Hello. This is the post you’ve been waiting for. Our illustrious winner is… Lisa! Not Lisa of comment #14 between Rachel N. and Jolene, but Lisa of comment #60 between Tina and Aurelia. Will the real Lisa please step forward… I will message you privately to ask for your mailing address. Thanks to each of …
Hello dear people. Look what I have… I’m happy to announce that we have a giveaway opening today, for a 2015 copy of the Time Keeper! Anyone who has used this planner before probably loves it enough that I could skip the advertising and cut straight to the giving, eh? This year’s version is crazy …
Giveaway closed at 10:00 pm last evening. Sincerest thanks and warm regards to all who joined in. You blessed me. I’m afraid I mostly reminded those who were already planning to participate, so I’ll probably have to take a few lifeskills classes before commencing a career in advertising, but hey. It was rich as a …
Dear people, I would have loved to give you more warning on this, but I just found out myself. On Saturday, mail carriers across the country will be collecting food for families in need: the annual “Stamp Out Hunger!” campaign. All you have to do is place a bag of non-perishable pantry items by your …
Aaand we have a winner! Rhoda says: November 8, 2013 at 8:35 am I would love to taste chestnuts again. Haven’t had any in quite a while. Congratulations, Rhoda! *** Winner chosen by random.org. Any complaints, curses or catcalls please see the management.
Have you ever eaten roasted chestnuts? Mmm. I wouldn’t go so far as to call them “creamy and sensuous” as one website did, but they are quite delectable. You have to be okay with a soft nut texture, almost like a boiled peanut. Here’s the basic roasting recipe–of course you can then salt them, or …
Ladies and gentlemen, we have a winner! I wrote all your names on a piece of paper, cut them out, mixed them up, drew them out one by one… And chose the last name of all. (That’s biblical. The last shall be first.) Elaine is our winner. Congrats! I’m sure each of you deserved the …
Profession: I have charming friends who write charming books. One is Miss Anita Yoder, my friend from Poland by way of Ireland. We met remotely—and don’t you dare think “Internet” because it wasn’t. It was a lovely old-fashioned snail mail writers’ workshop, in which we were fined a postage stamp for every day we delayed …