All righty. A list!
1) I’m a little sick of myself right now. Just in case you were wondering.
2) Before Karla installed my re-design, something in my WordPress was broken. Because of all the brokenness, I had to type in any code – like for links, formatted text, etc. – by hand. But now my WordPress is fixed, and I can link and italicize and LO, EVEN MAKE WORDS BOLD (see what I did there?) with the click of a single button. My life has meaning again.
3) Book signings are listed over here. You win, non-Facebook people. :-)
4) Today I initially thought that I was going to have a very promising hair day, but then I stepped outside, and it seemed like I could actually hear the volume leaving that critical crown area. I tried to fluff it a bit after we left the house, but I could not revive it. It was flatter than a pancake and deader than a doornail. And I kid you not: within five minutes of my hair-tastrophe, the tire pressure light came on in my car. A few weeks ago I ran over a nail and had to have my tire patched, and today, apparently, I ran over a good-sized bolt. I know this because our favorite / beloved / blessed-among-men mechanic pointed out said bolt when my flat-ish tire and I arrived at his shop.
You’d think that I spend all my free (spare? get it?) time driving leisurely through construction sites.
Needless to say, it was not a good day for my hair or my tire. But the good news is that I ordered a new tire (the hole was in a place where it can’t be patched), so I’ll be back in fine tire form tomorrow. I’m afraid that I cannot say the same for my hair. Because OH, THE HUMID.
5) Here are the winners from yesterday’s giveaway. Thanks, random.org.
106 – Susan (comment on 5/28 at 10:11pm)
180 – Angela (comment on 5/28 at 11:44pm)
245 – Kim (comment on 5/29 at 6:39am)
381 – Glennell Strawng
518 – Sarah at 32 Flavors
Y’all will get an email from me later tonight with info about how to claim your prizes.
6) When I was growing up, Mama almost always cooked a hot lunch straight from Daddy’s garden. We’d have fresh corn, blackeyed peas, fresh tomatoes, fried okra, fried eggplant – or whatever delicacy happened to be growing at the time. We usually didn’t have meat for lunch unless it was leftovers, but more often than not, Mama made cornbread. And for some reason, when she’d make cornbread at lunch, she’d use a cornstick pan that had belonged to her mama, my Mamaw Davis.
And that’s the prize for today’s giveaway: a cast iron cornstick pan. I didn’t even know that anyone still made them, but I’m so happy that they do. Whoever wins the cornstick pan will also receive two copies of A Little Salty to Cut the Sweet – one for the winner and one for friend.
So there you have it. A cornstick pan and a couple of books. Just leave a comment if you’d like to enter to win. I’ll close comments in 24 hours.
And if you made it all the way to the end of this post, please accept this invisible certificate as a token of my appreciation. You are a champion. No doubt about it.
This giveaway is now closed.
I would love to win!!
That pan is absolutely adorable!! Glad to hear WordPress is in working order again. :) I would have no idea where to even begin with “hand coding” and such. You are a tech genius in my eyes.
Looking forward to your book & would love cornbread that looks like corn.
Hi BooMama, I am new to your blog and would love to win/read your book! That cornbread pan is too cute! Hope you have a better day tomorrow :)
I would like to win please!
I can’t read your blog without smiling at your wit so I’d be thrilled to get ahold of your book! My cornbread-loving family would sure enjoy that pan too!
I would love to win this. I’d give a copy of the book to each of my girls.
I would love to win this pan because I love corn sticks! Looking forward to seeing you in Jackson!
Hey! Over here! [waving lace hanky in the air] I’m in dire need of a cornstick pan!
I would love a copy of your book. Some of my favorite memories are spending time at my grandparents during the summer. No one could cook like my mamaw. She’ll be 90 next month.
I would love to win the pan and the books! This former New England girl needs to embrace some Southern ways into her life! :)
I would love to win!!!!
Love your humor. Would love to win!!!
That pan would make me (not to mention my husband) happy happy! But not as happy as the book of course!
Lodge has some fun cast iron stuff. I have some fish muffin molds.
I love the corn pan! My son would freak. He loves cornbread with passion. Thanks!
my grandmother always made lunch that way too! gotta love being raised in rural alabama. i wouldn’t trade it for the world.
Cornbread AND books! I do believe Jesus must be coming back…
My mom always made cornbread in one of these. I love it! (BTW, you need to do a book signing in Atlanta!!)
Super cute!
I have always wanted to bake corn bread in one of those pans – fun!
I love cornbread and your blog so I’m sure I’ll love your book as well!
Yes please!
Thank you!
I’ve never seen a cornstick pan before!
I’d LOVE to win that pan AND your book!! My mother used to make cornbread in a pan like that…I love how the bread is so crispy!
LOVE cornbread! Would LOVE the cornstick pan!! Would LOVE your book! I will trade you on the flat hair…humidity turns mine into a Brillo pad!!
What a cool pan! My hubby would love this :)
I would love the pan and your book!
My Nana ALWAYS makes cornbread that way. Also, I have my fingers crossed for a Nashville book signing. Ok? Ok. ;)
While the invisible certificate is, no doubt, TOP NOTCH, I’d love the corn cornbread pan and the books almost as much! You’re the best!
My granny had a cornstick pan! Love it.
Cornbread is my love language. Would love it!
Wow! My mother has one of those! She still uses it frequently. I love it.
Oh how exciting! I would love to win, and I have a good friend in mind who would also love a copy of the book. And now I have such a craving for wilted lettuce and my grandma’s cornbread. Mmmm…
I would love your mama’s recipe to go along with the cornbread pan!
Yummmmmm…. Fresh veggies is the sweet summer = a slice of Heaven on earth!!
My Mama used to have a cornstick pan!! How cool that is today’s give away. :) Thanks for the opportunity to win.
That cornstick pan is neat. I’d use that! And I would certainly enjoy the book, as would my sister.
Boo,
Would love to win the cornstick pan! My Mama used one too!
Love that they make so much crust!
Martha’s Mama (Sherry)
PS My copy of the book is on its way!
I love cornbread!!! and I love that pan…..and I have plans for that “share with a friend, book”…oh yes ma’am, I do!
Thanks,
I just started reading your blog and enjoy it a lot! We love cornbread but I’ve never seen one of these (except a rusty one in an antique store). Looks like it would be fun….and the grandchildren would love it, too.
I would love to win the pan. I remember getting these cornbread sticks at Piccadilly when I was a kid. I would also love to share this book with my friend because I know she would love it.
I remember my mother using one of those pans when I was growing up.
This is a great idea for a fun prize!
I would love to win! And I’m from Mississippi and I cheer for the Dawgs like nobody’s business. Just thought I’d let you know that!
I’m from Nebraska…the Cornhusker state. Though, I can’t say I’ve ever used a cornstick pan to make corn bread in. And I’d be thrilled to read your book!
Looking so forward to reading your book! I would love to win the pan also. Would make a great birthday gift for my Mom!
Oh, I know who I would give the other book to!
My mom makes her cornbread in one of those pans….it’s my cousins favorite!
My Mammaw made cornbread sticks too! Love these giveaways!
I would love to win! Thanks!
My in-laws have one of these pans. I have looked for one for ages. Thanks for a chance to win!
Cornbread! Yum!! Enough said :)
My grandmother always made cornbread sticks (although she always seemed to burn them just a touch)…Every time I smell cornbread, I think of her.
I would love to win both! :)
I know I’d make more cornbread with a cute little pan like that…and my honey would be so happy!
So excited for you and your book release, Sophie! All my very best!
Oh my goodness! My mama always made cornbread sticks when I was growing up and I loved them. I would be so happy to win this pan and your books.
I hope I win this time! :)