• Want to Write a Book but Don’t Know How to Start? Here Are Some Tips!!

    Open book in woods

    Writing a book is a great dream for many people. In fact, it’s a lifelong dream for some, with the great novel or autobiography inevitably getting put off, and put off, for years at a stretch. Perhaps you’ve decided that the time is finally right to let your creative side out of its box and tell the stories you’ve always had hidden within you. But what if you just don’t know how to get started? Whether you’re writing a non-fiction book about a physical address, you’ve personally inhabited, or are crafting a fictional world full of elves and magic, here are a few tips that will serve you well. Plan…

  • Ant-Man And The Wasp!! Sneak Peek!!

    Ant Man Wasp Movie Poster

    The first Ant-Man movie had me scouring the internet for the ugly bunny that Paul Rudd gives his daughter for her birthday. It’s the ugliest, funniest bunny ever. I want ONE!!! If you have no idea what I’m talking about; then check Ant-Man out on Netflix. (You’ll want to watch the first movie anyway before you go see the new one!! Right?? ANT-MAN AND THE WASP arrives in theaters everywhere on July 6th! From the Marvel Cinematic Universe comes ANT-MAN AND THE WASP, a new chapter featuring heroes with the astonishing ability to shrink. In the aftermath of CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR, Scott Lang grapples with the consequences of his…

  • Hello May!! $50 Your Way Giveaway

    May $50 Giveaway

    Hello Peanuts!! Here is my Whine Giveaway Report for the month. I’ve started unpacking and decorating the new house. The more I unpack and add my little touches the more excited I get. Now, I’m anxious for ALLLLLLLLLLLLLLL the stuff to get here. I think….. wait.. all the stuff means A WHOLE lot of work. Maybe I shouldn’t be quite SO anxious. Another funny happened up here. Deer at the door. Ohhhh I know I’ve shared the pictures of the deer right outside the craft room door but now we are talking the FRONT door!! Like company!! You can see the reflection of the clock on the window sill in…

  • How to Live with a Teenager!!

    Teen Safe Students outside

    Many parents would agree that the teenager years are harder to cope with than all the sleepless nights when they were a baby, or the tantrums they threw when they went through the “terrible twos” phase. There’s something monumentally frustrating about a child who is not yet an adult refusing to listen to your advice, follow the rules and stay out of trouble. A lot of the time you feel that level of frustration because you know only too well what being a teenager was like, and the regrets you may have from when you were that age. Why can teenagers be so difficult to live with, and what’s the…

  • Happy Monday!!

    Snow in Sandpoint Idaho

    I know I usually send you a Happy Sunday….. but I was being lazy so Happy Monday. That and a I purchased a new theme for PBnWhine. What do you think? I even changed out the headers! Updated some of the pictures. I’m very excited about the header, that’s from my master-bedroom balcony. What a VIEW!! I have to admit I just do NOT get tired of staring out into the horizon! I’ve been playing with the blog AND with my camera over the weekend. So here are a few shots for the week! I swear everyday this view just takes my breath away! Okay, that’s all for today. I’m…