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Dear Reader,
When I was on vacation in the Smoky Mountains, a couple of years ago, my husband and I stopped at a store that featured works from local artists. There was a huge black and white stuffed cow on display and I thought it would be the perfect gift for my friend Anna, because Anna collects cows.
At least I thought she did.
Years ago my friend Anna bought two black and white cow nicknacks for her kitchen, just because she thought they were cute. But for some reason, the next time Anna's daughters visited, those two cows sitting on the counter, signaled that she had started collecting cows.
So every birthday, Christmas, and Mother's Day, Anna's five loving daughters would buy her another cow; cowbells, cow figurines, cow pot holders, cow dish towels, and a cow paper towel holder. Now Anna has cows sitting in her window sills, sun-catcher cows suctioned-cupped to the window above the kitchen sink, curio cows scattered on the shelves, cow magnets on her refrigerator and boxes of cows stored close by, in the hall closet, so whenever Anna's daughters come to visit, she can quickly litter her house with more cows.
But truthfully, Anna hates cows. She didn't start out hating cows, the two black and white Holsteins she originally bought satisfied her need for cows. But now, years later, boxes and boxes of cows later, cows that should have been plush robes, bath salts, gift certificates for massages and pedicures, "I hate cows," she told me. "So thank you for your thoughtfulness Suzanne, but I just can't take any more cows."
I suppose there was a window of opportunity, in the beginning of the cow saga, when Anna could have told her daughters the truth about her non-existent cow collection, but now after so many years, what's a mother to do?
So Anna and I have a gift for one lucky reader this week, a big, plush, stuffed black and white cow. Enter the drawing for yourself, or enter for a friend--but be absolutely, positively sure that your friend really does collect cows!
To enter the cow drawing, go to:
*When you're entering for the cow giveaway, you can also sample this week's paperback version of Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen and I have 20 copies of her book to give away to readers, too.
Thanks for reading with me. It's so good to read with friends.
Suzanne Beecher
Suzanne@DearReader.com
http://www.DearReader.com
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