Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Give-Away...3 More Days to Enter!


Only 3 more days to enter for the
Christmas Box give-away!

We're celebrating my 75th post...
so tell your friends to hurry and enter to win!

Sunday, November 8, 2009

Serenity Sunday...week 28


Along the streets,
I found weed-grown lawns
and rotted stumps
where grasses and
poplars once were,
and I wept.

copyright

Tamara Egan

9/5/00

Friday, November 6, 2009

Help me celebrate my 75th post! A give-away!


It seems there is a tradition among bloggers (at least most of those that I read) that invites the readers to help celebrate milestones of different kinds or anniversaries etc.

Now it's my turn to host a give-away!


Announcing

South Street Shabby's Christmas Box

to celebrate my 75th post!


It took a while to get the ornaments (any other time they would be in the stores long ago, but because I wanted them, they didn't turn up until last week.) and then they had to be put together. The rest of the pieces I gathered pretty easily and so here it is...

The box will include the following...



St. Nick's Magical Key

An antique skeleton key on a gold ribbon. The key is attached

to an original poem that explains the magical key and how it will

allow Santa to enter your home on Christmas Eve Night.





St. Nick's Key

On this magical night,

with his reindeer high in flight,

Santa flies from house to house,

and fills all the stockings, quiet as a mouse.


Those with no chimney,

don't need to worry,

this special key and magic words,

will help Santa do all his Christmas work.


Close your eyes, so you can't see,

say these words and count to three...

"I believe with all my might,

on this special night of nights,

I've been good and I've been nice,

There's Christmas magic in my heart tonight."



This magic key will open the door for Santa on Christmas Eve Night.


Christmas bells!

Two pair of rusty christmas bells, dusted with mica snow

and hanging on a mossy green satin ribbon.




...another view (pic not so good)



...another view of the (two pair) rusty bells...

Ok...the best part...

Eight hand-painted original glass christmas tree ball ornaments.

Four are silver glass with pink and white roses and rose buds and the remaining four are pearly-white glass with pink and white roses and rose buds. They are all tied atop the ornaments with a mossy green satin ribbon. I paint and sell tons of these every year and they are great as hostess

gifts, hung on a tree, placed in a cut glass bowl as shown, hung in windows or over mirrors.


(close up of a pearly-white ball)






(silver ball on the left and pearly-white on the right)




(shown in a cut glass bowl)



(glass bowl not included)

How to enter my give-away:


1) Leave a comment that tells me where you are from and your favorite Christmas decoration or tradition. (This will be one entry.)


2) Complete #1 and become a follower. (This will be your second entry.)


3) Post a link about my give-away on your blog and send me an email (tje4481@aol.com) telling me that you did. (This will be your third entry.)




** You may enter starting now and entries will continue through Saturday November 14th at midnight eastern time.


**The winner will be drawn and announced on Sunday November 15, 2009.



Thank you and GOOD LUCK!









Another couple of hints....

What do these have in common with the
other objects in the previous 'hint' posts?

Stay tuned later this evening for the big reveal......

Heads up! There's SNOW in them thar' hills...

Central NY and the Syracuse area in particular, is known for it's snowfall averages. There is a 'competition' among the cities in NY called the Golden Snowball Award. It's a friendly contest and kind of fun to follow. Syracuse has been the winner, hands down, since 2002-2003 season. Our total last year (2008-2009)...a whopping 149.6 inches!
SO....let the games begin!
Syracuse
Max: 192.1 inches (1992-93)
Min: 59.4 inches (2001-02)
Average: 116.9 inches

Stay tuned later today for the answer to the riddle and an announcement!

Thursday, November 5, 2009

Just a hint 2...

Hmmmmmmm..........

still not sure?

...it seems there is somewhat of a tradition among bloggers....
When a milestone or some kind of special occasion
is upon the writer ...
the readers celebrate...any ideas?
* Sorry for the bad pictures, but no time to redo them, it's kinda late here....:-)

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Just a hint.......

Riddle: When you put this.......
with this.....


what do you get?
Stay tuned later this week for the answer.....

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