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book giveaway for february!

January 31, 2014

Lots of Candles, Plenty of CakeThe months sure go by fast…don’t they?  Because it is month’s end, Friday field trip today will be used for the book giveaway since it is already time to announce the winner of January’s book selection, Vedge by Rich Landau & Kate Jacoby.  This wonderful cookbook goes to Erica from Illinois.  Congratulations Erica!  I know you will enjoy this wonderful collection of recipes!

For February, I have chosen the book Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake by Anna Quindlen for the giveaway.

Anna Quindlen has been a favorite author of mine for a long time.  As she did in her beloved New York Times columns, and in A Short Guide to a Happy Life, this Pulitzer Prize winning author uses her past, present, and future to explore what matters most to women at different ages.  She celebrates it all – as she considers marriage, girlfriends, mothers, faith, loss, all the stuff in our closets, and more.

“Ask any woman how she makes it through the day, and she may mention her calendar, her to-do lists, her babysitter.  But if you push her on how she really makes it through her day, she will mention her girlfriends.”

Candid, funny, and moving, this irresistible memoir is filled with sharp insights and revealing observations.

Anna Quindlen

Just leave a comment on the blog, Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram for a chance to win this month’s author-signed selection.  Good luck!

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Have a wonderful weekend!

Remember to take pleasure in simple things, Jackie

For Instagram users, as a nod to the monthly book selection, February’s Instagram Challenge is to post birthday celebration photos!  Use hashtag #pleasuregram to share your photos!  Looking forward to lots of candles and plenty of cake. :)

February Instagram Challenge

 

Category: celebrity, good reads, monthly book giveaway | Tags: , | 3 comments

  • Hi!
    We finally were able to sit down and catch up on some of our favorite blogs. We have a good friend who makes the Italian cookies that you posted about in Dec. and she won’t give us the recipe – you can only imagine how excited we are!!!
    Hope you had a wonderful holiday!!
    The Pink Girls
    Tickled Pink, Seymour, Ct.

    • jackie says:

      That’s great! I need to make a Spring trip to see you! Hope you will tell me that your cookies came out wonderful! :)

  • […] used for the book giveaway.  First, Congratulations to Kelly from Michigan, the winner of the book Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake signed by author Anna Quindlen. For March, I have chosen a book titled Cold Tangerines by Shauna Niequist.  It is unusual for me […]

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