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Title: Nice surprise in the post today!
Post by: caroline7758 on January 11, 2008, 09:17:29: I have won a crossword competition in my local paper! The prize is goodies from Betty's and Taylor's of Harrogate- don't know what yet, but bound to be yummy!
Excuse my excitement, but I've never won a competetion before! :D
Title: Re: Nice surprise in the post today!
Post by: cambourne7 on January 11, 2008, 09:28:21: wow, certainly beats the usual bills :)

Enjoy
Title: Re: Nice surprise in the post today!
Post by: Susiebelle on January 11, 2008, 09:42:49: Wot a lovely start to an otherwise dull & dreary day - roll on spring I can't stand these grey days we have this time of year, but well done you I'm off to find a competition to enter ;D
Title: Re: Nice surprise in the post today!
Post by: Tin Shed on January 11, 2008, 11:25:42: Cor - do you think they will send you a Betty's Yorkshire Curd Tart!!
Title: Re: Nice surprise in the post today!
Post by: caroline7758 on January 11, 2008, 11:36:02: I'll let you know!
Title: Re: Nice surprise in the post today!
Post by: honeybee on January 11, 2008, 12:15:41: Very well done Caroline, bet you cant wait for your goodies, oh the excitement, I would be beside myself ;D
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Post by: kt. on January 11, 2008, 13:07:08: Crossword winner...... Smarty pants.

Crossword today lottery tomorrow ::)
Title: Re: Nice surprise in the post today!
Post by: greenscrump on January 11, 2008, 19:16:00: Well done you!
Title: Re: Nice surprise in the post today!
Post by: Lauren S on January 11, 2008, 19:32:16: Well done Caroline. I don't know Betty's but it sounds yummy.

Can I just add, I won some seaweed extract stuff last month from
*Grow Your Own Mag* ;D. Not quite as yummy for me, but I bet my plants will think so ;)
Title: Re: Nice surprise in the post today!
Post by: Rob the rake on January 12, 2008, 08:32:35: I won a couple of prizes from Gardening.co.uk last year, for forum contributions.
It's nice to be appreciated! :)
Title: Re: Nice surprise in the post today!
Post by: caroline7758 on January 12, 2008, 11:53:38: Well, I got pack of Yo ;Drkshire Tea and a marmalade cake- better than nothing!
Title: Re: Nice surprise in the post today!
Post by: glosterwomble on January 12, 2008, 12:18:46: Well done, it's nice to win something regardless of the prize, just the feeling of winning is nice!! ;D
Title: Re: Nice surprise in the post today!
Post by: caroline7758 on January 13, 2008, 10:21:18: That was Yorkshire tea, by the way! :-[
Title: Re: Nice surprise in the post today!
Post by: grawrc on January 13, 2008, 10:28:41: Well done Caroline! Delighted for you. Funnily enough I keep some of my seed packets in Yorkshire tea tins and, although it's not what I normally buy, I think it was very nice.