Salt AND Pepper The Fish

First the “killer” fish Salt & Pepper ate yet aNOTHER fish tank thermometer!! They ate the top right off!!

This shot is all washed out but I need to show you the size these “killer” fish.  They move rocks, they eat every thermometer I put in the tank!!

Ohhh I have to share 2 of my wins that arrived today.  The cutest pot holders in an oatmeal color with just a touch of green. SO cute!!!   This is from Missy at BeingMomZooKeeper  You should go check out her site. She blogs, she crafts all with TWELVE CHILDREN!!!

Thank YOU Missy!!

Then a set of LunchSkins from The Bragging Mommy  How CUTE are these??  I can just toss these into my purse! Have snacks will travel!!  Thank you!! Somebody bring me some M&M’s for my LunchSkins!  Please!?!?

If walls could talk, my blog would whisper, “It wasn’t me.”
Because somehow, somewhere between coffee refills and letting the dog out, the Ghost of Peanut Butter and Whine keeps sneaking in and removing pictures and videos.

I don’t delete them. I would remember that. I am a responsible adult who double-checks things. And yet… photos vanish. Videos evaporate. Blog posts wake up looking underdressed, like they forgot their pants.

Cue dramatic music.

After the fifth “Where did that image go?” moment, I decided to stop fighting the paranormal and use it as an opportunity. If the ghost insists on rearranging my content, then I’m going to roll up my sleeves and improve my SEO score while I’m at it.

Because if I’m re-uploading images anyway, they might as well have proper file names, alt text, and sizes that don’t make Google sigh heavily. Videos? Optimized. Old posts? Updated. Keywords? Polished like they’re heading to prom.

SEO updates aren’t glamorous. No one brings a casserole when you rename image files from IMG_8472.jpg to ghost-proof-blog-photo.jpg. But they matter. Search engines like clarity. Readers like faster loading pages. And apparently, ghosts like chaos.

While I’m updating, it’s also a great time to remind you about my monthly $50 Your Way Giveaway, where one lucky winner gets PayPal, Venmo, or a gift card of their choice. You can find all the details right here:
👉 https://peanutbutterandwhine.com (check the giveaway section)

And because Google loves good neighbors, here’s an external resource I actually use when brushing up on SEO basics:
👉 https://moz.com/beginners-guide-to-seo

So if you notice posts looking sharper and loading faster, don’t worry. It’s not a haunting.
It’s just me, outsmarting the ghost… one optimized image at a time.