New Seasons Market Mother’s Day Giveaway Winner
The winner of the $100 gift card to New Seasons Market is: Comment # 42 ~ Marlynn! Marlynn’s comment was, “I follow @GoGingham on Twitter!” Congratulations! Look for an email in your in-box with the details. New Seasons Market will mail you the $100 gift card. Have a Happy Mother’s Day! Thank you to everyone {New Seasons Market Mother’s Day Giveaway Winner}
Home Exchange to Victoria, British Columbia
Our most recent home exchange adventure, over spring break, was to Victoria, British Columbia. It’s an incredibly beautiful and cosmopolitan city for its relatively small size. It’s also very easy to get around the downtown area whether you’re on a bike, walking or driving. We had our car with us on this home swap (as {Home Exchange to Victoria, British Columbia}
New Seasons Market Mother’s Day Giveaway
This is a sponsored giveaway. Hello readers! I’m so excited about this Mother’s Day giveaway. New Seasons Market, based in the Portland, Oregon metropolitan area, is giving one lucky Go Gingham reader a $100 gift card to spend at one of their stores. The idea is to make a special Mother’s Day meal whether that’s {New Seasons Market Mother’s Day Giveaway}
Harry and David Giveaway Winner
The winner of the Harry and David Mother’s Day “Tower of Treats Deluxe” giveaway is: Deeanna with comment number 43! Congratulations, Deeanna! Look for an email with all of the details in your in-box. Thanks to everyone for entering and to Harry and David for the giveaway! Would you like to help me with a {Harry and David Giveaway Winner}
Harry and David Mother’s Day Giveaway
Mother’s Day is right around the corner so it seems like a good time to have a giveaway or two, don’t you think? This one is from Harry and David and is called the “Mother’s Day Tower of Treats Gift Deluxe” and it is! Here’s what comes in a tower of treats: 5 Royal Riviera {Harry and David Mother’s Day Giveaway}
Dinner Group and Pretty Houses
One of the many things I love about our dinner group is seeing everyone’s beautiful homes. With 4 couples in our ongoing rotating supper club, we get to dine in a friend’s home regularly and we also get to see progress of everyone’s house and garden projects. There are always house projects, aren’t there? Our {Dinner Group and Pretty Houses}
How to Make Travel More Affordable
While I’m away this week on a home exchange to Victoria, British Columbia, you’ll find guest posts from friends. This is a guest post from Erin and Jeff. They’re married and the creators of the budget-minded travel blog, A Week or A Weekend. They love to travel and have lots of experience traveling for a {How to Make Travel More Affordable}
Whole Foods Market Tulip Sale
I don’t usually buy fresh flowers but these are too hard to resist. Tulips are such pretty flowers and to me, they say, “Spring is coming!” And, along with it, warmer and drier weather. Raise your hand if you’re ready for warmer and drier weather? Whole Foods Market is having a “One-day Tulip Sale” on {Whole Foods Market Tulip Sale}
Home Swapping and Eating Like a Local
My favorite way to travel is to home swap. Trading homes has allowed our family of 4 to travel to different countries and live like locals without the expense of hotels or eating at restaurants. Not only do we stay for free but we also eat like locals because we’re cooking at home. What better {Home Swapping and Eating Like a Local}
Our Gourmet Supper Club
In our dinner group or gourmet supper club, our 8-members share in the work, the expense of entertaining, and we get to socialize regularly. This happens while we are enjoying good food and good friends. But I have a complaint about it. My big complaint? The word “potluck.” That word has connotations of bag of {Our Gourmet Supper Club}
Home Exchange Registration
I love home swapping as a way to see the world and stay for free. Rather than being handed a bill at the end of a vacation, there’s usually a thank you note. That’s my kind of vacation! Registering for a home swapping site is your access to a database of potential travel partners. The {Home Exchange Registration}
Harry and David Holiday Gift Giveaway
Dear readers, guess what? Harry and David and I have a giveaway for you to win and it’s a lovely gift basket filled with edible treats! Harry and David’s holiday giveaway to one of my lucky readers is the Roxy Ann Gift Basket Classic which includes: 4 Royal Riviera Pears 4 Apples White Extra-Sharp Cheddar {Harry and David Holiday Gift Giveaway}
And the winner is
The winner of the Heritage Breed Turkey from Whole Foods Market is….Petra! with comment number 20! Congratulations! Petra keeps chickens in her front yard and writes the blog Sew Paint Create. She’s a very talented quilter. Details for this giveaway will be emailed to you shortly so that you can pick up your Heritage Breed {And the winner is}
Dinner Group Gathering
At our last dinner group get together, which we hosted in our backyard, we planned a summer meal for the evening. Even though our dinner group met over Labor day weekend, we carried on like it was the middle of July. Well, that is until it got chilly and dark. So dark that it was {Dinner Group Gathering}
Home Exchange Holidays
My favorite way to travel is to home swap and after 8 home exchanges in 8 years (4 in the U.S. and 4 in Europe), I’m ready to go again! When you home exchange, you get to stay in a home with a kitchen, live like a local in a non-tourist area, and skip having {Home Exchange Holidays}
