Contests

Everyone says a man's (and  a woman's too!) fancy turns to love in Spring, and the new life and warmth of the season seems to make everyone a little frisky! 

So let's celebrate ...

Spring

Since Spring brings us warm and fuzzy thoughts of love and romance, let's discover just how romantic you all can be.  The instructions are below.  Follow them exactly to enter.

Since love has many facets, there will be several ways to enter this contest.  Romance is seen, heard, and felt so those are the ways you are invited to play.

Choose ONE of the following ways to give examples of romance.

1.  Have you ever seen something so romantic it made you just melt inside?  That perfect proposal.  A sexy, intimate dance with someone you love.  To enter using this category you must describe in detail, (50 words or less) the most beautiful romantic gesture you experienced yourself OR saw done to someone else.  It can be something you saw in person or something you saw in a movie or on TV.  As long as it was a VISUAL romantic gesture, that's what counts.

2. Similar to the above, to enter this category you must have heard something so absolutely romantic you turned into a gooey puddle of sighs.  Again, it can be something said to you personally, something you heard in a movie, on TV, online or in a book.  But it has to be something that could have been heard AUDIBLY.  Describe in detail, (50 words or less).

 3.  This one might be a little more personal.  One of the most wonderful things about romance is you can feel it as well as see and hear it.  In (50 words or less), describe the most romantic thing you've ever personally felt.  A special touch, an erotic massage, the perfect, most exquisite lovemaking technique.  But to enter in this particular category you MUST have had felt it personally.  You don't have to go into complete detail if it makes you uncomfortable, but we do need to understand why you think it's so romantic.  Deal?

Put your entry in an email with the words 2012 Spring Contest in the subject line.  Remember, each entry must be 50 words or less.  Also, please include with your contest entry your full name, snail mail and email address.

All entries must be in the body of the email.  No attachments will be opened and any entry with them will be discarded.  Send your entries to womanofthewind1@yahoo.com .

The contest runs from March 1st through May 31st.  The winner's name will be drawn by my sweet baboo on June 1 and announced here on the website with the next update.

And the prize?  Since we're talking romance, I've put together a very special package for the winner. 

(not real basket)

How about some special romantic gifts I've picked up on my travels?  You can enjoy them with a sweetheart or just use them yourself.  Chocolates from France, romance books from the USA, flower bulbs from the Netherlands, and sweet wines from Spain as well as a few other things. 

Once the winner's name has been drawn, the prize will be sent to their snail mail address within the month. 

So good luck to everyone.  I look forward to hearing what you have to share with us.  So, come on y'all.  Let's get romantic!!

~*~

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