The DAK Turbo Bake II, AKA R2-D2
Right now, my DAK Turbo Baker II, which I affectionately dubbed R2-D2 for obvious reasons, and my Oster 5838 are filling the house with a wonderful aroma. That DAK breadmaker was a GREAT thrift store find. I love this thing! It’s different than other breadmakers. First, you put the ingredients in the opposite order from [...]
I caught Santa, and you can, too!
Can you imagine the look on your kid’s face when you show him a photo of Santa in your own living room? When I saw this site, icaughtsanta.com, I smiled. What a fun, original idea! Best yet, I have a discount code for my readers. But more about this later. Our girls, despite their being [...]
Yogurt cookies recipe fail
United we stand – Divided we fall. Any American knows this saying. However, tonight division would have been my friend, had I heeded the word. My cookies fell (or failed) because I didn’t divide. Yes, that little word “divided” is very important in recipes. It means to reserve a portion of the full measure set [...]
Crock-Pot Create-A-Crock great idea, but missed an opportunity
I recently saw Crock-Pot’s latest product offering via their Facebook page. The Create-A-Crock is a great idea! Customers can now choose from nine different stock designs, then upload four of their own pictures. You have to click the green “Create Mine Now” button on the page to get to the design app. The app is [...]
Coupon for Amazon’s new MYHABIT discount site for fashionistas
Amazon’s ever expanding line of goodies now includes high fashion. They just launched MYHABIT, a site dedicated to high fashion for men, women and kids. They discount up to 60% and offer free shipping, plus free returns. So, basically, no-risk shopping for your habit. Now for the great news: I have an Amazon MYHABIT coupon [...]
Confused crab spider
Spiders are cool. Take the crab spiders of Ohio, for instance (Thomisidae). They’re intriguing little guys. They’re not web weavers, these spiders. They’re passive hunters, masters of disguise. Stealthy little critters, they change color similar to chameleon lizards and blend in with their surroundings, then lie still and wait their prey to scuttle or alight [...]
Minty fresh puppy dog breath
We’ve begun leaving the girls out while we’re gone. For years, we’ve crated the dogs or put them in the bathroom with a couple of big, fluffy dog beds. Now that Sarah, the Trash Destroyer Extraordinaire is gone, though, we thought we’d let the pups have the run of the living room and kitchen in our [...]
