Sunday, January 30, 2011

A Winner!

I'm so excited,
but first,
we had a wonderful day at 
Out Of Africa.
Here's the B-day boy
getting ready to
feed the giraffe.

So much fun!
So on to the important stuff.
 The winner of my 
first Blogaversary giveaway
is . . . .



Okay, it's impossible to read.
Trust me, it says:
Donnie said. . . 
The shawl is getting closer. I can't wait . . . 

Donnie, it is getting closer.
Congratulations!
Watch for my e-mail.

And thank you to everyone else
who participated. 
I had so much fun.

Saturday, January 29, 2011

Last Day

Today is a very special day,
it is the day
we are celebrating
this little one's 
4th Birthday.
He used to love dinosaurs,
But now we are into animals.
Wild animals.
So we are off to the zoo.

But don't forget
this is your last day
to enter the giveaway.


Catch any of my earlier posts for more details.
Good luck all!

Friday, January 28, 2011

Another Entry?

I've been truly enjoying
all the lovely comments
regarding my giveaway.

And I'm so looking forward to picking a name.
I also wanted to share,
I made one of my scarves
for a friend
and she was complimented
so much
she decided to take a pic
and send a thank you to me.

I made her a purple one
like my
black and gray one
Which is one of items you could choose to win.
Here are the others.
Just to remind you.
A lacy shawl,
your choice of color
or
A hat.
Again, you can choose the colors.
So please spread the word
and make your comments.
Good luck all.

Linking to Pink Saturday.
Beverly, you're the best!

Thursday, January 27, 2011

Giveaway VI

In honor of one year of blogging,
you may choose
any one of the following.

Fair Isle hats
or
   A cable knit snood/scarf.
Or
A lace shawl
And I'll knit one for you in the color of your choice.

plus 
some fun stuff like this:
Again:
One entry for leaving a comment.
An additional one for following
And another for blogging about it
And finally, if anyone comes to visit and 
leaves me a comment that mentions they were sent by you
I'll give you another entry.
And you can enter everyday this week.
One week.
I'll accept entries until
Saturday, January 29th at midnight, Mountain Standard time.
Sunday I'll announce the winner.

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Giveaway V



Loving to Giveaway

In honor of one year of blogging fellowship,
you may choose
a hat, a snood/scarf or a lace shawl
see here
in the color of your choice
plus 
some fun stuff like this:

One entry for leaving a comment.
An additional one for following
And another for blogging about it
And finally, if anyone comes to visit and 
leaves me a comment that mentions they were sent by you
I'll give you another entry.
And you can enter everyday this week.
One week.
I'll accept entries until
Saturday, January 29th at midnight, Mountain Standard time.
Sunday I'll announce the winner.

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday!
I know I've been a bit consumed
about my Blogaversary
but this is an even more special day.


Happy Birthday Austine!


Kick up your heels!
Find a good book,
Relax
And have a great day!
We love you!

In honor of one year of blogging fellowship,
you may choose
a hat, a snood/scarf or a lace shawl
see here
in the color of your choice
plus 
some fun stuff like this:

One entry for leaving a comment.
An additional one for following
And another for blogging about it
And finally, if anyone comes to visit and 
leaves me a comment that mentions they were sent by you
I'll give you another entry.
And you can enter everyday this week.
One week.
I'll accept entries until
Saturday, January 29th at midnight, Mountain Standard time.
Sunday I'll announce the winner.

Monday, January 24, 2011

Giveaway III

LOVE
It's because of my deep felt love for all of you.


Blogaversary Giveaway!
In honor of one year of blogging fellowship,
you may choose
a hat, a snood/scarf or a lace shawl
see here
in the color of your choice
plus 
some fun stuff like this:

One entry for leaving a comment.
An additional one for following
And another for blogging about it
And finally, if anyone comes to visit and 
leaves me a comment that mentions they were sent by you
I'll give you another entry.
And you can enter everyday this week.
One week.
I'll accept entries until
Saturday, January 29th at midnight, Mountain Standard time.
Sunday I'll announce the winner.

Sunday, January 23, 2011

Giveaway II

I'm feeling buggy
Love buggy!
 Yes, the theme of my giveaway
is LOVE
It's because of my deep felt love for all of you.
Day 3
Don't forget:
In honor of one year of blogging fellowship,
you may choose
a hat, a snood/scarf or a lace shawl
see here
in the color of your choice
plus 
some fun stuff like this:

One entry for leaving a comment.
An additional one for following
And another for blogging about it
And finally, if anyone comes to visit and 
leaves me a comment that mentions they were sent by you
I'll give you another entry.
And you can enter everyday this week.
One week.
I'll accept entries until
Saturday, January 29th at midnight, Mountain Standard time.
Sunday I'll announce the winner.

Saturday, January 22, 2011

Giveaway I

Yes, the theme of my giveaway
is LOVE
It's because of my deep felt love for all of you.
Day 2
Don't forget:
In honor of one year of blogging fellowship,
you may choose
a hat, a snood/scarf or a lace shawl
see here
in the color of your choice
plus 
some fun stuff like this:

One entry for leaving a comment.
An additional one for following
And another for blogging about it
And finally, if anyone comes to visit and 
leaves me a comment that mentions they were sent by you
I'll give you another entry.
And you can enter everyday this week.
One week.
I'll accept entries until
Saturday, January 29th at midnight, Mountain Standard time.
Sunday I'll announce the winner.


Friday, January 21, 2011

Today!

I'm One!
Yep.
Today is the day.
My one year blogaversary.
I can't believe it.
Thank you all!
It's only because of your support and love
that I'm still here.
And in honor . . .
I promised a giveaway.
I've bought a few things,
but I also
wanted to share
something handmade
Yep,a hand-knit gift.
So what I thought I'd do . . .
is give you a choice.

Remember these?
Fair Isle hats
or this?
   A cable knit snood/scarf.
Or did I show you this?

My lace shawls?

In honor of one year of blogging fellowship,
you may choose
any one of the above.
And I'll knit one for you in the color of your choice.

That's right,
you can win
of a hat, a snood/scarf or a lace shawl
plus 
some fun stuff like this:
How it will work?
You will get one entry for leaving a comment.
An additional one for following
And another for blogging about it
And finally, if anyone comes to visit and 
leaves me a comment that mentions they were sent by you
I'll give you another entry.
And you can enter everyday this week.
One week.
I'll accept entries until
Saturday, January 29th at midnight, Mountain Standard time.
Sunday I'll announce the winner.

I'm linking with Beverly, and celebrating
to get it all started.

Again, thank you all.
 

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

It's My Blogversary Week!

Woo Hoo!
In just a few more days it's my
very, very special
blogaversary.
I'll be 1.

And I promised a giveaway.
So make sure you check back by
to see the goodies
I'm giving away
in celebration.
I wanted to share 
what I worked on during the holidays. 

Hats!!!!!


I just loved making them.
I'm sure you can tell by how many I have. 


And they look great on,
although you can't tell from my photo
grrr, focus, focus, focus.

Hope you are all having a fabulous week too!

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

A Princess, a Warrior and the Dragon

I was told to write a story
about a princess
a warrior
and a dragon
Here is my story:

Once upon a time there was a princess
who lived in a castle surrounded by walls that seemed to touch the sky.
 One morning she woke
and made the decision to climb
to the highest point and look over the wall
to see what she could see.

As she was climbing the stairs she came upon a warrior.
"Where are you going, Princess?" he asked.
"To see what I can see," she replied.
The warrior followed the princess to the top most part of the castle.

The princess looked out to the west and saw a vast ocean,
 to the north she saw a tall forest,
to the south a fertile meadow,
and to the east a great mountain.

"I wish to leave the castle and climb the mountain," the princess told the warrior.
"Oh, you can not leave the castle," the warrior told her,
"for a dragon lives at the base of the mountain
and he waits for those who leave."

"A dragon!" the princess cried.
But she couldn't take her eyes from the mountain.

For seven days the princess woke early and climbed the stairs
to see what she could see,
always stopping to stare at the mountain
and wishing she could leave her castle.
But each day her fear of the dragon 
kept her inside.

On the eighth day
she could stand it no more.

She opened the gate and walked out of the castle.
The dragon waited, just as the warrior foretold.

"Where are you going?" the dragon asked, 
licking his lips with his long red tongue.
"I want to climb the mountain," the princess replied.
"Why?" asked the dragon.
"To see what I can see," she said.

The dragon's tail twitched.
He swung his head to look at the mountain.
They he turned to the princess.

"Want a ride?" he asked.
 
And they soared over the mountain
and then over the ocean
and the princess
saw all she could see.

What is your princess, warrior, dragon story?

Saturday, January 1, 2011

Happy New Year!

Wow! 
What a holiday season!

This year I wish you all peace.

May you:

hold your loved ones close,

and dance to music,

(even if you are the only one who hears it.)

Today I'm linking (fingers crossed)

Oh, I almost forgot.
January is a very exciting month.
January 22 will be my first blog-a-birthday
or blog-aversary
or whatever.
So you know what that means!
Party, of course,
but more important 
a giveaway. 
I'm already working on things 
and searching for others.
I can't wait to share it all with you.

I know I've been elusive these past weeks,
thanks for hanging in there with me.