Giveaway: One World One Heart 2010

Thx to all who entered this drawing, I appreciate your visits - comments and your participation in 2010 OWOH. The winner of my book giveaway is:

Diana blogging at:
Adventuring through Life

Diana said...
OMG! that book is actually on my reading list for the A-Z challenge for this year !! I would love to win it! Please PICK ME to win in your giveaway drawing! thank you.
I will back to visit after the event. 2/03/2010 7:13 PM

Diana - please e-mail me with your mailing address
Always, Lelia

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Rub the Magic Lamp
and Get a Ticket to Ride!

Once again, Lisa Swifka is coordinating
One World One Heart 2010.

This is my second year participating.

I am giving away this wonderful (historical fiction) book:
With Violets
by Elizabeth Robards


(The book is about artist Berthe Morisot,
Paris in the 1860s,
and the dawn of impressionism)

Non-Smoking household

Please leave a comment
(with your e-mail address)
and your name will be included in the
drawing (February 15th)

Interested in participating?
Go to this image in sidebar:
It will direct you to a list of participants
Last time I looked, it was quite a long list!!

Want more information? This is from Lisa's blog:

WHAT IS ONE WORLD ONE HEART?

I created this event in 2007. The original idea behind this giveaway event was to bring bloggers together from around the world who may never ordinarily meet. It closes the gap of the blog community and enables us to interact, discover new and wonderful people, and in the process possibly win a prize or many prizes along the way. 2007 had roughly 85-90 participants and many connections were made because of it......friendships that are still going strong.

LINK HERE

Comfort Doll Project

Swung by Pat Winter's blog, specifically her Wonderful News post -- guess what?

Comfort Doll Project
has been taken over by Brenda,
Blog LINK HERE.

Wonderful! Just Wonderful!

Stephanie Plum series

Per Janet Evanovich's web site
Sizzling Sixteen

release date:
June 22, 2010

(hardcover, Plum novel)

joining

Yes, I finally managed to join a few rings together (size 10 fiber). I used the tip of the tatting shuttle & decided a crochet hook might be easier --- which prevented the loops from twisting. I've done ok with the JP Coates crochet thread (size 10). The DMC (on the left) is pretty, but gets fuzzy.

These are rings with picot. I've been trying to keep the picot the same size & am improving. I am not sure this gauge is much help. (size 10 fiber left, size 3 fiber right)



Decided to give a size 20 a try. A challenge --- see the knot in the center? LOL These are Lizbeth threads, size 20 --- pretty colors!

Will keep practicing & hope to improve : )

Knitting Mystery series

According to Amazon.com:

Skein Of The Crime (Hardcover) by

Maggie Sefton

available for pre-order

says June 1st on Amazon's web site

The Trilogy

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
released May 25th

per Amazon web site

The Aloha Quilt

Aloha Quilt
by Jennifer Chiaverini
Release date April 6, 2010

Chapter One

Web Site Here

yo yo

I need to double check the pattern; however,
I think I have enough of this size yo yo to make
a yo yo bear
link to post w/picture HERE

The butterfly shapes are
so interesting

I was really surprised at the thickness (once finished)
in the clover shape yo yo s
compared to the round shape yo yo s

I still have some small fabric squares
to make extra small round yo yo s

Am thinking to use a fabric for the bear face & paws

This is my first try & am using material I had on hand

I also bought a bear kit with wool for face & paws
complete with beads, fabrics squares, etc

Funness

Alex & I

(photo by alex - Top picture:Healy & Millet  Dome Ceiling at the Chicago Cultural Center)


Monday morning, Alex & I took the South Shore into Chicago. the train was PACKED! Standing room only ....


Once on the ground, we walked to the Art Institute & adopted dots!!! He selected a dk blue & black dot --- I have a green one. We went up to see the Caravaggio painting on loan -- walked thru the Impressionism Galleries. Then, went thru the photo collage exhibit and Arts & Crafts exhibit.

Headed to the Christkindle market and Alex purchased a carved bird & some wooden puzzles.

It was totally cold!!! We ended up at Starbucks to warm up & wait for the train home. We had a nice seat on the double decker car. Once home, Alex wanted me to take him shopping --- so, picked up Nick & went to the Game Store. Those game people speak a different language!!!

Sacred Spain

Sacred Spain: Art and Belief in the Spanish World
by Ronda Kasl (Editor), Jaime Cuadriello, Javier Portus, William A. Christian Jr., Luisa Elena Alcala

We enjoyed this exhibit so much. (DH & I went to Indianapolis last Friday)

& then I found a good deal at the
Barnes and Noble web site with free shipping,
member price, additional 20% off coupon, ...
for the exhibition catalog.

Merry Christmas to ME : )

Delighted it arrived yesterday!

thx Peg!

Pkg arrived from my sister!

2009 Book List

Finished Reading:
Matthew Pearl: The Last Dickens (audio book) Excellent!
Matthew Pearl: The Dante Club Don't miss it!
T C Boyle: The Inner Circle
Matthew Pearl: The Poe Shadow (audiobook from sale rack - Barnes & Noble)
Elizabeth Strout: Olive Kitteridge (I luv short stories!)
Wendy Holden: Simply Divine(totally enjoyed this book)
Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie Barrows: The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society (Audio Book)
David Wroblewski: The Story of Edgar Sawtelle (Audio Book)
Ursula Doyle: Love Letters of Great Men
James Patterson + Gabrielle Charbonnet: Sundays at Tiffany's
James Patterson: Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas(re-read)
Nicholas Sparks: The Lucky One
Nicholas Sparks: Nights in Rodanthe
Janet Evanovich: Plum Spooky
Janet Evanovich: Grand Finale
Janet Evanovich: Finger Lickin' Fifteen
Alice Hoffman: The Drowning Season
Alice Hoffman: Blackbird House -- This was really interesting to read!
Junot Diaz: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
Maggie Sefton: Knit One, Kill Two
Maggie Sefton: Needled to Death
Maggie Sefton: A Deadly Yarn
Maggie Sefton: A Killer Stitch
Maggie Sefton: Dyer Consequences
Maggie Sefton: Fleece Navidad
Maggie Sefton: Dropped Dead Stitch
Susan Elizabeth Phillips: What I Did For Love (Chick Lit) Audiobook
Maeve Binchy: Heart & Soul
Debbie Macomber: A Cedar Cove Christmas
Jim Harrison: The English Major (blek!)
Jennifer Chiaverini: The Lost Quilter
Wm. Paul Young: The Shack
Kristin Hannah: True Colors
Kristin Hannah: Firefly Lane (awful book, True Colors much better read)
F. Scott Fitzgerald: Curious Case of Benjamin Button & other short stories
E Scott Fitzgerald: The Great Gatsby
Sparkle Hayter: What's A Girl Gotta Do (book one - Robin Hudson series)
Sparkle Hayter: Nice Girls Finish Last (2nd book in Robin Hudson series)
Sparkle Hayter: Revenge of the Cootie Girls (3rd book in Robin Hudson series)
Meg Cabot: Queen of Babble
Elizabeth Berg: The Art of Mending (audio book)
Elizabeth Berg: Home Safe
Lisa See: Shanghai Girls (audio book from library)
Spencer Quinn: Dog On It
Cassandra King: Queen of Broken Hearts
Anita Brookner: Leaving Home
Anita Shreve: A Wedding In December
Anita Shreve: Testimony; A Novel
Dan Brown: Lost Symbol
Stieg Larsson: Girl w/Dragon Tattoo
Stieg Larsson: Girl Who Played w/Fire
Jamie Ford: Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
Kate Jacobs: Knit the Season