The Magic Carpet is Ready to Take Off - Get Your Ticket to Ride

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Comments on my OWOH giveaway are now closed. Thank you to all 270(!!!) of you for participating here, and to everyone who offered giveaways of their own. I've had a blast. A winner will be drawn and announced in a new post just as soon as I've packed my kids off to school.

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There is something magical happening in the blogosphere this month. The 2010 Global Blog Event One World One Heart is off and running, or rather flying, it is a Magic Carpet ride after all. Created by Lisa from A Whimsical Bohemian this event brings bloggers from the farthest corners of the globe together to share their worlds and their creations in one giant month-long giveaway extravaganza.
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I have no idea how I missed this in years past but I'm so glad to have heard about it now since it meshes so perfectly with what blogging means to me - the chance to connect and create a shared community with bloggers from around the world, to recognize and celebrate our shared humanity. To remember, and to remind ourselves, that what unites us is far, FAR stronger than what divides us.
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Here, around my island (no, not a tropical island (wouldn't that be nice) - my kitchen island, where my life happens - you can see it, right up there in my header) I use photography and writing to create those shared connections, to share with you my life here in Israel - as a woman, a wife, a mother, a photographer, and of course a blogger.
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Now that you're here grab a chair and make yourselves at home, there's always a fresh cup of coffee and a place around the island for friends both old and new.
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And in the spirit of One World One Heart, what could be more appropriate to offer than an olive branch, symbol of peace. I'd like to give one of you an 8x10 inch (18x25cm) print of my fine art photograph The Ancient Olive Tree, seen below, or any of the other fine art and nature photographs offered for sale in my etsy shop (one print in total, to be selected by the winner).
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Click to enlarge

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The technical blah blah:

• To enter, simply leave me a comment here on the blog.
• One entry (one comment) per person please.
• It's not a requirement for entry but if you do know which image you'd choose if you win I'd love to hear it.
• You don't need to be a blogger to win, but do make sure I have a way to contact you if you do.
• Comments on this post will close at the end of the day (Israel time) on 14 February to give me a chance to name a winner on 15 February 2010.
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Good luck, and don't forget to click on the Magic Carpet button on my sidebar to visit all the other giveaway participants.
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