I promised a winner today....................

......................and it is Sarah, whose delightful blog Hyacinths For The Soul always makes me breathe in deeply hoping to get a whiff of the hyacinths' beautiful perfume. Blue ones are my favorite. My DH dug down deep in the silver jug and pulled out Sarah's name.

Each of you should be the winner because you care enough to take time to read my blog even after three long years! I try not to be repetitious or boring. I like to share photos of the lovely things of life I notice on an ordinary day, or perhaps while on a trip to a new and exciting place. My camera has become my good friend, I do not venture far without it these days.

Thanks for sharing my three year blogging anniversary. Perhaps this year I'll get to meet more of you in person, always fun. I hope to keep things going, sharing lots of pretty things from the local antiques emporiums, thrift shops, flea markets. With warmer weather coming I know I'll be relying on Mother Nature to provide lots of color photos after this often white Winter. Then I'll share my African safari trip with you when I return in late May............that will be a wonderful experience and I hope to have really great photos to show you.

Congratulations Sarah - please e-mail your address and I'll pop your little parcel in the mail next week.

Is this your lucky day?

It was truly wonderful to have so many of you enter your name in my First Anniversary Giveaway. This has been an amazing year. I have enjoyed meeting you all, receiving your generous comments, reading your interesting blogs, and just getting to know you. Wish everyone could be the prize winner, but this time around it goes to..........................
Computer problems earlier today had me worried...........would I actually be able to post the winner's name. While cutting and folding the slips of paper with your many names, I moaned and groaned to dh about the Internet, the desktop, my laptop, the new 4 in 1 printer which is driving us nuts, technology in general................how chilly it is today, how I wanted him to go to the store because I want to make black beans and rice, how I fancied whole wheat pita with freshly made hummus, and a juicy spinach pie from a our local Lebanese bakery/restaurant etc. etc.

But before he left, I made sure he picked a winner. He mixed the names about in my hat for what seemed like an eternity, then dug down to the bottom and pulled out Manuela's slip!

Well everything is working again and I'm able to post the news..............congratulations Manuela. If you haven't visited Manuela at The Feathered Nest you are missing out on knowing this decorating diva and busy fun blogger, so stop by soon.

Manuela, I'll be in touch by e-mail to get your mailing address then your box of goodies will soon be on the way to Georgia.

Thanks again everyone, enjoy your week........and please keep in touch.