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book review

My {Not So} Storybook Life: A Book Giveaway

February 18, 2012
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{Giveaway is Closed} Winner is:  Sara from That’s Sassy!  Congrats, Sara! Back when I first started blogging, sometime in 2007, I met a girl named Liz.  She blogs at Mabel’s House and I loved stopped by her blog to see her weekly musings on life, decorating, and enjoyed her general witty banter.  Liz is a [...]

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Southern Living Style Book Giveaway

November 5, 2011
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{Giveaway is Closed} One of the perks of being a design blogger is getting to do book reviews.  And as a lover of Southern Living magazine, of course, I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to check out a brand new book by the publisher of one of my favorite magazines.  I’m a Southern girl, after [...]

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Mary Kay Andrews: Summer Rental Book Giveaway

June 16, 2011
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{Giveaway is Closed} I’ve had the pleasure of meeting author Mary Kay Andrews on a few occasions and she is just  a funny, witty lady.  And she loves junkin’ like I do, so I know she and I would hit it off if we got to hang out more often.  In fact, now that I’m [...]

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Stealing Magnolias Book Review & Giveaway

February 9, 2011
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Today, I get to offer up a wonderful book giveaway that I just know you will love! (cover scanned from my book copy) A lovely book was sent to me for perusing and I think you’re going to enjoy it too.  Stealing Magnolias is a beautifully photographed coffee table book that will be fun to [...]

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Southern My Way Cookbook Giveaway

January 12, 2011
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{Giveaway is Closed} Raised in South Georgia’s farm country, cookbook author, Gena Knox has a long history with the land and Southern cooking.  Her newly released cookbook, Southern My Way: Simple Recipes, Fresh Flavor, features more than 250 pages of seasonal recipes (100+ recipes), streamlined for busy lives and accompanied by full-color photographs that portray [...]

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The Reluctant Entertainer Book Giveaway

October 8, 2010
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{Giveaway is Closed} When I started blogging back in early 2007, there was a special friend named Sandy who I connected with early on in the blogosphere.  She is beautiful inside and out,  as well she writes a beautiful blog and I had the pleasure of meeting her at the last 2 Blissdom conferences.  She [...]

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Living with What You Love Book Giveaway

September 1, 2010
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{Giveaway is Closed} What makes a house truly a home? It’s not always buying the latest trend or popular things of the moment, decorating a home merely to make it beautiful.   But more so, it’s surrounding yourself with the things that make you and your family feel comfortable, loved and special.  We all have [...]

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How to Grow Juicy Tasty Tomatoes Book Giveaway

August 7, 2010
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{Giveaway is Closed} Growing up, tomatoes have been a HUGE part of my family’s life every single summer for as long as I’ve been around.  We were spoiled with home grown tomatoes all my life.  I’m so happy that my hubby enjoys growing fruits and veggies too and he has made a huge effort to [...]

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Write the Right Words Book Giveaway

August 3, 2010
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{Giveaway is Closed} I’ve got another fun book up for giveaway today that I think many of you will enjoy.  Write the Right Words:  Messages from the Heart for Every Occasion,  by Sandra Lamb covers all the occasions in our lives that we need to share the written word. Writing notes and letters has really [...]

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The Fixer Upper Book Review & Giveaway

July 31, 2010
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{Giveaway is Closed} Back at the beginning of 2009, I had the pleasure of meeting in Atlanta,  Mary Kay Andrews, the sassy Southern author of several witty and fun to read books.   Light-hearted reads and set in the South.  What’s not to love about that? We met up again this year at the Eddie Ross [...]

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The Berry Bible Giveaway

July 23, 2010
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{Giveaway is Closed} Another berry book was sent to me (for free) for review and one of YOU can win a copy too!  This one is called The Berry Bible. Written by Janie Hibler, a Bon Appetit magazine contributor and winner of the James Beard Book Award for her cookbook, Wild About Game,  The Berry [...]

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Slow Love: Book Review

June 12, 2010
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{Giveaway is Closed} When Dominque Browning, of House and Garden fame, lost her job in 2007, it was quite a devastating time for her.   I can imagine it was, since I too, have been through the loss of a few jobs myself.  Over the course of my 30 years in Corporate America, at least 4 [...]

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52 Loaves: Book Review & Giveaway

June 5, 2010
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This review has been moved to my giveaway page.  Please go on over for all the details. 52 Loaves:  One Man’s Relentless Pursuit of Truth, Meaning, and a Perfect Crust

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