Jeanne, who I thought was overseas, is from the blog Willow Tree Stitcher and lives in the US. She chose the verse so I added 1776 and the samplers for the next giveaway. Why am I giving them away? I don't know. I guess I am trying to have less and less small items around, I'm tired of them, I have nothing else to offer, and it's my birth month. I so appreciate all of you for your friendship and encouragement, care and kindness, and my printer still isn't doing labels properly so I have no boxes. I don't express my feelings often enough to let you know how much you all mean to me. I'm not a huggy kissy touchy feely person. In fact, I think the Better-than-Sex cake IS better than sex, much to my husband's disappointment. Did he really think it would last forever?
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I was going to add the flag to the group and then I saw the back with the Flanders Field poem. Started bawling again! I watched the History channel's D-Day special and I can't explain what gets to me about this group of young men from WWII, but I was crying for days. Just the mention of that beach and really, anything related to soldiers from that time, and my emotions become raw. And they didn't tell their stories or even talk about it until decades later.
I decided to not use the same entries because maybe the pear you would like has been chosen and you're not interested in any others. So if you don't mind, I will have a separate post and you will have to enter each time if your choice is still standing. I think having you choose is better than listing each separately. At least that's what I think today.
Leave your initials or name in your comment if you want to choose one of the above five. Drawing will be Sunday night (6/15) at 8pm EST. Holy crap. Half of June is gone!!! What happened?
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105 comments:
Count me in again. Love all your pears!!!
Kathy L.
( I am the same way about the WWII vets, I work at the VA in Milwaukee as a provider and when I get to meet one it is truly moving!)
When I think of the untold number that sacrificed their lives or lived with bodies maimed, it truly makes me sick what is happening with this country at the present. Sorry, had to vent, I will shut up now. Please do enter me for a chance to win, love each and every one of the pears!
Count me in again. Love your pears but haven't stitched one myself yet.
All around the mulberry bush and
what fun! Please enter me again.
Congrats, Jeanne.... and thank you
Marly, for these extra chances...
We may never know the full toll of
what war has demanded of our young
men and women, but we can honor them with love and care whether they reach out for help or not. It
should be a given...I now descend my soapbox, as well.....
Thanks Marly!!! I love them all~~~~
You have no idea how special you are to so many~~~
xokim
I'd love to win a pear - Count me in.
Claudia
I, like others, enjoy your blog so much Marly. Thanks for being you...which includes being so generous. Please count me in. Thanks!
Marly, I totally agree with you! Just where exactly has June gone already?! I have a soft spot for the WWII vets too. I've stood on Normandy beach, talk about a big ole ugly Oprah cry. Oh yeah!
please add my name again for the giveaway. I bawled today about the motorcycle shop in illinois giving free storage to an active duty solider
have a good day
linda m
I watched the D-Day shows too. Always do. My birthday is D-Day! ;) My Grandpa fought in Europe, in the army in 1945 and stayed into '46.
Please enter me again. Thanks!
Okay you've twisted my arm ;0) count me in again
Ali B
You crack me up!! (I'm with you on the cake, lol!) Thanks for the chance. I don't need any more small items around either, but your pears are just too cute to resist.
Love your blog and all of your stitching and wonderful ideas. Please add me to the numbers that would love to win one of your pears. Barbara in Virginia
Congrats to Jeanne!
Throw my name in the hat again too please.
I feel the same also.
My FIL lived at the VA home in WI for 10 years.
Sometimes it breaks your heart to see some of them and wonder what their story is.
The burial ceremony when he passed away last year really touched me.
The color guards, the salutes by his comrads, the salute of gun shots for him made me just cry out loud.
Marilyn
Please include me in the drawing - your pears are wonderful, but I haven't gotten to them in the stitching basket yet. Love the comment about cake.
LB
in Pittsburgh
Please include me in the drawing - your pears are wonderful, but I haven't gotten to them in the stitching basket yet. Love the comment about cake.
LB
in Pittsburgh
I would love a chance to win, Marly!
Thanks,
Melissa
Count me in on your pear giveaway.
Joyce
Marly seeing what those men went through is very sad and does bring a tear to your eyes. I still remember my dad taking me to a parade celebrating V E Day.
Please count me in agIn.
I prefer cake, also. lol
Oh goody, another chance to win a pear. Thanks!
...Susie
I do so enjoy reading your messages, as you usually crack me up! Love those pears.....please pick a pear for me.
Just catching up with you, Marly. So happy that Bud is better! And I just love your antique ladder with the cross stitch pieces displayed on it. So creative.
I'm in for the pear drawing, too. I love them. :)
Love the pears. Count me in.
Mickey B.
Count me in I think all your pears are wonderful. I appreciate every post you write!
Hugs,
Rose K
I'd love to enter for a chance at one of your lovely pears! Thanks!!
My father and his 2 brothers all served in WWII and I have a tremendous soft spot for those special veterans.
I didn't think to mention the cake when I wrote about finding treasures. :o) That is a some kind of good cake though ! ! ! !
I do think you are a softy when it comes to kitties.. So glad that Bud is better..
I think all of your readers feel the same about you and that is that you're special.
Please add my name in your pear give away..
Charlotte in Virginia
I love the pears and all of your stitching. Please count je in. Kind regards Petra J. M.
Congrats to the winner - Lucky Lady. I'm not a sore sport but, I don't enjoy loosing... that's why I don't like Las Vega. So please put me in again. Winning is so much better than loosing.
I love all the pears ... they are wonderful, Barb S
Please count me in. Thank you -
Kim M
Soul love to win a pear. Thanks again, Kathy S
Marly, Thank you for your kindness in offering such beautiful primitive pears to your readers. Your post today was very heart felt. I absolutely love to read your blog every day and to hear about your ongoings whatever they may be about. Please enter me again in your drawing for one as I would love to have something from such a wonderful lady. Take care. SAH in Oklahoma.
HI Marly :) could you pop my name into the hat again ... thanks and you won't be any good at our house as the history channel is always on as DH is an ex soldier and watches all war things .... love mouse xxxx
Please enter me in your giveaway again. This selection of pears is even better than the first selection--making it even harder to make a decision!
Marilyn S.
I think everyone would want to continue to be in the giveaway, even if their first choice was gone. :D I hear you on the young men who died in WWII. All the D Day events were so moving this year.
Definitely count me in again! Have you tried Rafflecopter? I see a lot of blogs using it...
I LOVE your pears and would love to have one. Please add my name to the drawing.
I was surprised to see that my SON recorded the series about the World Wars... I used to be a Navy wife, and have a fondness for men in uniform (just not that ex!). I will be happy to win a pear--may I join? Hugs!
I love your pears! They are so cute! My dad was a veteran of WWII. He made it through the war earning the Purple Heart, but he was never the same when he returned home. Sadly we lost him at the young age of 49. I still miss him. His first and only grandson was born the day after he died. I can't watch any of the documentaries without crying, so I just avoid them. It's very upsetting to know what those men went through.
Anyhow, didn't mean to ramble, but wanted to enter your drawing.
Thank you! Phyllis
My dad, who turned 90 today, is a veteran of WWII...so I tear up the same way when I watch those movie reels. Where would we be today without their dutiful service? Anyway, count me in again for another stab at the give-away...each pear is so lovely. Donna M.
Throw my name in the hat again too please. Thanks for the chance. :)
-missy-
i like all the pears - how can i be picky on a give away!
dq bogfairy@yahoo.com
Oh please enter me in your generous giveaway!
Blessings, Patti
Please count me in again!! Thanks!
I would love to be ion the pear give-away. I do know how you feel. I am stressed today about Iraq. A young man from this community died there. Now it is in chaos. If I were his mom I couldn't help but wonder just what he died for.
Please count me in again for a chance to win a pear.
Thanks, Lynn H-Z
Pick me - pick me!
Having one of your pears would be a treat! I agree about WWII and also watched the D-Day program. Very touching. Thanks for your generosity.
Judy Heartland stitcher
Love these pears and would love to own one. I know the feelings go up and down these days and we don't know what will set off the tears. Hang in there...you have had sot going on ... I am sending a hug any way even if you don't like them.
I would really, really love to have one of your pears. Thanks for the opportunity to win one.
What a great give away. Lovely pears.
Please enter me in again. I love your pears and my favorites are still in!
Please enter me in again. I love your pears and my favorites are still in!
Count me in. I too, watched the History Channel show on D-Day, it makes me sad to think about all the brave young men who fought that bloody battle and what they went through. My father and his brother both served in WWII, I wished I knew more about his service. He and his brothers are all deceased now so it's too late. Enjoy your blog.
Please count me in - I'd love to win one of your beautiful pears.
thank you, Melody
Yes, please I would love to have one of your lovely pears...thanks for the chance. They are all so beautiful!
Here I go trying again...thanks again for letting us try to win this beautiful work.
I love reading your blog, we all need to express ourselves, so many of us feel and think the same way....
Thanks again Marly. I would love the chance to choose a fabulous pear! You're special too!
Maureen
mgw070 at shaw dot ca
There were tears here watching the documentaries, too. I so hope the younger generation can understand just how important this history is.
Thanks for sharing yet again. There's still a chance for a pear to come to my house!
Oh yes, please enter me in the draw for a pear - they are lovely!
Mary in MN
m_kaeding@hotmail.com
Love all your pears.
I would Love to win one!
Please count me in!
Sandi
sandraallen260@centurytel.net
Oh you sweet generous lady, I'd love to have my name thrown into the hat again for one of your lovely pears!
I've been scanning letters for my family that my Dad's eldest brother, Gerry, wrote home while he was overseas during WWII. He was killed in France in August of 1944; he was 22 years old. The letters are so bittersweet; wonderful to read his words written in his own hand but every reference that he makes to 'coming home' or 'after the war' tears your heart out. So many, many young men, gone much too soon. Thanks as always for your generosity Marly, Deb
Please count me in too , always have loved your pears.
Heppy Birthday for this month .
Yes, count me in. Your pears are so beautiful. I like the first one. Specially because I would not make that one myself. As I am nog American.
aww count me in..it so cute <3
i love them so much..
huge hugs x
These pears are still beautiful! :o)))
And you are so lovely to have another give away!!!
You are so generous. I don't cross stitch so I really appreciate all your beautiful work. Roann
From a Sister chocoholic, please count me in for pear!! Thank you.
Cathy N, NJ
debbie kos…..thanks again :)
Grrrrr spelling mistake. My bad.
I made five of your pears last winter on Aida cloth. I would be an honour to own one of you personal creations. I hope to try stitching on linen on day. Thank you.
I would love to be included in the draw. I love your pears.
Trying again for one of your precious pears.
Judy Y.
Would love to be included in your give away! Thank you
Friday the 13th - maybe it will be my lucky day! I hope so.
Love the pears. Thanks for the chance to win.
Charlotte S.
I love your pests! Thanks for the chance!
Thank you for the opportunity to win another of your pears, they really are just awesome!!!
Donna R.
I'd love a chance for the sampler one on the right. I love them all.
Thanks!
RD
ldepalatis at earthlink dot net
Add my name to the "I want to win list" I know what you mean about giving things away. I gave one of my daughters a beautiful large old wooden bowl, that I loved. I just got tired of trying to find a place for it , i have other bowls for center of table, it just ended stuck under something else. It deserved pride of place and now it does, along with the other treenware charger I gave to her.
I look forward to reading your posts every night. Love your pears and would be thrilled to win one. Hope you have a great weekend. Connie
Thank you for a lovely giveaway. I agree, the D day commemorations have been very moving. The pears are just delightful. x
Me please!!!!
Thank you Marley!
Terry A
Luv all your pears and, of course, haven't stitched one yet. Would luv to win one. Thanks.
Bobbi
The pears are all beautiful! Please add my name.
Good day! Please include me in your love-a-pear dwg. Found your blog through Notforgottenfarm and am touched by your love of the kitties and your humor is a stitch! Thanks! Debbie in IL
Good day! Please include me in your love-a-pear dwg. Found your blog through Notforgottenfarm and am touched by your love of the kitties and your humor is a stitch! Thanks! Debbie in IL
I love all the pears and it would be hard to pick just one. Sharon
Thank you for a wonderful choice, Marley. I would love to be entered again/
Lori Estey
Would love for another chance to be a happy pear owner. You do beautiful work! So kind of you to share with us.
I would love to win one of your pears. All your work is great. Thanks for so generously sharing.
Connie L
I'm so glad your in a giving mood. I love the Pears. I think I have most of the patterns but I will need more hours in a day and more months in a year to get everything done. Thanks, for the giveaway. Nancy P.
Would love to win your pair! Dd in KS
I would love to win! Count me in!
Well I'm certainly still interested! Thank you so much for another opportunity! Wishing you many birthday blessing!
Linda F in DeBary
I'd like to 'pick a pear.' :-) Olivia
Thank you, I would love to pick a pear! Love them all!
Hugs,
it's just so nice of you to give us that chance.
they all are gorgeous and I would be delighted to win one of these pears...
Thanks again.
Eugenie
it's just so nice of you to give us that chance.
they all are gorgeous and I would be delighted to win one of these pears...
Thanks again.
Eugenie
I love all the pears. Thanks for the chance to win one of them.
Diane in North Carolina
Hello Marly: Please add my name in your pear drawing. The photo is beautiful. They're all perfect! Great post and Happy Flag Day!
CJH in Okla.
Don't know what happened to my first
entry but I will try again. I would LOVE
to have any one of the pears. Thanks
for the chance. Julia
I can never have enough smalls around my house, so yes, I'd love to give one of your pears a home!! Margaret K from Iowa
I'll try again for a prize. Seems as if I never win anything but I am optimistic.
A veteran.
JHM
http://needleworkerssamplings.blogspot.com/
Marly
Thanks for the giveaway...I'd love to care for one os your pears!
Busy Hands...Happy Heart
Patricia
Love your blog.. Count me in, love the pears. Janice C.
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