Aloha Friday - New Background

I finally think I found a background for my blog which I like for winter.  Snow didn't seem to fit, though I kept that background for a few days after we actually had some snow here just for fun.  But after all the talk I've done here about them, grackles on a on the white background seem perfect.

So, here's my Aloha Friday question this week for any other bloggers out here...

• Do you change your background/blog design with the seasons? 

If you have the time, answer with a comment!  Thanks!  And, if you're a blogger you can join us with your own question over at Aloha Friday.

Dallas Blogger's Meetup

This isn't something I'm going to...but thought I'd pass the word on about the Dallas Bloggers Meet-up to any other bloggers who might be interested....

More Post Cards From Texas

Post Cards from Texas

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I said earlier that I was going to send out a couple more postcards...hand picked from the people who left comments on my OWOH post.  Well, I've choosen the next too...but this will not be all.  While I'm not going to try to write all the people who commented, 3 postcards just seems like too little.  So, I'll be sending postcards out to a few more after this, but as it may be a bit before I get to a store to buy them, I'll save on announcing until I actually have the cards to send.  Otherwise I'm likely to just loose track of who I was going to write.

Anyways, my next two people I choose because they offered to send me one back!  Tess from Kansus offered in her comment to return the favor.  I discovered on her blog, The Heart of Words, that she loves poetry...so I plan to send a little poem with her card too. The other person didn't offer on in her comment, but when I visited her blog, coincidentally named Postcards from Miss Igorota, I noticed she was offering free post cards from New Jersey there...which made me want to return the generosity (though I wish I had a postcard from California to send her since she's already visited Texas).

NOTE: The post card image is from a picture I found on Flicr and doctored up (with permission - love Creative Commons!).

Giveaways in Austin

Free Fun in Austin is giving away all sorts of tickets and gift certificates for Austin events, museums, and restaurants. Check them out here.  Or, visit the main page of their blog for lots of other Austin freebies and discounts.

One World One Heart Giveaway Winner!

Thanks to everyone who made such nice comments on my OWOH post!  The winner of my modest prize of a Texas postcard was...

Gale Varland!

Not only does she share my name, but she spells it the same way as I do, which is rare.   Not only that but our parents were both thinking of the word's meaning, storm on the sea, when they named us.  My parents named me Gale because we lived on a boat then and they wanted to name me something nautical.  Gale Varland's parents named her that after a huge storm hit the town she was born in.   If you like, visit  her blog - she makes super cute cards which she posts pictures of there.  

Now, I bought a couple extra cards so I could hand pick a couple other people to send cards to...and now I wish I had bought more!  Might have to jsut  go out and get some.  But, anyways, since I only promised one for the giveaway I don't have to announce the hand picked ones today.  It's late...so I'll let you all know who else I chose soon in the next few days.

Oh, by the way...the post card is not the one at top left, just a regular Texas postcard...although it will have wildflowers on it.  The one at left is by David G. Paul, a fellow artist at Zazzle.  I just thought it fit the occasion.  :-)

Happy Valentines Day!

Valentines Day card by EventsandHolidays

Hope you enjoy this sweet and cheesy holiday!

Coolafornia....

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