‘dirt&sunshine’ launch contest!

We interrupt our trip down memory lane with the following message:

I’m excited to announce the official debut of http://dirtandsunshine.com in support
of my book, ‘dirt&sunshine: random thoughts on the art of raising children’.
The book was published in May 2009 and I’ve been working on the site over the
summer. Although some sections are not fully finished, I’m launching the site anyway
in celebration of my favorite month, September.

To commemorate the birth of dirtandsunshine.com, I am throwing a
double-winner launch contest! You are cordially invited to participate in
our innagural ‘dirt&sunshine scavenger hunt’ – be the first to identify
the location of the following items on the site and win a prize package
worth over $150! Simply look through the site and list the pages where the
following names or items appear (I recommend cutting and pasting the URL’s
as in the following example: easy coconut rice =
http://dirtandsunshine.com/recipes-from-the-cupboard.html).

Here are the 12 to find:

1- Emily Joubert
2- Miette
3- Ice breaker games
4- Chef’s hat
5- Tara Whitney
6- lemon-rosemary Tuscan chicken
7- Aiolina
8- Amelia Bingo
9- BeckyM
10- Madam Malkin’s Robes for all Occasions
11- Zlarris
12- 2005 Chocolate&Wine party

The FIRST person to correctly identify the location of all 12 items in a
POSTED ENTRY in the Comments section (here) will be declared the winner
and receive a prize package containing some of my favorite things:

– A copy of ‘dirt&sunshine’ (in case you don’t already have one!)
– A copy of my favorite book, ‘Selma’
– ‘Sangria: Fun and festive recipes’ by Mittie Hellmich
– ‘Not Quite What I Was Planning: 6-word Memoirs by Writers Famous and
Obscure’
– Felt strawberry pancake set (generously donated by Becky Morello)
– 10 votive scent samples from Seaglow Candles (generously donated by Sue
Kennedy)
– A beautiful Miette onesie
– The Bananagrams game
– Pottery Barn stuffed plaid cow and ‘Click, Clack Moo’ book
– A chocolate brown Kolo 4×6 photo album
– And more…!

Hint: Most are easy to find! Some may appear on the same page and certain
items or names may appear on more than one page – any location on the site
is valid for entry.

If you don’t leave the first correct entry, you can still win a prize in
our random drawing! Just leave me a comment below; it will serve as your
entry for our $50 runner-up prize package (featuring a few things that I
always keep on my desk, includng a copy of ‘dirt&sunshine’, a copy of
‘Selma’ and a BeckyM felt food sandwich).

This contest is open to all; please feel free to forward to anyone who
might be interested in entering. The closing date for entries is Tuesday,
September 8th at noon PST.

FYI, I will be having a CONTEST EACH MONTH for the next year, most likely
on the second day of the month. I’m very excited to announce that my
sister is donating two handmade chef’s hats to the food-themed
November contest!

If you wish to be informed about our monthly contests or other happenings,
please beccome a fan of ‘dirt&sunshine’ on Facebook or send me an email
(kathy@dirtandsunshine.com). I am still working on the email sign-up form
for the website (sorry!).

I want to thank everyone for supporting me in this endeavor. I appreciate
all the encouragement and advice. I could not have done this alone!

Warmly,

Kathy Besser