• Fancy China and KYOKU Japanese Non-Serrated Steak Knives

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    When The Husband and I moved to Idaho I TRIED to get rid of a bunch of stuff. Coming from a self professed hoarder that means I gave away 3 things. One of those things was our mismatched plates, bowls and such. I decided that we should use the fancy china that we received as a wedding gift. WHY was I saving it and only using it at Christmas? Our kids aren’t going to want them after we are gone, this set just isn’t their style. While, personally, I love the design. SO why not use them!! If they break, they break. (I’m all for less dishes to wash anyway!) Of course this wasn’t a decision that I had thought completely out.  Yeah, my china has that pretty silver band around each and every piece….. in other words NOT microwave compatible. (Ackkkkkk!) However, that is a small inconvenience. Now when you come to our house for dinner you get served on pretty delicate china. AND thanks to the  newest edition to steak night at the Gruning home a stunning set of Fancy China and KYOKU Japanese Non-Serrated Steak Knives! HOW lucky are YOU!?! A 4-Piece Japanese Non-Serrated Steak Knives. First,…

  • Subscription Box #Undiscovered @NOVICA #Giveaway

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    RULES:  **GIVEAWAY!** A couple of rules I need to mention.  @NOVICA Undiscovered offers $10 off to every customer for their first box.  One winner will receive a $60 gift code to apply towards the subscription box price of $59.99 plus tax and shipping (shipping is not covered by the gift code). ** HOWEVER!!! The Little Peanut that wins here on PBnWhine I am covering that cost. It’s just an added bonus that I am offering on MY OWN! This is NOT associated with NOVICA or other giveaways for Undiscovered. ** There is a mandatory follow for NOVICA on Instagram to enter this giveaway. I’ve been seriously in love with NOVICA FOREVER! I did my first review for them back in October 2013! Each piece I own is something still hanging,  still worn, still in use and 100% still loved! Every piece is handcrafted.  I LOVE THIS COMPANY! NOVICA was founded in 1999 by a group of people from around the world, including Andy Milk, Charles Hachtmann, Michael Burns, Mina Nercessian and Jose Cervantes.  We started Novica with a dream to create a better world for artisans, because a better world for artisans is a better world for all. Along the…

  • StoryWorth Is NOT The Way To GO!

    One really good perk to having a blog is getting to WHINE when you get ripped off. I am steamed!! On Instagram I found this deal from a place called StoryWorth. Answer questions and send pictures. Their ad says: We help you record your family stories all year long, and preserve them in a beautiful book. Okay, sounds like an amazing idea. I pay for 2 books one for my daughter Selena and one for my son Zachary. I sent $128.00   True a little steep but it will be so worth it. UNTIL a year later and I only get $78.00 Okay?? Where did the extra $50 go? Back and forth with customer service and here is their response. I was able to pop into your account to explore this further for you. It appears you purchased a subscription for $89 which would include a book credit for one black and white book. All subscription come with a black and white book. Then you purchased an additional book. Which brings your original total to $128. Color books that are under 300 pages are $79 and color books over 300 pages are $99.   You are trying to order two colored books…