UPDATE: The winner is…Daun Ann Korty!
*~*~*

I’m sure you can guess the subject of the puzzle this week, but the picture is spectacular. I had to share it anyway!

For a chance to win a $5 Amazon gift card, tell me whether you’re decorating for fall, and what you consider “decorating”. My daughter goes all out with seasonal statuary, door art, etc. She has a storage shelf for all her displays and loves adding little things we find (usually from garage sales or flea markets, plus things she paints and decorates with her Cricut. I love how into it she is.

Open Contests

1. Michal Scott: Hiding in Plain Sight: Belle da Costa Greene (Contest) — Last chance to enter! Win an Amazon gift card!
2. Saturday Puzzle-Contest! — This ends soon! Win an Amazon gift card!
3. 10 things to do with your notebook stash! (Contest + Open Contests!) — This ends soon! Win an Amazon gift card!
4. Flashback: Her Next Breath (Contest — 2 Winners!) — Win a FREE book!
5. He’s not the groom! Tell me a story! (Contest) — Win an Amazon gift card!
6. August into September (Contest) — Win an Amazon gift card!
7. Your Weekend Book Boyfriend… (Contest + Excerpt) — Win an Amazon gift card!

UPDATE: The winner is…Carol G!
*~*~*

I’m late posting today because a friend messaged my dd to tell us there was a garage sale we could not miss this morning! The woman was selling vintage Pyrex dishes, which my daughter collects. My SIL was game to drive us there and patiently waited while we picked through her junk to find hidden treasures! We came away with so many pieces of Pyrex my daughter doesn’t have room to display them! It’s a great problem for an addict to have. I worked my way down one end of the table, snagging items I knew she’d want, and when we met in the middle we were both thrilled at all our finds.

Then I went through the rest of the tables looking for strange and wonderful treasures, which are what I collect—not that most of my treasures are worth anything, but I’m always looking for the thing that makes me happy.

The item I came away with cost an entire dollar! You have to solve the puzzle to see the tarnished brass (tarnish just means it has been around a while, like me). We looked on eBay to see what similar things go for. The ones we found were promotional type items produced in the 50s. Mine was sold at Knott’s Berry Farm—Ghost Town, California—I have no idea when. The top part flips to change numbers. The screws on the sides change other settings. Now, you have to see what the little treasure is, right? It’s found its forever-home on my desk. 🙂

Puzzle-Contest

Share one garage sale/junk shop find that makes you smile for a chance to win a $5 Amazon gift card!

UPDATE: The winner is…Diane Sallans!
*~*~*

It’s Saturday! And there’s no rest for the weary! I finished one editing project yesterday, and now I have a couple of editing projects to begin TODAY! And neither will be short. I hope to start writing on my own book by this time next week. How’s your Saturday?

Psst! Be sure to check out the 8 CONTESTS below that you can still enter!

Puzzle-Contest

For a chance to win a $5 Amazon gift card, tell us if you have kids heading back to school! And if you do, tell us whether you’re ready for them to be gone or wishing the summer was longer!

Open Contests & Giveaways

1. “Will you. Won’t you. Will you. Won’t you…” (Contest) — This one ends soon! Win a FREE book!
2. Saturday Puzzle-Contest! — Win an Amazon gift card!
3. Diana Cosby: Nature’s Beauty – Summer Along the Shore! (Contest) — This one ends soon! Win a SIGNED book!
4. Natasha Moore: Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner (Contest) — Win a FREE book!
5. Flashback: Lawless (Contest–2 Winners!) — Win a FREE book!
6. A Memory Puzzle! (Contest) — Win an Amazon gift card!
7. Gabbi Grey: When an Angsty Author Tries to Go Rom-Com (Contest) — Win an Amazon gift card!
8. FREE READ! What a Wolf Wants — EVERYONE, pick up your copy!

UPDATE: The winner is…Eileen Airey!
*~*~*

Enjoy the puzzle! And be sure to enter the other open contests! ~ DD

Puzzle-Contest

For a chance to win a $5 Amazon gift card, solve the puzzle and tell me what happened next. Have fun with this!

Open Contests

1. Saturday Puzzle-Contest! — Win an Amazon gift card!
2. July into August (Contest) — Win an Amazon gift card!
3. Is it too early? (Contest) — Win a FREE book!
4. A New Puzzle! (Contest) — Win an Amazon gift card!
5. “Will you. Won’t you. Will you. Won’t you…” (Contest) — Win a FREE book!

UPDATE: The winner of the Amazon gift card is…Susan Krippner!
*~*~*

I love this photo. I’d probably even enjoy being there, but it’s not my ideal vacation spot because, uh, too many people. After years of being surrounded by people—in the Army, in corporate life—I love my quiet rural hobby farm with just my loved ones around me. That doesn’t mean I won’t enjoy a nice tropical vacation somewhere, sometime, but I’ll always sigh with relief when I pull into the gate at my place. I’m thinking about Hawaii next year… But we’ll see.

For a chance to win a $5 Amazon gift card, solve the puzzle then tell me about your dream summer vacation!

UPDATE: The winner is…Eileen Airey!
*~*~*

I wrapped up my latest book a couple of days ago, and I have a huge To Do list of things to accomplish so I can start the next one. As well, I have tons of cleaning/organizing to do because I let things slide when I’m in deadline mode. But wouldn’t you know? All I want to do is chill for a few days.

I had recorded some “Christmas in July” Hallmark movies to watch in my down time, thinking it would be some mindless zen, but I didn’t like any of them. Either I didn’t like the plot, the hero, or the heroine. I think I’m just not in the right mood for all that sweetness. So, I also have all the Aurora Teagarden’s saved, and I thought I might binge through them although I’ve watched like the first six of them and still haven’t forgiven the show for getting rid of her first boyfriend. So, maybe I won’t watch those. I like the Mystery 101 series, too. So, maybe I’ll binge on those. Maybe. After thinking so much about it, I’m ready for a serial killer story.

Puzzle Contest

For a chance to win a $5 Amazon gift card, solve the puzzle then answer this question in the comments below…

Do you enjoy Hallmark movies? Tell me your favorite one, and if you can’t remember the title, tell me what kind of Hallmark movie you enjoy!

UPDATE: The winner is…#11, Joy Boutwell!
*~*~*

It’s Puzzle Day! The image today is a personal photo of something I miss.

(Head down again now. I have a book to finish!)

Solve the puzzle then share something you miss! Comment for a chance to win a $5 Amazon gift card! Have fun!