Giveaway Time – A New Contest
Time to give away something. Books, of course. In my way of thinking, not much better than a book to settle down with on a cold winter’s night or a warm winter’s night either. I’ll pick three winners by random drawing on January 31, 2016. In the weeks before that I’ll be posting various mystery photo and each time you guess or admit you don’t know what the picture is, you’ll get another entry. That could give you as many as five, maybe even six chances to enter.
Words Instead of Dollars
Okay, so it’s not the billion plus Power Ball drawing, but you might be on your way to winning a million words, give or take a few thousand. Actually a million words would be about ten of my books so you might have to be happy with two hundred thousand words or so. The winners will get their choice of one of my books plus a grab bag book by a different inspirational novelist. I’ll give the winners a choice of several to pick from. Maybe an Irene Hannon book or one by Laura Frantz or Jan Watson. We’ll see what I can come up with to go along with one of my books. This contest is open to everybody over 18 years of age who wants to play, USA, Canada and international readers too. All you have to do is make a guess as to what you think the picture might be. Remember, it’s more fun if you make your guess before you read the other guesses. They might lead you down the wrong imagined trails. 🙂 The guess doesn’t have to be right to get an entry.
How to Enter
Just leave a comment here with your best guess about the photo or even an “I don’t know” to get your name in my drawing hat. We’ve done this game several times, and I’ve found out you all are great guessers. I think I’ve managed to fool all of you only once with the bloom of a peace plant. The contest will only be open to those of you who stop by my blog here. So that might narrow the odds a bunch. One thing sure, it’s going to strain my creative photographer’s brain to come up with that many mystery photos. So if whatever I post seems extra obvious to you, just remember I was trying to be mysterious.
So What is It?
That is the question. One thing it’s not is a Power Ball ticket. Can you even imagine winning over a billion dollars? I can’t. Guess that’s why I’m letting everybody else buy the tickets. But it is sort of fun thinking about what you might do with a million or so dollars. See, I can’t even imagine having the billion. One of the things I saw said you could buy a pro sports team with that kind of money. Not that I would want one. However, a small island might be nice. A writing retreat. You would probably have to retreat somewhere if you suddenly came into that much money. Another thing I read said that your odds of winning were similar to your odds of getting struck by lightning while you were drowning or something crazy like that. My odds are even worse. I’m not buying a ticket.
But your odds for maybe winning some books are much better than Power Ball’s zillion to one. So come up with your best guess. Usually these contests are great fun for you and for me. So let’s have some fun and all be winners.
Thanks for reading!
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It’s a washboard! I am glad I don’t have to use one!
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So am I, Nancy. I just know that would make your knuckles have calluses.
I was debating between a washboard & woven trivet but looks like the majority says washboard. Makes me appreciate my washing machine just thinking about doing laundry on an old washboard!
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Me too, Nyla. Maybe I’ll do a post about old time methods of washing clothes. I like my automatic washer and dryer.
washboard
we have a couple of these in our bathroom ~ family heirloom from my husband’s family home
Kathleen ~ Lane Hill House
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Well, you can always scrub your clothes in the bathtub, Kathleen. That would be easier than the way the old time people had to do it – heating the water in kettles over a fire. Great to have you stop by.
My mother-in-law would say it’s a warshboard. She was a solid, down-to-earth Kentuckian, God rest her soul.
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I had to retrain my tongue to say wash instead of warsh, Gin, when I did some reading for the Library Recorded books several years ago. I still talk Kentuckian though and hear myself saying lots of other words with a country sound.
I’d say a washboard. But honestly, the photo here IS more mysterious than the one on FB which led me here. That reveals more. What a fun contest, Ann!
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I sort of worked on the photo again, Mary Kay, but then when I shared it on FB, it showed the photo before I reworked it. Glad you think the contest is fun. Come back for a more mysterious (I hope) picture Wednesday night.
I’d say a washboard, had one for years in the kitchen!!! fun contest!!!
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Glad you think the contest is fun, Virginia. I’m going to have to come up with some more mysterious photos before it’s over. I hope you’ll come back and see if you can figure out the next one too. https://www.annhgabhart.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=4311&action=edit#comments-form
Hi, Ann,
I think (hope and pray) my computer is now fixed. If it is, it means I can now comment without having to borrow someone else’s or wait forever in line at the library. (Fingers crossed!)
I’m guessing a washboard, also.
Thanks for the opportunity to win. Thanks also for the great books you write!
Good luck and God’s Blessings to everyone who enters!
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Hi, Robbie. Hope your computer is fixed too. We need to stay in touch. I always enjoy hearing from you, and the computers at our library are busy too. I guess at least if you have to wait you can check out some new books to read, right? You have the popular guess and could be right. Wednesday will tell. 🙂
Thanks, Ann. I will be sure to stay in touch. I really enjoy your books!
It’s true about books at the library, but WOW, it can sometimes be overwhelming!!
Will try to check back Wednesday, if not then, it will be Thursday.
God’s Blessings!
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I’m usually a late poster, so Thursday will be good, Robbie. And about those books in the library, that’s when knowing an author’s name that you like can really help.
My guess was a washboard. I was on your facebook page and the wooden part of the board shows up more in that pic than the one on this page. Love your contests, fun!
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I may have doctored the picture just a bit more, Connie. You think that might have been cheating on my part? All’s fair in love and war and mystery pictures. LOL. Thanks for stopping by to leave your guess and for checking out my FB page too. Always fun to see your comments.
I have 3 guesses: drapes, blinds, or an old wash scrub board. That being said – I’m never any good at guessing the identity of your pics. Does that mean I don’t have enough imagination to become a writer, lol?? Thanks for the contest opportunity, Ann!!
Shared post!!
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Well, at least you’re giving yourself more chances to be right with three guesses, Bonnie. All good ones. One of them might even be right. 🙂 Thanks for dropping by and for sharing the post. I appreciate your shout outs.
Looks like an old washboard to me.
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That’s the popular guess, Lillian. We shall see. Check back Wednesday and Thursday for a new picture. I’m giving everything the eye to see what might be the most mysterious. LOL
I believe it’s a washboard.
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You could be right, Marihelen. That’s certainly the popular guess. We’ll see come Wednesday when I post the rest of the picture and a new mystery photo to guess. Always glad when you stop by.
Our internet and phone service was on & off last night due to some malfunction in the company equipment.
When I finally got to open my email, I was happy to see ‘A New Mystery Photo Contest’ waiting.
There were words but no photo…..first thought was ‘boy, Ann sure is trying to make this contest hard…..we have to guess what the picture is without even seeing a clue’.
Now I can see the picture , I’m going to guess it’s a scrub/washboard.
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I might finally trick some of you if I did it that way, Marji. Here’s a blank space. Guess what picture I’m thinking. LOL. Maybe someday I’ll do a puzzle like that. Give word clues like a treasure hunt. Hmm! Interesting idea.
Wash board!! Can’t believe I get that right away!
Thanks Ann for the give away!
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Some pictures are more mysterious than others, Laura. But if you’re right, it is fun guessing right away. I’m not admitting whether your right or not until Wednesday. LOL.
My guess is a washboard thought I was first but realized I was to come to this site after I posted my answer on fb site ! I love playing the game ! Love getting your books even more !
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Always fun to have you drop by, Kathi, and I have fun with the game too. I’m looking at everything now with a critical eye to see if I might make a mystery picture of that. For instance the Blue Jays at the feeder outside my window. Do you think I can get them to sit still enough to take a picture and then crop and well, they won’t sit that still. Come back Wednesday for a new picture.
Abs?
Okay, is it bad to brag that I knew right away what it was?
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Love the way you think, Jennifer. And brag on!
I believe it’s a washboard. I have my grandmother’s, which is made of glass instead of metal!
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Wow! That’s neat, Margie. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a glass washboard. It’s interesting thinking about how they used to have to wash clothes, isn’t it?
It looks like a wash board.
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Thanks for stopping by with a guess, Linda. Come back late Wednesday or Thursday to see if you were right and to check out a new mystery picture.
Yeah, that’s what I thought too. A washboard.
If we’re all right, does that mean you’re going to try really hard to fool us? 🙂
Like, use a microscope photograph of the trail of a beta particle ? ha ha ha ha!
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If I could find that microscopic photo of whatever that is, I’d give it a try, Nancy. Thanks for stopping by with a guess. Come back Wednesday to see if I located the trail of a beta particle. 🙂
Hi Ann,
I love your contests and am going with a rub board for this photo.
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I’ve never heard them called rub boards, Melanie. Maybe the people who talked to you about scrub boards were doing the gentle cycle. 🙂 Come back Wednesday to see if you are right and to see if I came up with a more difficult picture. I’m going to try!
Looks like a wash board
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You could be right, Evelyn, or perhaps not. Either way, you’ve got an entry in the drawing for the books. Come back late Wednesday or on Thursday to see the rest of the picture and to guess on a new one. Always fun to see your comments here.