Focused on Story: breast cancer awareness month

Monday, October 14, 2013

Celebrating Farmers Day, Traveling, This Week, Hobby Hoedown Authors

Happy Monday, Dear Readers.

National Farmers Day, formally known as Old Farmers Day, honors the hard labor of farmers throughout American history. Last Monday on this blog, I shared a video of our community's Harvest Festival celebrating the harvest and recognizing farmers who bring the fruits of their labor to our kitchen tables. During the Harvest Festival, organizations and individuals build amazing structures made from hay called Hay Art. The public votes for their favorite display by donating food. I am happy to report the total amount of food given to local food banks by the entire community was over 8000 pounds!!

I'll be traveling this week and will not have Internet access.

No Hobby Hoedown guest is scheduled this Thursday since I didn't think it would be good manners to have a guest author, then leave them here all alone.

Take a look at the Thursday line-up for this fall.

You're invited to return for some root-tootin' fun!

Thanks for visiting today. Have a great week!

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Thursdays in October and November on the J. Q. Rose Blog.

Oct.
24	Blogfest
31	HALLOWEEN

Nov.
7	Heather Greenis	curling
14	Margaret Mendel	photography
21	Jane Lebak	knitting
28	THANKSGIVING

All Month:

Breast Cancer Awareness month

Lavender Dreams

Ten short stories in this anthology to entertain you. More importantly, the authors and cover artist have generously donated these stories and their royalties to help raise funds for cancer research each year.

Authors:

MuseItUp Publishing Authors: Barbara Ehrentreu, Gloria Oren, Lisa J. Lickel, Nan D Arnold, Nathaniel Tower, Rosemary Gemmell, Suzannah Safi, Tanja Cilia, Vicki Batman

Buy Link at MuseItUp Publishing

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Christmas in October continues at Penny Estelle's blog. Win 50 prizes!

Christmas in October

Every Monday and Thursday during October,

six different authors will be spotlighting their books.

Some lucky commenter is going to win over 50 different prizes.

It could be you! All you need to do is comment.

The more you comment, the more chances you have of winning

all of these fabulous prizes!

So mark your calendars for Thursday, October 3,

and be sure to visit

Penny's blog.

Ho! Ho! Ho!

Monday, October 7, 2013

Celebrate the Fall Season, This Week, and Giveaway

Gorgeous fall, that's what it is in West Michigan. Trees are turning, apple crops are abundant, pumpkins are ready for Halloween, and the days are finally going to be cool and crisp. Soon the byways and highways will be busy with leaf peepers and shoppers headed to the farm markets for the fall crops, the petting zoo, tours through the orchards, and delicious, fresh hot donuts pulled from the hot oil right in front of you! You can check my Squidoo site at Inside West Michigan for more information on activities to enjoy in West Michigan.

Our small town does it up right when it comes to celebrating fall by inviting everyone to the Harvest Festival. One of the best attractions for visitors is the Hay Art designs. Works of art are made out of hay bales. Folks vote for the best display by donating food. The winning design is determined by which display receives the most pounds of food donated.

One of the hay art designs from 2011.

The weather always seems to be perfect for the Harvest Festival parade...uh oh, I probably jinxed it for next year. Enjoy a taste of the excitement by watching the video of the Harvest Festival 2013.

THIS WEEK:

Thursday, October 10--On Hobby Hoedown paranormal author Kelly Whitley shares her passion for painting with watercolors and offers a free digital copy of her vampire novel, Into the Red, for the winning commenter.

All Month:

Breast Cancer Awareness month