This post is where you get to see me playing catch-up. Life has happened and it’s been a struggle to keep up here on the blog this summer, but the First Friday Freebies have not stopped – I’ve just had an issue with making the announcements. Let’s take a look at who’s been winning –
Now for my list of lame excuses.
In June, Lee Ann entered to win and received the pretty “beachy” necklace you can see here. In her defense, she did send me a photo. However, it has vanished so I’m assuming I somehow deleted it by accident.
July’s winner, Vikki, has not sent me a photo. She won the sparkly patriotic earrings you can see here. I know her well enough to guess that she probably hoped I’d forget about the photo as she’s not fond of “making appearances”. I can, however, get around this because of her status as a previous winner. Here she is with the comfy-cozy scarf she won on another first Friday.
August was a bust. We had router problems which held hands with server problems and during the days I should have been preparing and posting the August First Friday Freebie we had cyber chaos. I started to get all frantic about it and finally just took a deep breath and made peace with the fact that stuff happens and if there was no August freebie, the world would keep on turning.
In September, the First Friday Freebie went to Debby (pictured above) and I did get a photo. Congratulations, Debby! I hope you enjoy this fun bit of harvest décor and find a place in your home to display it. It was a fun find at Hobby Lobby.
Well now! I’m starting to feel like I’m getting back on track! Let’s hope it stays that way because the busy season is upon us. I enjoy blessing my readers with free gifts and also the gift of good laughs and good food, so look for some great recipes and a couple of tales from the most popular page on my blog, Life With Smuffy coming up soon.
Lee Ann, Vikki and Debby won by commenting as directed on my post on the first Friday of the month. If you’d like to see other past winners and their gifts check it out here on my Freebies! page.
You can see the original freebie offer here.
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On October 7th, you’ll see the new Freebie. Enter to win that day. A winner is chosen at random from those subscribers who enter before midnight. Then, check your email in the days following.
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Subscribers, be ready to enter to win on Friday, October 7th, 2022.
October is a month of autumn splendor. If you live in the Midwest, October makes you feel a bit sorry for the folks who live where the seasons don’t change – those people who just enjoy day after day in the same old tropical paradise. That sympathetic feeling leaves us usually around January 2nd.
I am excited to enter today for the month of October. Two of your previous winners live where my son lives and I used to live a few miles from there, shopped there too.