{ Goodies in the mail... }

Got home from work after dark yesterday, and when I walked to the door I thought "hmm...someone left me a box of cereal. How odd."

Upon closer inspection, I discovered it to be my giveaway win from Rachel at Chippy Cottage Charm! What a novel way to ship a package!! Inside was this darling Vera Bradley bag...how she knew that I adore Vera Bradley is a mystery!

Inside the bag was a tissue wrapped bundle tied with pretty pink ribbon and a rose pin......

Oh what a pretty bunch of goodies was inside! This darling little altered slip....

And these little bits and bobs...Lace, buttons,glitter,  rick rack, lovely little vintage towel..and my favorite, a sweet brooch made out of what looks to be a white hankie with a little white bob in the center. 

(please excuse the poor quality of photos this morning)

THANK YOU THANK YOU RACHEL!
I LOVE IT ALL!!!

{ Winner Winner }

Well, it's nearly 10 pm and I just got home from work and decided that I really should pick a giveaway winner! So here they all are just waiting for someone's name to be plucked out!

Once again, I had MDH use his big paw to pick one....

And the winner is............................

TETE from Beyond the Garden Gate!!!!!

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Thank you to all who entered! 

There were tons of you this time, and I wish I could send you ALL something!!!
Toodles!

{ 400th Post Giveaway }

Wow! 400! Whoulda thunk it!!! That's quite a milestone, so I have gathered a few bits and bobs to send to one lucky commenter on this post! As always, it will be a SURPRISE giveaway!! For a SECOND chance to win, either blog about this giveaway or post my giveaway button on your sidebar. I'm going to let this run awhile, so will be picking a winner on January 20th. Lot's of time to spread the word!!!

Post edit: This giveaway is open to ALL! I will be happy to ship internationally!!!

{ Spencer's Win }

Now that Spencer from Bellamere Cottage has rec'd her Holiday Happiness Giveaway package, I thought I would share what I sent her.

2 Holiday-inspired books by Nora Roberts...

2 Pretty Victorian Santa ornaments...

And a sweet little Whitman's tin of chocolates :-)

She was pleased with her goodies, and I am pleased that she's pleased :-)

Our weather is frightfully cold right now...nights are in the single digits. I'm sure most of you are experiencing the same cold snap. Ugh. Try to stay warm my friends! Hope the New Year will bring everyone their heart's desire.

Looking forward to Spring,

{ Winner Winner }

Time to announce the winner of my

I put all the entries into a box...........

My original plan was to have MDH pick the winner...BUT.....

someone else decided that HE wanted to do it!!!

He tentatively tapped them all.....

Then said " I know the right one is in here somewhere"...(dig dig)

Then he flipped one over.....and it said.....

Congrats SPENCER from Bellamere Cottage !!!!!!!

I'll be mailing out her goodies as soon as I hear from her :-)

Thank you to all of you sweet souls who entered.
I'm coming up on my 400th post soon, so..... another giveaway!!! LOL!!!
I just LOVE to do this!!!

{ Holiday Happiness Giveaway }

Whew! Thanksgiving is over and now I can concentrate on Christmas! I refuse to even THINK about until after Turkey Day, lol.

Today is the day that MDH starts hauling in all the totes of Christmas decorations, and I know that I'll be purging a lot of them. This house is so much tinier than our former home, and I know that there is NO WAY I can use it all. Some will go to Goodwill, some will probably go on Ebay,
and a  select few of my very favorites items will go to the lucky winner of my  

Holiday Happiness Giveaway!!!

 

Yep, I'm doing it again! This one will also be a surprise giveaway. Having it be a surprise was so much fun!!!

You can enter THREE times!

1st entry:  Leave me a comment letting me know what your favorite holiday decoration is.
2nd entry: Write a blog post about my giveaway and leave me a comment to let me know!
3rd entry: Put my giveaway button on your sidebar and leave me a comment to let me know!

Please make each entry a separate comment!!!

Deadline is midnight DECEMBER 15th!

Happy Holidays!!!

{ Giveaways in Blogland }

Good morning all! I thought I would list for you some of the great giveaways taking place in Blogland!!! You can find the buttons for these on my sidebar as well.

SHABBY CATS AND ROSES

is giving away a lovely Victorian Christmas stocking. So sweet!!!

Deadline is November 20.

WINNER! AMY of BUNNY ROSE COTTAGE

COTTAGE INSTINCTS

is having a 1000 follower giveaway of a tote bag and various other awesome items.

Deadline is 'sometime next week'

HEATHER BULLARD

is having a Christmas Spirit Giveaway.
Lots of great items, including some sweet things from  

The Farm Chicks!

Deadline is November22.

A GATHERING PLACE

is giving away a beautiful Romantic Cottage Sachet Pillow.

Deadline is November 30.

TEACUP STITCHES

is also giving away a sweet pink Christmas stocking!

Deadline is November 23.

ASH TREE COTTAGE
is giving away a precious mini upholstered chair! Too sweet!

Please take a few minutes to visit these generously wonderful ladies and enter their drawings! And don't forget to stay tuned for MY next giveaway! It will start soon after Thanksgiving!

Smooches to all,

My "Just Because" giveaway

As you all know, Jody of Home and Heart won my "Just Because" giveaway on November 1st. I totally forgot to take a photo of the items to share with you! She has posted one, so hop on over and visit and see the pretties that she won!!!

Edited: Here's Jody's photo,,,,,,,,, but hop on over and visit her anyway!!

{ We have a winner... }

Yep, we've chosen my "Just Because" Giveaway winner!!! I had originally planned to use a random number generator, but..what fun is that??? So, I printed out all of the comments, and over my morning coffee I cut them apart, folded them nicely and put them in my favorite dish.
(please forgive the quality of photos. It's rather dark in here today) 

MDH was still sleeping, as he's up all night filling newspaper racks for the local paper. So I got myself dressed and went down to apply for a part-time position at Goodwill ~smile~. Just where I need to work. I'm trying to retire, but it's not working. I need to get out of the house occasionally :-)

OH YEAH! The giveaway! When I got back, I had MDH use his big paw to draw a winner.....

drum roll.......

drum roll......

Congratulations JODY at Home and Heart!!!

Yay!!! Rah Rah!! Ole!

I will send you an email toot sweet so I can get your mailing address!

MANY MANY thanks to all of you sweeties who entered my giveaway. Not to worry, I'll be gathering things for ANOTHER one for the Holidays! I rather like the surprise element..what do you think???

{ A sweet giveaway }

Rebecca at A GATHERING PLACE is having the sweetest giveaway!!!

You have til midnight on Oct. 29th to enter. Hop on over and see the sweet pink Christmas goodies that she's offering for one lucky entrant!

PS You still have time to enter MY giveaway as well!!!

{ White Wednesday }

Happy White Wednesday everyone!!!

 One of my dreams is to have a white farmhouse someday, so I thought I'd share a few white farmhouse pics gathered around the interwebs :-)

My farmhouse MUST have a wraparound porch...

and I really want a sleeping porch...

lot's of trees around...

just general farmhousy-ness...

and then.....wait for it....

I see this....

WHO could resist the house from Practical Magic!?!?!

What a dream!!!!!

Thank for stopping by, and don't forget to sign-up for my 

"JUST BECAUSE"

Giveaway!!!

Linking to Kathleen at Faded Charm for White Wednesday #70!!!

{ I'm having a giveaway! }

I've been blogging for several years, and in the past, I have had a few giveaways for certain milestones...100, 200 posts, blog-o-versaries, etc.When we moved, back in March, I took a nearly 6 month hiatus from my blog. When I came back, I changed the name of my blog, changed the entire 'theme' of my blog, and was pleasantly surprised when I was welcomed back with open arms and enthusiasm!! Well, I missed my 300th post, AND my 2 year blog-o-versary.....SOOO, I have decided to have a "Just Because" giveaway as a huge Thank You to all of my new followers and all of the bloggers who have left such sweet comments on my posts day in - day out.

To make this giveaway special, I have decided that it is going to be a SURPRISE giveaway. I'm not going to tell you what's in it. Suffice it to say, I have been collecting pretty much daily...there are now 11 items set aside for the lucky winner, and I'm not through adding yet!!

All you have to do is leave me a comment on this post telling me how you found my blog (if you remember, that is. I know how easy it is to get 'lost' blog hopping!!) You don't need to become a 'follower', but you can if you want :-) If you post about the giveaway the get a second entry, and if you put my giveaway button on your sidebar, you get another one. Each entry MUST be a separate comment in order for the random number generator to work effectively!

This giveaway is open to ALL bloggers, regardless of which continent you live on! I'll ship anywhere :-)

You have until Halloween night, October 31st at midnight to sign-up. Please do! And tell all of your friends about it!!! I will pick a winner November 1st. I'm so excited to be doing this for all my old and new friends!

You can find my giveaway button on my sidebar complete with html for you to copy!

Lovies to you all!!!

{Awesome giveaway}

Deb at A Fine Feathered Nest is having a lovely giveaway. You have to see it to believe it! Beautiful! (I won her last one :-)) Here's a sneak peak...