and the winner is...

Janine, myself and little Finley stayed up super duper late on wednesday night,

taking our time to read all the wonderful inspiring books you live by,

here and in my inbox...

actually that doesn't sound quite right,

obviously we did not stay up super duper late reading all the books you mentioned,

for that would be quite impossible,

a night not being long enough

and the results of such an impossible task

could possibly led to madness.

so what i mean is,

we stayed up super duper late reading your comments,

on the wonderful inspiring books you live by!

thank you most kindly for taking part in our book bundle giveaway

and for also, as always, leaving such words of inspiration.

i do not think i have ever had a give away when i am not left with so many new things to discover,

and now i have a book list as long as my arm of new and wonderful reading material for me to work my way through.

i realized, i had not told you the book that inspired me so.

quite clearly for me, it was Pippi Longstocking and her adventures.

i do not recall how many of her adventures i read, although i have a well thumbed copy from my childhood,

what i do know is, Astrid Lindgren taught me to use my imagination

and for that i am most thankful

so we have a winner

and here she is

da da da da dah!!!!

my grandfather gave my sister and me,

the Readers Digest Great World Atlas back in the 1960's.

books in our house were few and far between.

this book to a small child, was HUGE.

its pages felt thick and luscious.

having not been in possession of this book for 3 decades,

i could still identify it by smell alone.

my sister took it off to college with her.

i found a substitute in a junk store a few years ago.

it still gives me the feeling the world

is a huge and incredible place

hurrah! hooray! for the lovely Kim,

her tale of childhood

and her inspiring wordly book

had Janine and myself most warmed,

congratulations my dear!

next week i have plans to tell you what Janine and myself got up to during her visit

and as if that wasn't thrilling enough,

i am also working on a little 'high hopes' tutorial which involves

not Mr Hook,

nor Dr Hook

but the ever-so-lovely

quite robust,

no nonsense,

let's just get the job done,

Mrs Hook

till then, she is wishing you the grandest of grandy weekends ~ Tif

St. Mary of the Cross, pray for us!

Saint Mary of the Cross, pray for us!
All holy Brown Josephites, pray for us!

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book week... day six

and so we come to the end of book week,

but do not be sad dearest readers,

nor hang your heads and weep,

for it may be coming to an end but it is a peachy end.

as i mentioned yesterday,

when this sunday rolls around,

the lovely Janine and her little clan

will be insitu at Mossy Shed.

we will be doing what we do best,

which i don't actually quite know what that is yet,

but i am quite sure it will be

the bestest of besty things.

so's whilst i am away from my shiny place

doing besty things with Janine,

we thought it would be nice to have a little giveaway,

and even nicer,

since it being book week and all that grand stuff,

why not give away a book!

for indeed there is nothing quite like a beautiful inspiring book...

and so without further a-do, i must tell you

through the generosity of Janine and UPPERCASE

today's spiffy booky giveaway

is none other than the fabby book bundle from UPPERCASE.

hip hip hooray!

four wonderful books from a brilliant publisher

are looking for a home!

i actually felt a little giddy upon knowing this knowledge.

the peachy winner will receive one of each book,

'as and when' they are hot of the press.

da da da da dah!!

book one:

'the elegant cockroach' by deidre anne martin

and illustrations by stefanie augustine.

a charming storybook

for whimsical grown-ups and sophisticated children,

beautifully written with stunning pictures

book two:

'work/life 2' a directory of illustration,

designed and written by Janine vangool.

featuring talented artists from around the world,

highlighting their personal stories,

insightful interviews and compelling images

book three:

'a collection a day' by illustrator lisa congdon.

being a collector of the utmost kind,

lisa set out to document her collection on January 2010,

embarking on a year long project

resulting in this special book.

book four:

'the suitcase series, volume 2'

the second book in the suitcase series

(the first being the lovely camilla engman)

explores the thrifty, crafty, peachy life of Tif fussell

and her alter ego dottie angel

(in other words, me)

so now to the nitty gritty,

and please be sure to read the nitty gritty bit

cause it is tres important to follow the rules

NITTY GRITTY STUFF

1. you can leave your comment (please see #4)

here or email me tif@dottieangel.com.

be sure to leave a way for me to get hold of you.

it does not matter where you live in the world,

this give away is open to all peachy folks

who love beautiful books and wish to give

these pretty four a loving, forever home

2. the winner will be picked by myself and Janine.

however we will, if need be

rely upon Finley's expert opinion

in this matter of great importance

3. the competition will CLOSE on Wednesday 20th Oct, 10am pacific time.

the winner will be announced on Friday 22nd Oct

at some random time depending on when little olive takes her nap

(gosh this all sounds very professional,

i am thinking i must have my professional hat on today)

4. now this is the bit that needs a thinking cap,

no panicking though,

for there is plenty of time to think and ponder.

to be in with a chance of winning all four books,

you MUST answer this simple,

but 'oh so interesting' question...

WHAT BOOK HAS INSPIRED YOU?

it could be either fiction or non-fiction,

it could be the front cover or pictures within,

it could be a character or the story its self,

or it could be the author that penned the book...

anything at all to do with one particular book

you recall reading, perhaps have read many times over

that has inspired you, in your head and your heart.

give away now CLOSED

so there we are,

a perfect end to a lovely book week

courtesy of my peachy publisher Janine,

how splendid indeed.

she is wishing you a lovely week and will return next friday with a winner ~ Tif

The Wonderworker of our day!

Saturday, 16 October,

Feast of St Gerard Maria Majella,
Patron of Mothers and Expectant Mothers

Good St Gerard,
powerful Intercessor before God
and Wonderworker of our day!

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Throughout the year it has been our joy to provide many, many relics of St Gerard for mothers in distress who ask for them.

Today we would like to wish those mothers and expectant mothers
- and moreover to all aspiring mothers -

A most blessed Feastday!

Have confidence, St Gerard has and continues to work miracles in favour of those who seek to honour Our Blessed Lord by bringing children into this world.

If you are or know of a mother in distress with her infant, either born or unborn, or who is struggling to conceive, do not despair.

Many thousands of mothers in the last two-and-a-half centuries have found timely aid and relief through the intercession of the Mother’s Saint — St Gerard Majella.

So many couples have been given the most precious gift of a child through his prayers.

In this age, when the sanctity of life is attacked on all fronts, it is a privilege for the Sons of the Most Holy Redeemer to provide the relic of St Gerard for any mother who requests one, or for whom one is requested.

Each relic of linen touched to a First Class relic of the Saint is wrapped in gold cloth with a Miniature of Our Mother of Perpetual Succour and sewn into a ribbon belt in order to facilitate its being worn. Each relic-belt is hand made by a devoted soul.

To request prayers or a relic please either send us your request and address through the contact button on this blog or address yourself to:

St Gerard Relics,
Golgotha Monastery Island,
Papa Stronsay,
KW17 2AR,
Orkney Islands,
Scotland, U. K.

Relics are provided at no charge, but, if you are able, something to help cover the cost of postage is appreciated. Our relics are made with Ecclesiastical approbation.

Prayer for Motherhood

O good St Gerard,
powerful Intercessor before God and Wonderworker of our day,
I call upon thee and seek thy aid.
Thou who on earth didst always fulfil God’s designs,
help me to do the Holy Will of God.
Beseech the Master of Life,
from Whom all paternity proceedeth, to render me fruitful in offspring,
that I may raise up children to God in this life
and heirs to the Kingdom of His Glory in the world to come.
Amen.