Laurie's Cobalt World Blog

Cruising on the Carnival Dream

LStroupe — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:42:28 +0000

Laurie’s Cobalt World was closed the first week of 2010. We spent our January 3, 25th anniversary aboard the Carnival Dream. It was a fabulous ship and a wonderful trip. The Carnival Dream is the largest ship in the Carnival fleet. It has only been sailing for a very few months. In fact, our cruise was [...]

Picked a New Winner

LStroupe — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:36:19 +0000

Unfortunately, I never heard from Buddy. Today, I picked a new winner. The winning number is 12 and the winning entry is Donna K, who was already a subscriber to my newsletter. Donna K chose one of my favorites – the cobalt blue glass serving dish in the Inverted Thistle pattern by Mosser Glass. I have [...]

Holiday Shopping Giveaway Winner

LStroupe — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:52:56 +0000

The winner is Buddy Garrett who wanted a Blenko Vase for his wife. He was entry #139 out of 141. Buddy Garrett November 10th, 2009 at 8:31 pm e I would like to get the Beautiful Handcrafted Cobalt Blue Glass Vase by Blenko for my wife. She loves to decorate with large vases. http://cobalt-world.com/items/…..-vase.html Buddy, this vase is even [...]

Help With Holiday Shopping Giveaway

LStroupe — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:00:36 +0000

This giveaway is over. Please check back often for future giveaways. It won’t be long. Want to know the winner? Check it out here. There are approximately six weeks left of prime online holiday shopping. These are the days when you can order without worrying about gifts arriving on time. You won’t face backorders that will [...]

The Lady We Wave To

LStroupe — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 18:43:35 +0000

We moved to Ararat, Virginia, a little over ten years ago. The nearest town is Mount Airy, North Carolina, also know as “Mayberry” because of it’s connections with Andy Griffith. During the years, we’ve made many, many, many trips back and forth to Mayberry. And we take one of two paths to get there. On one [...]