Tuesday, July 14, 2009

The Adventures of Pam & Frank

The Adventures of Pam & Frank


Blogwarming Party Winners!

Posted: 13 Jul 2009 08:01 PM PDT

We have so many giveaways this week that it is just easier to list everyone here.
Each winner will be emailed, but if you win and we don't hear back from you, we'll pick another winner.

We'll add to this page as we have more winners, so bookmark this and check back to see who won what -

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Blogwarming Party Day 7 -
Scavenger Hunt -
Collect All Seven Badges -




Pam & Frank's Big Blog Scavenger Hunt

Posted: 14 Jul 2009 12:01 AM PDT

Today's Blogwarming party game is Pam & Frank's Big Blog Scavenger Hunt!

We have a bunch of great blogs in the blogroll. Since they are just too good to keep to ourselves, we thought it would be fun to make a game out of visiting these blogs. You get to check out some interesting blogs, meet a bunch of really cool people, and get a chance to win a prize!

The answers to each Scavenger Hunt question can be found by surfing through our blogroll.

Some answers require you to COPY and PASTE THE URL where you found the answer into the box below the question.

Here's an example:

Some tips to keep in mind:
  • Participating blogs are listed in the blogrolls in the far right sidebar and are in more than one blog category.
  • Our own blogs (in the near right blogroll) are not participating.
  • Every question has two parts. The first part is a trivia question and the second part asks for the URL where you found the answer.
  • Give our bloggy neighbors some love. Please leave comments as you pass through their blog.
  • We have asked all participating blogs to post a special badge to help you know if you're in the right place. Here's what the badge looks like:

Rules:
  • The Big Blog Scavenger Hunt starts on Tuesday July 14, 2009 at 12:01am PST and ends at 11:59pm PST on Saturday July 18, 2009.
  • There are a total of 24 questions. Answer as many as you can.
  • Scavenger Hunt lists with 22 correct answers will be put into a pool where the winner will be randomly drawn.
  • If no Scavenger Hunt list has all 24 answers correct, then all lists with the most correct answers will be eligible to win. The winner will be drawn from that pool.
  • The winner must have a mailing address in the US or Canada.
  • The winner will be announced on Monday July 20, 2009.
  • Be sure to include a way for us to let you know if you're the winner.
  • If you have already won a prize during this party, you may continue to participate but you will not be eligible for other prizes from this week's party. Thanks for understanding.

The Prize:

Five PIOP

The winner receives a $40 gift certificate good for any Pass It On Plates item. Click over to our Etsy shop and take a look. If you are in the Salem area, this gift certificate is also good at our Salem Saturday Market booth.

What's a Pass It On Plate? Glad you asked. It's a neat traveling plate for sharing cookies and other treats with your friends. Each plate has a tracking number, too.

Ready?
Click here to start the Big Blog Scavenger Hunt!
Good luck!










Blogwarming Party - Day 2

Posted: 14 Jul 2009 12:02 AM PDT

Hello and welcome to our Blogwarming Party!

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We're having a bloggy open house all week to show off our newly renovated blog.
For more info on everything we're doing this week, check our our party invitation here.
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Today's party food is: Frank's Crab Cakes.
The title of his blog post is actually titled, "Panko Crusted Crab Cake Bites With Roasted Pepper Chive Aioli." I tend to be intimidated by recipes with long names, so I shortened it. This recipe is not so hard, though.

Here are two more recipes that Frank posted on his own blog, Deaf Chef at Large:
  • Kofta Kabobs (Mid-East seasoned ground beef. Excellent!)
  • Blueberry Liqueur (the hard part about this recipe is restricting your sampling so you have enough left over for winter and Christmas gifts!)
Grab a plate and come along for the tour of our new place.
Don't forget to sign our guestbook!
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Today we can't wait to show you cool stuff from the Pacific NW:
  1. Bellevue farmers market bread vendor (Seattle area) - just an artisan baker's booth with really cool-looking breads
  2. Fig Musings ...kind of a memoir of cookies and kolache and kind of a short story about trees
  3. 2008 Oregon State Fair Recap This provides links to all three state fair posts. This has been brought to you by the color pink... and by Tofurkey, the other white meat. No, wait, Tofurkey is a bean. The other white bean. No, that doesn't sound appealing...
    Where's the BBQ pork?
    ! ! That's the pork?
    ...Ew. Uhhh, I think I'll stick with ice cream.
  4. Standing in the Santiam (Santiam rhymes with "Sandy Ann") - One of Pam and Rachel's favorite places to relax
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Today's party game is Pam & Frank's Big Blog Scavenger Hunt!

We have a bunch of great blogs in the blogroll. Since they are just too good to keep to ourselves, we thought it would be fun to make a game out of visiting these blogs. You get to check out some interesting blogs, meet a bunch of really cool people, and get a chance to win a prize!

The scavenger hunt starts today and runs through Saturday 7/18/09. The winner will be announced on Monday 7/20/09.

Want to play or need more info? Click here.

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Today's door prize is a Sea-n-Sun Notebook

($15 value)
I make up these notebooks for friends. They're all one of a kind, of course. I have a confession to make. While getting this finished up for the giveaway I was putting one last coat of paper varnish on the book and a piece of purple fuzz from my sweater got stuck in the varnish. It's not too obvious, but if you see a squiggly fiber in there, it's my sweater. Sorry! (It was chilly in the studio that day.)
Compelled Sea -n- Sun theme book
This Sea-n-Sun Book belongs to... Sea -n- Sun theme book, back side

Don't forget to enter today's giveaway!
Here are four ways to enter:
+1 comment below to say hello
+1 follow our blog and comment
+1 subscribe (with the little orange thingy or by email) and comment
+1 blog about our Scavenger Hunt and post the URL to your post in another comment. Do you want to post a Scavenger Hunt badge? Grab the code from our sidebar.

(BTW, all comments here are "do follow")

Only comments from today's date (ending at 11:59pm PST) are eligible for this prize. Be sure to include a way for us to let you know if you're the winner. You don't need a blog to enter, but you'll need to have a mailing address in the US or Canada. If you have already won a prize during this party, you may continue to participate but you will not be eligible for other prizes from this week's party. Thanks for understanding.
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Today's badge:
Food - Games - Prizes - All week long!


Collect all seven badges and you will be entered to win a special prize!
This is separate from today's door prize.
*For rules and complete details, click here.

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That's it!
Be sure to come back tomorrow for more blog party fun!





PS: The picture in the background of today's badge is Rachel and Caesar on the beach at Cape Kiwanda in Pacific City, Oregon. This is our favorite beach because of the tidepools full of sea anenomes and other fascinating critters, the 300 ft sand dune that people try to climb (Rachel can actually make it to the top), surfers (in dry suits), and The Pelican Pub & Brewery.