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Dec 17, 2018 11:27AM
Congratulations, everyone! It's a big bevy of winners this time around. :)
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Teal wrote: " It's a big bevy of winners this time around. :)"And there's more to come. ;-)
Calathea wrote: "A little late but here we go...One audiobook code goes to: Elena.
The second audiobook code goes to: Loretta.
The third audiobook code goes to: Karen.
Please, contact me via Goodreads message to..."
Thank you! And thank you for the fun and the inspiration for future Christmas trees. :)
I think my favorite tree here is E, but that takes a bit too much planning for my holidays, so we'd normally just go with a traditionally decorated small (live) tree. This year has been rather tough for us though. My stepmother passed away earlier in the year so there's been lots of cleaning out her belongings and such. Then my dad fell and broke his arm earlier this fall. He ended up having to have shoulder replacement surgery last month and he's still not really able to use it, so I've been doing lots of chauffeuring and errands and housekeeping for him. Not a lot of time to decorate. And Christmas was always my stepmother's favorite time of year, so he's been rather blue this first year without her and without her to take care of him. He wasn't going to decorate at all, but I bought him a little tree.
So our holidays are going to be quiet and lowkey this year, and we'll look forward to a better year next year.
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One audiobook code goes to: Elena.
The second audiobook code goes to: Loretta.
The third audiobook code goes to: Karen.
Please, contact me via Goodreads message to..."
Thank you!
Kirsten wrote: "I think my favorite tree here is E, but that takes a bit too much planning for my holidays, so we'd normally just go with a traditionally decorated small (live) tree. This year has been rather to..."
Such a cute little tree!
I'm glad you can be there for your dad. After all this, I'm sure he needed a bit of Christmas cheer. :-)
To all winners, just a short note: It probably will be a bit later today that I can send out the prizes. I'll get to it as soon as I'm home.
Calathea wrote: "To all winners, just a short note: It probably will be a bit later today that I can send out the prizes. I'll get to it as soon as I'm home."No rush, Calathea. :)
Kirsten wrote: "I think my favorite tree here is E, but that takes a bit too much planning for my holidays, so we'd normally just go with a traditionally decorated small (live) tree. This year has been rather to..."
So sorry to hear about your stepmother. I like your little tree. I think it is the little things we do to keep up the traditions that help us make it through the holidays after recent loss.
Calathea wrote: "A little late but here we go...One audiobook code goes to: Elena.
The second audiobook code goes to: Loretta.
The third audiobook code goes to: Karen.
Please, contact me via Goodreads message to..."
Thank you! However, I just won a code not too long ago. Throw mine back in the ol' bag of gifts for next Sunday. I am enjoying this thread a lot. Thank you for doing it.
Loretta wrote: "Thank you! However, I just won a code not too long ago. Throw mine back in the ol' bag of gifts for next Sunday. I am enjoying this thread a lot. Thank you for doing it. "That's very generous, dear Loretta! I'll do it just like this. :-)
See you all here next Sunday!
Thank you for your kind words. My dad offered for me to put up his (fake) Christmas tree tonight, so we'll see how it goes. :)
Four candles and it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...
This is the last round of our Advent Raffle and we have a bag full of a little bit random things for you. :-D
Every time I walked through town these past few weeks, I wandered by this stand that sells the most colourful and curiously shaped candles. Have here a video or three on how those are made: video 1, video 2, video 3.
Video 2 makes me think a lot of a character in one of Josh's books. Can you tell what book and character that could be?
Also, for the puzzle afficionados among us, here are a number of jigsaw puzzles that you can try if there's a lull between the presents and the feast. ;-) Puzzle 1, puzzle 2, puzzle 3
And for all of us (or maybe this is for Josh?), there is this virtual Holiday Greetings pinboard. Leave holiday greetings, best wishes and so on for Josh on the board and I will deliver the completed board to Josh on Christmas Day via e-mail.
Follow the link on your computer (big screen might be more handy this time) or use the Padlet app on your phone. You can double click anywhere on the board and leave a message (or use the big '+' button in the lower righthand corner). When you finished your message, click somewhere else on the board. You can move your message to a place on the board that you like.
Try to be a bit more creative than I was. ;-)
Today we raffle away:
* four audiobook codes (for Audible UK, should also work for participants overseas) and
* one audiobook code, found at the bottom of Santa's bag (for Audible UK, should also work for participants overseas) and
* one copy of Josh's Christmas Waltz via Smashwords and
* three paperback copies of Seance on a Summer's Night via Amazon.com
Winners will be announced later tomorrow, definitely after 8 p.m. because at that time I'll be blissfully lying under the Christmas tree. ;-)
Happy Holidays and have fun! 🎄 🎅
A holiday greeting is done! As for videos, I can't really pinpoint the character. There are so many!And my favorite game puzzles!!!
P.S. I won an audiobook in TGHAEC giveaway so it would't be fair to get another one providing I win one here. So take me out on that part.
Puzzle #1 12.53 min, #2 16 min and #3 13 min. Can you tell a have a lazy Sunday LOL?
Goge wrote: "Puzzle #1 12.53 min, #2 16 min and #3 13 min. Can you tell a have a lazy Sunday LOL?"Good for you! I love lazy Sundays... mine turns out a bit more busy than anticipated. I'm packing and then will drive over to my parents.
Love the greetings board! Thank you, dear Calathea!And the videos are fun - it always amazes me how some people are so visual, taking random objects and creating something awesome. I liked video 1 the most. Why are shapes so mesmerizing...?
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KC wrote: "And the videos are fun - it always amazes me how some people are so visual, taking random objects and creating something awesome. I liked video 1..."The repetitive dunking motions and the twirling in the video almost hypnotise me. :-D
Did you see the second candle in video1? It has a bit of a rainbow theme going and in the end almost looks like porcelain.
Calathea wrote: "KC wrote: "And the videos are fun - it always amazes me how some people are so visual, taking random objects and creating something awesome. I liked video 1..."The repetitive dunking motions and ..."
That was very prettily done.
7:24, 7:51 and 8:28. Was the candle-maker Angus?
SamSpayedPI wrote: "Was the candle-maker Angus?"Ha! So, I'm not the only one...
Yes - I immediately thought of Angus too but I remember he wasnt entirely proficient. The candle making is really interesting and I did wonder if any of them were perfumed.
Goge wrote: "Puzzle #1 12.53 min, #2 16 min and #3 13 min. Can you tell a have a lazy Sunday LOL?"wow! I'm so envious of you guys who are good at this stuff...
I loved the greeting board, Calathea, such a sweet idea! :)I wanted to extend my greetings to everyone else here, I hope you're having a lovely time and that this holiday season is finding all of you and your loved ones happy, in good health and with a reasonable amount of stress (it's the holidays after all, there's no such thing as no stress). ;)
Thank you for all the good times sharing thoughts on books and other things, playing and enjoying each other's company. <3
I almost forgot. Thank you for the puzzles, Calathea, it took me half an hour to finish all three but it was fun! :)
SamSpayedPI wrote: "7:24, 7:51 and 8:28. Was the candle-maker Angus?"
Was Angus the goth student guy from Adrien English who was a suspect and ran away with his girlfriend? That's who I was thinking of.
I have a candle like in the first video, but I didn't make it. I bought it at an amusement park. *^_^* And the puzzles were very fun! I found them a bit more challenging this time because the patterns throughout were so similar. I hope everyone has a great week, and happy holidays.(Please take me out of the running for the audiobooks too! Although I'd love of copy of Seance. ;)
Calathea wrote: "And for all of us (or maybe this is for Josh?), there is this virtual Holiday Greetings pinboard. Leave holiday greetings, best wishes and so on for Josh on the board and I will deliver the completed board to Josh on Christmas Day via e-mail."What a wonderful idea, thank you! Thank you also in general for organising the raffle.
The videos were fascinating. I took 10, 8 something, and 7 something on the puzzles. They were very fun. What a wonderful idea the greeting board is. Thank you, Calathea, for spoiling us.
Happy to hear that you're all having fun!@Kirsten: I chose the puzzles for that exact reason. :-)
And, yes, Angus was the student. Of Captain Crunch, if I remember correctly. He worked at Cloak and Dagger for a while.
@all: I love how the greeting board is coming along!
Elena wrote: "I loved the greeting board, Calathea, such a sweet idea! :)I wanted to extend my greetings to everyone else here, I hope you're having a lovely time and that this holiday season is finding all of..."
Sending you a big hug and I wish you a wonderful Christmas time!
When did Angus start making candles? ;-)Took me about 13:00 per puzzle.
Trio wrote: "Goge wrote: "Puzzle #1 12.53 min, #2 16 min and #3 13 min. Can you tell a have a lazy Sunday LOL?"wow! I'm so envious of you guys who are good at this stuff..."
I love puzzles.
Haldis wrote: "When did Angus start making candles? ;-)"
Didn't you know? That was before his time at Cloak & Dagger, when he still moonlighted as a witch. ;-)
I loved the jigsaw puzzles. Very festive. Thankyou
Ho, ho, ho! Christmas is here and I think I saw Santa sneaking around the house. ;-)
Looks like everybody who played gets a prize this time around and isn't that perfect for Christmas? :-)
Here's Santas list of who won what:
One audiobook code each goes to:
* SamSpayedPI
* Ije
* Elena
* Haldis
* Loretta
Please, contact me via Goodreads message to claim your audiobook code. And no throwing them back this time, they want to be used before the end of the year. ;-)
One ebook copy of Christmas Waltz goes to:
* Goge
Please, contact me via Goodreads message. I will need an e-mail-address to send you the book.
One paperback copy of Seance on a Summer's Night each goes to:
* Trio
* Kirsten
* Antonella
Please, contact me via Goodreads message. I will need a real life snail mail address to send the book to you.
Plus, last but not least:
One audiobook code goes to Santa's little elf who was very busy behind the scenes and without whom the games wouldn't have been half as fun: KC. Thank you!
And thank you all for participating! I'm glad to hear you had fun in the games and everybody found something to their taste.
I wish you all a very merry Christmas!
P. S. The holiday greeting board is closed for editing and was just now delivered via e-mail to Josh. :-)
Thank you so much Calathea and KC for organising these games. They were good fun to play.Merry Christmas everyone
Thank you! :-)Congrats to the winners and Merry Christmas everyone!
Thank you!Thanks for organizing everything, Calathea and KC!
Merry Christmas, everyone. :)
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Calathea and KC — you have been pampering us with such delightful games and surprises! This was highly entertaining. :-D THANK YOU BOTH so very much!!!
Thank you so much! Congratulation to all the winners! Also, thank you to all the organizers for all the and games!MERRY CHRISTMAS!
I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday. This was such a happy and fun thread. Thank you so much to the organizers! And congrats to all the winners. :)
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year everyone!
Calathea wrote: "One paperback copy of Seance on a Summer's Night each goes to:* Trio
* Kirsten
* Antonella"
Oops! Sorry for noticing this only now.
Thank you very much, but I didn't mean to participate ;-), and I already own the paperback, so maybe you can give it to a person who really participated in the festivities...
Thanks! No throw backs this time. As always, it was entertaining and fun!
Antonella wrote: "Thank you very much, but I didn't mean to participate ;-), and I already own the paperback, so maybe you can give it to a person who really participated in the festivities..."Thanks for letting me know, Antonella.
Since we're now in the new year... could anyone who hasn't got in contact about prizes from the last round of the Raffle, please, do so until this Sunday (Jan 6th). Afterwards, everything still lying around will be repurposed, remade, thrown out or plain forgotten... ;-)
Sorry, I forgot on this last round to say I was just playing for fun.You can remake my audio code into an origami crane. :-)
I keep not using the audio credits I already have.....
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