. Thanks so much dear T.
Page 30 : A gorgeous, delectable box of chocolates. Choxbox! Am I right???
Page 31 : Princess of Winkie's Way! LOL. I like that. I don't feel 30 with princess! Gauri...if you had not revealed in your comments, I would not have made the connection at all! I loved that you picked 4 lines from something that was dear to my heart and included that as part of your page. Cool! And why Nepal??? And now I know the wicked twosome was actually...The Mad Momma! [And this turned out to be dear Altoid. I cannot tell you how touched I am by this page!]
Page 32 : And this one was a lovely beach sunrise/sunset! There was a little note too, but the lettering was sooo.. tiny that I couldn't make it out. Help! [Squiggles Mom....thank you for such a lovely thought!]
Page 33 : A cute polka dotted page, a simple wish. Very pleasant to the eye...and light colours. Lovely!
Page 34 : Another beautiful beach sunrise. Man, sunrises really do inspire, I see! :D And who is it that called me a fairy Godmother? Wow. What a title. Poppins...is this you? You said Angel, and now FGM seems a different title. [Kodi's Mom. I was blind not to have seen this. Absolutely blind!]
Page 35 : Another very personalised sketch. Cake, balloons, stars, wine glasses...the works! Very artsy. Easy strokes. Loved it. Who, who? [Moppet's Mom! Thank you!]
Page 36 : A handful of sunlight, a heart full of dreams, A world full of happiness....can it be you, UTBT?
Page 37 : Lovely woods and trees, and a red bird. A picturesque setting. S, Y, C and LN??? I am completely at my wit's end at the fag end of this day. :) [Suj! I am a complete dumbo not to get this!]
Page 38 : 3 decades completed now by this lovely soul...so complete in herself. Something tells me this is my dear Kodi's Mom. The question is now out there... [Dipali. This was so beautiful...thank you!]
Phew! I got thru with it all...its been hard work, but nothing compared to what you guys put in. I still have sooo.. much to assimilate and feel, but for all those who are wondering what this is all about...well, Kodi's Mom promised to do a post explaining. I'll link to her once she puts it up.
Thank you all...for a day, memorable in FULL because of your efforts and caring touch!
Monday, December 03, 2007
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31 comments:
You got me right Tharini.
So glad I could play a little part in the whole thing....
Hey Tharini
:) Pg 31 sounds like my card. I just posted it in my blog, do cross-check and let me know.
PS : Those 4 lines of yours that I included in your own card are my all-time favorite ones. Hence I chose them for you :).
Hope you are having a blast.
http://emolior.blogspot.com/2007/12/celebration.html
it was so much fun being a part of this! you got ours right - but then i knew you would! diya felt so important and had so much fun doing it too!
love
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Mine was so simple eh :) but i guess the deal for being ur inlaw made it simple:)
WISHING YOU A VERY VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY Dear Tharini..you deserve all the best things in this world...never seen such a positive person in my life.....u deserve....
lots of luv to Winkie and Thambi (expecially ;))) )
bang on!!! I wanted to make the babies make it.. but since they are so tiny, it was the best they could do!!! Glad you liked :)
she thinks by bringing thoughts and waves in her blogs name, she could weave a magical web of posts
thoughts + waves = ninaivu + alai = ninaivalai :)
I know it was not very great but thats what the forgetful me managed in the last minute :(
It was sooooo nice to read your posts and in fact your birthday planning brought us bloggers a little more closer. You will love to read all the discussions that we had on the google group created for this purpose :) :)
Page 38 was from me! (Thanks to Kodi's mom for helping the dinosaur!)
Nooooooo. You didnt guess. I was 27. But then I clear miss forgot to put up the clues. Hope you had a great birthday...
The bib, because I have such an image of you mothering all us bloggers....
And I thought the karma would be a deadgiveaway but then forgot that dotmom has the same moniker...
Many more Happy returns of this day, Tharini.
Happy Birthday!!
We can lay claim to page 32. I've sent you an email so you can actually read it!!!
Tara, am so glad you liked it. I'm bad at following instructions, so the whole 'clue' thing dawned on me later! :)
Hope your real-world birthday was awesome too, besides the virtual one!
happy bday- visit me to know which was from Anush and me
Fairy Godmother was not me :( Although I wish I'd thought of that.
The red/bold writing of the angels making a mould, yep that was me. That was why I said you are an angel.
Sheesh. Sorry I couldn't be more creative with the clues, some of the others seem phenomenal !
Page 4 : No clue here whatsoever. Its the one with the wishes set against the backdrop of a palm tree in the corner.
This is me. I made a card with proper clues and all but hubby did not like it. He was so happy with the header you made for me that he decided to make the card himself.
The border is actually a collection of stars and I don't know why he added the palm tree.
He spent so much effort on making it that I did not have the heart to mention the clue part to him :)
I think I will put up the card on my blog and explain better :)
Guess you have not made the connection yet T :-)
I drew inspiration from nature - when one day the sun shone bright while it was still drizzling and all of a sudden the sky was drenched with the colours of nature in all its abundant glory. The first person who came to mind was you and that was what my page was all about - A Rainbow of Wishes !!
Emailed you !!
Kudos to all those who have been instrumental in giving a unique birthday gift to this special blogger. Belated wishes to you Tharini for a happy and funfilled birthday.
Belated wishes to you. May all your dreams come true.
yo. bang on! will send you a mail so you can read it.
hope you had a great day!
Hi Tharini,
MANY MANY HAPPY RETURNS OF THE DAY! HAVE FUN AND MAY ALL UR WISHES COME TRUE :)
You are clever.... :)
Dang. and I thought the color scheme would give me away. I am the Blake girl (Page 7).. I think Page 27 is the other karmic girl - kiran :) Hope you had a terrific day Tharini!
Sooper!!! You guessed it right Tharini!!!! So glad to be part of this :)
I missed out big time..thanks to my sinus surgery which was the same time as the deadline for your card...can u believe it, these girls had the whole the whole thing so well organized, they had a submission deadline and all :).
I hope you had a great day and welcome to the club Tharini...3-0 is fab and I am sure with your attitude, it hardly makes a difference, age that is :) Happy Birthday again!
great job! I can imagine this gnawing you from inside out!
but, you still haven't got me right :) should I reveal or should I wait?
Why do clues that seem so obvious when you think them up seem so obscure to people they are meant for :(
Anyway, hop on across for the answer.
And hope you had a great birthday!
16: That's me. Forgetful me failed to add a clue :P Just emailed you the greeting.
Hope you had a fun day!
LOL! Page 35 - you describe as artsy! I was going for the cartoon "Kaata" look that I thought you'd recognise! :-D
Glad to know you had so much fun with it all!
You got me right, then - it's absolutely thrilling to come back to my own little world after three long, difficult and somewhat harrowing days, and see you so happy, delighted, content and everything I wished you enough of. :)
I thought the thought behind the wish would be unique enough to identify me, LOL. Apparently there are more people who think like me than I thought - which is a good thing.
You know, the word verification I have now is "saara" - as in "everything" in Hindi. I like it. :)
I crossed thirty a while ago
So I thought I'd been everywhere
But then when I found new places
You were already there!
Dear Tara,
You prove wisdom doesn't have much to do with age, young one :-).
You are a wonderful person whose thoughts it is a pleasure to
read, and I'm so glad to know you.
Here’s another “raindrop” of birthday wishes in the shower of wishes coming
your way. Hope you have a great birthday!
Love,
Aps
P.S: Chinuku means raindrop :) I know, too cryptic. But my giveaway was supposed to be that I called you "Tara", I always think of you as Tara.
It was moving to read about your reaction to the album. I got an email one day from Gauri telling me about it, and then an email inviting me to join this google group. Thanks to Gauri and K's Mom and everyone else who planned and worked on this - it feels so good to be part of it.
I made it too easy, na? Ah, I'm glad you liked it. Have a nice, long break and come back with lots of stories. *Hugs*
#6 was from me!I didn't think you would guess it though:)Glad to hear how the surprise meant for you Tharini. Here's to many more wonderful birthdays!
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