Oh, France, you have our heart and our appetite.

As we conclude this special week, a special week all the more because we have been gathering like this for ten years, thank you for stopping by and exploring, engaging, and hopefully discovering much that spoke to you and how you enjoy savoring the French culture.

This week set a record for the most posts shared during a French Week with 22, so if you missed any of them, they are always saved in the Archives on the French Week page. And don’t forget that TSLL’s Travel Guides for France, organized by region, and one specifically for Paris are always free and updated with each trip I take. You can find them all here.

I say this each year, but it bears repeating, especially if you are a new member and enjoying French Week for the first time, or have yet to win a giveaway and continue to enter, this post is a bittersweet post to write. I am elated for each of the winners. Some of the winners, as you will meet them all below, have been commenting for years, nearly a decade in one case, and others have just recently become members and have already joined in on conversations over the years whether in A Cuppa Moments or in other topical posts of their interests.

Please know that whether your Comment # was randomly the winner or not, what you give with your time, engagement and continued interest is seen and appreciated, not only by myself but other members and readers as well. In an online blog environment such as this, the primary way we can let someone know their words or fellow comments spoke to us is if we comment in return, and I know there is not always time to do this. I receive quite a few comments and emails expressing just this sentiment – “I am a regular reader, but a silent commenter.”‘ And those emails mean just as much as if you were a regular commenter, partly because I understand completely and am quite similar in my own reading and commenting habits. Also because I know life is full, and the content on this blog is here to support and inspire your life so that you can then go about living it!

And to those who do comment regularly, and often back and forth with each other, I delight in all that you bring to this space. I read every single comment, and while I haven’t been able to respond to all comments in each of the posts this week, it is my goal to do so during our other 50 weeks of regularly schedule content (British and French Weeks being the only exception). You bring so much energy and vivacity to this space with your vulnerability to share yourself in words, letting us all get to know you bit more, and I thank you, and I know fellow readers enjoy and appreciate it as well. Because we are a community of compassionate, thinking humans who are all trying to figure out and savor living well in such a way that each of us is fulfilled. And knowing others are traveling that journey, albeit uniquely for them and in their way that is most nourishing, provides more support and encouragement than we may at first realize.

While logistically we know I cannot give a giveaway to everyone, please know your contribution, however it is given as I already expressed above (visiting, commenting and/or sharing) is deeply appreciated. Thank you to everyone for your interest and support of TSLL and this community of which you are a part of and make it the special place on this world-wide-web thing-a-ma-jig that it is.

And before I forget! Last year I began the tradition of extending a Merci to TOP Tier Members for their long-time membership, and I will continue that again. I will do so in September’s Ponderings . . . post, so be sure to stop by. This week became so busy that I wasn’t able to properly go through my membership lists to check to see who has been an Active member since September 2020 – December 2020, and I just need time to do that. But I promise, I will, and I will do so in next month’s Ponderings . . . Which also means, while there was no Ponderings . . . this month, I hope this year’s French Week made up for that. ☺️

Oh! And don’t forget! Today is the last day to save 20% off French notepads – The Ingredients for a Bonne Semaine and the Croissants notepads, (shop them all here), as well as 20% off all of TSLL’s books (signed copies). The discount has already been applied, no promo code necessary!

Following this post, the next new post will be on Friday with the This & That: August 22nd as I will be taking the first half of this coming week off, and making sure all of the giveaways are on their way to the winners. Speaking of which . . .

Let’s get to the winners, shall we?

If you see your name below, please follow these instructions:

• Email me (Shannon) at giveaway@thesimplyluxuriouslife.com
• Email me no later than MONDAY August 18th at Noon (Pacific). If I do not hear from you at this time, the giveaway will be sent to the next randomly drawn entrant.
• In your email, include the following information:
  • Full Name
  • Email address your membership is associated with
  • Shipping Address and any other necessary information to ensure a safe and accurate delivery of your parcel to your home (phone number too for tracking details to be shared should that be available from the shipper); 
  • Confirm your selection for your giveaway – i.e. size, color, type, etc..

Here we go!

The Giveaway Winners

The 1st Giveaway: Angelina’s Chocolat Chaud (3 winners)

• Comment #171: Betsy L.
  • Betsy kicked off the new year of 2024 by becoming a TOP Tier Member.
  • Loving to write, garden and baking, she is determined to bake an authentic baguette. 🙂 A fellow Francophile indeed! You are in great company here Betsy!

• Comment #174: Emily M.
  • Emily became a TOP Tier Member four years ago during French Week and began commenting back in 2019.
  • She is a thoughtful decorator of her sanctuary and takes time to find the right piece for a space, understanding, as so many of us know and treasure, the comfort and joy of a curated space to live our lives each day.
    
    
• Comment #60: Arati
  • Arati joined TSLL community in spring of 2022, and regularly shares her love for both France and Britain.
  • A traveler with an eye for style, I enjoy her comments on these two themed posts as they catch her eye. She also has shared some wonderful recommendations for accommodations in France’s 6eme. Thank you Arati!

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The 2nd Giveaway: Sisley’s Nutritive Lip Balm (2 winners)

• Comment #97: GabrielleM
  • Gabrielle has been an Active TOP Tier Member since 2020 and lives in Australia
  • Her first comment was waaaaay back in 2016, and she continues to partake in conversations here on the blog in A Cuppa Moments or any post that captures her interest, sharing in detail, but also inquiring. It has been a joy to get to know the Australian culture through her eyes, and she is one of the many readers who I think of whenever I speak about seasons that are happening in here in Oregon. Summer here and winter down-under! Congratulations Gabby!
    
    
    
• Comment #24: Vickie Ivey
  • Vickie became a TOP Tier member when the soft paywall first went up in September 2020.
  • Commenting since 2019, she regularly engages in conversations with members in our month A Cuppa Moments, says hello on IG, and her enthusiasm and curiosity for living life well brings a supportive and positive energy that is very much appreciated. Congratulations Vickie. 😌

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The 3rd Giveaway: My French Country Home Box – Summer in Provence

• Comment #101: Kate
  • Kate has been a TOP Tier Member since October 2020 and has been commenting and connecting with fellow members ever since.
  • Frequently, I learn something new about her international life experience, and so appreciate all that she shares. Thank you for your curiosity and kindness Kate. 💛

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The Newsletter Subscriber Giveaway: Chocolat, Croissants or Fromage!

• Winner: Nicola W.
  • Nicola has been a newsletter subscriber for four years, since August 2021 and regularly stops by the blog to check out the latest This & That.
  • Nicola, your kindness expressed in words over the years here on TSLL has been much appreciated during difficult times of loss as well as celebration when new chapters began. Thank you for your long-time interest in TSLL and engagement with the community. And congratulations!

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The Grand Giveaway: A Set of Gien Breakfast Cups & Saucers

• Comment #145: Deb
  • Oh my goodness Deb! Deb has been a TOP Tier Member since it all began in 2020, and has been commenting multiple times each year.
  • She is an educator and visited Paris for the first time this past spring! And I have to share with you Deb, thank you for sharing that you enjoyed the novel The Last Masterpiece – mine is ordered and will arrive later this week! Your thoughtfulness in your words in all that you have shared over the years is appreciated more than you know. Congratulations. ☺️

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If you are one of the winners shared above, please do share photos of your giveaways when they arrive or how you are using them in your everyday life. Email the photo to me or post on social media and tag @thesimplyluxuriouslife, and then I will be sure to share them in an upcoming A Cuppa Moments with members upon receipt. I am always enjoy seeing how members enjoy using their gifts and I know many members do as well. ☺️

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See your name above listed as one of the winners? Please contact me as soon as possible with the following information requested (shared above) so I can swiftly start the shipping process and ensure you receive your gift as soon as possible to begin savoring ☺️. While the Grand Giveaway will take time to arrive, I will be in communication with you throughout its shipping journey until it arrives safely with you. 

This coming week I will be shipping and/or tending to each of the giveaways to hopefully have them all en route to the winners by the end of August.

Thank you to everyone who took the time to enter and if you also shared something about yourself or introduced yourself a bit more along with your entry, thank you. I do read each of your comments and emails, and while I wish I could send you all the giveaway, please know I hope you choose to treat yourself to something that will elevate the everyday and piqued your interest and spoke to your predilections. After all, welcoming a bit of the French culture we love into our everyday wherever we may live is a wonderful way to savor the culture when we cannot be there in person ?.

If you are still catching up on all of the content shared during this year’s French Week – the 10th Annual – you can find all of the posts here. With 22 posts, you have oodles to explore, enjoy and discover!

And now it is time to look ahead to next year’s Annual French Week, the 11th Annual TSLL French Week which is always the second full week in August, and next year will fall on August 8—15, 2026. 

Catch up on all French Week content created and shared over the past six years on the designated page here on the blog. And as always, look for French-inspired content every week throughout the year either on the weekly This & That post or on the blog and podcast. Thank you again so much for making this annual celebration of all things French a truly special week.