Saturday, August 25, 2012

Blog Hop Party & Giveaway!!!

Hi everyone!
 If you are new to my blog, welcome!!! 
If you have been here before, welcome back!
 You guys are so amazing 
and your comments totally make my day...everyday!
Are you ready for a giveaway? 
It's been a while since I did one
 and I thought it would be a fun way to say "Thank you"
 to all of you who take time out to read my ramblings :) 
I'm excited to be participating
 hosted by QuiltingGallery.com! 
Make sure hop on over to their site
 begining Sunday Aug.26th 
for a full list of all the participants.
 So many great giveaways!
 So many chances to win cool stuff!

So how do you win my giveaway?
Well my favorite time of year
is just around the corner....
I'm going to borrow a term used by my dear friends.
They call this time of year - the "bers".....
(septemBER, octoBER, novemBER, decemBER)
Cute right?

So what can you win?
How about a set of Sweet Rolls by Moda?
This darling set comes with the pattern
to make a Sweet Treat Bag :)


Here are the rules:
Leave a comment and tell me 
your favorite thing about the "bers".

It could be a tradition, a food, a sport...anything.
I can't wait to hear all  about it!

You don't need to be a follower to enter.

If you are a follower, you have a second chance to win
by leaving me a SEPARATE comment letting me know :)

Deadline to enter is Sept 3rd.

I'll post the winner here on Sept 4th.
Good luck everyone!









420 comments:

  1. Great giveaway Karen! I love the bers! They're my favorite time of year for many reasons. The one that stands out right now is the fact that it won't be so hot! lol! ;) Thanks for the chance! :)

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  2. Of course I'm a follower! I love your blog! And you're not to bad either! ;)

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  3. I love the bers because it means Christmas is on its way. I love *everything* about Christmas! :o)

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  4. This year my favorite thing will be that the holidays will all be firsts for my little boy.

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  5. I follow your blog and love reading your new posts!

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  6. My fav? For me it has got to be September - because that's springtime. I'm so looking forward to Spring
    Cheers
    Linda

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  7. I love the cooler temperatures and the holidays associated with those times. I also met and married my husband in one of the "bers".

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  8. The best thing about the bers is the cooler weather.

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  9. I follows you through my Google Reader.

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  10. My favorite things is fall colours & cooler weather

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  11. what a great give away.
    I love the Bers because every one is more at home in the evening.
    connie Aben
    Holland

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  12. Blackberry and apple crumble - the hedgerows are brimming with free fruit in September. As the nights draw in and the weather begins to turn colder, it is lovely to warm up with blackberry and apple crumble and lashings of custard.

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  13. We have lots of fun this time of year, birthdays, holidays, and an anniversary. I also am always glad when it gets cooler, it is very hot here in TX ;)

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  14. aww, thanks for the chance! I love all the pumpkin recipes! And the pumpkin candles!!!

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  15. living here in arizona, the 'bers' are knowing that we will soon have a welcome relief of the intense heat from a long summer! halloween, thanksgiving, Christmas are perfect and we can actually be outside enjoying the weather!

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  16. Lovely giveaway! I just love the routine of fall and, since my birthday is Sept 2, it's always a great kick off to the 'bers'!

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  17. I am a follower, have been since forever and before you became famous and all.

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  18. I love the 'Bers because for me, that's when I get my new calendar and start my year..not Jan, but Sept. Halloweeniday and I get to hang the Universe....Christmas and Star Trek make the colder 'Bers okay!

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  19. I'm a follower! ...wow I said that with pride...

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  20. Best thing about the "ber's"... a lot of the farms open up around here. So, the last couple months of the year mean harvest festivals and cutting down your own trees. It's great, especially after being cooped up in the house for almost 3 months!

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  21. HAPPY FOLLOWING YOU!

    msstitcher1948@yahoo.com

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  22. HELLO! MY FAVORITE 'BER' IS DECEMBER BECAUSE IT IS SUCH A JOY-FILLED TIME OF YEAR>CHRIST'S BIRTHDAY! THANKS FOR SHARING A LOVELY GIVEAWAY!

    msstitcher1948@yahoo.com

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  23. The Ber's - my favorite part of the ber's is when you first realize the season has changed, be it a coolness in the air, the fading of flowers, the rustle of dry leaves blowing..that moment you just know it is now fall.

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  24. thank's for the chance to win. My favorite things about ''bers'' is the leaves changing color! so beautiful seeing kids play in those leaves!

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  25. I just love this time of year "bers", the color change, the snow, and of course "Christmas". AND no more 90+ days.
    Thank you for the chance to win some beautiful fabric.

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  26. Ooophs forgot to put my name above.
    Jackie Stoltz
    at jstoltz@sbcglobal.net
    Thanks again

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  27. I love the hers too.. Christmas is coming soon :)

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  28. I too am a follower.
    jackie Stoltz

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  29. I'm a follower. I love the "bers"

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  30. Thank you for the giveaway! September and October are my fav months. It's still warm during the day but usually don't need a/c, pumpkins are out, more time for sewing and crafting, leaves chane...it's just a great time.

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  31. And I'm a follower of your wonderful blog! I love to read your ramblings! :o)

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  32. The "bers", all four of them are filled with family birthdays....which means many family get togethers :) I also like the fall months with the great colours and smells...it really is a beautiful season in my neck of the woods!

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  33. I too am a follower of your blog :) Thanks for the awesome giveaway.

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  34. I love the 'bers' and the countdown to Christmas!

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  35. I already follow. One of my favorite blogs.

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  36. I love the fall because it is cooler and less humid. I am more motivated to get out and ride my bike.

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  37. Love the cooler temps and the holidays in the 'bers'. :-) Great term! Thanks for the fun!

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  38. I am a happy follower too. :-) Have a great weekend!

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  39. The "bers" are such a welcome relief -weatherwise-- for us here in South Alabama. Our Summers are very hot and humid--so having some cooler and crisper weather is like Heaven! :-) Thank you so much for the chance to win you wonderful giveaway!!

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  40. I am a new follower. Thank you for the extra chance to enter! :-)

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  41. My favorite thing about this time of the year is the 'family' feel. You do not have to be with family to feel love and joy as so many people open their hearts and share the joy and love that they feel this time of year. I wish everyone felt like this all year long and that we would embrace one another as family always :-)♥.

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  42. Aloha! What I love about the "bers" - family/friend gathering, cooking & baking for the family/friend gathering, Thanksgiving, and Jesus' birthday.

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  43. I love the 'ber' thdays!
    Myself and two sisters and husbands are all in October I have cousins a plenty with November ones, it's like a warm up for Christmas celebrations!

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  44. I love the 'bers' because it's cooler weather and I LOVE wearing my sweaters and sipping on hot tea or cocoa!

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  45. I always liked the bers because the kids were into so many things at school. I could go to so many things with them. Football games where my son played and my daughter was in the marching band.

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  46. Oh that is easy! My "ber"thday is in SeptemBER. I love my birthday - I get to celebrate me! (and have chocolate cake!!!!)

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  47. Ohh they are gorgeous! Here spring starts in september, which is a beautiful time of year, then it gets a bit hot and humid for me!

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  48. My favorite thing about the "bers" are the autumn colors. All the shades of reds, yellows, browns, and greens are my favorite of all color combinations. There's a large grove of hardwood trees that I see on my drive home from work each day, and I look forward to watching their colors change. Some years those leaves just sparkle with autumn color!

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  49. I'm now a follower of your lovely blog too :)

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  50. Each "ber" has a holiday - wonderful! Plus, many of our family birthdays are in "ber" months.

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  51. Thanks for the giveaway chance. Blogger tells me that I now gfc follow:
    Sew Much 2 Luv
    Congratulations, MarciaW
    You are now following Sew Much 2 Luv

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  52. I like about the bers as they start with spring and lead into Summer here in New Zealand

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  53. My favorite part of the "bers" is Hot Apple Cider, Halloween, and the First Snowfall. Thanks for a chance to win this fabulous fabric! :)

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  54. I love anything with pumpkin in it! I can eat pumpkin pie thru all the bers!

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  55. I'm a new happy follower of your lovely blog!

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  56. I love this season-- the holidays, the cooler weather... it's my favorite!

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  57. My favorite thing(s) about the "bers:" Autumn leaves and the holidays! Glowing pumpkins, shining trees...can't wait!

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  58. I am a brand-new follower who would dearly love to win this fabulous prize!

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  59. My favorite thing is the smells and the pumpkin treats!

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  60. I love the "bers" b/c of my birthday, the cooler weather, and all of the holiday cooking!!!

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  61. I'm a follower! Thanks for the chance!

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  62. My favorite thing about the bers is there are several nice quilt shows in my area.

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  63. I love the fall colors & holiday time with my family in these months.

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  64. I love the changing of the seasons. I love the weather going from hot and unberible to cold and while unberible again lol. Oh and presents at Christmas cant hurt.

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  65. My favorite thing about the bers is my birthday! It is in October. I For the last three years I have gotten to spend a week with my best friend in Tenn. I live in Pa, so this is super special.

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  66. what I like about the "bers" is much cooler weather. Yay! after this summer I really look forward to it.
    thanks for the giveaway.

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  67. My favourite things... my birthday (September), my nephews birthday (October), my Mom and Dad's birthdays (November) and my niece's birthday (December)... hmmm... saying it like that makes it sound expensive LOL!

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  68. Well the "bers" make me shiver :( cause I know winter is coming---my favorite months are the ones with no "R's"

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  69. And of course I follow for a second chance at that wonderful give away!

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  70. I like the bers for football. I get some great crafting time in while watching/listening to the games. Thanks for the chance at your giveaway.

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  71. December. I get to enjoy the Christmas tree.
     





    Thank you for the chance to win such a great prize.



     

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  72. I love that the "bers" mena I get to start wearing cozy sweaters again

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  73. My favorite thing about the "bers" is that we get to layer clothes and look forward to the fall holidays. kristie_keely(at)yahoo(d0t)com

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  74. I follow your blog in Google Reader. Thanks! kristie_keely(at)yahoo(d0t)com

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  75. I'm really excited to have found your cute blog via the blog hop party! I'll be reading up on your older posts. I love that "bers" thing! The best part is all of the food that goes with these months...anything cinnamon belongs in the "bers".

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  76. I love the trees changing, campfires on cool evenings and high school foot ball games!

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  77. I love the bers! The crisp cool morning walks to the school bus, making warm, hearty comfort food, and of course - the pumpkin pie!

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  78. The bers are by far my favorite time of year: wonderful weather, holidays, and happy times. Thanks so much for the giveaway!

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  79. I just joined.....# 613. Hope that's lucky enough for me to win those delicious fabrics.
    Cath @ Bits 'n Bobs

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  80. I love the cooler weather, falling leaves, pumpkins, Thanksgiving, family time, hot cocoa sipping time!

    Oh thank you so for the giveaway!

    bee blessed
    mary

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  81. I am a happy follower of yours!

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  82. My favorite thing is the colors changing

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  83. Septem-ber is my wedding anniversary
    Octo-ber is my husbands birthday
    Novem-ber is time to start thinking about those Christmas presents
    Decem-ber is my favourite time of year.....CHRISTMAS
    That is why I love the 'bers'
    Cath @ Bits 'n Bobs

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  84. This is easy, my birthday is in december

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  85. Presents!!! The bers in our family mean berthdays lol. 11 out of the 12 of us have birthdays between 29th Sept to 2nd Dec and then its christmas so loads of pressies!!
    Hugs Pene

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  86. Oh what do I love about the Bers, firstly September is my birthday month, October is Halloween, November we start preparing for Christmas, December family time.

    But most of all I love the colours of the trees, red,rust,gold,yellows all glowing in the autumn sunshine - glorious.

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  87. I am a follower please can I have my second chance.

    Thank you so much for a lovely give away.

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  88. I love the "bers" as it marks the countdown to Christmas .... my favourite time of the year. Also September is my sons birthday, always worth celebrating.
    I think your giveaway is awesome, thank you for the chance of winning.

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  89. My favourite thing about the "bers"....it's birthday time in our house...half of our family have birthdays in the "bers" - 3 of my daughters in November and mine is in December! Thanks for the chance to win those cute little rolls :)

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  90. My family and I love when the end of September comes around. A local Christmas shop opens for the season. We get excited for Halloween and Thanksgiving and especially Christmas.

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  91. I'd say my favorite thing about the "Bers" would be Halloween and Christmas. Also the changing of the leaves outside. So pretty!

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  92. With love from Russia! I am a follower! Thank you!

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  93. I love the colours of autumn, and lovely fresh picked apples.

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  94. I love the cooler weather, might finally be able to sleep again soon! Thanks for the chance, very generous giveaway!

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  95. I love the Bers! I love the cooler temps that make my quilts perfect for snuggling and the cooler weather foods!

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  96. I love the memories of high school football games and cross country races through the fall leaves.

    Thanks for the giveaway!

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  97. The Bers! Love it! I have two favourite things - one is it's the beginning of Spring here in Australia, and two - it's birthday season in our family. What's more fun than birthdays?!

    Thanks for a fab giveaway!

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  98. I love the colors of the Bers.

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  99. September and October months are my childrens birthdays and Spring here September to November brings lovely rain. Thank you for such a wonderful giveaway.

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  100. favourite thing .. 3 things .. rustling through leaves - the first time you can see your breath when it get's colder the first snow ..

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  101. Thank you for the lovely giveaway :) My favourite thing about the 'bers is September, which is when I met my partner :)

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  102. I love the color of the Bers.My birthday is in November and I love the colors of fall but not cold days,but I love soups, stews, soups and fruits.

    Thanks for these wonderful giveaway.

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  103. I guess my favourite thing about the 'bers is probably the warming up of the weather! (Down here in Australia!)

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  104. My favorite thing about the 'bers' is that my rugrats have to take their naughty tails back to school - yippee! Oh, and I get to pull out my sweaters and scarves again..

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  105. My birthday is in the middle of the bers! x

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  106. My favorite thing about the 'bers is getting the BRRRRS, LOL! It will regularly reach 100F+ here, so September means the weather is cooling down, and while it's never really *cold* here in December, it's definitely enough to make you say "brrrr!" when you leave for work in the morning! :) thanks for the chance to wiN!

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  108. I love the bers! haha. Because I was a figure skater, and it is when the season starts up!! I will always think of cold weather with it. I love it!

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  109. I love the bers! I like the cooler temps and the changing leaves. Thanks for the giveaway! :0)

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  110. Great giveaway. My favorites are the warm days, cool nights & lovely changing leaves. Thanks for the chance to win.

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  111. I'm a follower. Thanks for the giveaway.

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  112. i love christmas but not after christmas

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  113. The best thing about the bers is no more steamy hot days. I get to cozy up and do lots of hand applique.

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  114. My birthday!! scg00387 at yahoo dot com

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  115. My favorite thing about the "bers" is FOOTBALL! Love going to games and also watching them on TV.

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  116. I love the weather.

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  117. I love autumn weather and December gives us Christmas, which I love, love , love. Thanks for the chance on your wonderful giveaway!

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  118. I love the cool weather, well, actually it has been cool all summer this year, but the fall air is so fresh. I also love the fall colors, and to walk in the fallen leaves.
    And with the early dark nights it is nice with candles.

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  119. The bers are when it finally starts getting cooler here in Texas.

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  120. I look forward to the kick off of the college and NFL football season.

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  121. I look forward to decorating for all the holidays that take place in the 'bers'! Thanks for the sweet giveaway!

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  122. I like the bers for the cosy of them. Cuddled under a quilt with my hubby and a bowl of popcorn, the kiddies getting excited about Halloween and Christmas and lest we forget all the sewing and baking. Yes the bers have something none of the .other months have

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  123. The bers are my favorite part of the year! I honestly love back to school and buying new clothes and supplies (I'm a teacher :))

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  124. It is almost about the bers.. but we were a family of 7 children. We used to lay on the floor to watch tv at night. We weren't allowed to do so if the month had R in it. So May, June, July and August were okay. The rest were too cold to lay on the floor.. ?? September?? Please.. Mom didn't say we couldn't unless it was December or January LOL. But that rule would always pop out in those two months.

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  125. How fun...didn't really think about it being called the 'bers'...but we love autumn and apple picking is a favorite tradition in our family!

    Thanks for a chance to enter.

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  126. I'm a follower too!

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  127. Ooo lovely fabric giveaway!!! The 'bers' - more like the 'brrrrrrs'. It gets cool then cold the downright freezing by the end of the 'bers' but I do like when we cross over into the 'arys' - it means fresh happy spring is on it's way!

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  128. Bers are one of the most beautiful months of the year. The rich colors of Autumn, the winter snow and of course....Xmas.

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  129. I'm a follower of your lovely blog.

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  130. I'm new follower number 626, that sounds like a lucky number to me.

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  131. What I look forward to when the 'bers' get here is the start of the NBA basketball games. Thanks for the lovely / darling give away

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  132. Oh Love all the ber's - favorite holidays are in most of them - plus cooler weather - what's not to love -
    Thanks for chance to maybe win something.
    Fun4Me1249@aol.com
    I am a new follower -- Yea!!!

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  133. Two of us in the family have birthdays in the 'bers'. We always have fun!

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  134. I love the "bers" as I decorate my house with quilts and other items. Fall, Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas, my favorites!

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  135. I am a Google follower. Thanks for the great giveaway

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  136. I love it....the 'bers'.
    My favorite part of the 'bers' is Thanksgiving...my all time favorite holiday. :D

    sowingstitches [at] yahoo [dot] com

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  137. First, the 'bers' are cooler. They also have fall, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. What more could we want? LOL Great giveaway.

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  138. Just signed up to be a follower!

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  139. My favorite things about the 'bers' (cute...btw) is the sounds of country life...the combines in the field, the bins being filled up with the freshly picked crops...love it!

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  140. Lovely giveaway........love the fall weather and Christmas! Thanks for a lovely giveaway and the chance to win!

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  141. I'm a follower now. Thanks for the lovely giveaway.

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  142. My favorite part is the change in weather and the holiday season.

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  143. I love the changing seasons... the fall colours, into the frosty and sparkly winter!!

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  144. The holidays, and cozying up on the couch with hot cider or hot chocolate.

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  145. Adorable fabric - thanks for the chance to win!! I have moved to the northeastern part of the US and cannot wait for the beautiful fall colors that come in the early part of the BERs.

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  146. I like taking drives in the mountains and looking at fall leaves. Thanks for chance to win.

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  147. I love sitting by the fireplace with my hot cup of coffee and favorite quilt.

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  148. I am a new follower via GFC! awolk at rogers dot com

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  149. I just love the fall harvest of fruits and vegetables and the comfort they bring! awolk at rogers dot com

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  150. I love the weather that comes along with the Bers. It gets pretty hot here in Alabama during the summer months. Definitely looking forward to some cooler weather :)

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  151. I love the colors and the smells of the "bers" most of all.

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  152. G'Day from Australia! I'm a Michigan gal now living in Queensland. Don't you mean the "brrrrrrrrs"...Those "ber" months are the cold ones. I do miss the Fall colors, apple cider & donuts, and the change of seasons.

    Deborah
    homemakerhoney @gmail .com

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  153. new follower

    Deborah
    homemakerhoney @gmail .com

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  154. My favorite thing about the 'bers' is I feel less tempted to go outside and I can get more sewing done!

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  155. I love sleeping in a freezing house.

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  156. I love the holidays that occur during the BERs. Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas...Back to Back to Back fun and family.

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  157. I'm a new follower. Thanks for the great giveaway!

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  158. Bers rock because it means gross, hot, yucky summer is over and Christmas is on its way!!

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  159. My fave thing about the 'bers' is that where I live (Australia) we are just heading into Spring, & I love the brighter longer days & the warm but still mild weather. Thanks for the giveaway.

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  160. Christmas! Love the smell of cinnamon wafting through my home...

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  161. What a gorgeous giveaway! I love the bers - often the weather suits me better than the cold of winter or the heat of summer (not that we've had much heat this year!. Then there is Christmas to look forward to and plan for...

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  162. Thank you for becoming a follower of my blog. I am now following your lovely blog!

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  163. My favorite thing about "bers" must be that it is now time for candles again

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  164. I love September and October, not so much October and November. I get a lot of sewing done during these months so I guess it is no too bad!!!!. Thank you for the chance!.

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  165. My favourite thing is November as that's my birthday month!

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