GIVEAWAYS AND SOME OTHER STUFF

Have you seen all the Halloween candy at Dollar Tree, Walmart and Dollar General?  If that's not enough to let you know that Autumn is coming, be sure to get your serving of Pumpkin Spice Spam, my friends.  

Pumpkin spice seems to be showing up everywhere - pies, coffee, hot sauce, cupcakes, cheesecake and everywhere else.  I can't say that I'm a fan, but if you are, be sure look for this treat in Walmart or at www.Spam.com.  Inquiring minds just wanna know ,what's left to add pumpkin spice to?(lol)

This probably sounds too good to be true, but your Friends addiction is finally ready to pay off  Interested candidates can apply here,  and you can have the chance to earn $1000 for watching 25 hours of your favorite program.   Plus they're throwing in a year of FREE Netflix so you can watch it nonstop.  But there's a little work involved, and includes interacting with social media with LIVE tweets, so camera shy, should not apply.

Do you have a really hard time leaving your pet at home when it's time to go on vacation?  Well hotels.com wants to hire your dog.  Yep, they need Fido's unbiased critique of various pet friendly hotels around the world, but you get to travel too if you win!  What's great about this sweepstakes is that it's open to the US, Canada, United Kingdom, Argentina, Brazil, Finland, Germany, France,,Spain and MexicoVisit  https://www.instagram.com/hotelsdotcom  or hotelsdot.co/CanineCritic for more info and enter no later than August 25, 2019.

August 22, 2019 is National Be An Angel Day.  This special day was actually created back in 1993 and is a great way to show kindness to a stranger. So many people are in need of hugs, blankets, a place to stay, help carrying groceries, socks, a listening ear, a smile or even a thank you.

Amazon has a cool perk for employees that work in their Seattle headquarters.

Camden is ready to work

Not only does it have a doggie deck with a fake fire hydrant and water fountains, but over 7000 dogs are registered to come into the office with their owners every day.

Wow!  If you're thinking of moving to San Francisco and renting, you may want to think about buying instead. According to a recent survey with Zumper, people pay the highest rents in San Francisco, with the average rent for just a one bedroom apartment being a whopping $3690.00 per month!

If you want to save time and money when it comes to traveling, download the FREE app that everyone is talking about https://www.packpnt.com
All you do is type in where you're going, the dates of your travel, and what you plan to do on your trip and packpoint will create the perfect list of what you should pack, and you won't have to guess about the weather conditions either.  Talk about a lifesaver!

Antonis Achilleos; Food Style-Torie Cox, Prop Style-Kathleen Warner

CHICKEN SALAD STUFFED TOMATOES



Ingredients(Southern Living)
6 Large Beefsteak Tomatoes
4 Cups chopped Rotisserie Chicken
1 1/2 cups chopped tri color Bell Pepper Mix
3/4 Cup Mayo
2 Tbsp Fresh Lemon Juice from Lemon
1 Tsp Kosher Salt
1//2 tsp black pepper or cayenne if you like it spicy

INSTRUCTIONS
Remove and discard tops of the tomatoes, then core and seed them
stir together the next 6 ingredients in a bowl until well combined.  Spoon about 1/2 cup mixture to each tomato. You're all ready to serve.  Cover and refrigerate the unused chicken mixture  up to 5 days or gobble it up later.

Even though she took a 15 year musical break due to Lyme disease, and the damage of her vocal cords, Canadian born introvert Shania Twain is still the top selling female country music star of all time, and worth a whopping 400 million dollars.  Celine Dion may be the number one selling singer in Canada, but she's followed by none other than the Queen of Country Pop, Shania Twain. 

Not only was it my birthday this month, but we're helping our Blogger Bud Lauren from over at https://shootingstarsmag.net/ to celebrate 12 blissful years of blogging for her blogiversary too!  Lauren talks about books, magazine, crafts, travel and so much more on her site, and there's never a dull moment.  You can also find her on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.  One really cool fact about Lauren is that she's hooked on all things Harry Potter!  Be sure to enter these giveaways! 

Year’s Worth of Books – 12 books, one for each month. This is the giveaway I’m hosting and it’s U.S. only unless you can help with shipping. It ends on August 31. Even if, for some reason, you don’t want the books, you can still enter and have me tailor the books for a friend or family member if you win!

For What It’s Worth has a giveaway running for any book up to $25 (again, it’s open to International entries if The Book Depository ships to you). You have until the end of August to enter!

$10 Amazon Gift card from RO (that's me-lol)
a Rafflecopter giveaway

Do you know there are thousands of children who go hungry or can't afford school supplies every year? Last year https://www.blessingsinabackpack.org/ 
helped 85,000 children in 47 states, and they need your assistance to help even more.  You can help start a program, volunteer or help with donations.  This program fills backpacks with nonperishable foods when the leave school on Friday, so they're able to eat through the weekend.