This post is sponsored by Arborjet’s Dirt on Dirt Community. The hottest and newest thing in gardening is actually something ancient-Biochar! So what is biochar, where did it come from, and why is it good for your garden? At its simplest, biochar is charcoal. Yup, similar to the stuff folks use in their grills. There… Keep Reading
Free Halloween Candy at Party City — PLUS a free $5 for 1000 people!
It may still be September, but before you know it Halloween will be here! My long time readers know–Halloween is a big deal in my town. Maybe it’s our charming small town character. Maybe it’s the fact that we have a nice, flat 2 mile loop with sidewalks and lights in the village that’s super… Keep Reading
Texas Instruments TI-84 Plus CE — with GIVEAWAY
If you’ve got a kid in highschool math (or even some middle school math) you just can’t get by these days without a calculator, and the gold standard of calculators is the Texas Instruments TI-84~ that’s the awesome, graphing calculator. Your kid needs one, and they aren’t exactly cheap-as in around $119. But that’s ok,… Keep Reading
National Drive Electric Week Sept. 10-18
This post is sponsored by Kia Motors America; however, all thoughts and opinions expressed are my own. National Drive Electric Week is starting tomorrow! I admit, up until last week I didn’t even know such a thing existed. Then the kind folks at Kia reached out to me and asked if I’d be interested in… Keep Reading
Homemade Orange Julius
How come kids come home from school starving every day? I swear I make them eat breakfast before they head out in the morning and then they really do have a packed lunch. Somehow the refrian still is when they come thundering in the back door “Mom! Is there anything to eat?”. Walmart asked me,… Keep Reading
Back to School Outfit with Walmart
Can you believe we are already at back to school time? Here in New York school doesn’t start until after Labor Day, but I know many of you out there have already sent your kids off to the first day of school. Back to school shopping time is always kind of awkward for me–in early… Keep Reading
Blogger Bash Recap–Plus an AWESOME Giveaway!
Well I’ve finally had a chance to recover from Blogger Bash in NYC! What a fantastic time it was. I woke up at the crack of dawn and drove down to the city–about 4 hours with traffic. I listened to an entire book on tape on the way (which I borrowed for free from my… Keep Reading
Campfire Cones — A Summer Family Treat
Around here, summer is family time. Well, it’s family time when we don’t have one or the other off the kids off to camp. . . regardless, we spend a lot of time together in the summer and most of those times seem to revolve around food. Getting together with friends at our boathouse at… Keep Reading
Can it Forward Day — Chicken Curry Meal in a Jar and GIVEAWAY!
I just love how Ball supports and encourages the canning community every year with Can It Forward day. What’s that? Well. . . Now in its 6th year, Can-It-Forward Day was born from the desire to share – or pay forward – the joy and benefits of canning, bringing together canners, gardeners and food enthusiasts… Keep Reading
Summer Beauty Regime
Summer brings not only gorgeous sunny days. . . but heat and humidity that can wreak havoc on your beauty regime. Do you change things up for summer? That’s the question Walmart asked me recently. Now I’m a pretty low maintenance gal. Unlike my teenage daughter who can spend an hour doing her makeup (20… Keep Reading
