Archive for category: Various & Sundry

Trip to the Apple Orchard – Picking the Right Apple for the Job

“You & I can count the seeds in an apple, but only God knows how many apples are in each seed” There’s something so heart warming about the aroma of apples cooking in the kitchen! Maybe it’s because of the memories of childhood when, as a little girl, I would “help”…

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A New way to flip through, search, and read books online before you buy

I wanted to share a great new resource with you, that I have really been enjoying this month! A while back I wrote an article on my website called: Great Ideas For Finding Cheap Books, Discounted Books, and Free Books The article has lots of ideas for saving money buying & selling books. It also

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Finding New Uses For Old Things

Using a vintage advertising box as a vase for flowers For those of you who might not know… I have had an online newsletter, and a home & garden website for several years now. Because of this, I tend to get lots of email from readers. I love to exchange creative ideas for our homes

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Get Free Hair Cuts for Your Family

After reading a recent article that I wrote in the Article section of our website called “Money Saving Hair Care Ideas for the Whole Family“, Anna sent in this tip for us: Hi Pearl, I was reading tips on how to save money buy buying hair products at the local beauty supply, so I thought

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Victoria Magazine – Active Again!

I wanted to share a letter that Leslie just sent over to me. She was so excited about what she found, that I had to pass on the excitement OH Pearl, I’m so excited! I just discovered that my favorite magazine of all time, Victoria (by Hearst Publishing) is going to be published again! It

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Great New Updates to the Site!

Great New Updates to the Site! 1. I’ve spent a bunch of time learning how to work with Photoshop, because I wanted to add some new graphics, logos, backgrounds, etc. to the site. Let me know what you think! 2. I’ve added a few new categories that you will see soon. Two of these new

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