• My First Christmas Pick For 2022!

    Felted hat

    This business appears to have closed. BUMMER! I liked these products. I will try and find something suitable to replace it. When I do, you’ll hear about it. Trust me. Little Peanuts I have found the first item to start my Christmas Pick List for 2022. If you follow me on Instagram (wait! Why aren’t you following me on Instagram?!  I’m funny.  Plus there’s Winston!!)  ANYWAY, as I was saying if you follow me on Instagram you know that I recently won a stunning felt hat from Hanna over a Wild Headwear. (You should follow Hanna on Instagram too… she posts some fabulous pictures! Seriously, would I steer you wrong?) The Details Back to my new hat, it is truly more beautiful in person than it shows in photographs. All the beautiful details. The stars, the trees and mountains too. Then the outline of Idaho is tucked in the center. My beautiful light brown felt hat has a burned design of mountains and my beautiful state of Idaho on one side of the hat. With the other side is  sporting wildflowers. TWO Designs?? Why two designs? BECAUSE Hanna is awesome that’s why! I just absolutely love my new hat!! When…

  • Could It Be Time To Move??

    Home Renovations Move? Front of green house

    I am finally home from my recent emergency California visit. Thankfully son-in-law Dan made to Tennessee just hours before his Dad passed away. I am so thankful we were both able to fly right out. Dan to Tennessee and me to San Diego.  Had this been just a few years earlier Covid would have prohibited any of this. It makes me sad to think of families that weren’t able to be with their loved ones before they passed away during Covid. Covid really screwed up everything, didn’t it? For instance, today is the day our new doors were supposed to get installed, they were ordered FIVE months ago. Covid has messed up EVERY. SINGLE. THING!! Renewal By Anderson Doors and Windows are so far behind in manufacturing that we are still another four to six weeks out. Is there anything that Covid didn’t mess up? Schooling; a year of being home-schooled really set kids back. I think it hurt Granddaughter Alice with her social skills. I imagine a lot of kids fell behind. I REALLY feel bad for High School Seniors. Think of all the things they missed! Prom, sports, ditch days! Then the whole getting to graduate in front…

  • Yup I Know! Red Box Is Back

    The bright red box on top of the blog is back. The folks over at Ashe Pro thought they found the problem…. but…. maybe not so much!? So I’ve left the red banner up ….  and enlisted their help again. So just ignore it. Hopefully it’ll be gone forever soon. Or I just find another layout … which means that we all cross our fingers and pray I don’t break the site again. I’m telling you! This site is possessed. Let’s Ask Google To Swing Around Here Again Every so often I grab a giant digital dust rag and wander through PeanutButterAndWhine.com, polishing up my older posts like antique teacups at a yard sale. Updating old content isn’t just housekeeping, it’s pure SEO sparkle. Fresh keywords, tighter titles, faster images, better links. All the little tweaks that whisper sweet nothings to Google and say, “Hey… I’m still relevant.” Search engines love fresh bread, not stale crumbs. So I’m rewriting, refreshing, and straightening the shelves so you can find recipes, reviews, crafts, and giveaways faster than a squirrel spotting peanuts. 🐿️ While you’re visiting, check the sidebar for the current giveaway at 👉 https://peanutbutterandwhine.com And since we’re sharing goodies… have you…

  • Top Hints for Developing Your Brand

    Expanding Your Brand Word BRAND

    It’s an exciting thing to do, starting a business, but there are so many decisions to make it can honestly feel so overwhelming. You have to consider the people you want to bring on board, the direction you want to go in, goals that you may have, the marketing you have to develop, it’s all a lot. A big part of starting a new business is also developing your brand, and it can be tempting to just think of something quickly and hope for the best. You have to put as much thought into your brand’s story and message as you did into the product or service itself, because if you don’t, you will end up losing sight of what your brand is supposed to mean. Sometimes, the very best marketing agencies can help you with this, because brand development is such an essential part of your business it can help to pay somebody else to help you. Company branding is something that you should want to make careful decisions about, so that you get it right the first time. Here are some tips that you need to help you to develop a good targeted brand. Understand what your audience needs.…