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Apple a Day Giveaway Hop

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Welcome to the 2023 edition of the Apple A Day Giveaway Hop, hosted by Mama the Fox!

While the phrase “an apple a day” used to be, at least, an invocation to eat one’s fruits and vegetables to keep from getting sick, as the original phrase was “an apple a day keeps the doctor away”, the apple in this hop’s image is more likely “an apple for the teacher” as this is the week that kids return to school in a lot of districts – including the districts in my vicinity.

So the parents I know are feeling caught between looking forward to everyone going back to their regular routine and also kind of dreading going back to their routine all at the same time. While at the same time still being slightly weirded out as August 1 seems like it’s much too early to be sending kids back to school. It’s still SUMMER! Especially in this heat.

But it’s not. It’s Back to School time!

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Christmas in July Giveaway Hop

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Welcome to the Christmas in July Giveaway Hop, hosted by Review Wire Media!

From a certain perspective, Christmas in July, usually celebrated on July 25, is a true “Hallmark Holiday”. July 25th or thereabouts is when the annual Hallmark Keepsake Ornaments arrive in stores. On the other hand, the holiday is a bit of irony – not that the concept of “Hallmark Holidays” isn’t itself a bit ironic – as the weather in the Northern Hemisphere in July feels a lot more like the weather in the Southern Hemisphere on the date of the actual holiday!

Santa must get awfully warm in that suit if he shows up for a Christmas in July event!

Christmas in July may not exactly be a serious event, but an excuse to give and receive presents is always welcome. What would you like to receive in your Xmas in July stocking? Answer in the rafflecopter for your chance at a $10 Amazon Gift Card or a $10 Book to put inside that stocking!

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Summer 2023 Seasons of Books Giveaway Hop

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Welcome to the Summer Seasons of Books 2023 Giveaway Hop, hosted by It Starts At Midnight and Versatileer!

Once upon a time, this was the Month of Books Giveaway Hop, now it’s the Seasons of Books Giveaway Hop, with the hops starting on the days the seasons change. (One of the hosts has changed, too!) Today is the first official day of Summer no matter how hot it might already be where you are. I’m in Atlanta and I’m not sure whether Hades is this hot or not. Comparisons could certainly be drawn- not that I ever want definitive data on the question!

But the question this season is the same question it’s always been for one of these particular hops. What book or books are you most looking forward to this season?

I’m never looking forward to just one thing when it comes to books. Here are a few that are at the top of my list for this summer of 2023:

Blind Fear by Brandon Webb and John David Mann
Ebony Gate by Julia Vee and Ken Bebelle
The Ghosts of Trappist by K.B. Wagers
Hiss Me Deadly by Miranda James
Jade Shards by Fonda Lee

What about you? What books are you most looking forward to this summer? Answer in the rafflecopter for you choice of either a $10 Amazon Gift Card or $10 in books so you can get one or two of the books on your list!

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Dad-O-Mite Giveaway Hop

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Welcome to the 2023 edition of the Dad-O-Mite Giveaway Hop, hosted by Mama the Fox!

Father’s Day is this coming Sunday, June 18th, in the U.S. as well as a whole host of other countries. In honor of that day, this bloghop celebrates dads of all kinds everywhere, whether bio-dads, adoptive dads, foster dads, dads of choice, pet dads and every kind of dad, granddad and father figure out there who is loved by their children, whether those children are little, or big, or have four feet or fur or feathers or scales, or any combination of the above.

We all need someone to fill that role in our lives. We’re not all lucky enough to get such a person. If you have one, and yours is still around, give them an extra hug for those who never did or no longer do.

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Come Out and Play Giveaway Hop

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Welcome to the Come Out and Play Giveaway Hop, hosted by  The Mommy Island & The Kids Did It!

Now that our cats have finally figured out how to use the cat door to the catio – it’s only been five years, after all – we’re starting to see this phenomenon in our very own house. George or Luna goes out by themselves and then looks soulfully through one of the windows in a – frequently successful – attempt to lure either the other one out OR, even better, to get one of the humans to come out and play with them. It’s adorable!

Around the neighborhood, however, that “come out and play” thing is being repeated up and down the block with slightly taller, two-legged children. But I wouldn’t be at all surprised to learn that the puppy dog eyes are pretty much the same on the faces of children of all species.

Since the theme of this blog hop is “Come Out and Play”, consider this an invitation to come into my blog and play at a chance of one of Reading Reality’s usual prizes, the winner’s choice of either a $10 Amazon Gift Card or $10 in Books.

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Hello Summer Giveaway Hop

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Welcome to the Hello Summer Giveaway Hop, hosted by Review Wire Media and Chatty Patty’s Place!

Spring is Sprung
Fall is Fell
Here comes Summer
And it’s hotter than…
Last Year!

There are plenty of other poems about Summer, but that one is still my favorite.

There are also lots of songs about Summer, songs that when you hear them, you instantly think of hot days, warm nights, staying up late and school vacations, no matter how far in the past your schooldays might be.

I know that if I name a song, I’ll give you an earworm. Or I’ll date myself. Or both. (Every single song in a Yacht Rock mix screams 1970s summers to me.) What about you? What song or what activity makes you think SUMMER! Answer in the rafflecopter for your chance at a $10 Amazon Gift Card or a $10 Book.

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Berry Good Giveaway Hop

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Welcome to the Berry Good Giveaway Hop, hosted by Mama the Fox!

It’s always terrific to have a blog hop on the first day of the month (Thank You MAMA!) and this one is especially good because it’s named for all the delicious fresh fruit – including berries – that is just perfectly ripe and juicy over the summer. With school being out, it’s enough to make anyone think that “WOW, Summer is HERE!”

What makes you feel the summery-est?  Answer below for your chance at the winner’s choice of a $10 Amazon Gift Card or $10 in Books.

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Moms Rock Giveaway Hop

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Welcome to the Moms Rock Giveaway Hop, hosted by Mama the Fox!

I looked back at my post for this hop last year and it’s all still true! I really can’t imagine my mom even in the vicinity of that guitar. My mom was a teenager, and in high school, during World War II, so rock and roll wasn’t yet here to stay. She was amazing in a whole lot of ways, but anything that would have involved that ax just wasn’t among those ways.

But I know plenty of moms who would definitely be able to rock that guitar. But even moms that don’t rock absolutely do rule!

Whether or moms are still with us or not, or whether the people who occupy that place in our lives are our moms by birth or adoption or by love alone, they still have mom things that they do that no one else does ‘right’. I still miss my mom’s vegetable beef barley soup, and my grandmother’s chocolate chip cookies. I have the recipes for both, and I’ve even made them a time or two. IT’S JUST NOT THE SAME!

What about you? If you’re a mom, what’s your best ‘mom thing’? Or if you didn’t go that route or haven’t yet, what’s the thing you remember that your mom just did THE best?

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Life’s a Beach Giveaway Hop

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Welcome to the Life’s a Beach Giveaway Hop, hosted by  The Mommy Island & The Kids Did It!

And May the 4th Be With You, as today is also Star Wars Day.

So there’s plenty to celebrate, not just today throughout the “Lusty Month of May” as the song from Camelot called it. Even if it is not yet beach weather where you are, there’s a lot to celebrate this month, from Cinco de Mayo tomorrow to Mothers’ Day next Sunday through Memorial Day at the end of the month.

It might even be beach weather by Memorial Day. Definitely something to look forward to!

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Come What May Giveaway Hop

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Welcome to the Come What May Giveaway Hop, hosted by Mama the Fox!

It’s a bit wide-open, isn’t it? Come what may potentially encompasses a whole lot of mayhem, after all. It’s also the month of “May the 4th Be With You” if you’re a Star Wars fan of any stripe whatsoever. Then there’s Cinco de Mayo and Mothers’ Day. All of the above are just in the first half of the month! And then there’s “The Lusty Month of May”, a song from the play – and the movie – Camelot.

I still think of the song first. My parents had a copy of the Broadway Original Cast LP, and I listened to it fairly often – if only because I also loved the material the play was based on, particularly T.H. White’s epic The Once and Future King.

May is also the month when flowers really get to blooming. One of the highlights of May in Chicago was all the peonies that seemed to pop out of nowhere to blossom in profusion.

What do you first think of when May pops into your head? Answer in the rafflecopter for your chance at Reading Reality’s usual hop prize, the winner’s choice of a $10 Amazon Gift Card or $10 in Books!

It’s May, it’s May, the lusty month of May!

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