Monthly Archives: September 2010
Blogmania Winners
It was one heck of a contest. I’ve never had anything like it before. In three days I gathered nearly 600 entries. To make my selections, I printed out the comments, plus duplicates of the ones I told you would get you extra entries. The Girl cut them all into slips of paper, folded them, and made a pile. Check it out. Yes, that’s the quilt under it. I still have the edging to put on, but otherwise I’m done. […]
They Say
“They say not to go there. It’s dangerous.” “They say, they say, they say. Who are they?” “Tsk.” Eyeroll. “Duh! Mom and Dad.” Monkey Man hosts the 160 Character Challenge. See what you can write in 160 characters or less, spaces included.
Blogmania Contest
For my $50 Association Meme giveaway click here **** Association is still running, but Blogmania is closed. Crazy Love Blogmania Contest I am participating in the online extravaganza called Blogmania. For two days – September 15th and 16th – a hundred and seventy five blogs will be offering fabulous prizes to people who visit and comment. I’m offering over $300 worth of prizes so far with more to come. My top prize is a quilt that I am making specifically […]
Lesson
*munch, munch, munch* Jill: Ick! This one’s bad. Jack: Don’t worry. I know what to do. Jack: Back to school for you. Today’s theme is school Previously in Jack and Jill: Under a Rising Star The rules for Photohunt can be found here. Be sure to visit the home page.
Exploring
They say not to go there. They don’t say why. Could it be the cob webs? The creaky floors? The rusty nails? A ghost! That must be it. Giggling, we go anyway. We dare each other late at night. “How long can you stand to stay?” They say it’s dangerous. But they don’t say why. The challenge, should you choose to accept it, is to write a story in exactly 55 words. Flash Fiction 55 is hosted by the G-man, […]
How is it Coming Along?
I missed my intended deadline – to have it completed as of yesterday. Still, I might be able to finish it before this contest is over. I thought I’d let you watch my progress. As of last night, I’d more or less settled on a final lay out. I’ve got all the heart flowers pinned and have settled on the top of the ugly flower and the position of the three main elements. I’m still not entirely happy with the […]
The Making of The Quilt
I’m sure this is more than anyone really wants to know, but for those few intrepid souls who are interested: . As you can see, I have plenty of scraps to chose from.
Crazy Love Blogmania Giveaway
If you haven’t been to my Welcome page, then head there first. That’s where you’ll find the complete list of everything I’m giving away. Check back each day as I will be giving away more stuff as we go along. The main thing I’m giving away is a quilt, which I am still working on as I type this. When I showed it to my husband this morning he simply said, “Wow.” I think you’re going to like it. For […]
Gourmet SPAM
As those of you who read my Thursday post know, my family and I stopped off at The SPAM Museum during our vacation a few weeks ago. It is quite the wild and crazy place. The entire way through, we were told there were a couple of flavors of SPAM that could only be purchased at The SPAM Museum. These specialty/collector’s items were not for the general public, but only special people like us savvy enough to come drifting in […]
Crazy Love Blogmania Giveaway – Pre-Entries
Have you been watching me make the quilt? Drooled over some of the books offered on my Welcome page? I hate to give new readers a better crack at winning than I do my regulars, so I’m going to make you a special offer. List what you’d like to win in the order you’d like to win here on this post. You can update your choices later as I add more stuff. I’ll count each comment you made in the […]
The Corn Palace
The Corn Palace in Mitchell South Dakota is an interesting diversion. I’d call it a tourist trap, but they don’t really work that hard separating you from your money. For a few decades now (40? I’d have to look it up) they have been gluing various parts of the corn plant to the outside of this building to create murals. Every year they scrape off the old one and put up a new one. That’s pretty much it’s entire claim […]
Small Steps
Your grand schemes Will come to not If all you do is dream. I tell you to study Because it is The first step In your journey. Will you only talk? Or will you take a step? Monkey Man hosts the 160 Character Challenge. See what you can write in 160 characters or less, spaces included.
