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Here is the listing of the Simply Lovely Fairs for early 2008.
January 16: Simply Lovely Plans (Sarah will be your hostess.)
January 30: Simply Lovely Soups (Suzanne will be your hostess.)
February 13: Simply Lovely Prayer (Susan will be your hostess.)
February 27: Simply Lovely One-on-One (Marianne will be your hostess.)
March 5: Simply Lovely Sacred Spaces(Lisa will be your hostess.)
March 19: Simply Lovely Connection (Sarah R. will be your hostess.)
Check this post at Footprints on the Fridge for specific details.
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MaryM wrote:
Here is the listing of the Simply Lovely Fairs for early 2008.
January 30: Simply Lovely Soups (Suzanne will be your hostess.)
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Here is my link. I'm not sure where to send it.
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I'm going to check on this Ruth. Yours is the second question I've had about this. I believe the hostess this time is not a 4 Real member so nothing was ever posted here as a reminder or with details where to send entries. She has already posted the fair here. You could try to send it to her as a comment, but that wasn't working for another member.
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Here's a link to my lovely soup post. I also couldn't figure out how to get mine to Suzanne, but there are some good links on her blog.
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Hi all. I sent Suzanne the links to the posts. It seems she may only check her computer in the mornings, so it may take a day for her to add your post. I also linked the completed fairs in the post announcing the topics so you can access all the fairs in one place. I'll be sure to post reminders in the future if the hostesses do not. Feel free to pm me links if you are having trouble getting them to hostesses. Thanks everyone.
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I missed the soup fair. Here's a Lenten soup I just posted yesterday: Cheese & Shrimp Soup
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Okay, this may be really dumb, but could someone explain these fairs to me? I think I get the gist, but I would like a more in depth understanding. Please excuse me if I am being really dense, but I just can't seem to wrap my head around this idea! Must be chronic sleep deprivation, although everyone else here seems quite coherent, so maybe it is just me!
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Me too - while I get the concept of what the fair IS (just from looking at them), I would like to know how the fair topics are decided. Can anyone suggest and/or offer to host one? Or does one person decide what the upcoming fairs are, then ask for volunteers to host?
Thanks!
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First, apologies to Betsie as no one answered her question from a few weeks ago. It clearly slipped through the cracks so your revival of the questions now, Heather, is good.
I really am not an expert on fairs and carnivals but will answer based on my understanding and how these work here through 4 Real. So, basically as you probably have surmised the Loveliness Fairs or as they are being called this year "Simply Lovely Fairs" are a type of blog carnival. A topic or theme is picked and people who want to participate submit the link to their blog post (or the text and pictures in case they don't have a blog) on that topic to the person hosting by a certain deadline. The hostess writes up an article about the topic that contains permalinks links to other blog articles on the particular topic and posts on its scheduled date.
These loveliness fairs were started about a year and a half ago by a few of the members as a way for forum members to share a glimpse of the "loveliness" in their homes in a way that is more detailed than on the forum because it could be more detailed and contain pictures if desired. The first series of fairs focused mostly on places in the home and family & seasonal traditions. The topics have taken off from there to include many aspects of our daily physical, spiritual and homeschooling lives. They are a way to share the joys and pleasures of lives lived in pursuit of joy and beauty in the domestic church. With this years focus being on how this can be done in simple ways.
Deciding on topics - Several times there was open discussion and brainstorming of possible topics here on the forum, then those coordinating the whole thing would narrow down the topics and assign dates. Then people were welcome to volunteer for the fair they wished to host. Different people have coordinated it since it started and while it was once mostly only members of 4 Real participating, now other bloggers have joined in as well. Currently Colleen (missionfamily) has been coordinating this last round of fairs. They are set through the next month and possible they have future topics set as well but just not yet posted. I'll check with Colleen. I am sure Colleen would be happy to hear ideas for future fairs. You could PM her or post ideas here.
I wish we had one place where all the past topics were compiled together. I'll try to piece that together later if I get a chance.
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Thanks Mary - that's helpful!
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Okay, call me neurotic  ... this is what I believe to be a pretty complete listing of all the past loveliness fair topics, starting with the oldest and ending with the current ones.
August 14, 2006 - The Loveliness of Elegant Simplicity in the Kitchen
September 4, 2006 - The Loveliness of Elegant Simplicity in Learning Spaces
September 11, 2006 - The Loveliness of Elegant Simplicity in the Bedroom
September 18, 2006 - The Loveliness of Elegant Simplicity in the Living Room
October 2, 2006 - The Loveliness of Autumn
October 16, 2006 - The Loveliness of Babies
October 30, 2006 - The Loveliness of Prayer
November 13, 2006 - The Loveliness of Homemade Gifts
November 20, 2006 - The Loveliness of Thanksgiving
November 27, 2006 - The Loveliness of Advent
December 11, 2006 - The Loveliness of Preparation
December 25, 2006 - The Loveliness of the Christmas Season
January 1 - The Loveliness of Motherhood
January 15 - The Loveliness of New Year's Resolutions
January 29- The Loveliness of Candlemas
February 12 - The Loveliness of Romance
February 19 - The Loveliness of Lent
February 26 - The Loveliness of Baking
March 12 - The Loveliness of Saint Patrick's Day
March 22 - The Loveliness of Saint Joseph Altars
April 2 -- The Loveliness of John Paul II
April 9--The Loveliness of Easter
April 23--The Loveliness of Spring
May 7 -- The Loveliness of Gardens
May 21--The Loveliness of Marian Devotion
June 4--The Loveliness of Taking Meals Out of Doors
June 18--The Loveliness of Fathers
July 9 Summer Food
July 16: Little Boys
July 23 Summer Reading
July 30: The Seashore
August 6: Clearing the Clutter
August 13: Summer Gardens
August 20: "Back-to-School" Supplies and Lesson Plans
August 27: Summer Vacations
September 24: The Loveliness of Family Games
October 1: The Loveliness of Comfort Drinks
October 8: The Loveliness of Natural Fibers
October 23: All Things Apple
October 22: Comfort Food
October 29: Leaves
November 5: Handmade Gifts
November 12: Fall Sports
November 19: Pie
November 26: Preparing to Prepare
December 3: Gifts that Can't be Put in a Box
January 16: Simply Lovely Plans
January 30: Simply Lovely Soups
February 13: Simply Lovely Prayer
February 27: Simply Lovely One-on-One
March 5: Simply Lovely Sacred Spaces
March 19: Simply Lovely Connection
April 9 - Simply Lovely Laundry (Colleen at Footprints on the Fridge)
April 16 - Simply Lovely Flower Pots (Susan at Attaining Virtue)
April 30 - Simply Lovely Windows (Paula at A Catholic Harvest)
May 14 - Simply Lovely Rosaries (Sarah at Just Another Day of Catholic Pondering)
May 28 - Simply Lovely Picnics (Darcee at Simply Catholic)
Now...if only somebody would like to link them all  .
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Hi all! I'm putting out a call for submissions for the Simply Lovely Connections Fair. Please send me a link to your post, or email me your submission if you don't have a blog, or reply here. I'd like to have posts by Wednesday (though, really, I'm easy-going about that and always late myself, so...just SEND SOMETHING!) and I'll get it up by Saturday.
If you're not sure if you should participate, YOU SHOULD. :) If you have any questions, feel free to email me or do the little PM-ey thing (I'm still new 'round here, sorry, but I think there's something like that, right?), or leave me a comment at my blog (below).
Here's the info about the theme:
How do we moms find time to stay connected to the ones we love? What are some simple ways we can nurture the vocation of marriage and connect with our spouse on a regular basis? Let's share how we create lovely moments in a typical day to connect with our spouses.
I look forward to hearing from you!
Blessings and peace,
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Mary--Thanks for your work in responding to those questions...I totally missed them until I checked in to read Sarah's reminder.
If anyone had ideas for topics for the spring round of Simply Lovely fairs, feel free to pm me.
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