14 August 2012

88 Cosy: a giveaway


Cosy*. A word for keeping warm. A cosy sweater, cosy socks, cosy muffatees (there's a pair up for grabs here), a tea cosy, an egg cosy (enter to win one). It's a knitter's word, cosy.

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That recent rheumatoid arthritis flare up saw two knitting deadlines pass me by and I'm having to rethink my knitsofacto baby knit plans in consequence. I'm no longer sure what's next. Which is actually something of a relief because the fun went out of knitting for a while there and I'd begun to sound remarkably like the White Rabbit in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland ... no time, no time, no time!

I don't like to disappoint - I guess that's a common affliction - so I take too much on. Which is one of the reasons it's taken me a good while to sort this giveaway out. It's weeks since I was lucky enough to win some delightful goodies in Lisa's Bobobun 'Craft it Forwards' giveaway and then committed to crafting something forward myself. But better late than never.

So how does this work? First, entering doesn't commit you to anything, you don't even need to have a blog, but it would be great if the winners could pay the craftsy love forward somehow. If you win and you're not in a position to hold a giveaway yourself maybe you could support a maker and buy something handmade. To enter just leave a comment**. Tell me something, anything. And for a second chance to win share a link to the giveaway - on your blog, twitter, or facebook - and pop back and leave another comment to tell me that you have. Because it's still the holiday season here in the UK I'll leave the giveaway open until midnight BST on Friday August 31st. Two names will then be drawn from the hat. One winner will receive a duplicate of the egg cozy and egg cup combo pictured above and the other will receive a cosy pair of pure alpaca Runrig Muffatees, knitted by me to fit your hands. Oh, and I'll post to anywhere in the world. Good luck :D

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Did you spot the new Pin It buttons? I know, I know, after everything I said about Pinterest. But maybe more of my pics will link back to me now.

And talking of links ... today's shout outs go to Koralee at Bluebird Notes, John Gray at Going Gently, Heather at My Little Red Suitcase, June at Cats, Dogs and Eiderdowns, Sandra at Reflections and Nature, and Rachel at My Rainbow Vintage Home. Welcome, welcome, one and all! And welcome back to Pomona at Little Cottage Comforts, we missed you m'dear :D

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* Or cozy, but I'm sticking with the UK spelling. This one's a gift for a little girl who likes a boiled egg with 'solders' for her breakfast every day.

** If you don't have a blog or are a no reply blogger please make sure I have a means of contacting you should you win.

88 comments:

  1. So very sorry to read about your knitting difficulties. Give yourself permission to heal. And thank you for this delightful photo.

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    1. That is super cute! but I would need 2 otherwise the boys would argue......as to the buy no store flowers... well i have sinned....bought some stunning tigerlillies..potted so that next year they will come again...so I suppose that isn´t so bad.... Keep the faith Annie....Things will pick up..and I hope Finn´s isn´t too sore

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  2. I'm glad you have made it through the flare. Those things are tough and have a tendency (at least in my case) of leaving behind some lasting pain. I'm hoping that you are feeling much, much better and able to get back in the swing of things. Please enter me in your giveaway. I'll post on my blog right now. Take care, dear friend. Sharon

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  3. Mission accomplished, Annie. Your giveaway is now listed on my blog. :)

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  4. Oh I would love to win, count me in!
    Meredith

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  5. Awww, that egg cosy is too cute! Please count me in :)
    I've already thought of what I could knit to give away if I won...hehehe
    Sarah xx

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  6. Just shared it on my blog (http://chantillefleur.blogspot.com.au/)
    Thank-you for this chance!

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  7. Sooo darling...thank you so much for visiting me the other day. I would so love to win this little sweetheart...I am having a giveaway too...you are welcome to enter if you wish. xoxoxo

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  8. Count me in, Annie! And I like the UK spelling of most words ... cosy it is. :)

    (I seem to be missing your posts - Blogger up to their tricks again. They only do it to annoy, because they know it teases....)

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  9. Hello Annie:
    How we should love to take part but for the totally unreliable Hungarian postal service where most things of value disappear!! But good luck to everyone!

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  10. Yes please Annie, put my name in the mix....I too am someone who says yes, sometimes I dearly regret it, but mainly I'm glad I am a people pleaser, as I've stretched and challenged myself and would have missed many an opportunity if I didn't. This weekend by some oddity I've been asked to make a first birthday cake for a friends little girl, I have no idea why they chose me, flattering, but scary as a very scary thing!

    When I get around to posting later, I will put a link up and pop back.

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  11. How cute is that little bunny cosy and the muffatees look so cosy too! I love the idea of passing on the crafty love with a little make so count me in please. Sorry to hear about your RA - a friend of mine found knitting painful for the same reason but do hope it won't prevent you doing other things during a flare up.

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  12. Hi, I know you didn't want to enter my giveaway because you're a yarn girl, but I would love to enter yours because I'm not! I can knit or crochet for toffee, but love all things yarny! Thank you! Ada :)

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  13. Here I am, too!!!cI can't miss this lovely chance to win a bunny cosy!!!
    I love the idea to win and the challenge to knit something else as for a non stop giveaway!!! ;oD
    take care and a big hug, xxx Alessandra

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  14. Back from holiday to be greeted by such a lovely give away is heaven. So sorry to hear that your health is not so great at the minute - sending you much love x lovely cosy x

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  15. ooh what a lovely giveaway, please pop me in your hat :-) x

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  16. I just retweeted for you and ps thanks for your lovely comment on my blog, I do love making those elephants :-)

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  17. Ooh, count me in please Annie! Those muffatees are simply gorgeous!
    Victoria xx

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  19. Oooooh Annie....gorgeous or what?! please pop my name into your knitted hat
    I do hope that you are feeling better x
    love jooles x

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  20. Sorry to hear about your arthritis flare up, Annie. It must be very hard. I hope you're on the mend.

    Lovely giveaway! The bunny cosy is so sweet!

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  21. Hello...me again, i have added your gorgeous bunny to my sidebar
    love jooles x

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  22. Thank you most kindly for the mention! And I do sympathize with the hand issues - I can't knit so much now, and it is all a bit frustrating. For me, I think the answer is to stick to small projects and not embark on anything too complicated.

    Hope it all settles down soon.

    Pomona x

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  23. Dear Annie
    Please enter me into your lovely giveaway. I'll be very happy to offer a giveaway of my own when I get to 400 blog posts (I'm on 383 ish at the moment, so it won't be long!) Sorry to hear you have been suffering and I hope you are feeling more like crafting again now.
    Best wishes
    Ellie

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  24. Oh,I so totally understand how knitting can have the "fun taken out of it"; I owned a yarn shop for awhile and making all those shop models (that I knew others would love but just wasn't "me"!!!). Rest assured--the fun does return when the deadlines leave! What a lovely giveaway. THanks for the chance to win!

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  25. Count me in Annie, that bunny is so cute!!!! :)
    Hope that RA settle soon.
    Vivienne x

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  26. Have put a link on my blog, always happy to add another bunny pic! :)
    Vivienne x

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  27. You are now linked Annie, and your bunny photo looks terrific! Good luck everyone!
    Janine xox

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  28. I don't eat eggs, can I have a whippet if I win LOL

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    1. No! But you can have the mitts :D

      I'm hoping to get to Trelawnyd on Saturday, I'll look out for your card!

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  29. Count me in! I am planning a homemade giveaway bundle to celebrate having (almost) 100 followers...wowzers! I loving sharing the crafty bloggy love, it is by far and away the best thing about blogging. xx

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  30. That is so cute, I don't think I would be able to put it away.

    Please enter me into the draw – thank you x

    gholmes724 ((at)) gmail ((d0t)) com

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  31. https://twitter.com/gholmes724/status/235795583447728129

    Have tweeted as @gholmes724

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  32. How could you not enter your knitting is wonderful! Please include me in your giveaway.
    Sarah x

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  33. Yes, Annie please enter me too! I would be over the moon to win either gorgeous item! Ooooh can't wait to be able to hold my first giveaway too when my wee blog is a bit more grown up! Just off to add your link to my blog - will pop back when have done that! Yvonne xx

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  34. Hi Annie,

    Sorry to hear about your arthritis. It can be so painful! I would love to enter your giveaway. The cosy looks so very sweet :-). I will put a link on my blog.

    Take care,

    Madelief x

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  35. Just added the link to my sidebar, hope I did it right Annie. And I do hope your pain will soon be a lot better xx Yvonne

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  36. Well I know I'm new here but would love to be included and would follow up with a giveaway if I won.

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  37. Would love to be included! Love rabbits, knitting and eggs! Hope you get some respite from the arthritis, so cruel when your pleasures are curtailed like that!

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  38. Please enter me in your giveaway. I know what a struggle it is with arthritis - I had to give up crocheting but I'm trying to learn to knit. J

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  39. How fabulous Annie, please count me in and I have also added your bunny pic and link to my side bar too. Now, I'll tell you something.... my dad to this day calls me bun-bun because I had a little bunny soft toy when I was little and my name for it was bun bun. Who doesn't love a bunny or two? Thanks for this opportunity to take part xox Penelope

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  40. Hello lovey, thanks for coming over and entering my giveaway and telling me about yours....I LOVE IT!!! Just imagine if you win mine and I win yours...WOW WEE!!! what a world that would be :o)

    I will be doing a wee post later today or tomorrow maybe and will link to your giveaway for sure...yay for bloggy love xxx

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  41. My Goodness, could that Egg cosy BE any cuter!? You are a VERY clever lady - I would so love to be able to knit!
    I'd love to be entered into your giveaway - 1) Because the prize is absolutely gorgeous and 2) Because I am rather partial to a hard boiled egg of a morning!
    best wishes,
    Paula xxx

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  42. Hello Annie

    Nice to read you again. Good luck with your painful arthritis. I'd love to be in the giveaway. The egg cosy is too sweet! :-) Thanks for commenting on my blog.

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  43. So sorry to hear your knitting is being hampered by arthritis, no fun.
    I just adore the egg cosy!

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  44. Ooooh, I love a boiled egg in an egg cup and the cosier the better! Hope the horrible arthritis gets a bit better soon! xCathy

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  45. I love your amazing blog and I am now following you! It just looks gorgeous too, I now have blog envy!!

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  46. Hi Annie, so cute! Please include me in your giveaway draw.

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  47. Thank you for finding the "time" to visit my blog! Love your rabbit cosy, so adorable and cute. :)

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  48. Love your rabbit cosy .. yes please to your lovely giveaway ... hope you enjoy your well deserved rest with hubby ... Bee xx

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  49. I'm a little tardy getting to your giveaway but I am now here, I love both of your giveaways and would love to be popped into the hat as well. I will write about your giveaway today.
    xx Sandi

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  50. Hi Annie, I would love to enter your giveaway too please! I am also having a staycation this year, getting things done and generally stepping out of the usual things. If I go away it has to be a dog friendly holiday, but then I only have one dog! not seven!! Heather x

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  51. Hi Annie, I'm new here and love reading about your knitting. It is also lovely to here about other things people get up to. I'm sorry you are in pain- my mum always says if one thing in life is hard turn to something else. I would love to enter your give away please. No blog yet but I will make something to pass on, Steph

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  52. Urgh rheumatoid arthritis is the pits. I used to be a medical rep and one of the drugs I promoted was Celebrex (celecoxib) which was for both RA and OA.

    Anyway I used to organise things called Patient Partner meetings for GP's. It was a great thing. The company i worked for used to take people with RA and teach them all about the condition. They became uber experts. They were then trained in how to teach GP's to diagnose RA. But more importantly they taught them how to handle a patients poor painful joints when they were manipulating them to aid diagnosis. Some GP's were astonished that when they were pushing on the wrist knuckle for the 'piano key' effect the patient not only felt discomfort at the time but the burning ache would worsen over the next few days.

    The Patient Partners also brought home to the GP's what daily life was like for them. It was all too easy for a rushed, stressed Doctor to see a patient presenting with RA as a depressed person in pain who had come to moan. They couldn't see past the person sat in their surgery. They sometimes didn't appreciate what that person had had to endure to get to the surgery that day, how some couldn't even use an electric toothbrush because the vibrations were agony. They didn't understand the impact it had to not be able to wear exactly what you wanted, go where you wanted alone, cook for yourself etc....

    I loved these meetings. They were so helpful and important. I doubt they are being run anymore since Pharmacia got bought out by Pfizer and so many changes were made.

    I hope you have a remission really soon.

    xxx

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  53. Hello Annie...I hope that dreadful RA settles for you very soon... It must be so painful and frustrating for you!
    Such a lovely, 'cosy' Giveaway..please could you pop my name into the hat?
    I'm off to pop a link in my sidebar...be back shortly!
    Susan x

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  54. Have added a link for you Annie!
    Hope you have a lovely weekend,
    Susan x

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  55. Hi Annie,

    Such a darling little cosy - and very sweet giveaway.
    Also many thanks for sharing all the links, always great to have some new friends. I am now following you.

    Happy weekend
    Hugs
    Carolyn

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  56. G'Day from Brisbane, Australia! Thank you for his cozy cute giveaway!

    Deborah
    homemakerhoney @gmail .com

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  57. I shared on Facebook and Twitter!

    Deborah
    homemakerhoney @gmail .com

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  58. Forgot to come back and tell you I have your giveaway on my blog, you reminded me :) Thank you Annie.
    xoxo Sandi

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  59. Aw GW the cosy is lovely... Sorry to hear the RA is becoming a bother with your knitting :-( ((((HUGS))))) NO X

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  60. Aww, thanks Rachie xxx

    And for anyone who reads this and wonders, Rachie and I have been referring to each other as Granny Weatherwax (GW) and Nanny Ogg (NO) for years. Which will only make sense to folk familiar with Terry Pratchett's Disc World books. (Not, I hasten to add, that either of us are as old as those two estimable, um, ladies!)

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  61. This is soooo cute. I can knit but am more of a fabric tart.
    My mother and one of my good friends both suffer with RA and I can't even imagine how they get through some of the more painful days so I really feel for you.
    Thank you for the chance to enter.
    Best wishes.
    http://www.thetialys.wordpress.com

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  62. That is one gorgeous bunny, I've also shared the link on my facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/Mythillogical

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  63. I'm sorry about your knitting hold ups. It must be really fustrating but I know what you mean when you say that you don't like letting people down! Still, health is very important... I love this bunny with his bright and cheerful scarf. Lovely and very exciting :)

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  64. next year YOU WILL be entering our Trelawnyd Show!!!!
    I insist on it
    best wishes
    johnxxx

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  65. Oh, I hope you're feeling much better very soon - it must be horrible, especially when it holds up your knitting. Gorgeous bunnies, lovely giveaway. And thanks for popping over to Handmade Monday x

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  67. That little piece of red gingham ribbon sets it off beautifully.

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  68. Cosy - I do love that word. All rolled up and snuggled into one.

    Nina x

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  69. Oh please do add me to that smartly knitted hat of yours

    Kate x

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  70. Rabbits are fun mine always turn out with wonky heads someone of yours would be a joy, hope the knitting,break works a treat. Enjoy
    Ingrid

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  71. Love the bunny egg cosy.I always think they look so cute on the eggs but I never think to use them!

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  72. The bunny is the cutest ever! Shuttermom77 at gmail dot com

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  73. Hi ! I would love to win a fabulous giveaway ,your sight is the best I love your blogs count me in for the giveaway thank you
    Stay well Louise

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  74. Just found your blog and love it.
    I have a 1 year old granddaughter who loves both 'boily eggs' and rabbits and I would love to give her your lovely cosy. Mind you, she would probably suck its ears to death!
    Having carpel tunnel problems I totally sypathise with RA slowing down the knitting and hope you have relief from the pain soon,
    Suky.
    sukyallenatskydotcom (remove words and replace with symbols)

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  75. Sorry about your flare up. Fingers crossed there won't be another for a very long time. Love the little bunny.

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  76. Oh my that is just too sweet for words. I would love to give the little cosy a new home in Australia. I have three little boys who would smile wide to see him on one of their boiled eggs.
    Be well!

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  77. What a sweet little cozy. I am sympathetic with your flare. I have something (not sure of the diagnosis as they have never given me a firm one) but I do have flares of joint pain. At the moment I am treating with diet, which helps. I hate when it comes up because when you hurt you don't feel so much like doing things. xxxo

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  78. Hi Annie, Thank you so much for holding this generous giveaway! I've posted a link to it on my blog. Best of luck to everyone!

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  79. Hi Annie

    Am I nuts or what? I swear I left a comment saying yes please I want to enter your giveaway...must be all this heat getting to me..:-)

    Anyhow I'm off to put your button and link on my blog too

    be good now

    Amanda :-)

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  80. Hi

    I am a fledgling blogger and have no idea how to leave a link. But it's great to find a blogger from the UK and one who loves lavender too. Happiness!

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  81. Hi Hope your ok, your give aways is lovely please count me in, I don't have a blog but always looking for crafty ideas. Knitting has over the past months been a comfort to me in a traumatic time in my life. I use to knit all the time then went back to work and life was hetic running children around. But recently it has become important to me to have something little on the go knitting baby shoes/booties being kept busy for there is an influx of new babies at work. Know I have come across your site will save a favorite so I can pop in and catch up. Thank you

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  82. So sorry to hear that you have not been so good lately, but do keep your chin up! I would love to enter your giveaway so please will you enter me? Thanks.

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  83. I love your bunny egg cosy, Annie! I would love to win it so please put me in the draw too. Thank you :)
    Helen x

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  84. What a lovely blog, an I am thankful to have discovered you! Hope you are feeling well soon. Thank you for a generous giveaway! I am blogless - RavID:jaydawnrn

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  85. Adorable giveaway Annie ...
    and hoping your hands are better now
    Barbara x

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