Peanut Butter And Whine

Unless you are new here, you know I live on a mountain just outside of Sandpoint, Idaho. Fire is the word that terrifies me the most. There is one road serving our little piece of heaven. One windy dirt road, not a fast road. No, it’s a pot-holed, privately maintained road. Our home, circled in blue, is surrounded by trees:…

March, you were an absolute beast, and I am glad you are over. The hardest hit area in the house was my craftroom. Craft chaos is piled everywhere. EVERY. WHERE. Everything just… piled up. Work deadlines, laundry deadlines (let’s be real, those are always there), actual physical piles of stuff… it was a deluge. One thing after another, like a…

Hello, welcome to my $50 Your Way Giveaway for April 2026. I hope you all had a wonderful March 2026. Mine sucked! The husband’s MS kicked him down BAD in March. Multiple Sclerosis SUCKS!! Then, as many of you already know, we lost our sweet Miss Bear. Our beautiful, sweet, mellow Bernese Mountain Dog. She developed yet another tumor. It…

Indoor Gardening for Beginners: The Plant Light That Saved Me Think you’re a hopeless plant killer? I was, too, until I found this plant light. Here’s how I’m turning my brown thumb green one leaf at a time! Indoor Gardening 101: For a full breakdown of what else you need (besides photons), check out this ultimate guide for indoor gardening…