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October 5, 2012

Around the Farm // 10

Another sad, rainy week behind us. Thank goodness for Mountain Day! A day devoted to all things New England fall – a hiking, leaf peeping, a capella singing, cider drinking, donut eating delight!

Sunny’s off to my parents’ house for the weekend, so James and I plan on spoiling our second born rotten for the brief time that she’ll enjoy life as the only child. Oh, and they’ll be a visit to a sheep farm. Ewe Rock Farm. We’ll see if I bring yet another dependent home, because when everything’s dying around me, what do I do? Collect living things. I’m completely, unabashedly dependent on my dependents. Therapy session for today, CHECK!

1. Lazy day louning
2. Sunny and Devy
3. Dora (the hen) has taken to perching on our lawn mower. She’s got the entire farm at her disposal, and she chooses a piece of machinery. Way to shoot the free range platform in the mouth, DORA.
4. Danger Baby and her new favorite seat
5. The farm during dreary fall days
6. I had to convince my child that it’s okay to run in the middle of the road where we live, given that we’re at the end of a dead end dirt road. She was skeptical. Wise girl.
7. Birch
8. Yet another from the Diaper Rash Bonanza of 2012. Because, I mean…

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October 5, 2012

Hug a Plush // giveaway

This little company‘s slogan is “get Happy.” After the past two weeks of worst case scenarios and rainy, grey, miserable days, I could use some forced happiness in my life. Couldn’t we all?

I’m mixing it up this week and instead of featuring yet another Eph business, I’ve got my eyes on Hug a Plush, a company run by a woman who worked at Goucher College with me in my first post-collegiate job. She is an illustrator and graphic designer by trade, and began making and selling this adorable line of plush creatures. They’re quirky and colorful and totally amorphous – perfect for a child’s burgeoning imagination and creativity, or to add a little sunshine and light in your home! Head on over and meet the whole crew.

To enter to win a Hug a Plush of your choosing:

• visit Hug a Plush

• then, come back here and leave a comment below telling me which quirky critter you’d like to adopt. I’m personally loving Helen – those dimples! Swoon!

• for an extra chance to win…
‘like’ Hug a Plush and Blog a la Cart on Facebook, then come back here and tell us you like us, you really like us! in the comments

• for another chance to win…
follow Hug a Plush and Blog a la Cart on Twitter, then tweet the following phrase (then, come back here and share a link to your Tweet in the comments): Did you catch @blogalacart & @hugaplush sweet giveaway? I just entered!: http://blogalacart.com/2012/10/hug-a-plush-giveaway/

• and one final chance to win…
subscribe to Blog a la Cart, then come back here and let me know that you’re reading along in the comments.

Make sure you enter a valid email address in the email section of the comment box so I can contact you if you win! The winner will be chosen next Friday, October 12 at 12pm EST. Open worldwide. Total Value: Up to $48.

GOOD LUCK! 

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