{"id":2609,"date":"2012-12-05T08:32:22","date_gmt":"2012-12-05T16:32:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eaf.net\/mvp\/?p=2609"},"modified":"2012-12-05T11:35:45","modified_gmt":"2012-12-05T19:35:45","slug":"dorcas-smucker-book-winner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eaf.net\/mvp\/2012\/dorcas-smucker-book-winner\/","title":{"rendered":"Dorcas Smucker Book Winner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>To all of you who read <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eaf.net\/mvp\/2012\/trouble-and-tea-meet-in-dorcas-smuckers-teapot\/\" title=\"Mark Roth reviews Dorcas Smucker's new book\">my review<\/a> of Dorcas Smucker&#8217;s new book <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0988332906\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=390957&#038;creativeASIN=0988332906&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;tag=anabaptistbookst\">Tea and Trouble Brewing<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=anabaptistbookst&#038;l=as2&#038;o=1&#038;a=0988332906\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" style=\"border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\" \/>, <strong>thank you!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To all of you who entered the drawing for a free copy of that book, <strong>thank you!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To <a href=\"http:\/\/dorcassmucker.blogspot.com\" title=\"Life in the Shoe | Dorcas Smucker's blog\">Dorcas Smucker<\/a>, who graciously commented on my review and who generously provided the book to give away, <strong>thank you!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To <a href=\"http:\/\/www.randomizer.org\/form.htm\" title=\"Generate a random number at Research Randomizer\">Research Randomizer<\/a>, which provided the winning number, <b>thank you!<\/b> (<i>Disclaimer:<\/i> I didn&#8217;t properly vet that site. If it&#8217;s a bad one, I hope Zone Alarm and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eaf.net\/mvp\/2010\/security-software-recommendations\/\" title=\"Microsoft Security Essentials\">Microsoft Security Essentials<\/a> did their jobs!)<\/p>\n<p>Now, here&#8217;s the winning number! <!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eaf.net\/mvp\/wp-content\/dorcas-smucker-book-winning-number.jpg\" alt=\"Winning number image\" title=\"The winning number for Dorcas Smucker's newest book\" style=\"width:296px; height:270px; border:1px solid red\" class=\"aligncenter\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Hang on a bit while I determine which of the excited entrants is <b>Number (Twenty-)One<\/b> in this drawing.<\/p>\n<p>OK, I double counted and the answer was the same both times. If your count determines that I counted in error, my apologies. My count is final and so&#8217;s my choice, whose comment follows:<\/p>\n<div class=\"facebook\"><span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eaf.net\/mvp\/2012\/trouble-and-tea-meet-in-dorcas-smuckers-teapot\/comment-page-1\/#comment-149790\" title=\"a blog comment by Denise\">Denise<\/a> &nbsp; November 27, 2012 at 5:29 pm<\/span><br \/>\nPlease enter me in the drawing. I\u2019ve read one earlier book by Dorcas and loved it!<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"graystrike\">Alas, I do not have any contact info for you, Denise. Please use this blog&#8217;s contact form to drop me a line.<\/span> Update: I eventually remembered that I <i>do<\/i> have an email address for you, Denise, so I&#8217;ll drop you a line after I get my personal-emailing computer up for the day&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>To the rest of you, I feel your pain. As a natural drawing-non-winner, I empathize. <img src=\"https:\/\/www.eaf.net\/mvp\/wp-includes\/images\/smilies\/mrgreen.png\" alt=\":mrgreen:\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:#f60; font-weight:bold\">To secure your own copy of the book, two recommended courses of action&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Alternate Plan A:<\/strong> Buy the book directly from Dorcas Herself for $15 postage paid.<br \/>\n<span style=\"padding-left:175px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/dorcassmucker.blogspot.com\/2012\/10\/new-book.html\" title=\"Dorcas Smucker | New Book Arrives\">Dorcas Smucker<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"padding-left:175px\">31148 Substation Drive<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"padding-left:175px\">Harrisburg, OR 97446<\/span><br \/>\nThis is only for purchases with a check. Right now, Dorcas has a special for US buyers only: Purchase all four of her books for $40 postage paid.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Alternate Plan B:<\/strong> Buy the book with a card through <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0988332906\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=390957&#038;creativeASIN=0988332906&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;tag=anabaptistbookst\">Amazon<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=anabaptistbookst&#038;l=as2&#038;o=1&#038;a=0988332906\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" style=\"border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\" \/>.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some happy soul won free copy of Dorcas Smucker&#8217;s latest book, Tea and Trouble Brewing. 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