EARRINGS GIVEAWAY

Just reminding anyone who didn't see it. I'm giving away a pair of earrings this month. Anyone who posts a comment any time during the month will be entered so long as they include the word EARRINGS in the post.  Winner will be announced the first blog in November and can privately email me info re shipping address.

Here's what the earrings look like.

In SET UP, Cal loves flashy redheads with lots of makeup and dangling earrings. That's why Amanda dyed her hair, put on lots of green eyeshadow, and chose earrings that might have looked something like these.

Poor Cal took the bait, hook line and sinker!

MORNING WALK

The local art association sponsored an arts/crafts fair in Postell Park today. We got there right before the vendors opened. The old oaks and the neat tents made for pretty pictures.

This is when we were approaching, looking at it from between the trees.

This was the first section in front of the casino.

This is the back view of booths facing the sidewalk.

And this is the last section backing up to the local bar and tea shop.

Gorgeous day to be out! A shame I didn't have enough money to buy anything.

MAYO CLINIC IN JACKSONVILLE FL

We had occasion to visit the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville last week. Besides being a great medical research facility, it has a beautiful campus. I took some pictures of a few of the fountains.

Yes, the campus is beautiful but the cafeteria isn't nearly so noteworthy!

FREE EBOOK FROM AMAZON

Ugh, I really hate this marketing stuff but here goes...

Again, my steamy romantic mystery SET UP will be free from Amazon tomorrow, October 6th. If anyone hasn't read it, this is your chance.

The earring giveaway kind of ties in with it, so this is a good time for it to be free again!

And here's the link: http://www.amazon.com/Set-Up-ebook/dp/B008QWTYIS/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1349450325&sr=1-1&keywords=set+up+by+cheryl+b+dale

EARRING GIVEAWAY

Okay, today starts the earring giveaway. I won't say BIG giveaway because it obviously isn't. Just something to thank people for reading the blog.

These are some of the dangling types Cal goes for in SET UP. Amanda could have worn them when she first set out to seduce him. Or she might have worn them later, once she found out he was a really nice guy that she liked a lot.

If you're interested, enter up to one comment a day through the month of October with the word EARRINGS in it. (That's to save someone who doesn't want them from winning!) At the end of the month, I'll draw one person, tell the winner on my first November blog, and s/he can email me the specifics of where to have them mailed.

Curious about the link where they're sold? Go here: http://www.etsy.com/listing/110428222/crystal-chandelier

TECHIE STUFF

As instructed, I did my update to Apple's ios6 yesterday morning. Then I spent all afternoon trying to get my Dragonvale back. It lost my Game Center nickname -- heaven knows where that's at -- and wanted me to start a new Dragonvale game with a new nickname. So I'm to forget about all my hard-earned dragoncash and gems?????

Then I went into FaceBook to talk about my earring giveaway beginning tomorrow. Guess what? Not only can I not hit the 'like' or 'share' or 'comment' buttons on my friends' walls, but I can't even comment on mine! And getting in touch with FaceBook... Forget it. For my problem, they said to contact them. But they did not give me an email address or a telephone number to use. Oh, no. Nothing that simple for FB. They had me type in a message and hit SEND. Naturally, since nothing else I click on works, the SEND button didn't work either.

That was yesterday. Today, I went to Google and found a FB support page with a telephone number. I called. The person was foreign and we barely understood each other. We got cut off. I called back. Got a lady who also had an accent. I explained I was working with someone. She asked if I'd already paid the charge. I said "Whoa!" The other guy called back after I hung up on her. So I said again, I wasn't paying to get FB help. He thanked me and hung up.

So I went to my guy's FB page and sent them a message. Just now they answered with a canned response saying basically that they read all their bug reports but seldom answer them.

So I guess either I wait to see if it gets cleared up or I forget about FaceBook.

I try to be laid back but really....

GIVING AWAY EARRINGS IN OCTOBER!

In October, I'm excited to be giving away earrings. In conjunction with a new Etsy store, Talismanmoon, one lucky commenter will win the pair below. If interested, all you have to do is comment and include the word earrings. At the end of the month, each commenter's name will go in the hat. One comment per person per day, but each day's commenters get entered so someone could have up to 31 chances to win.

When one name is drawn, I'll announce it on the blog. That person can email me privately with shipping info.

If October's contest goes smoothly, I hope to have another one in November. If it doesn't go smoothly... Well, guess I won't.

So! To the chase! In my book SET UP, Cal loves long, dangling earrings on trashy women. Amanda isn't trashy, but she might use some like these to entrap him and knock him out. Or, when later on she realizes his devil-may-care facade hides a soft heart, maybe she wears them to seduce him. Either way, they're a lovely pair of earrings.

And, no, these aren't the actual size.  Here's the link to view the earrings in the store.

http://www.etsy.com/listing/110428222/crystal-chandelier