• Trail Cam Friday January 2, 2026

    January 2, 2026 / 3 Comments

    Wooo hooo! The first Trail Cam Friday of 2026. The weather has been so weird in Idaho. We get snow. Then we get rain. Snow goes away. Then snow. Rain. Gone. Our (MAYBE) 2″ of snow from last week is now just crunchy ice. Miss Bear (Our Bernese Mountain Dog) is in HEAVEN!! She lays out there until I drag her butt inside. Calling her means NOTHING! She pretends she can’t hear me. She is living her best life. At night, WHOLE different story. Black dog. Pitch black night…….. SHE’s lucky I go hunting for her. Of course, we all know one weird scary noise and Miss Bear becomes an outside dog. (I’m KIDDING! sorta. I mean HOW scary is the noise??) I uploaded a video of how Miss Bear just disappears into the night. SEE???? Dark!!!! (Note to self, buy a better flashlight!) As Always, Trail Cam Video Clips are 10 to 15 seconds long My Favorite Little Weed…

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  • The First $50 Your Way Giveaway Of 2026

    January 1, 2026 / 452 Comments
    January Giveaway

    Happy New YEAR!!! I’m officially popping the confetti cannon for my first $50 Your Way Giveaway for 2026. This giveaway is my little thank-you to everyone who reads, comments, lurks quietly, or accidentally clicks my site while Googling something totally unrelated. It’s simple, it’s fun, and it does not require interpretive dance, 47 steps, or a master’s degree in sweepstakes science. December was absolutely a whirlwind of activity. Super quick trip to California to watch Granddaughter Alice play Maid Marian in Robin Hood. SHE WAS FABULOUS!! The Christmas craft fair ended with me doing well enough to buy more craft supplies. I’m happy, AND full of new ideas for next year. Including perhaps expanding to a second craft fair. MAYBE. Giveaway Time The Rules: A little of the blah blah blah stuff: This giveaway is open worldwide for PayPal, Venmo, and Amazon. I’m willing to try any GC that you think would work worldwide. This giveaway is $50 US currency.…

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  • Trail Cam Friday December 26, 2025

    December 26, 2025 / 5 Comments
    Trail Cam Photos

    Yes, I Did Yes, I did miss last Friday’s Trail Cam Friday post. BUT!!! I had a great excuse. I flew to California for a quick trip (5 days?!?!) to watch my granddaughter Alice play Maid Marian in The Adventures of Robin Hood over at The Theatre School at North Coast. The play was fantastic!! Alice has such wonderful timing and facial expressions. It was AWESOME!!!!!!!! Maid Marian (In green…. the pretty green!) This was SO MUCH FUN!! So much talent with this troupe. There are tons more pictures on their Instagram page. Trail Cam Friday So, let’s take a look at the 2 weeks of critters caught on camera I have for you today. After going through all 2000 pictures I realize I somehow turned off the video! Dang it!! I bet some of those videos would have been good. DANG IT!! Next Friday. I promise. ALSO, check it out, all the snow is gone again. Idaho is having…

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  • Merry Christmas

    December 25, 2025 / 4 Comments

    Merry Christmas Little Peanuts! I am thankful for all of you. I’m Dusting Off Old Posts So Google Notices Me Again You know that awkward moment when you run into someone you used to talk to every day and they clearly don’t remember your name? That’s basically my relationship with Google right now. So I’m fixing it. 🧹 Lately, I’ve been wandering through my older blog posts like a librarian with a red pen, updating headlines, polishing keywords, and gently reminding Google that yes, I’m still here and still weirdly productive. Updating old posts for SEO is like changing the batteries in your smoke detector. Nothing flashy, but suddenly everything works better. I’m tightening things up, adding clearer headings, improving readability, and sprinkling in relevant links where they actually make sense. Not keyword soup. Not robotic nonsense. Just good content wearing better shoes. Speaking of links, if you’re curious why this matters, Google itself has a surprisingly helpful guide on…

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