This Christmas, we at Indiblogeshwaris, an FB group of feisty Indian women bloggers, decided to do a very different version of Secret Santa. So, this time around, we secretly visited a blog and reviewed it.
A Few Drops of Ink is the personal blog of Cynthia Rodrigues Manchekar who is a mother of 2 and devoted wife. She is also a writer and editor and works for an internal communications team of large Indian corporate. She has been blogging since 2009. I had the pleasure of browsing through her blog.
Cynthia shares her personal experiences, does book and movie reviews, writes her parenting musings and routinely participates in blog tags. I loved the few posts that I read in the A-Z challenge that she had participated in. The posts that I read gave me a glimpse into a strong-willed, warm and devoted person that she is. I especially loved reading about the cause of breastfeeding that she incorporated in a contest entry post. The post on Raksha bandhan about the brother-sister bond, where she explores her own relationship with her brother as well as those of her children is a heartening read as well. There are some interesting fiction pieces too on her blog. Overall, her blog is a good reflection of the person that she is and an easy-on-the-senses read.
Cynthia, it was a pleasure reading a few posts on your blog. I hope you continue to write and engage your readers in a similar way in the future! My best wishes to you for the festive season. Wish you a Merry Christmas and a very Happy New year especially to La Nina and El Nino!
This review is done as a part of the Secret Elves Christmas activity on Indiblogeshwaris!
What an awesome Christmas present 🙂 You guys came up with a brilliant idea 🙂
Thank you, Veens! I loved doing the review, and it sure is such a lovely idea. Thanks for reading!
OK Rachna i shall visit this blog.
I hope you like it there, Indu!
I haven’t read her but after this review, I am certainly going to.. A great idea btw 🙂
Thanks Jas!
You girls are really cool!! Will surely read her blog 🙂
Merry Christmas!
Thanks, Nisha! Wish you the same.
Thanks.I was not following the blog in question.I will visit the site soon.
I hope you like it, Chowlaji!
I really loved the way Cynthia used each alphabet to impart a lesson to her kids during the A to Z blogging month. Nice review Rachna.
Thanks Janu! I haven’t read all her A-Z posts but I am sure inspired to read them. I am glad that I discovered a new blog! Thanks for reading!
hey Rachna from your review I understands Cynthia rights straight from the heart and that surely makes me want to explore further…nice review 🙂
Thanks Karan! I think you will enjoy her blog!
kindly ignore the earlier comment and the typos there
hey Rachna from your review I understand that Cynthia writes straight from the heart and that surely make me want to explore more…nice review 🙂
Don’t worry about the typos :).
I enjoyed reading Cynthia’s posts during the A to Z Challenge. She’s an awesome blogger.
Thanks for visiting, Suzy! Yes, I loved what I read from the A-Z challenge.
Rachna, thank you so much for a lovely review. A one-of-a-kind Christmas gift indeed. God bless you and yours all through 2014.
Thanks so much, Cynthia! I loved browsing through your posts and doing this review! Wish you a lovely New Year too!
Cynthia is such a gifted writer. Yes, I too, like Janaki loved her A-Z series. I used to look forward to her post every day. So wonderful of you to review her on your blog, Rachna. Well done, Secret Blogger Elf!
Thanks, Vini! I loved browsing through her posts, really! It was a great initiative and we all spread some love and sunshine and got much more in return. Thanks to IB and you!
My list seems to be growing longer. Adding Cynthia’s blog to my ‘must read’ list. 🙂
Thanks for reading, Pooja! I hope you will enjoy reading her blog!
The few times I have visite Cynthia’s blog, I’ve come away absolutely pleased. She means what she says and says what she means. For me, there can’t be a bigger recommendation for a blogger. She truly rocks.
I tried to comment on your post 3-4 times yesterday but I couldn’t access the blog. I donno why… silly thing. But I am here now. 😀
Merry Christmas secret elf! 🙂
Merry Christmas to you too, Dagny! Oh yes, the server was down and since I had guests, I am afraid I wasn’t online much (having too much fun offline :)). I hadn’t read Cynthia earlier and am glad that I discovered a lovely new blog to read. Thanks for your presence here, always!
Good initiative. Wish I had the time to visit all the good blogs out there.
I agree. Sometimes, I wish that too. Just too much to read and not enough time. Thanks for reading, TF!