Jun 30, 2012 |
Congratulations to Jessica N. of Arizona!
In response to last week’s post, Mojo Book Review (and a Giveaway!): The Collected Short Stories of Louis L’Amour”, Jessica commented, pinned, and shared her entry on Facebook. All of these earned her three entries in the Giveaway.
Jess, thanks for being a Most Valued Reader at Frankly, My Dear…
I hope you enjoy your book and can’t wait to hear your own review.
For those of you who didn’t win, thanks so much entering and promoting the Giveaway. July starts tomorrow so keep reading! There will be a special giveaway coming up soon (think summer!).
Until then, Happy Reading!
And Frankly, My Dear… that’s all she wrote!
Jun 22, 2012 |
Nutcracker Not Included.
I love Louis L’Amour. If you’ve been reading my blog for any length of time, this isn’t a surprise. But if you’re new, let me just state the obvious:
I love Louis L’Amour.
I named my newest Nutcracker after him. I collect Nutcrackers, and every holiday season my Mom lets me pick one for my Christmas gift. It’s been a tradition for about ten years now. Last year I couldn’t find any that I really wanted. Then suddenly one day, at the local Kohl’s Department Store and looking for something completely unrelated, I turned around and there he was. Rocking right at me.
There was no question. He was The One. Thankfully, Mom let me have him before Christmas, so I could enjoy his company. As you can see, Little Louis sits high on his ridge, overlooking the beautiful front vista of my little Bedford Manor.
So. Let me state again:
I love Louis L’Amour.
I love his style of writing. The infusion of history, environment, and emotion. His descriptions and dialogue are like no other. Which explains how the man could have written over 100 books in his lifetime and been the first novelist to receive the Congressional Gold Medal.
The Congressional Gold Medal is the highest civilian award in the United States, and is awarded to an individual who performs an outstanding deed or act of service to the security, prosperity, and national interest of the United States.
Although L’Amour died in 1988, his stories and legend live on. Living in the civilized desert of Southern California, I’m struck by its beauty when I read his stories. I find myself lifting my eyes from the pages to look into the distant horizon. Could that be such a location I’ve been reading about? How many Cochise or Navajo or outlaws have walked across my yard, before it was my yard? Did my ancient Joshua Tree provide shelter and fruit for any struggling stranger? What did my area look like before it was a tame town?
I’ve been reading The Collected Short Stories of Louis L’Amour, Volume One: The Frontier Stories. My mom, the avid reader that you’ve read about, picked up the book for herself last summer. When I “glanced” at it on her coffee table, I couldn’t put it down. So she lovingly bought me my own copy. I know: awwww! She’s cool like that, my mom is.
And while I haven’t finished reading; in fact, I put it aside through the winter… well, I just picked it up again and have made it my goal to finish by the end of June. I’m not a speed reader like my mom is, but I do certainly love the activity. Especially when it adds so much to my world.
The Creosote bush I photographed last week means more to me now. Almost every story has an amazing quote in it.
I want you to see more in the world around you. To discover the history of America’s wild west past.
So if you’d like your own copy of The Collected Short Stories of Louis L’Amour, Volume One: The Frontier Stories, here’s how you enter to win a copy.
1. MANDATORY ENTRY: Leave a comment on this post: Who is your favorite author? This entry is mandatory. If you don’t answer this question, all other entries are void. [Canadian entries only: Since I’m opening this giveaway to my Canadian friends as well, if you live in Canada your rules state you must answer a skills test in order to enter. So if you live in Canada and want to enter, you must correctly answer this question in your mandatory comment/entry: If I start the day with five apples and eat two, then later buy nine at the store, and the next day eat three more, how many apples do I have at the end of the second day?]
2. ADDITIONAL ENTRIES: You can earn up to four additional entries (for five entries total) by doing each of the following then leaving a comment here telling me you’ve done so. If you already do any of these things, that counts as an entry only if you post it in the comments. (Additional entries will be verified):
a. Follow me on Facebook and share this giveaway.
b. Follow me on twitter and tweet this giveaway.
c. Follow me on Pinterest and pin this giveaway.
d. Share this giveaway on your own blog and leave the link in the comments below.
Here’s the fine print:
MOJO BOOK REVIEW & GIVEAWAY RULES FOR The Collected Short Stories of Louis L’Amour, Volume One: The Frontier Stories:
1. This giveaway is solely through Molly Jo and the blog Frankly, My Dear…. There are no corporate sponsors and is in no way endorsed by any other person, business or entity.
2. Only legal citizens of the United States and Canada aged 18 years and older are eligible to win.
3. This giveaway begins at 5:30 a.m. PST on Friday, June 22, 2012 and ends at 11:59 p.m. PST on Friday, June 29, 2012.
4. Winner will be selected from all eligible comments on Saturday, June 30, 2012 through Random.org.
5. One prize consisting of a new edition of The Collected Short Stories of Louis L’Amour, Volume One: The Frontier Stories will be given. No substitutions or transfers allowed.
6. Molly Jo and Frankly, My Dear… are not responsible for any damages that may occur during shipping.
7. You may comment as much as you like, but any comment/commenter that does not meet the requirements will be disqualified from this Giveaway.
8. By leaving your comment on this post, you agree to be bound by the rules of this giveaway in their entirety.
So there you are. Have fun, and good luck!
And Frankly, My Dear… that’s all she wrote!
May 10, 2012
Epiphanie is at it again… This great company offers amazingly beautiful and durable camera bags that ~ get this! ~ don’t look like camera bags. I swear! They look like a modern woman’s bag.
And this modern woman wants one. So I’m entering this photo in their Picture It: May Photo Contest. This month’s theme is Morning. When I saw that, I immediately knew which photo to submit.
I took this picture on Sunday, October 25, 2009. It was the first morning in my house. My house. The house I’d searched for and prayed for and finally found. It was a quick month of signing my name, packing up the apartment, signing my name, getting new flooring, signing my name, painting, signing my name, packing, signing… you get the picture [no pun intended, but there it is anyway…]
It took one day and four U-Hauls to bring everything over (okay, it was a smaller U-Haul. I’m not a hoarder or anything!).
Because it was so chaotic, my daughter and I slept on our mattresses on the living room floor that first night.
I woke up before the sunrise. When the sun began to creep its colors into the sky, I’d never seen anything as beautiful.
I entered the Epiphanie Camera Bags + Photo Card Boutique Picture It photo contest! http://bit.ly/ITqV5R
And Frankly, My Dear… that’s all she wrote!
I entered the Epiphanie Camera Bags + Photo Card Boutique Picture It photo contest! http://bit.ly/ITqV5R
Apr 15, 2012
The Unemployment Cookbook Giveaway has ended!
Thanks to everyone who liked, followed, shared, and supported!
The winners were picked through Random.org using a minimum number of “1” and maximum number of the amount of followers as of 11:59 p.m. PST on Saturday, April 14, 2012, for each category.
The winners are:
For following Frankly, My Dear…: Joy I. of Olmsted Falls, OH
For liking Molly Jo on Facebook: Jaye C. of Burbank, CA
For liking New Inklings Press on Facebook: Terri S. of Victorville, CA
Congratulations to the winners! Your cookbook will arrive soon.
HAPPY EATING!
And Frankly, My Dear… that’s all she wrote!
Apr 7, 2012
After a lack of response [read: not enough “likes” and “followers”] I cancelled the Cookbook giveaway.
Well, that caused a slight commotion for those of you who do follow and like.
So. Here I am. Apologizing for the shake-up. And offering you three ~ yes, three ~ chances to win your own autographed copy of The Unemployment Cookbook.
Previously, the rules stated that once I reached a certain amount of likes/followers, I’d use Random.org to pick the lucky winners. Unfortunately, I’m nowhere near the likes/follows that I’d wanted.
So I’m changing the rules accordingly:
1. The giveaway will end at 11:59 p.m. PST on Saturday, April 14, 2012.
2. There will be three separate drawings: One (1) for the followers of Frankly My Dear … (the blog); One (1) for the followers of Molly Jo on Facebook; and One (1) for the followers of New Inklings Press on Facebook.
3. No substitutions or transfers will be allowed.
4. This giveaway is open legal residents of the United States only, age 18 and older. [So sorry, Canada! Your rules state I’d have to have a skills test in order for you to enter. I’ll work on that for the next giveaway!]
5. At the end of the giveaway period, I will use Random.org to select the winners from all eligible entries. If you follow all three links at the time of the giveaway, that’s three chances you have of winning!
I think that about covers it. Good luck to everyone!
And Frankly, My Dear… that’s all she wrote!
