Shyamala annavarapu

@Shyamalaa (525)

Udaipur, India

Joined myLot 9 years ago

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Be Still

sofs @sofssu (23662) 15 Jul 16

Be still, The magic of morn, As gold dust descends On blushes of red and yellow, Fragrance of flowers enticingly bold, Chirping of birds and buzzing bees, Wrap the earth with peace, Perfect ease, Be still! This poem follows the...

be still

poetry

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Shyamala annavarapu I am not much of a poetry person, but your lines are beautiful and interesting information too about the structure of the poem. Will look forward to more posts from you

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Losing Weight Advertisements!!

durgabala @durgabala (1360) • India 15 Jul 16

I am tired of seeing these losing weight ads. Is it genuine? I have never heard of known acquaintances lose weight after joining these programs. I feel, all can lose weight without spending any money, but going fro regular walks...

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Shyamala annavarapu At best, they can act as motivators, because, having shelled out good amount of money, you want results and so, work that much harder towards losing weight.

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What do you do with your old books?

maezee @maezee (41988) • United States 29 Jan 16

As an avid reader, I seem to accumulate a ton of extra, unwanted books. I have a good sized book collection, but when I am not thrilled by a book I have read I tend to wash my hands clean of it - make it someone else's problem. I...

books

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Shyamala annavarapu We too accumulated a lot of books because we like to buy rather than borrow from libraries. I really like this idea of little free libraries that you mentioned. Unfortunately we don't have places like that where we live.

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Gardens - The Green Lungs Of England.

Jabo @jaboUK (64354) • United Kingdom 28 Jan 16

I am an keen gardener now, but it's something I came to late in life. My son's friend is a professional gardener, and one day he brought some plants round and wondered if they were any good to me. They were surplus to his...

green lungs of england

gardens

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Shyamala annavarapu Your garden looks beautiful!We had a garden in our home too but we shifted base a few years back. The garden has been neglected after that. It broke my heart to see all the grass dried up when I last visited the place.

29 Jan 16

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HALF FRIENDS

Alfredo Rossi @amadeo (111938) • United States 5 Jan 16

The title is weird.I am reading a novel on "The Girl on the Train" I just starting to read this .This so they say a best seller etc. This is a person who take the same commuter.Every day and every night. I will not say any more...

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half friends

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Shyamala annavarapu There is a book by a popular Indian author called Half a girl friend. I have wondered about the expression but have not read the book.

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At Last A Response To My Computer Dating Application

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44998) • Preston, England 5 Jan 16

The Whaaaat??? Computer Dating agency sent me your revised request for a date with me, Mr. Chappell. After you attempted to send a photo of George Clooney and pretend that it was you, I was torn between suspecting either fraud...

computer dating

george clooney

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Shyamala annavarapu Hilarious!!

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Thinking of The Past - Part 2

marcyaz @Marcyaz (35316) • United States 31 Dec 15

We moved into town when I was almost 5 years old and while I was sitting out on this front steps I noticed some kids across the street and a girl a few years older than me asked me if I wanted to play ball with them. Of course I...

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Shyamala annavarapu Joyful childhood memories with friends! It is sad about the kitten though!

4 Jan 16

Thinking of The Past - Part 1

marcyaz @Marcyaz (35316) • United States 31 Dec 15

When I was young we lived out of town and no other children lived nearby so it was just me and my brother playing together but I always missed my brother when he was in school. Since I couldn't cross the road by myself my...

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Shyamala annavarapu Quite an adventure! How old were you then?

4 Jan 16

Too Many Family Photos

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44998) • Preston, England 2 Jan 16

It is quite nice to have a few family photos on display around the house and the workplace office, but I find many people saturate the house with them to the point of enshrinement. Every portrait looks like a cruel Dorian Grey...

photos

museum

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Shyamala annavarapu Most of our photos are in digital form. I have an old computer which I use like a digital photo frame and the pictures are shuffled and displayed like a slide show. I like such display because you get to see many photos that you would otherwise not see. Other...

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Don't Call Her Fat!

Jabo @jaboUK (64354) • United Kingdom 3 Jan 16

A girl had a shape that was spherical Of which her fella was critical, When he said 'lose weight' She got in a state, In fact she was almost hysterical. She was anything but philosophical And turned to abuse that was...

limericks by jabo

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Shyamala annavarapu

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No Regrets

Gamic01 @Gamic01 (88) • Laguna, Philippines 4 Jan 16

After more than 13 years working, I decided to be a full time working student, a wife and a mother. Then after another 3 years, I resigned from my job as QA team leader and focused with my studies and kids. I have graduated honors...

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Shyamala annavarapu Striking a balance between career and family can be very. challenging.particularly for a woman. I'm glad you chose to go back to your family!

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Morning.... How are you this morning? Ready For Christmas?

tutti harris @tuttiharris (1338) • Chattanooga, Tennessee 10 Dec 15

Good Morning all. In need this morning? Look no further than our Shepherd. Have a blessed day. It is beginning to get to a decent hour of the morning. Still dark, and have had several cups of coffee, and even tried to go out and...

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Shyamala annavarapu Love to you too! Hope you had a good Christmas! I would like to wish you a very happy new year too. Hope you have a great year ahead!

27 Dec 15

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Our Christmas 'Tree' In The 1940s.

Jabo @jaboUK (64354) • United Kingdom 20 Dec 15

During my childhood in WW2 goods were in short supply, and that included Christmas trees. Dad was a soldier away at the war, so it was up to my mother to do the best she could to ensure that we three little girls had a good...

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christmas tree

1940s

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Shyamala annavarapu Your mother seems to be a very creative and innovative person! Did you also try doing similar handmade toys for your children?

26 Dec 15

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I did a bad bad thing....

AbbyGreenhill @AbbyGreenhill (45494) • United States 24 Dec 15

.....something I should not have done, ever. I lived many years without doing it and I should not have done it....seriously! I made a red velvet cake and for the first time in my life I made buttercream frosting...OMG...I am in...

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Shyamala annavarapu Sounds too good to resist!

25 Dec 15

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Why join Mylot and refuse interaction?

Koalemos @Asylum (47893) • Manchester, England 24 Dec 15

I was scrolling through the Most Recent and came upon a discussion about blocking other members. The author stated that he had blocked a vast number of members because they were living in distant parts of world. The reason that he...

mylot

block

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Shyamala annavarapu In fact that is precisely the reason why mylot is so interesting!

25 Dec 15

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Diary Monday 7th December 2015

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44998) • Preston, England 8 Dec 15

Lots of shopping today, finally posting off my long distance Christmas cards, buying my 2016 diary, and I received my own first Xmas card, a virtual one right here on Mylot. The weather turned unexpectedly pleasant after a...

diary

cabaret

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Shyamala annavarapu We had heavy rains in Chennai in India recently causing unprecedented damage because of flooding. It is believed to be because of indiscriminate construction leading to blocking of drainage.

8 Dec 15

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Sorry MyLot But Now I am Ready To Mingle

Gudheart @gudheart (12659) 7 Dec 15

As some of you may have noticed I have been absent from here for over a week. It was not planned to have such a long break, but things got in the way and I had suddenly lots to deal with. I am now back and hopefully ready to...

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Shyamala annavarapu Good to have you back! In fact I also have been away for quite some time! Congratulations for your new acquisition!

8 Dec 15

Coffee Table Book Culture

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44998) • Preston, England 6 Dec 15

Even in the age of the E-Reader do you still meet people with copies of leather bound and embossed facsimile editions of The Complete Works Of Shakespeare or Marcel Proust's Remembrance Of Things Past in pride of place on their...

books

proust

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Shyamala annavarapu We had a huge collection of about 6000 books in our house at one time. Now most of them have been distributed between our 2 daughters. Luckily for us, they have also learnt to value books. But the problem I find is that once they turn yellow, reading...

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Shopping Finally All Finished

marcyaz @Marcyaz (35316) • United States 6 Dec 15

Yesterday I went to both Best Buy and Office Max again for the second day and I picked up my new computer as there were a few things I wanted done on it. Then my son and I went to Best Buy to order my daughter in-law her new...

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Shyamala annavarapu Is shopping ever over? I always find that there is something or the other left. Or maybe I try to find an excuse to go back!

7 Dec 15

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Who was my favorite relative?

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44998) • Preston, England 7 Dec 15

I’ve had great and terrible relatives. A few living kin are alienated from myself and / or other family through petty feuds that may never be resolved. That is terribly sad. There are other relatives I love dearly, My Mum being...

midland

grandfather

relatives

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Shyamala annavarapu Beautiful piece about your grandfather! I must say you imbibed his skills well and he would have been proud of you!

7 Dec 15

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