Tuesday, October 11, 2011

I'm One Year Old Today!

To celebrate my One-Year Anniversary of blogging, I’m going to share with you one of my favorite cool-weather drinks.

I’ve had my first pot of hot tea for the season over a month ago.  I love being able to enjoy a cup (or three or six) of tea first thing in the morning.  And when the winter turns bitter cold, there’s nothing I like better than a hot cuppa after trudging through snow and chipping ice out of water buckets.
Actually, there are a bunch of things I like better, or as much as tea, but they wouldn't do well in shipping.  Cats, for example.  Cute, fuzzy, wonderful little creatures they are.  But imagine the crazed, hissing & spitting ball of fury that would launch it’s razor-sharp claws at your face upon opening the parcel at your home.  Not going to be a pretty sight.  And a lawsuit wouldn't be out of the question I suppose.  So I opted for something more seasonal and less lethal.
Now where was I?
Oh yeah, the giveaway.  Up for grabs is one festive-looking teapot and a variety of teas to make six pots of delicious tea:
One new teapot and two each of the following Bigelow teas: Spiced Chai, Orange & Spice, Vanilla Caramel, Peppermint, Chinese Oolong and English Teatime.
You get two chances to win; one entry for a plain ol’ comment saying you’d like to enter and one entry if you link to this page on your blog & let me know.  To be fair to those who don’t have a blog, just make a separate comment saying something nice about cats.  Open to US addresses only.  I’ll pick a winner in a week (or whenever I get to it….it’s my blog, so I can do whatever I want).
Oh, and look at what else I did to celebrate my One-Year:

Made a cake!  Thanks for the inspiration Mooberry Farm!  That lady makes a cake for every conceivable event.
Good luck!  Sorry I couldn’t share the cake with you.  Well, I suppose I could ship a slice with the teapot, but couldn't guarantee how well it would hold up.  Especially with the cat.

24 comments:

  1. Please enter me for the teapot drawing.

    Your cake looks yummy.

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  2. Carolyn, that cake is gorgeous! I want to win THAT--but I understand the shipping dilemma (lol), So, please enter me in your teapot giveaway. What a lovely idea. And, thank you for linking to my blog--you are very kind to mention me. :)

    Happy Blog Birthday! May there be many more, your blog makes me smile.

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  3. Yes, please. I love tea and cats. And Happy Blog Birthday to you! You make me wonder what my blog birthday would be...now I have to check! I do believe it is September or October...

    I will blog about this soon and let you know when I do! :)

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  4. I'm not a hot tea drinker, so please don't enter me in the contest, but I did want to wish your blog a Happy First Birthday!

    The cake looks great - you just need to add one birthday candle! :D

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  5. Happy Blog Birthday!!! You know you have to add me to your wonderful drawing. Tea is my middle name and I can't wait for winter so the kettle will stay hot all the time on the woodstove. I go around with a cuppa tea or hot chocolate when its cold... just love it!

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  6. Tea and cake! Perfect for celebrating a birthday! And I'm thankful you started blogging, I've learned so much and been sooooo entertained by your blog! And please enter me in the contest!

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  7. And I linked your giveaway in my blog. :)

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  8. Happy Blog Birthday and many more! Please enter me in the drawing for the lovely tea pot and teas! Sure do wish it included the cake! ;)

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  9. You are so precocious for your age! I bet you were a stinker when you were "really" one! Please toss my name into the hat for whenever you get around to choosing. I hope you blog on for years! I love your blog.

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  10. Beautiful cake, and HAPPY 1ST BLOG BIRTHDAY!

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  11. Thanks everyone for the "Birthday" wishes!

    Susan, hey, are you calling me OLD? :)

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  12. Carolyn, if I'm calling you old, then just call me Methuselah!

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  13. Oh pick me! Pick me! Pick me! Did I get your attention? lol

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  14. Happy Blog Birthday! I love that little tea pot! Super Cute! I hope I win!

    And I am still waiting for that cinnamon roll recipe... Yep, I will keep bugging you about it until I get it! Thanks in advance!

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  15. I LOVE hot tea! Enter me! and PLEASE post the cinnamon roll recipe...I swear I have been dreaming about eating cinnamon rolls ever since you posted those pics....droooool!

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  16. a-n-n-n-n-d I put a link to this post on my blog...here:
    http://droptheshoe.blogspot.com/2011/10/giveaway-at-krazo-acres.html
    If I don't win, I hope my devotion will get you to share that recipe with us!

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  17. Ok, OK! I'll "Try" finding the recipe for the cinnamon rolls! Honestly, I just did a search on Google & this one came up looked good, so wish me luck trying to find it again. All I know is that the recipe included EIGHT cups of flour and an entire POUND of butter!

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  18. Wanted to say Huzzah on your 1 year!

    (You don't have to enter me in the give-a-way)

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  19. My favorite thing about cats is the purrrring sound. It's very soothing for me.

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  20. Thanks! I will definitely try to find that recipe... And a whole poud of butter? they most definitely MUST be tasty. Yum!

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  21. Hi Carolyn--I am here to copy the link to put on my blog.... hope I'm not too late to promote your giveaway! Post is going on in the morning. :)

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  22. Mooberry, not too late! Although you could just say something nice about cats & call it even :) Besides, it's kind'a cruel to make people post about the giveaway since it reduces their chances of winning! Next one I won't do that.....something more fun, or at least more original.

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