Happy St. Patrick’s Day everyone! I have gifts to give away to some lucky followers. Today is one of my favorite days of the year. So bear with me as I get all the sappy fun stuff out of the way or you can just scroll down and see if you won a prize.
I have to pause to take a moment to remember my grandmother. She was such an eccentric woman that you couldn’t help but love her. Her animated fantastical stories would draw all her grand kids around to sit at her feet to hear them. She’d captivated us all for hours. This is where I got the love of storytelling. And the Irish really know how to tell a tale. Actually, when I was younger, I thought the tales were her own, but I later learned that grandma plagiarized her stories from the ones she heard told when she was a girl.
I thought I’d share a few of my grandmother’s favorite Irish sayings before I announce the winners.
May you be in
Heaven a half hour before the
Devil knows you’re dead!
Heaven a half hour before the
Devil knows you’re dead!
May your pockets be heavy
and your heart be light,
May good luck pursue you
May good luck pursue you
each morning and night.
May you live as long as you want,
And never want as long as you live.
And never want as long as you live.
And so, WE HAVE WINNERS! The below followers of my blog were selected by Random.org.
Two followers receive a book set in Ireland, they are…
Michael Di Gesu over at In Time… who has won The Yellow House by Patricia Falvey. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
Mindy Ruiz over at Mindy Ruiz, Young Adult Author gets Minding Frankie by Maeve Binchy. I haven’t read this yet but it’s on my list. My grandmother and mother turned me on to Maeve Binchy books with her novel Light a Penny Candle. I hope you enjoy it!
Since I know reading is subjective, book winners can opt for an Amazon gift card of $15 instead the chosen book.
And lastly, the lucky winner of a gift certificate of $35 toward a full edit OR a ten page manuscript critique OR a four page synopsis critique from CA Marshall agent intern, freelance editor, and writer extraordinaire is…
Eleni Alexandraki over at http://elenialexandraki.blogspot.com/
Winners email me your addresses for the books and an email for the certificate at bdrake(at)comcast(dot)net and I’ll send them off to you.
Now for some Irish step dancing. Seriously, how do they do that?
Don’t forget to sign up for the blogfest/contest with prizes from agent Natalie Fischer with the Bradford Literary Agency SHOW ME THE VOICE HERE
That’s it and have a…
10 Comments
Michael Di Gesu · March 17, 2011 at 6:41 am
Thanks, Brenda!
What great sayings your grandma had. I can see why she influenced your writing.
Happy St. Paddy’s to you! I hope you plan on having a fun day today,
Congrats to the other winners! I’m looking forward to reading this book.
I love reading books set in other lands.
HAVE A GREAT DAY BRENDA!
Michael
erica m. chapman · March 17, 2011 at 6:41 am
Happy St. Patty’s day, B!! Love the irish sayings ;o) Congrats to the winners!!
Lori M. Lee · March 17, 2011 at 8:40 am
Wow, you grandma sounds like a really amazing person 😀 And I LOVE those sayings!
Kerri Cuev · March 17, 2011 at 9:27 am
Happy St. Patty’s Day Brenda! I love your grandma’s quotes! She sounds amazing 🙂
Madeleine · March 17, 2011 at 9:32 am
Great post and congrats to the winners. I love the saying:
May you be in
Heaven a half hour before the
Devil knows you’re dead!
It made me chuckle :O)
Clarissa Draper · March 17, 2011 at 9:36 am
Congrats to the winner!
Your grandmother seems like a really cool person. Great sayings.
Heather · March 17, 2011 at 10:51 am
Congrats to all the winners and happy St. Patrick’s day! Being Irish, it’s one of my favorite days of the year too! I love your grandmother’s sayings!
Stephanie Thornton · March 17, 2011 at 12:21 pm
What great sayings. Congrats to the winners!
Elaine AM Smith · March 17, 2011 at 3:33 pm
Happy St Patrick’s Day to all the winners.
ST PATRICK’s BREASTPLATE
‘I bind to myself today
the power of Heaven,
the light of the sun,
the brightness of the moon,
the splendour of fire,
the flashing of lightning,
the swiftness of wind,
the depth of sea,
the stability of earth,
the compactness of rocks.’
Gotta love a man who can turn his hand to poetry 😉
Vicki Tremper · March 17, 2011 at 4:54 pm
Your grandmother sounds awesome and she made a mean Irish Soda bread, right? You were lucky to have her in your life.
I love Maeve Binchy!
Happy St. Pat’s!
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