My Ship Came In!

One of the really fun parts about blogging is entering and SOMETIMES WINNING the contests that our blog friends hold.  I was the very lucky one who won  Lisa Ricard Claro's  contest last week!  Yay!  Thank you, Lisa, so much for everything!!!!

All of this stuff came in the mail for me yesterday.  Wow!

This little guy is so cute.  Every time I see him, I will think, oh, Lisa gave him to me when I won her Thanksgiving contest!

There was also the most thoughtful card with such a nice note from Lisa; a lovely candle, and some fancy truffle candies.

This darling little bear was also included, with a beautiful leaf candy dish.  I guess I had better open up that bag of candy and pour those truffles into the pretty dish.

Thank you, Lisa, you are the best!   You really made my day and my week.  This cheerful gift box brought me lots of joy.

Happy Thanksgiving!


~ Kathy

CSN Contest Winner:

And. ... first place winner is.... Nancy B.! 


Congratulations, Nancy!  Please email me your address so that I can give it to the CSN prize lady, Jocelyn.  Jocelyn will send you your gift certificate directly.


I appreciate all of you who entered by becoming a follower or leaving a me a comment.   Therefore, I have decided that the rest of you are all officially second place winners!!!  

This means I am giving the second place winners the choice of one printed landscape or scenery 8 x 10 photo that I have taken.   You can choose from one of these five, or, if you remember one that is dear to your heart, just let me know and I will send you that one.  All you have to do is email me with your mailing address, telling me your choice, and I'll send you a copy!   

Remember, click on these photos to enlarge they.  They are actually centered, but some of them are kind of chopped off on the right on this page view.

 "Newport Bridge"

 "Kansas Clouds"

"Full Moon"

"Paulina Rocks"

"Blue River"

My email is:  oregongiftsofcomfortandjoy@hotmail.com


BTW:  I held the drawing the old fashioned way.  I put everybody's name into a drawstring bag, and, with his eyes closed, my best friend husband Cary reached in and pulled out the winner.   To see who entered and to read the comments, here is the original link:
Happy Birthday to Me Contest

Oh, and I had a great birthday, so thank you for your sweet wishes.

Thank you very much to CSN Stores for sponsoring this contest.  Please think of them for your online shopping needs!


~ Kathy