Bound Brits Winners

Just a little today.

First I want to thank all of you who entered the Bound Brits contest. I randomly assigned everyone a number and then called my friend, Neeley, who was kind enough to pick two numbers out of a range for me without asking why first. Isn't it great to have a friend like that?

The winners are:

First Prize - Glenna Day

Second Prize - Sandra Erskine

One of the authors will be in touch soon with your prizes.

Okay, back to work. My ghost likes me again today so I need to get to it. Don't want him mad at me when I'm so close to being finished. And as hoped he did have an unexpected event he threw in without warning. I love when that happens!

Mrs. Quackenbush

The Easter I was 8 a friend of my dad's brought us the sweetest little ball of yellow fluff which turned out to be a duckling. I never understood why she had to sleep in the box in the kitchen instead of in my room. I remember sneaking down the creaky wooden steps with my pillow because I didn't want her to be lonely. I'd get her out of her box and she'd nestle against my neck. I can still hear the little peeps she made since she hadn't learned to quack yet.

By the time summer vacation rolled around, Mrs. Quackenbush was a fully grown, white as snow duck. She had her own pen outside then so every morning I'd go let her out for the day. She was the best companion a kid could have. We also had cats and dogs which were fun too but after a bit they would wander off on their own. Not Quacky. She was my shadow. My mom would send me to pick sugar peas and many times I would return with a basket full that had beak prints on them since she always tried to help. And when it was time to pick blueberries I think we ate more than we took inside. My dad would set up the little blow up pool and we'd be in it before he had it half full. At lunch, she'd traipse along inside and sit under the table at my feet, waiting for me to sneak her some of the bread from my sandwich. Well, sneak is an exaggeration. She could quack by then and wasn't at all shy. When I had to go away, she'd come running to the car to greet me as soon as I opened the door, quacking and flapping for all she was worth. Ducks may not be traditional pets but they sure are wonderful ones.

Happy Easter everyone. I hope you all have warm and fluffy memories like I do.

Reminder - Last day for the Bound Brits contest.

Why Is It?

No matter how hard I try I can only make a full kettle of soup? Seriously. I start out intending to only make half and then before I know it it's overflowing. I'm just one person, not an army. The freezer is full. My mom's freezer is full. Even the neighbors are tired of soup. But I keep making more. Granted homemade soup is the best and there's nothing better than the scent of it simmering all day but enough's enough.

Hm, anybody want to come for dinner? We're having tomato-based ham and bean with tiny bits of carrots and potatoes.

Update - My friend, Edie, was just here. Yes, I fed her some soup. But now, thanks to her, we have desert too...homemade Easter eggs!

Don't forget this is the last week for the Bound Brits contest. Click here for details.

Enter the Bound Brits Contest and Some Random Thoughts

First things first...the contest.

Where are the Brits Bound?

Celebrate the release of Total-E-Bound's new anthology Bound Brits with our "Where are the Brits Bound?" contest. Bound Brits offers six sizzling bondage stories set in various spots in the United Kingdom. To win a free copy of the anthology, plus a gift certificate from the woman-friendly adult toy store Libida.com, all that you need to do is figure out where each story takes place. Second prize is a gift certificate from Total-E-Bound.

It's easy. The map shows six locations, numbered and labeled. Below are links to each author's website or blog. You'll find information on the setting of that author's story somewhere on the linked page. Once you've discovered where the Brits are bound, send an email with the subject "Bound Brits Contest" to barb@barbarahuffert.com listing each location with the appropriate author's name. On March 23rd, we'll randomly draw a winner from among all the correct entries.

That's all there is to it! Good luck!

Author Links

Sierra Cartwright http://www.sierracartwright.com/
Portia da Costa http://www.portiadacosta.com/theretreat.html
Barbara Huffert http://barbarahuffert.com/
Dakota Rebel http://www.dakotarebel.com/contests.htm
Cassidy Ryan http://cassidyryanwrites.tripod.com/
Lisabet Sarai http://www.lisabetsarai.com/getaway_girl.html

Now for other stuff.

For those of you who read my recent MySpace blog I can report that the trivia question on my shampoo bottle has not changed. Kind of disappointing, that. I was really liking the idea of interactive quizes in the shower.

When I turned on my computer tonight I found an offline message from my good friend and fellow Bound Brits author, Dakota Rebel, congratulating me. Had no clue why so I checked the Total-E-Bound site as instructed. Have you already visited her blog? Do you know what I found? If not, I'll tell you. There is a best-seller list on the home page...and Bound Brits is on it. How cool is that! According to the very wise and talented Ms. Rebel we are now entitled to use the label Best-Selling Author. Congrats ladies. I'm honored to share the title with you.

What happened to my winter? I love winter. I keep hearing about it everywhere else. So far however, it hasn't made it to Reading. It used to snow here. Really it did. I'm not delusional. And when it did, kids actually went to school. All day. I suppose pointing that out qualifies me as old but at least I haven't said that I had to walk six miles to school in a blizzard up hill both ways yet.