Giveaway
If you enjoy giveaways, check out the one I’m hosting over at my Quilting and Patchwork blog, Giveaway of Mini Quilt Book.  The author is Patricia Mainardi and the book is QUILTS The Great American Art.

Giveaways
More and more bloggers seem to offer giveaways/contests on their blogs and web sites.  Some of these encourage viewers to visit.  Other giveaways share with visitors items they produce and/or books.  Still more are for pure fun.
Do you visit blogs and web sites for giveaways and contests?  Or do check out blogs mainly for the information and resources offered there, participating in the giveaways as an incidental bonus?
Or do you stay away from blogs that offer giveaways?
I’ve put up a new poll (to the right) about giveaways.  I’d like you to vote there.  Also, leave a comment below if you’d …read more

You’ll find a series of giveaways at One Book Two Book, running from Dec. 2-7.  Check out the rules and leave comments at the following links.  You can enter any or all of the giveaways.  These prizes will make great Christmas gifts for youngsters, too.
Book Swim Giveaway
Readeez DVD Giveaway
Baby Can Read Giveaway
Wii Pop Star Guitar Giveaway
Fly Me To The Moon Giveaway
Giveaway – Celebrity Arthur Book from Speakaboos
Giveaway – Countdown to Bedtime Soundbooks
Giiveaway – ECO Baby Organic Playdough
Baby Potential Teacher Onesie Giveaway
Natural Pod Giveaway
RideMakerz Giveaway
Happy Green Bee Giveaway
Mead Writing Fundamentals Giveaway

Giveaway
Cardmaking, whether from fabric, mixed media or solely paper, gains attention as we approach the holidays.  These may be greeting cards, thank you notes, invitations, and place cards for parties.
This also is a project Alzheimer’s patients often can participate in.  Even if they can’t manipulate the cardmaking materials, they often can choose colors and pictures.  They may simply like being included in the family activity, even though they cannot verbalize why. 
 Mother often sat beside me when I wrote, sewed, did craft activities.  She chatted (yes, often asking the same question over and over), played with objects and materials I placed in …read more

Bloggy Giveaways Carnival
Katie’s name was drawn as the winner of the Bloggy Giveaways Carnival for the book, Glass Full of Tears by June Lund Shiplett.  Congratulations, Katie!
“Sadly, I have watched a few of my grandparents struggle with dementia,” said Katie in her comment.  “It’s very scary.”
Yes, it can be scary.  However, if we look with love, we often can bring joy to those family members who suffer from dementia or Alzheimer’s.
Thank you, everyone, for visiting Alzheimer’s Notes and leaving your comments for the giveaway.  I appreciate your sharing your thoughts and stories with us.
If there is anything you’d like to see …read more

I’m offering a copy of A Glass Full of Tears, Dementia Day-By-Day by June Lund Shiplett as a giveaway here at Alzheimer’s Notes as part of the Bloggy Giveaways Carnival.
In this book, June Lund Shiplett shares the journal she kept during her husband Charlie’s encounter with multi-infarct dementia and the challenges she faced as his caregiver.  This is a particularly good book for a spouse caregiver since so many books are written from the child caregiver point of view, as mine was.
June Lund Shiplett is the author of numerous romance novels and is known to many readers of this genre.  Sometimes we …read more

Bloggy Giveaway

Stay tuned for a Bloggy Giveaway here at Alzheimer’s Notes, from October 27 – 31.  Since I had so many readers indicate an interest in a previous giveaway book, I’m offering another copy of  A Glass Full of Tears by June Lund Shiplett here at Alzheimer’s Notes.
June journals her story about caring for her husband, Charlie.
Come back and enter on October 27!
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Tuesday, October 14, is the last day for the first Quilting & Patchwork Blogtober Fest giveaway.  If you haven’t left a comment, you’ll want to do so.
You have until Friday, October 17 to leave comments at the second Quilting & Patchwork Blogtober giveaway.
The time runs out on my other Lifestyles blog, One Book Two Book, Blogtober giveaway on October 17. 
There will be a second Blogtober Fest post at One Book Two Book on October 15.
Have I made this confusing?  I hope not!  Enter the Blogtober Fest giveaways.
(c)2008 Mary Emma Allen

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The b5media Lifestyles Channel holds their second annual Blogtober Fest, Oct. 6-17, with all the blogs participating and offering prizes/giveaways throughout this period.  My Lifestyles blogs, Quilting and Patchwork and One Book Two Book on various days.
We’ll have normal posts on our blogs, but at the end of each will be information about Blogtober Fest.  Check out today’s post, Mary Emma’s Quilt Memories – Finding Nanny’s Quilt to view details and leave a comment.  You’ll also find links to the other participating blogs for today.
On October 10, I shall have another Blogtober Fest post at Quilting and Patchwork.
These posts will appear on OneBookTwoBook on …read more

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BLOGTOBER FEST, a time to celebrate autumn and enjoy great prizes comes to the Lifestyles Channel, as well as Quilting and Patchwork and One Book Two Book , for two weeks, from October 6-17. 
There will be celebrating and prizes from b5media Lifestyles bloggers and outside participants.
Read all about it and see if you’d like to participate and receive recognition for your business. Information here. 
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(c)2008 Mary Emma Allen