Congrats to Jen, commentress number 12!

Thanks to you all for your really lovely comments, smiley faces and general sweetness.  I always enjoy doing giveaways for you.

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I am, really quite simply, having such a beautiful Friday.  I slept in a little.  When I rolled out of bed I went hopper hunting for wee Mister Feathers and we ate breakfast together.  Me, a latte and a blueberry scone.   He, bugs and berries.

I cleaned house, chatted on the telly with a dear friend, and accepted two packages from the UPS man:  new hikers and an elk hide.  I began reading Freckles again, which is one of my favorite books of all time.  I just ordered a copy of it this morning and will be giving it away here, on the blog, once it arrives by post.  I’m looking forward to that giveaway.  Everyone should read this book, it’s such a treasure.  I had a handful of errands to run in town but Robert took the truck to work so I hopped on my bike, pedaled over to the jump base to get the mail key from my fella before riding the four miles into town on the country highway here.  I had my hair in a braid, a fedora on my head, my skirt hiked up around my knees and a good dribble of sweat trickling down the small of my back — it was sunny and breezy and everything that a summer bike ride should be so I was in some kind of blissed out heaven when I reached the air conditioned thrift store and found this beautiful little salmon orange Fiesta tea cup and saucer!  I knew it was meant for one of you so I snaggled it up and then purchased a bag of locally roasted coffee beans so you have something to put in the cup.

Backcountry Coffee Roasters Smokejumper Italian Roast:  A fearless blend with a strong sweet side, intense rich flavor and slightly smoky aroma –roasted right here in Winthrop!  I brew this coffee most mornings and quite love the taste of it.  The smirky name is just the cherry on top.

If you’d like to enter your name in the drawing for this little bag of coffee beans and cup and saucer, just leave a comment on the end of this post (no less, no more) and I’ll draw a winning name on Monday.  If you win and you don’t drink coffee, just let me know, and I’ll send you tea instead.  I’ll ship anywhere so if you aren’t in the beautiful USA, please do not hesitate to enter your name in this drawing.

My giveaway packages always end up being care packages, so, to the winner I say this:  Look forward to receiving a little more than you expected — teacup, coffee beans, bits of  jewelry, music, beautiful feathers, bones, sea shells, postcards…etc.  It’s merry and good fun.  And I have to confess, when I get emails from the gals who win my little giveaways, and I find out that my packages arrived at the perfect moment, right when a gal needed some soul bolstering, it feels really good to have shared and gifted.  It is my very great joy to bless you, especially since you have blessed me, by being in my world, so often and so sweetly.

Have a gorgeous weekend, you darling beauties.  Stay cool.

XX

The Plume

Thanks everyone, so much, for these beautiful comments!  I randomly generated a few numbers and the winners of the mix CD packages are the following:

Hilary

Heidi

Justine

Thanks gals!  I’ll fire you an email in a few moments so you can give me your mailing addresses.

xx

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Attention folks:  It’s hot out there.  Technically it’s still springtime but the weather is acting a lot like summer.  I know you need some good summertime music to play in your car while you criss cross town, drive out to your cabins or bike along the river bank with the wind in your long, sun kissed tresses.  I’ve made you a mix CD.  There’s a bit of the oldies and goodies and the newies and boppities on it.  Leave a wee comment at the bottom of this post if you’d like to be entered in the drawing for these mix CDs.  There are three to be won and it will be my pleasure to send them out with a little handful of other goodies.  Once they’ve reached their final destinations I’ll be sure to release this playlist so you can all enjoy it!  I’ll leave the comment section open for a couple of days before I do the drawing.

Just because I love you.

Summer on, sweet things.  Summer on.

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Farley says, “Do please hurry and leave your lovely little comment so she’ll take this thing off my darling noggin.”

And the winner of the gift card from The Shabby Apple is commenter number 65!  

Congratulations Rachel.  I hope you find something you love and wear all spring and summer long.

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The Shabby Apple contacted me the other day and offered to sponsor a giveaway on my blog!  Just in time for spring — how lucky are we?

Simply leave a comment on this post to enter in the drawing for a $50 gift card to squander at this sweet little online shop.  Additionally, I would suggest hitting the LIKE button over on their gloriously shabby little Facebook Page so that you might stay abreast of shop updates as well as sales in the coming months!

Fear thee not, if you fail to win the gift card, you can also enter this coupon code thenoisyplume10off!  to garner 10% off your purchase of a darling little dress or skirt.  Frankly, I’d choose the sassy little number in this photo, it’s perfect for strolling through the woods on the way to grandma’s house.  I’ll keep this contest open until midnight on Friday so don’t forget to enter.  Good luck, chickadees — may a woman in dire need of a new frock win!