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Orchid in the Wild Update
What with everything else going on (one word: Pinkorama!), I’ve sadly neglected the Orchid-in-the-Wild Challenge. In the past month, Orchid has made it to Sicily… to Australia… and even to Maui, in the teeth of the tsunami. We are still missing a handful of states to complete Orchid’s US domination. Are you in Delaware, Maine,…
Read MorePinkorama! (A New Contest)
Inspired by the Peeps diorama contests held by the Washington Post and the ABA Journal, I’m launching a new challenge here on the website: the Pinkorama! The rules are simple: construct your Pink Carnation diorama (check out Peeps in the Law and the Washington Post Peeporama for inspiration) using our delicious marshmallowy friends and email…
Read MoreBLACK TULIP Winner
Like the White Rabbit, I’m late, I’m late. Apologies! Blame it on the rain (or, more accurately, the flu). Thanks so much to everyone for the quotations for the Masque of the Black Tulip page in the Pink Carnation Quotation Compendium. The winner of the Black Tulip mug, chosen entirely at random, is… Beth G.…
Read MoreBLACK TULIP Quotations
The Pink Quotation Compendium continues! This week, I’m collecting quotes from The Masque of the Black Tulip. What are your favorite Black Tulip lines? As a thank you, one person will be chosen at random to receive a Black Tulip mug.
Read MorePink Comic Winner
Thanks so much to everyone who suggested bits for the Pink I quotation page! The randomly chosen winner of the Pink Carnation comic scene is… Vanessa! (Of Comment #12.) Congrats, Vanessa! Just email me letting me know which of the three comic scenes you’d like and where to send it. If you have more quotation…
Read MorePink Carnation Quotation Collection
Happy Monday! As part of my ongoing effort to update the website, I’m gathering Pink quotes for a book-by-book Pink Quotation Compedium, which will find a permanent home on the Diversions page. This is proving a more complex project than I had envisioned. So, once again, I appeal to you for aid. Each Monday, I’ll…
Read MoreOrchid in the Wild Update
The Orchid in the Wild challenge continues! Over the past month, Orchid has been all over the place, from sunny Florida… …to snowy New York. Orchid has even gone international, lounging in the foliage in New Zealand and conferring with Lord Nelson in London. We’re still missing twelve states that will make the US Orchid…
Read MoreValentine's Day Winner!
The winner of the Pink Carnation mug and candy, chosen entirely at random, is… … Meredith! (Comment #9) Congrats, Meredith! And thanks so much, all, for sharing your favorite declarations of love. Sometimes, even Cupid can use a little help….
Read MoreHappy Valentine's Day!
Happy Valentine’s Day, all! As someone pointed out earlier today, this is a holiday tailor-made for the Pink series– pink accessories anyone? I will be donning my traditional pink sweater and drinking my traditional pink mocha in honor of the day. Looking back, I realized I’ve done more than a few Valentine’s Day interviews and…
Read MoreOrchid in the Wild Continues!
Over the past few weeks, The Orchid Affair has made it to all sorts of interesting places, like Yellowstone: and Texarkana: and the Death Star: It’s survived extreme cold: and found some adorable new readers: We have pictures ranging from Alaska to Wisconsin– but we’re still missing sixteen states for the Orchid in the Wild…
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