by Laura K. Curtis | Nov 10, 2013 | Freebies & Giveaways, Stuff! |
My nieces and nephews have all been fascinated by Tegu approximately forever. The blocks are magnetic, so you can build OUT as well as up. Tegu has so much going for it. I can’t recommend it highly enough. Not only because the blocks are cool in and of themselves, but because the company is socially and environmentally responsible. Their mission is to create a sustainable living for folks in Honduras, and they work at it every day. When you buy their blocks, you’re helping people learn skills, gain employment, generally improve their quality of life.
The “Discovery” set is 26 blocks, plenty big enough for any project, but not overwhelming, and usually retails for around $75. This one is in the “jungle” colors.
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by Laura K. Curtis | Nov 9, 2013 | Books, Freebies & Giveaways |
I love Nancy Martin’s Blackbird sisters mystery series. I talked about them over on Deb Lacy’s Mystery Playground blog a while back (along with a recipe for yummy sangria) because I think if you like light, fun mysteries with a touch of snark and a feminine feel, you’ll love them, too. But I know it’s hard to try a new author when your favorites have books out and you have limited funds, so I figured I’d give away an e-copy of Nancy’s first Blackbird sisters book, How to Murder a Millionaire and let you see for yourself why I like them!
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by Laura K. Curtis | Nov 8, 2013 | Books, Freebies & Giveaways |
This is not a cookbook. Well, there are some recipes for dinner items you can make ahead so that you can use the leftovers to make lunch, but really it’s a visual exploration of fun stuff to put in your kid’s (or your–many of these items are perfect for adult palates) lunch box. Why go for the same old thing when you can make it fun and different?
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by Laura K. Curtis | Nov 7, 2013 | Crafts, Freebies & Giveaways |
Yesterday it was earrings, today it’s pendants! And I am giving away seven of them, so you have a great chance to win! That’s right, seven winners will each get a pendant.
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by Laura K. Curtis | Nov 6, 2013 | Crafts, Freebies & Giveaways |
You may or may not know that I used to make and sell glass beads. When I closed my business, I “bought out” my own inventory so that I could continue to use my wares as a hobby. I love glass. There’s nothing like opening the kiln in the morning to see what magic has occurred overnight. So during the month of giveaways, I will be giving away a fair number of glass pieces. Today, it’s a pair of silver-plated earring drops featuring dichroic glass dragonfly cabochons. The earring wires are sterling to protect your ears!
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by Laura K. Curtis | Nov 4, 2013 | Books, Freebies & Giveaways |
If you know me at all you probably know that John Connolly is pretty much my favorite author out there. Every serious reader has several “go-to” authors, those whose work is an automatic buy, and Connolly’s top of that list for me. Still, I don’t always sit down and read the book the second I buy it because his work is dark. I mean, really dark. So this one’s for fans of the dark and those things that go bump within it. An e-copy of Connolly’s first Charlie Parker mystery, Every Dead Thing in your choice of e format.
A bit about the book:
Hailed internationally as a page-turner in a league with the fiction of Thomas Harris, this lyrical and terrifying bestseller is the stunning achievement of an “extravagantly gifted” (Kirkus Reviews) new novelist.
John Connolly superbly taps into the tortured mind and gritty world of former NYPD detective Charlie “Bird” Parker, tormented by the brutal, unsolved murders of his wife and young daughter. Driven by visions of the dead, Parker tracks a serial killer from New York City to the American South, and finds his buried instincts — for love, survival, and, ultimately, for killing — awakening as he confronts a monster beyond imagining…
Really, you want to read this book if you haven’t already.
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My nieces and nephews have all been fascinated by Tegu approximately forever. The blocks are magnetic, so you can build OUT as well as up. Tegu has so much going for it. I can’t recommend it highly enough. Not only because the blocks are cool in and of themselves, but because the company is socially and environmentally responsible. Their mission is to create a sustainable living for folks in Honduras, and they work at it every day. When you buy their blocks, you’re helping people learn skills, gain employment, generally improve their quality of life.