Oops. I mean spouses swapping things, not swapping spouses. Whyever would I imply sucha thing? Silly me. Maybe it’s because I’m going to talk about hot women and porn (I am). Maybe it’s because Kurt and I recently made a permanent deal. We rarely make these. They’re kind of like postnups but they’re verbal. You … More Spouse Swap: A True Christmas Story
I’ve got a beautiful journal for you! You might remember from one of my Chautauqua posts that I bought many journals from Re-Imagined. So…it turns out I bought one too many journals at Chautauqua this autumn. I counted up my holiday gifts and there, staring at me forlornly, was a beautiful journal decorated in antique … More GIVEAWAY DAY TWO: Handmade Italian Paper Journal
I recently told you about these wonderful works about President Theodore Roosevelt and President James A. Garfield, by Candice Millard. (Click here for original blog post.) Don’t miss your opportunity to win one or both of these books, friends, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR!! CONTEST #1 – Win a Hardcover of River of Doubt, Theodore Roosevelt’s … More WIN THESE and They WILL Arrive in Time for Christmas!
One. I’ve taken on a lover. His name is Henry. Henry, the Jeep. As my regular readers know, I totaled Larry, my little Hyundai Elantra, hitting a deer on the way home from house and dog-sitting a few weeks ago. Henry is a 6 cylinder 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo and I can’t get enough … More A Jeep, Some Tweets, and The Way We Sleep
“He probably would have been successful if he hadn’t been insane.” Just one of Candice Millard‘s great quotes of the evening, about Charles Guiteau, the assassin of President James A. Garfield. I’ll be honest with you. Before Millard spoke at Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures, I thought, like many people do, that President Garfield was boring. … More Win TWO Signed Hardcover Books! Happy Holidays, Readers!!
The day after Thanksgiving, WordPress issued a photo challenge on the word “thankful.” Here is my response. What I am thankful for, more than anything else, is my husband and his belief in me. Kurt makes me a better person. He loves me unconditionally. He’s been my best friend since we began dating in the … More Thankful: My Husband, My Best Friend, My Patron of the Arts. (Weekly Photo Challenge)
Congratulations to Anthony Everitt of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for his winning caption of the Neil Gaiman / Traveling Marla photo. Anthony will receive the special hardcover gift edition of Stardust, signed by the author especially for this contest! All entrants will receive a Traveling Marla postcard (send me your addresses please!) and each will receive an … More Winner of the Neil Gaiman Photo Caption!
It’s time to VOTE! Help someone win the hardcover, gift edition of Stardust signed by Neil Gaiman! Here the photo. Read the Captions below and Vote for your favorite! If one of the captions is yours, vote for it then share it with friends. Be sure to tell them which one is yours so they … More VOTE for your favorite Caption on the Neil Gaiman – Traveling MarLa Photo!
1. Oops! Did you forget? You have less than 12 hours to enter to win a special hardcover edition of Stardust. signed by Neil Gaiman!! 2. The two things that came to my mind worked perfectly for this week’s photo challenge on the word “green.” I thought of “green” as in environmentalism and “green” as … More Green: Riding Bikes in the Viet Nam Countryside (Weekly Photo Challenge)
CONTEST INFORMATION (in case you missed the original post last week): Caption this photo to enter to win the signed copy of Stardust by Neil Gaiman. Email your caption to me: marla at marlasinkdruzgal dot com or messaging them to me on my Facebook Writer Page (not my personal profile). DO NOT POST YOUR CAPTIONS … More Win a Signed Hardcover Edition of Stardust by Neil Gaiman. Deadline TOMORROW!
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