BooksPlease is 7 Today!
An unbelievable seven years have gone by since I started my blog! There have been many changes in those years but I’m still here on my blog. I love reading and seven years ago I decided to write about the books I read, partly to help me remember what I’ve read and also to extend the pleasure of reading and to record what I thought about the books. And so ‘BooksPlease‘ was born.
I thought of calling my blog ‘Books Matter‘, or ‘Book Matters‘ but decided that it should be ‘BooksPlease‘ because they do and also because if somebody asked me what I wanted for my birthday or Christmas when I was a child I always said ‘ooh, books please!‘
I can hardly believe that I’ve been blogging this long. There have been, inevitably, ups and downs over the years and there have been times when I’ve thought of giving it up, but it’s become as much a part of my life as reading is and I carry on regardless. One of the unexpected pleasures of blogging has been the contact with other like-minded people all over the world, book lovers I would never have known about, or been able to ‘meet’ who have contributed to my blog with their comments. Thank you to all of you – and I hope to continue ‘talking’ to you as long as possible.
Congrats to 1 of my favorite book bloggers RT @MargaretFreeman: Happy Birthday BooksPlease: BooksPlease is 7 today http://t.co/ZUr02VHmPX
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David Freeman liked this on Facebook.
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Congratulations Margaret – Happy Blog-Birthday! x
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Huge congrats, Margaret! You have been one of the lovely people it’s been my pleasure to meet since I myself have been blogging. I hope I continue to know you via blogging for many years to come.
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Annabel Gaskell liked this on Facebook.
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Congratulations, Margaret! Wishing you many more years of book blogging.
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Happy blogday 😀
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Dorte Hummelshøj Jakobsen liked this on Facebook.
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Catherine Russell liked this on Facebook.
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Congratulations Margaret, and more anniversaries to come.
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Happy Birthday. The Bears are going to eat a cake in your honour.
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Happy Birthday, Margaret! Here’s to another 7 years…and many more additions to the TBR list caused by your reviews… 🙂
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Congratulations, Margaret! Seven years of blogging is a great achievement.
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Congratulations! Well done. I agree, after only about a year, that it is fantastic to ‘meet’ all the people out there and discuss something that we all love – books!
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Happy blogging anniversary from a regular reader and occasional commenter.
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Belated congratulations, Margaret, and many happy returns!
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Happy blog day, Margaret! I certainly enjoy visiting with you here.
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Congratulations and well-done, Margaret! I’m very much impressed, and looking forward to many more good years learning from you.
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Wow! Seven years is a long time. To think that I might never have “met” you if you hadn’t decided to blog about your reading is unthinkable. We have shared experiences and been good friends, and I’m grateful for that. Looking forward to reading your blog for another 7 yrs. at least.
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Barbara Mitchell liked this on Facebook.
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Congrats on your 7th!!!! What a terrific milestone. So glad that you enjoy writing, because I love reading your columns/reviews and always look forward to receiving your emails. Here’s to another 7 great years!
Have some champagne & cake to celebrate 🙂
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Many Happy Returns, Margaret. I love reading about your books and your garden/animal/art posts too.
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Happy blog birthday Margaret…and may you have many more happy years of reading and blogging
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Angela Young liked this on Facebook.
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A very, very happy birthday, sorry it’s a bit belated! I always love that we started basically at the same time, and are both still going strong. May we have many more years between us!
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Happy blog birthday, Margaret, 7 years! I’ve wondered about the name, and thought it was likely a question of, well, a question. I like the double-meaning in that they are enjoyable. I’m glad to have ‘met’ you and look forward to continuing reading your posts.
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SO glad you are in the blogging world. I’m always interested in what you say.
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