Dear readers, I was eating some beautiful strawberries the other day. They were sliced into beautiful heart-shaped pieces, and it made me think of my oldest friend, who is awaiting a heart transplant. She and I grew up next door to one another, romping and playing together since we were in diapers. She is just barely 29 years old, and is in need of a new heart. Her life depends on the generosity of some yet-to-be determined individual who decided to become an organ donor.

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Thank you to everyone who participated in my blogoversary giveaway!  It means so much to have my dear readers celebrate this milestone with me.  Hopefully we will be celebrating together for many years to come!  I’m really excited about my new etsy shop, and it’s so much fun to be able to share it with all of you.

So!  I tabulated all of the entries, assigned them numbers, and drew a random entry using Random.org, and the giveaway winner is . . .

Entry #84 – Jan!!!

Congratulations, Jan!  I hope you, your daughter, and the whole family will enjoy the mixes!  You can visit the VV Etsy Shop by clicking here to choose your three jars!  Email me with your selections and your mailing address at vintagevictuals@gmail.com.

Thanks again to everyone who participated!!

Dear Readers,

Thanks for hangin’ in there over the past few days without your usual VV fix – I’ve been enjoying a little family vacation down on Jekyll Island – one of Georgia’s beautiful coastal islands. We drove down there and surprised our 2-year-old and 4-year-old nephews. It was a blast.

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This is an exciting week in the Vintage Victuals kitchen – it’s the first week that we got a basket of produce from our Community Supported Agriculture (“CSA”) farm.

Maybe you’ve heard about the CSA movement, maybe you haven’t. Either way, here’s the skinny.

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