Practical Magic and my very first Giveaway

"For more than two hundred years, the Owens women have been blamed for everything that has gone wrong in town." ~ Alice Hoffman, Practical Magic

In preparation for this blog party I decided to reread the book Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman. I remembered loving the book because the magic that they described was so much more natural than "supernatural". It always seemed so much more real to me. Everything was more subtle and I could relate to these beautiful, strong women. 

Reading the book anew I fell in love all over again. The aunts eclectic nature, taking in their nieces even though they never married or had children. The black cats haunting their home. The late night visitors. The orphans who grow into two different, but very similar women. Sally's beautiful daughters who have their own problems with the Owens name. The men who fall into the women's lives. Jimmy the corpse. 

The book is so beautiful that, even though I love the film, I almost wish they could have kept more of the book in tact. That being said though, I had to watch the film 10 times since I signed up for the Blog Party.

My dream in life is to grow up to be like the aunts. I'm at least partway there. I wear interesting, maybe even witchy, clothes. I love hats. I love my tiny gardens. I come from a family of strong women (I like to think of my family as matriarchal). I live in a big old house, with one black cat (for now). 

Someday I hope to be as amazing and interesting an aunt as Frances and Jet. High aspirations, but I think I can reach them. 

For now though I am all ready to fly off the roof on Halloween. 

And I want to help you to be too. So here it is, my first ever blog giveaway. 

The whole package. 

If you win you will get your own pair of red and white striped socks to wear on Halloween when you jump off the roof and fly, the decorated box with the word magic on it... 

super sparkly

a tiger's eye necklace (don't go back to the car for it)...

And two little bottles that hold rosemary from beside the garden gate and lavender for love.

I may throw in some fun extras as well. 

This being my first giveaway I am keeping it simple and saying that you just need to leave a comment to enter. I will leave this open for entries until September 30. I will draw a name and announce a winner on October 1. 

Good Luck. 

There are some things, after all, that Sally Owens knows for certain: Always throw salt over your left shoulder. Keep rosemary by your garden gate. Add pepper to your mashed potatoes. Plant roses and lavender, for luck. Fall in love whenever you can.

Blessings!!

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