Fantastic followers!

Today, I just want to thank everyone for all the support and encouragement I've received since starting this little <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">bloggy</span> adventure. Now that my followers have reached 100+ (still can't believe it!) I thought it was time to thank everyone who's followed, or taken the time to leave a comment, or even just popped in to read my blog. With that in mind, I'm busily organising what I hope will be a really great giveaway, so I can thank everyone properly.<br /><br />So, until I have all the details of the giveaway sorted, I'll leave you with a couple of completely gratuitous peony photos. If I can't have vases upon vases of the real thing, I'll just have to be content with some pretty pictures! <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFLxhWrbKhprA6_yJkPqGID8ME2arbRTdvLtcPsp83FEyVkwT069NuSx09trQ5uv07SqDSJbDD4n4kNkAhRbaS85-T1Ly6CRJ8uLVQhcP0ou9xHaSieJg-wmcTmPo5deSfCt21xLqXlA8/s1600/martha-stewart-coral-peony-bouquet.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFLxhWrbKhprA6_yJkPqGID8ME2arbRTdvLtcPsp83FEyVkwT069NuSx09trQ5uv07SqDSJbDD4n4kNkAhRbaS85-T1Ly6CRJ8uLVQhcP0ou9xHaSieJg-wmcTmPo5deSfCt21xLqXlA8/s400/martha-stewart-coral-peony-bouquet.jpg" width="365" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">via <a href="http://marthastewart.com/"><span class="goog-spellcheck-word">marthastewart</span>.com </a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBXiqUlIzdqu0q-YNOXiDFpBfihAsUZrfH_K5hkzlYbkr1qTUdDhPN82jkrrBLSL75OK5RWOdX6MUpzQCG_2xklxIuqRNpHm4GA2_PQ-LN2zYUxEsFmpe3RqM1hEiGQ9LMlJ4Cnpvy-FQ/s1600/Detail-Pink-peonies-vase-HTOURS0105-de.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBXiqUlIzdqu0q-YNOXiDFpBfihAsUZrfH_K5hkzlYbkr1qTUdDhPN82jkrrBLSL75OK5RWOdX6MUpzQCG_2xklxIuqRNpHm4GA2_PQ-LN2zYUxEsFmpe3RqM1hEiGQ9LMlJ4Cnpvy-FQ/s400/Detail-Pink-peonies-vase-HTOURS0105-de.jpg" width="312" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">via <a href="http://thedecorista.com/"><span class="goog-spellcheck-word">countryliving</span>.com</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOGk2l15GT22f0ri1gac7tXFT7vI_T-OEVXMvIqRcmhktNVzW13YVDBjhrA6qOjuH57WrmkSYLcG4BiDgTQiqIbxH2WMG1zxqEmtKUeLnLaRCMjnqmccuHYHyKZFkCfcAbo6TjSFLd_OU/s1600/CLX0405Egg007-de.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOGk2l15GT22f0ri1gac7tXFT7vI_T-OEVXMvIqRcmhktNVzW13YVDBjhrA6qOjuH57WrmkSYLcG4BiDgTQiqIbxH2WMG1zxqEmtKUeLnLaRCMjnqmccuHYHyKZFkCfcAbo6TjSFLd_OU/s400/CLX0405Egg007-de.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> via <a href="http://countryliving.com/"><span class="goog-spellcheck-word">countryliving</span>.com</a></span></div><br /><br />And by the way, tomorrow I'll be posting the full reveal of my kitchen makeover I mentioned <a href="http://driftwood-interiors.blogspot.com/2010/05/my-big-planthe-epic-part-ii.html">here</a> and <a href="http://driftwood-interiors.blogspot.com/2010/05/my-big-planthe-epic-part-1.html">here</a>. 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