Sunday, August 7, 2011

One Year of A Well-Seasoned Life: Celebration and Giveaway


On August 6, 2010, I posted my first recipe, Deviled Tuna Casserole, and A Well-Seasoned Life began. Writing this blog has been one of the most creatively fulfilling experiences in my life. Every day is a milestone! And, I've found myself accepted in a community of wonderful bloggers who inspire me and encourage me to become better in every way.

I've also been fortunate in that I've been able to incorporate one of my other passions in life into the blog - my collection of Gooseberry Patch cookbooks. To have been chosen to be part of Gooseberry Patch's Featured Friday not long after I started my blog was more than a dream come true - it was a miracle! I am so grateful to have expanded my relationship with them and to be part of their Early Bird Reviewers. So, I want to send them a very special thank you for, basically, just existing and making my world a better place!

As a token of celebration and appreciation, I am giving away a set of Gooseberry Patch cookbooks. These two cookbooks, Flavors of Fall and Taste of Autumn, were the first two cookbooks that I ever purchased from Gooseberry Patch. I was drawn to them because fall is my favorite season and I couldn't believe that there were cookbooks dedicated to it. I had to have them! It started a bit of an obsession, one that has filled my small kitchen and dining room with almost every Gooseberry Patch cookbook that's ever been published.

Call me an enabler, but I want to spread the addiction to you. If you're interested in winning this set of cookbooks, just become a follower (if you're not already) of my blog and leave me a comment with your e-mail address letting me know you're interested in the giveaway. Oh, in case you're worried, these aren't my actual cookbooks, I ordered you a new set. I wouldn't dare part with mine...

Deadline is August 28, 2011.

Good luck and thanks for making this such a great year!!
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90 comments:

  1. UnknownAugust 7, 2011 at 6:37 PM

    Yum, just the drawings on the outside make me hungry! I could go or some pumpkin pie right now! :) my e-mail is audra.kurtz@gmail.com hope I win! :)

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  2. Tracey @ The Kitchen is My PlaygroundAugust 7, 2011 at 6:39 PM

    Happy one year blogiversary, Kim!! Congratulations on this milestone. Oh, and I'm already a follower on GFC. :-)
    Tracey

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  3. Dorothy @ Crazy for CrustAugust 7, 2011 at 6:43 PM

    Congrats on your 1-year blogiversary!

    My email is crazyforcrustblog @ gmail dot com and I'm a follower! :)

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  4. AnonymousAugust 7, 2011 at 7:08 PM

    Congratulation from me too.
    Nothing better than do things that you love:)

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  5. MsFoxsSweetsAugust 7, 2011 at 7:32 PM

    Happy 1 year blog anniversary!
    My email is cfox75@ gmail.com and I am a followering :)

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  6. JanieAugust 7, 2011 at 7:40 PM

    Definitely interested: fantasticalsharing@yahoo.com

    Happy 1 year blogiversary :)) I just celebrated mine 5 days ago! Funny enough, one of my first posts (5 Aug) was tuna casserole!

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  7. Kim McCallieAugust 7, 2011 at 7:45 PM

    @Sarah - What a coincidence! How funny!

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  8. GertAugust 7, 2011 at 8:00 PM

    Congratulations on your Blogiversary!!! I am a follower and would love to have you add me to your giveaway!!

    Blessings...
    xoxo Gert

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  9. Linda @ Lemon DropAugust 7, 2011 at 8:12 PM

    Happy Anniversary fellow blogger :) Pls count me in for this giveaway (superb books!) and of course I am a follower.

    Linda @ Lemon Drop

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  10. UnknownAugust 7, 2011 at 8:33 PM

    To say I would LOVE a copy of these cookbooks is an understatement!!!!

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  11. Lisa @ Flour Me With LoveAugust 7, 2011 at 9:27 PM

    I've been a follower and I enjoy it very much! Congratulations on your one year anniversary :)

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  12. UnknownAugust 8, 2011 at 1:02 AM

    I am a stalker of yours and Gooseberry Cook Books! ;) And I have these both...they are my favorite, because Fall is my favorite Season of all! Congrats for a Blogiversary, with your "partnership" with Gooseberry Patch!

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  13. LisaAugust 8, 2011 at 2:59 AM

    Congrats on one year! I would love to win those cookbooks.

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  14. Served up with LoveAugust 8, 2011 at 7:50 AM

    Happy Blogiversary! I love your blog and have been following for a while. I also love Gooseberry Patch cookbooks, although I only have a few. I would love these two. Fall is my favorite season!

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  15. Liz That Skinny Chick Can BakeAugust 8, 2011 at 9:41 AM

    Congrats on your one year anniversary!!! I am a follower :)

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  16. AnonymousAugust 8, 2011 at 10:50 AM

    congrats on your one year!!! What an accomplishment! I would LOVE LOVE a chance to win this!!!!!! my email is sorgaards (at) gmail (dot) com Thank you! - Lauren

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  17. MargueriteAugust 8, 2011 at 1:25 PM

    Congrats on your 1 year blogiversary! I am a follower and would love to win!

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  18. UnknownAugust 8, 2011 at 1:44 PM

    I follow you! And adore Gooseberry Patch's wonderful cookbooks, especially the autumn and winter ones! Would LOVE to win these =)
    ae.rendell@gmail.com

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  19. Kim ReidAugust 8, 2011 at 4:30 PM

    Congratulations!! I am a follower of your blog and would love a chance to enter for the wonderful cookbooks!
    Thanks :)
    kimberlybreid@hotmail.com

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  20. Create With JoyAugust 8, 2011 at 8:06 PM

    Hi Kim

    I love collecting cookbooks but I don't have ANY Gooseberry Patch cookbooks so I would be delighted to win your fabulous prize! I already follow your blog so thank you for including me in the giveaway!

    Ramona
    http://create-with-joy.com

    createwithjoy (at) gmail (dot) com

    P.S. I'm hosting a fabulous cookbook giveaway for my followers as well, so be sure to stop by and enter! :-)

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  21. CindyAugust 8, 2011 at 10:20 PM

    Happy blog anniversary!!! I am a follower and would love to have you add me to your giveaway. I love Gooseberry Patch cookbooks.

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  22. LindaAugust 8, 2011 at 11:20 PM

    Thank you for being an enabler. :) I would love to win the cookbooks.

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  23. MelissaAugust 9, 2011 at 11:22 AM

    Congratulations on 1 year! I love Gooseberry Patch cookbooks :)

    My email is melissamaynard_826 (at) yahoo (dot) com

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  24. Shannon KnightAugust 9, 2011 at 3:47 PM

    Happy Birthday!!! my email address is knightgang@comcast.net.

    Shannon :)

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  25. Toyin O.August 9, 2011 at 5:04 PM

    Thanks for sharing.

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  26. Faith Hope and CherryteaAugust 10, 2011 at 12:10 PM

    absolutely interested in this giveaway! from one fall lover to another ") Congratulations! on a great and successful year. i don't mind being enabled at all ") in fact thanks! from another gfc follower...

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  27. NellieAugust 10, 2011 at 12:22 PM

    Congratulations on your one-year anniversary! May your success continue! Gooseberry Patch cookbooks are one of my weaknesses, as well. I'm sure I have room for two more in the event that I might win.

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  28. AnonymousAugust 10, 2011 at 2:28 PM

    i'm a follower!
    michaels_crown@yahoo.com

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  29. AnonymousAugust 10, 2011 at 2:29 PM

    Congratulations and keep up the good work! It's very inspiring. I would love to add these books to my collection. :)
    mommyseal@hotmail.com

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  30. Jana Carter PhotographyAugust 10, 2011 at 2:30 PM

    I am absolutely interested in winning! I would LOVE Gooseberry Patch cookbooks! Congratulations on a successful year! Whatta great milestone! Keep up the good work - I'm happy to be a new follower and I can't wait to see what the next year brings for you! :)

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  31. ColleenAugust 10, 2011 at 2:30 PM

    Happy Anniversary, I am a follower of your blog and would love to be entered in the draw...fall and its recipes are also my favorite time of year....

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  32. AnonymousAugust 10, 2011 at 2:33 PM

    i want to win the cook books im getting married a month from today i just had my wedding shower and did not get any cook books i got a slow cooker and some corning ware bake ware and would love some cook books to figure out what to cook in them my e mail i lheethuis@yahoo.com

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  33. 4kids1momAugust 10, 2011 at 2:33 PM

    I would love these cookbooks!! Congrats as well. I am sooooooooo looking forward to fall!

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  34. AnonymousAugust 10, 2011 at 2:34 PM

    Congratulations! I love fall too and all the fall spiced recipes!

    frogz60@hotmail.com

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  35. AnonymousAugust 10, 2011 at 2:36 PM

    Hi I'm interested in your giveaway. I love gooseberry patch cookbooks. My email is kpatton2002@gmail.com

    Thanks you!

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  36. AnonymousAugust 10, 2011 at 2:36 PM

    I love to find people that love Gooseberry Patch as much as I do! I got my first cookbook back in 1999 and I have been hooked ever since! Congratulations on your one year anniversary! Here's to many, many more!! :)

    kellyann1674@hotmail.com

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  37. AngelAugust 10, 2011 at 2:41 PM

    I just found your blog today. Love it! Gooseberry Patch cookbooks are an addiction of mine too but I don't have either one of these. My email is angelmeek1@yahoo.com.

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  38. RhondaAugust 10, 2011 at 2:41 PM

    Oh, I absolutely LOVE Goseberry Patch and would LOVE to win these two boks!!! I have ben collecting everything GBP since their beginning. I have to confess I have Flavors of Fall already, but my mother-in-law would love it when I give it to her. I have enjoyed your blog since I found you and became a follower.

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  39. AnonymousAugust 10, 2011 at 2:43 PM

    I Like you on Facebook! Would love to win a cookbook! dianagashwiler@hotmail.com

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  40. SandyAugust 10, 2011 at 2:45 PM

    Contrats on your 1 yr Anniv! Enjoy following your blog.

    s.phillips2@mchsi.com

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  41. CookingGirl23August 10, 2011 at 2:46 PM

    How time flies when you're having fun!!! Congratulations! my email is brandigates12@yahoo.com

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  42. PennyAugust 10, 2011 at 2:47 PM

    This is a great job you are doing. It benefits so many people. I am fairly "green" at this blogging, but would love to be a winner of the cookbooks and become more and more proficient at cooking and blogging. I just love Gooseberry Patch recipes (and my husband does too)! Good luck to me (and to everyone else as well). Have a wonderful week. Oh, my e-mail is pradde@centurytel.net (Thank you).

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  43. AnonymousAugust 10, 2011 at 2:49 PM

    VERY interested in this giveaway. Fall is my favorite season and time of year as well. And who doesn't love them some Goose Berry Patch cookbooks??
    copenhagen1971@hotmail.com

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  44. AnonymousAugust 10, 2011 at 2:51 PM

    Congrats on your 1st blogaversary. May you have many more. Love Gooseberry cookbooks and a chance to win two celebrating fall after the hot summer we have had sounds delightful! Thank you for the give away.
    My email is tatertownqueen@yahoo.com

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  45. AnonymousAugust 10, 2011 at 2:53 PM

    Congrats on your one year! I just bought my first Gooseberry Patch cookbook about a month ago and I am addicted! Consider me a new follower for your blog! Count me in as being interested in winning those fabulous books!

    e.aoki@verizon.net

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  46. AnonymousAugust 10, 2011 at 2:54 PM

    Congratulations and best wishes for continued success on the event of your one year "blog-versary". The two fall cookbooks fill me with excitement and wonder about all of the new comfort foods I will be able to prepare when the snow is knee-high or higher..and the wind is whistling around the corners of the house! I will keep my fingers and toes crossed!
    Nancy tenderheart@echoes.net

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  47. AshleyAugust 10, 2011 at 2:57 PM

    congrats on your anniversary!!! fall is also my favorite season. i love the food, the smells, the colours....everything!! and i would love to win this!! my email is: ashleycompoli@yahoo.ca

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  48. AnonymousAugust 10, 2011 at 3:00 PM

    Congrats on your one year! I just recently bought my first Gooseberry Patch cookbook and I am addicted! Consider me a new follower! I hope I win those cookbooks! If I do, I might not leave the kitchen!

    e.aoki@verizon.net

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  49. AnonymousAugust 10, 2011 at 3:08 PM

    I am so glad I came upon your blog! And thank you so much for your offering this giveaway. I love Gooseberry Patch! My e-mail is my-creative-inspiration@comcast.net .

    Thank you,
    Priscilla

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  50. Cathy BAugust 10, 2011 at 3:15 PM

    Congratulations, Kim!! The first anniversary of any occasion is always extra special. May you grace us with your knowledge and wisdom for many more years to come. The GP cookbooks you are giving away are two that I don't have yet. Please email at cathylee44@yahoo.com to let me know I've won. lol :)

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  51. Nicole CulverAugust 10, 2011 at 3:21 PM

    Happy blogiversary! I have become a follower and I'm excited about finding your blog. I'm also very interested in the giveaway. I LOVE Gooseberry! Thanks!

    nculver@centurylink.net

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  52. LauraAugust 10, 2011 at 3:28 PM

    Congratulations on your blog anniversary! I am now a follower and would love to expand my cookbook collection!

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  53. SharonAugust 10, 2011 at 3:28 PM

    Congrats! I am loving your site and I am looking forward to exploring your recipes. I love Gooseberry and I love simple delicious recipes.

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  54. AnonymousAugust 10, 2011 at 3:34 PM

    Congratulations on your one-year anniversary! Thanks for all you share!! Would love copies of these cookbooks!!!
    kellym6896@yahoo.com

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  55. AnonymousAugust 10, 2011 at 3:53 PM

    I hope you have another great year, and would love to win those books. gina.prendergast@yahoo.com

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  56. AnonymousAugust 10, 2011 at 4:05 PM

    I too am a Gooseberry Patch addict and I am not one bit ashamed to admit it!
    Would love love LOVE to win the cookbooks.
    eegee2247@yahoo.com

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  57. AnonymousAugust 10, 2011 at 4:13 PM

    Congrats on your blogs one year anniversary! I just love gooseberry patch cookbooks, but sadly have none of my own. My favorite time of year is fall. My tummy fills with excitment this time of year when the leaves all change beautiful colors, when there is a cripsness in the air and when you can fill your tummy with the warm goodness of some good ol cheesy potato corn chowder, fresh baked biscuites and some hot mulled cider. mmmmmmmmmmmm. I am so ecited I can't wait!!
    Thanks so much for the giveaway opportunity!
    suziegirl26@hotmail.com

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  58. AnonymousAugust 10, 2011 at 4:39 PM

    Love new cooking blogs to get ideas! Id love some new recipe books! suzanne_bond@hotmail.com

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  59. AnonymousAugust 10, 2011 at 4:40 PM

    Excited for finding a new blog and would LOVE to win the cookbooks~

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  60. CherylAugust 10, 2011 at 5:18 PM

    I'm happy to have another great blog to visit! Thanks!! cherengle@gmail.com

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  61. Marilyn RobertsonAugust 10, 2011 at 6:09 PM

    I too am a follower! Thanks for entering me in your drawing!

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  62. Bonnie MAugust 10, 2011 at 6:29 PM

    Congratulations! I love fall cookbooks, too. I'm pretty much sold if there is pumpkin in the ingredient list. Thanks for the great contest!

    e-mail: bon1223@att.net

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  63. AnonymousAugust 10, 2011 at 6:54 PM

    Gooseberry Patch Cookbook give-away?! Count me in! I love their recipes and ideas! tickledpink2792@aol.com

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  64. MichelleAugust 10, 2011 at 9:15 PM

    Congratulations on your anniversary... You are doing a great job for only a year! Thank you for giving away Gooseberry Patch Fall cookbooks..Please enter me in..
    Thanks..
    chateaudumichelle@gmail.com

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  65. carpediem5790August 10, 2011 at 9:18 PM

    (singing)Happy Anniversary,Happy Anniversary, Happy Anniversary.....Happy Anniversary! wow (just started my blog!) I feel like I found an extension to Gooseberry Patch's country warmth and welcomeness! I would love to own the two GBP fall cookbooks, so please enter me.Arlene Marie Pitts email: carpediem5790@yahoo.com

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  66. AnonymousAugust 10, 2011 at 9:31 PM

    I Loooooooove all things fall as well. Now that I live in SC it definately isn't done like it was in the North...Oh well, making the best of it. Thanks for the invitation to blog.

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  67. LyndsAugust 10, 2011 at 9:41 PM

    Congrats! Thanks for offering the opportunity to all of us! lre108@gmail.com

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  68. AnonymousAugust 11, 2011 at 1:45 PM

    Congratulations on your successful first year, and wishing you many more! Fall is my favorite season, and Fall foods seem to be the ones we most enjoy, as well. And I LOVE Gooseberry Patch cookbooks! I would very much love to have the cookbook collection, and would share with my niece, who also loves cooking and cookbooks. Thank you!

    P.S.
    I don't have a blog, Google account, etc. Only have access to the Internet at work.

    Nancy Bowen
    nbowen@sals.edu

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  69. AnonymousAugust 11, 2011 at 1:49 PM

    An addition to my previous comment...I forgot to mention that I am also now a follower of your blog; can't wait to check it out! Would like to be considered for the cookbook giveaway, too. Thanks,

    Nancy Bowen
    nbowen@sals.edu

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  70. Ambreen (Simply Sweet n Savory)August 12, 2011 at 4:48 AM

    Congratulations on your blog's 1st anniversary! Wishing you many more! I'm already a follower :)

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  71. Desire EmpireAugust 13, 2011 at 2:53 AM

    Congratulations on your one yesr milestone. Will become a follower.

    I would love you to come and enter my give away too. A beautifully handcrafted Danish porcelain house number.
    www.desireempire.com

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  72. UnknownAugust 13, 2011 at 9:39 AM

    Kim....CONGRATULATIONS on your first year blogging!! What a lovely giveaway you are hosting -- please toss my name in the hat :)

    I've been a follower!! Looking forward to many, many more recipes :)

    Blessings!
    Gail
    Geeprather@aol.com

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  73. Kim @ Homesteader's HeartAugust 16, 2011 at 7:14 PM

    Oh I don't have these ones!!! I love the flavors of Fall.
    I am already a follower.
    Thanks for the chance!
    Kim

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  74. Kim ZabloskyAugust 16, 2011 at 8:59 PM

    I am a new follower, heard about you on the Gooseberry Facebook page. I have one Gooseberry Patch book, but would love to have more. Very interested in the giveaway. Thanks, kzablosky@cox.net

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  75. sherlocklabsAugust 17, 2011 at 4:20 PM

    Congratulations! Happy Blog-iversary!! I too have a Gooseberry Patch Cookbook addiction!! I am a follower. Thank you for the wonderful giveaway!! :)

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  76. grammy and papiAugust 20, 2011 at 11:37 AM

    Happy Blogaversary. I love Gooseberry Patch Cookbooks and FAll. In fact, it's my favorite season after Spring. ooI'm a "follower" and would be so thilled to win not one but two books.

    Thank you for the great giveaway.

    Have a God Filled Day
    Shirley

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  77. JennAugust 20, 2011 at 3:56 PM

    I own four different Gooseberry Patch books and I love them. I would love to add these two to my collection!! I am already a follower. eatcakefordinner@digis.net

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  78. AnonymousAugust 23, 2011 at 2:23 PM

    Congrats on one year! I would love to win.
    Caterpillargirl55@yahoo.com

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  79. DiannaAugust 24, 2011 at 2:17 PM

    I stumbled upon you accidentally, always in search of unique takes on the ordinary and your blog seems to fit the bill. Please sign me up for entry into the Gooseberry Patch cookbook giveaway. I would LOVE it. Thank you, Dianna email address: greenis50@yahoo.com

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  80. M.j.August 25, 2011 at 5:12 PM

    Congratulations!!! I already am following you via networked blogs....ciao4now64@yahoo.com

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  81. M.j.August 25, 2011 at 5:13 PM

    Congratulations...I already am following via GFC...ciao4now64@yahoo.com

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  82. AnonymousAugust 25, 2011 at 5:34 PM

    Congrats to you. Throw my name in the hat. Always great recipes in GPCs.
    DearMrsHuck@aol.com

    Carol

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  83. AnonymousAugust 25, 2011 at 11:09 PM

    Love Gooseberry cookbooks, this one looks awesome!!
    applegatejean@yahoo.com

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  84. AnonymousAugust 26, 2011 at 12:15 AM

    Good evening...... I purchased my first Goose Berry Patch cook book this past weekend. I was unfamiliar with it but since I started reading it I have not been able to put it down. I love all the tid bits of information in it. I have been telling everyone about it. 5 Ingredients or Less.I plan on using some of the recipes for Christmas gifts. I cant wait to start baking. lol I would love for my name to be added into the give away. I look forward to gathering all of the cookbooks. Txwildflower2007@aim.com By the way, I got my cookbook at an RV business. I was surprised to see cookbooks there. lol

    Anita

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  85. AnonymousAugust 26, 2011 at 1:09 AM

    Fellow cookbook reader! would love to read these, love the gooseberry! in fact lived on a street in greenwood,In named "gooseberry"
    cummings_fam@att.net

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  86. LoriAugust 27, 2011 at 6:06 PM

    I just adore fall as well and would love a chance at these cookbooks. Thanks so much and blessings to you!
    Lori
    wifeofcop83@yahoo.com

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  87. AnonymousAugust 28, 2011 at 2:19 AM

    I would love to win a Gooseberry cookbook. I love to read all the great bits of information and to try recipes. Thanks again for this opportunity.
    Linda

    linelu55@yahoo.com

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  88. DawnAugust 28, 2011 at 5:20 PM

    I to am addicted to these books. My family loves everything I have made out of them. I would so love to win this give away.

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  89. AnonymousAugust 29, 2011 at 11:37 PM

    I Love Fall. I love Cooking And Would love to have these's cook Books on My counter reading the wonderful Gooseberry recipes that I know flow threw the books. This site is also beautiful Thanks for the Share.My son Just joined the US Marines . I would love to win theses to Share all the goodies in the care packages I know I'm going to be sending .. Thank you..

    joni_rh@yahoo.com

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  90. MaureenSeptember 2, 2011 at 8:39 AM

    Congratulations on one year! It's always good to step back and have a look at what you've accomplished.

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