• April Instagram Blast! $100 Amazon Gift Card Giveaway!

    Good Luck! I would love to see a PBnWhine follower win this!! Makobi Scribe is bringing you this Amazon Instagram blast where one lucky reader will win a 0 Amazon gift card. The giveaway is open to everyone and provided by Makobi Scribe. Good Luck! If you are a blogger, you can sign up for this blast here. Entry-Form

  • Video doorbell

    1byOne Video Doorbell Review

    I’ve told you before that our neighborhood has changed dramatically in the past 30 years. When we moved in this was a quiet and safe neighborhood, now…. not so much. We do everything we can to keep our home and family safe. We have an alarm system. We have a video camera on the front porch. Now we have a really COOL device for even more added security. This is a Video Door Phone. Not just a video doorbell but a video intercom. This works great day and night with wonderful picture quality. This is not wireless, it’s definitely not a replacement for our old doorbell. This door phone required…

  • A Compressed History of the Mattress

    Many people think of the mattress as a relatively new invention, but even primitive man found ways to try to sleep comfortably at night. Here, we explore a compressed history of bedding and the mattress. The Early Years In the Neolithic period 10,000 years ago, primitive beds and mattresses were used. The beds were actually raised in order to stay off of the ground and avoid pests. These mattresses were made of leaves, straw, and grass and covered by animal skins.  The Romans While Persians used water-filled goat skins to sleep on and Egyptians utilized palm leaves in heaps, the Romans designed mattresses out of bags of cloth. They stuffed…