Saturday, August 21, 2010

A Wishing Book for Pink Saturday!

Away for a nephew's wedding...back soon!

While I'm away, please take a minute and enter my giveaway! I am giving away a copy of my first book, The Wishing Years. It is a coming of age memoir which shares the adventures of a young girl growing up in a remote area of the Michigan. Love, laughter, and tears! A celebration of wishes and dreams! A book of stories that are sure to bring back memories of your own growing up years!

The winner will be selected through a random drawing on Mon 8/30!

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If you aren't already a follower, please join! Lots of fun images and freebies for my friends both on this blog and on my CHARMING VINTAGE RECIPE blog!

46 comments:

  1. The cover photo is beautiful

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  2. Hello Coralie! Have a wonderful time at your nephews wedding! I would love to read your book, please enter me in your giveaway! That photo of you is just too sweet, it would be interesting to see how similar our stories might be, since I came from a very small town in Michigan too! Have a great weekend! Theresa

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  3. Beautiful Coralie! Have a wonderful time. Grace xoxo

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  4. Love, love, love the cover of your book. How exciting. I would love to be entered into the giveaway, as I'm sure this will be a great read!
    Have a lovely time at your nephew's wedding, and a great weekend.
    Maureen

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  5. Oh how exciting Coralie, Sign me up, it looks wonderful. And the cover - ooh la la! you're beautiful - stsill are!!
    Bon weekend,
    Mimi

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  6. Hello - this book looks beautiful! Please sign me up for the drawing and have a wonderful weekend!!!!

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  7. I would love to be considered in the drawing! Lovely picture...

    jAne

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  8. Have a great time..and I hope to win the book.
    I love your doggies too!!! A BUNCH

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  9. Best wishes to your nephew! Praying for you to have a safe trip. How very kind of you to give us the opportunity to win one of your lovely books. Thank you! Twyla

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  10. The book sounds wonderful, please enter me. Hope you have a grand time at the wedding. Happy PS

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  11. HI Coralie
    I AM A NEW FOLLOWER AND WOULD LOVE O WIN YOUR BOOK ..PLEASE ENTER ME IN YOUR DIVE AWAY.. LINDA

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  12. How wonderful, Coralie! Looks like a beautiful book...would love to read it! Have a wonderful time at the wedding and safe travels to you!

    Julie

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  13. How do I enter this contest??? I would LOVE to read your book! lol

    I hope you are having a GREAT day today!

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  14. I would love to read your book so I'd love to be entered in your contest! Have a wonderful time at the wedding.

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  15. How exciting! I would LOVE to be entered for this!! You look like a Hollywood gal!

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  16. How wonderful...a book that you wrote! I would love that. Hope the wedding was fun!

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  17. What a lovely sounding book...and the cover photo is beautiful. Please include me in the drawing. I am a new follower to both this blog and your vintage recipe blog.

    Blessings,
    Patti (Fill My Cup with Beauty)

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  18. Coralie,
    such a beautiful beautiful lady....
    both on the inside and the out. Friendship hugs to YOU and Betsy Belle !

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  19. I hope the wedding was lovely!
    How exciting! Your book I mean! I think it sounds like quite an endeavor, writing a book. I'd love to win it.

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  20. i didn't know you wrote a book! that's so cool :)

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  21. Hi Coralie,
    Thank you for a chance to win your book;.
    xoxo
    ((((hugs))))
    Maggie

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  22. love all these beautiful books!
    gail
    adventuresininnkeeping.blogspot.com

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  23. Oh, please enter me. Happy belated pink day.

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  24. How cool is that Coralie! Congratulations! have a great time on your trip, Nan

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  25. What a wonderful give-a-way!

    I love vintage recipes and can't wait to take a peek at those.

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  26. Hi Coralie...I found your blog via Patti over at Fill My Cup With Beauty. I LOVE vintage anything...from the 1940s and earlier especially!!! I mean, the LIttle Rascals is my FAVORITE tv show ever :) :) I'll look forward to reading more of your blog :) :) Have a lovely week. Love and hugs from Oregon, Heather :)

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  27. Lovely Coralie, have a wonderful trip! I found you on Pink Saturday, & what a delight your blog is! Thanks so much for a chance to win your book! Pick me! :)
    Best wishes.
    Chanticlear1@gmail.com

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  28. Hope you're having a great trip! Don't enter me because I already have your book!

    And, if you don't win Coralie's book it is definitely worth taking time to order it. Really a good read!

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  29. Well, you know I CAN'T NOT enter, Coralee ... this book is wonderful, as is your other. You are one fabulous author & fun loving sweet lady ... I enjoyed so your growing years, so will everyone who reads your books.

    Have a lovely getaway, sweet friend.

    We are still hammering on the other house odds & ends but it is a rental that we bought ... & we are doing more construction within our own home. I am so enjoying this ... I love LOVE to paint &
    lots of that is going on.

    Hugs of love, Marydon

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  30. Please count me in. Have a wonderful day and hope to chat with you soon.
    Smiles to you,
    Kim
    http://agypsyangel.blogspot.com

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  31. WHAT A GREAT GIVE-AWAY, IWOULD LOVE TO ENTER AND WIN YOUR BOOK. THANK YOU........RIZZI

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  32. Hope you had a great time at the wedding. The book looks lovely - I like the photo on the front. xx

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  33. Coralie it would be an honor to win your book. Count me in.

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  34. Oh Coralie Sweetie, please add my name to the drawing. I so look forward to your blog writes, so I know that I would absolutely love this book to read.

    Thank you for sharing with us sweet friend. Many hugs and much love, Sherry

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  35. Hi Coralie, I would love to win a copy of your book! You are such a talented writer. Where can we buy your books?
    Michelle

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  36. Coralee, please enter me in the drawing. Your book sounds wonderful.
    Ann

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  37. I would be honored if I won your Wonderful book....and I am a follower...
    hugs, Brenda

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  38. Wide array of memories and tips and recipes and precious stories. Would love your book. (like the cover) Follower -
    http://butterscotchapron.blogspot.com/

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  39. What a fun treat it would be to have your book. YOu are a very gifted writer! Happy Pink Saturday!
    Hugs, Patti

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  40. What a wonderful post and wonderful, generous giveaway, Happy Pink Saturday!

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  41. Please enter me. You are the loveliest woman I know! Your writing is so exquisite! Blessings to you and yours Anne

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  42. What a sad story about your cousin Joanne. How confused you must have been. I look forward to reading more of your memories in your book, should I win!
    Love your blog!
    Laurel in MN

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  43. Coralie, please enter me in your give away. Your book sounds lovely. I read the story about your cousin Joanne and how you and her mother healed from that terrible disaster. A beautiful story. Enjoy the wedding and have a great week end.

    Smiles and Blessings,
    Nancy

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  44. The story you shared is beautiful. You are a great writer.

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  45. I love your blog. You are so talented. I read the story of your ocusin, you write beautifully. Thanks for sharing. I would love to win your book and read all your stories.

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  46. The story you shared made me cry at work - I absolutely loved it. Please do enter me in your giveaway? Thank you!

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