Tuesday, August 24, 2010

A Southern Girls Giveaway!

I love living in Sweet Home Alabama! Love it! I don't want to live anywhere else (well, except for in July and August, and then I wouldn't mind a cooler place). I like to go and visit other places, but I'm always glad to get back to home sweet home.

Southern culture is a rich combination of past and present. Some accuse us of living in the past, but I think in most cases we have pulled what is best from the past and continue to live it in the present. Why change a good thing?

There are all kinds of Southern Women too. And I think deep down we are all a combination of them all. Have you ever seen the movie Steel Magnolias? The movie takes the lives of five very different Southern women and exaggerates them for theatrical purposes. But there is an element of truth to all that is portrayed. Faith, family, and friends. They are important to us and it shows in the way we live.

So, to celebrate the fact that we Southern Gals have almost made it through this horrendous hot summer I am having a little giveaway.

Included are:
~a Piggly Wiggly dark pink t-shirt in size XL. If you are one of those super-tiny little people you will just have to use it to sleep in. But, it is super-cute-even for sleeping! What is Piggly-Wiggly you say? It is a southern grocery chain and I have no idea why it is named that. But, you can tell you are in small town if there is a Pig there. (That's what we locals call it. We say, "I'm running down to The Pig to pick up some milk.") I know, it sounds strange, but it is what it is.

~ two nail polishes to transition you into fall. A true Southern gal is going to be well-polished at all times. Enough said.

~a set of super-cute thank you notes. Because a true Southern girl always writes thank you notes. And if they don't, all the other girls will say, "Bless her heart, she must be soooo busy. I still haven't received her thank you note from her wedding two years ago." whenever her name is mentioned. Not really. But we might be thinking it. It would be tacky to say it out loud though.

~one small bottle of pineapple-coconut shower gel. We love perfumes here in the south and if we are going to be working hard, as Southern Women do, we want to look and smell good while we are doing it.

~a copy of the the latest Southern Living magazine. It has a whole section on The Soul Of The South and you can read about why we are the way we are. A Southern Gal is well-read and Southern Living magazine is a must.

~a lastly, a pint jar of my homemade muscadine jelly. A Southern Gal knows how to fed her family well. Homemade jelly is just one way. It really is soooo much better than store-bought and it is fun to make. In case you don't know what a muscadine is-it is a large grape that grows on vines. It has a much harder peel and has seeds. It is so sweet and yummy and makes perfect jelly. We grow the muscadines here at my house and they went from vine to jar all in the same day. I think you will like it. Cook some biscuits, pile on the butter and jelly, and sink your teeth into the yumminess.

I hope you will enter-whether you live in the South or not. Its a good place to be and I would love to share some of it with you.

Open to US residents only. Giveaway ends August 27th at 6:00 pm. I will contact the winner so please leave an email if you don't have a blog.

PS-you can also enter my Homeschool Curriculum Giveaway here!

26 comments:

  1. What a fun giveaway! We have a pig nearby and even though there is a new publix close by as well, hubby still prefers the pig. We also have a nice assortment of pig shirts. ;-) Most of the time we call it "piggely wiggely" because that is what our daughter called it when we first moved here from Germany.

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  2. Woooo Hoooo! Sign me up! I'd be happy with just the jelly, but all the extras are awesome! I love that you included The Pig shirt. It's so foreign to me to think there are places without The Pig. Great giveaway!

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  3. Awww I love this! I havent been to Piggly Wiggly in years! However back to the giveaway.. all these items are very important to a Southern girl.. Excited!

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  4. True Southern girl here-lived in Alabama my whole life! And my hubby's brother is the manager of a Pig in Albertville, AL. Great giveaway!

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  5. Any my email is tomandkerrie@windstream.net

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  6. I'm a Southern Girl, born and raised and wouldn't want to live anywhere else either!
    I love the movie Steel Magnolias!

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  7. Count this Mississippi girl in! I would love to win this coll giveaway!!!!!When I was little I would walk from the trailer to the Piggly to get some pop! This is true!!Ha!!Our Piggly Wiggly closed down and I left the trailer but I have great memories of that store,I could have walked to Billy Ricos store but I walked to the piggly cause they had double cola!

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  8. I'm very proud to be a Southern Belle with all that comes with that :-) I'd love to win!

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  9. I WANNA WIN I WANNA WIN I WANNA WIN I WANNA WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  10. BECAUSE YOUR JELLY IS SO YUMMY AND I ONLY GET IT IF I'M TEACHING ONE OF YOUR CHILDREN IN CBS SO I WANNA WIN I WANNA WIN I WANNA WIN

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  11. FORGET THE HOMESCHOOL BOOKS, GIVE ME THE JELLY!!!!!!! !!!!

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  12. Wow! What a neat and refreshing give-away! I think I'm a Southern Gal at heart since all of these items seem to be so nice.

    I'd love to be entered and especially just to try that yummy sounding muscadine jelly.

    Thanks for the opportunity to enter! May the Lord bless you in your giving.
    ~Tamara

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  13. I'd love to live in the South someday! You seem to have the best food! Very cute giveaway!

    luckysluna(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  14. What a great collection of southern items! Count me in.

    Katie
    aclassofherown(at)gmail(dot)com

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  15. I just came across your blog and wow - a giveaway! Sure would love to taste some of that jelly... www.farmer-rosehillfarm.blogspot.com

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  16. Enter me!! I would love to try some of your jelly. It sounds good.

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  17. Aren't you the funniest?? And you are not jokin' about those gals remember your etiquette..or lack thereof:) I've heard of the Piggly Wiggly but had never heard it called The Pig! Gotta love it. We do not have The Pig here:)

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  18. "I think in most cases we have pulled what is best from the past and continue to live it in the present." Well said Mama Hen!

    This is a clever giveaway. I ADORE the Piggly Wiggly t shirt and would wear it every where!

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  19. What an adorably fun giveaway!! And I REALLY want to try your Muscadine Jelly!!!

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  20. Cool giveaway, thanks for sharing! I totally agree - I don't want to live anywhere other than Alabama. As for Steel Magnolia's at one time I wanted to be Shelby, but now I think I'd LOVE to be Weeza. She is awesome!
    PS Have you made a tote bag, yet?

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  21. I haven't thought of Piggly Wiggly in years. They don't have them in Texas anymore (as far as I know). What a cute giveaway. Lisa~

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  22. So fun MAMA HEN!!! I want some jelly, even if I don't win!!!

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  23. My family all lives in AL but we live in OK. I would love to win this. How sweet!

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  24. Oh my! You are too sweet...your southern heritage shows in your generosity!

    I would especially love to try your jelly. I made strawberry jam for the first time this year...yum. What a fun giveaway!

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  25. What a sweet giveaway! I have been to the "pig" while visiting my grandparents in the south. I always thought it was a funny name:) That jelly sounds wonderful!!

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