Had intended on doing this for quite a while but just never seemed to get around to it. We had even bought some stone pavers earlier in the year … but, really didn’t  like them since they didn’t match the ones we had put down a couple of years back.

Which is one of my pet peeves – you find something you like and when you go back – it’s no longer available.

This rule seems to apply to both food and a whole lot of other products. So you end up doing without, replacing everything (no way!!) or the project looks hodge-podge. In this case, none of these were acceptable.  So I ended up re-arranging some of the existing already  ’laid’ stones we had used for the walk in the hope that the bed wouldn’t look like an after-thought. . . which of course, it really was.

At any rate, took me two hours to dig out all the grass where I wanted the bed to go, then had to move the already in place pavers (ughhhh… they were heavy) - finally I was ready to plant.

The little azalea looks very nice in its new home and I’ve mulched around it hoping that will keep the bare dirt from washing away.

I’ve plans to sprig the bare ground outside the bed with St. Augustine grass – but that will have to wait for the weekend.

Something about cooler weather that makes me feel hungrier than I should. Of course, I like to cook those comfort foods – gumbo, stew, soup, dressing and so on.  I’ve put up a couple of my favorite fall recipes – Beef Stew (you can make this one from scratch or leftovers) and spicy Applesauce Cake. The stew is always better the next day but the applesauce cake is good anytime – breakfast, lunch, dinner or as a snack.

New ’Internet Marketing’  Project – Nearly Mine.org

You may or may not have seen the link in the upper right sidebar – Nearly Mine. Well, this is a new venture we’re going into . . . like we’re not already busy enough? . . . Mastectomy and Fashion Products for the mastectomee.

We’re very excited about it and hope to have the website online – in its entirety – in a few weeks. There are some incredible products available and in addition, we also plan on sharing useful information including diet, exercise and health news stories relevant to breast cancer.

If you’re interested in pursuing your own Internet Marketing  program or just want to see what it’s all about, visit Power To Earn Money - where you’ll find all the basic information about building your own business (or personal) website or blog, learning about HTML, CGI and search engine optimization –  as well as a much more.  

Microsoft Windows 7 - Limited Offer

For those computer people out there – I wanted to post the following link.

Just received it in an email today. It is a fabulous Limited Offer to purchase the Windows 7 Family Pack  for under $150.00.

This means if you purchase Windows 7 from this “limited offer”  link, you’ll get 3 licenses with your purchase.  If you’ve done any pricing of Windows 7 at all you’ll know that’s  a fabulous deal.

Read more about this limited offer by visiting this link . . . Limited Time only! Get the Windows 7 Family Pack from The Microsoft Store! Only $149 for 3 licenses of Windows 7!

Of course, it’s tax time …..again – so most of the weekend was dedicated to getting papers together. Just about have it all sorted out – so it’s off to the CPA next.

After reviewing last year’s numbers and this year’s numbers it would seem that everything is getting more expensive. What else is new??!!  And, what with the way the overall economy is going, looks like we’re all going to need to find a way to earn a few extra $$$. That being said, we’ve been really busy working on our outside Internet projects trying to see what works best for generating some additional income. We’re rarely not doing something on the computer – but have found that monetizing our websites seems to be working…. slowly. We’re definitely not getting rich – but if we continue to build on what we’re doing – we can at least help offset some of the rising prices.

We’re very much encouraged with a new program we’ve found out of New Zealand. The guy that runs it (Mark) – so far seems to be the most realistic about what to expect, and very up front about how and what to do. We’ve dealt with a lot of these guys in our search for the ‘silver bullet’ – and unfortunately not all have their member’s best interests at heart. Mark’s got loads of free tools to download for use and always good info. If any of you think you might like to try Internet Marketing – give a look at www.powertoearnmoney.com – and from that page click on the Affilorama link (right side bar). If you’d like to see a website that’s been built based on what we’ve learned from Mark – visit BodyBuildingFitnessProgram.com

For those that may be interested in doing some sort of on line business – or have questions and want to know how to go about getting up online either with a business or blog, we’ve developed PowerToEarnMoney.com as a learning tool. You’ll pretty much find everything you need to get know to get you started  – including a lot of the basic do’s and don’ts of having a website. Best thing – the information is Free and in very simple to understand language.   Fact is I’ve put this blog on line based on everything I wanted and needed to know when I first got started but had a hard time finding and understanding.   PowerToEarnMoney is my way of  trying to help  others find the information they need  – without it taking them as long as it did me to ferret out all the info and explanations.  

And for those of you that may not be into building websites or blogs - but still want to try earning a few dollars, check out www.oodle.com. It’s a ‘classified ad site’ where you can sell just about anything for free. I haven’t tried it so can’t offer any help – but I’d be sure and read all the Terms before listing anything.  And while you’re at it – if you have something to sell, a service to offer, etc. check out the FREE listings on www.txantiquemall.com. Look for the Marketplace on the home page – right side towards the ‘bottom’.