Welcome to the Retro Re-pin Party! Happy St. Patrick's Day! As an Irish girl and lover of Corned Beef and Cabbage along with Irish Soda Bread, I'm always excited for St. Patrick's Day to roll around each year. Did you make anything special for today? It's not too late to make a loaf of my Irish Soda Bread! Here's what I've been up to this week: The Retro Re-pin Party ...
The Retro Re-pin Party Week 33 Featuring Friendship Cookies
Welcome to the Retro Re-pin Party! This week has just been flying by! I can't believe it's already time for another party. This week had some great highs and lows. If you follow me on Instagram, you'll remember that the low was when I stripped a gear in my beloved KitchenAid mixer while making my favorite pizza dough. I pretty much just stood there in shock and started crying. Thankfully my hubby ...
The Retro Re-pin Party Week 32 – Featuring Pretzel Chicks and New Hostesses!
Welcome to the re-launch of the Retro Re-pin Party! We have some exciting things happening this week with the Retro Re-pin Party. You may have noticed some new blog names in your reminder email and in the list below. That's because we're changing things up a bit and have brought some new hostesses on board to re-launch the party! First off, since many of you are new ...
Retro Re-pin Party Week 31 Featuring Pancakes and an Important Announcement!
Welcome back to the Retro Re-pin Party! We have some important news to share with you this week! Starting next week, Kristina and Millie (2 Crochet Hooks), Leslie (The Crafty Side of Sarcasm), and Julie (Somebody's Dinner) will be stepping down as hostesses, and we will be introducing you to some awesome new hostesses as we re-launch the party and mix things up a bit next week. We've ...
Retro Re-pin Party #30 with a Mardi Gras Recipe and Facebook Tips
Welcome back to the Retro Re-pin Party! Happy Mardi Gras! Did you know that today is Fat Tuesday? It's also pancake day (I love pancakes!) During the Lenten season (aka "Lent"), which is the period of approximately 6 weeks/40 days days between Ash Wednesday and Easter Sunday, it's common for Christians and Catholics to fast from richer foods, meat, or another type of luxury to prepare their ...
Retro Re-pin Party #29 with Valentine’s Breakfast Features
Retro Re-pin Party Time! I hope you're having a good week! My hubby and I just got home from Southern California where we were celebrating my father-in-law's 60th birthday and taking a mini vacation to Disneyland. (It was my first time visiting Disneyland!) We had a blast enjoying the warm weather of Orange County in the middle of winter. I couldn't believe we could eat dinner on the patio in ...
Retro Re-pin Party #28 with Good-For-You Snacks
Retro Re-pin Party Time! We are sad to announce that this will be Robin's last week hosting the party with us. She's been offered some exciting new projects, so she's re-allocating her time to those and taking a break from hosting with us for a while. It's been a blast to host with her each week, so I'm sad to see her go. We'll miss you Robin! Be sure and stop by her blog and wish her well this ...
Retro Re-pin Party #27 With Valentine’s Features
Welcome back to the Retro Re-pin Party! Do you ever have a week where all your carefully laid plans have to be totally thrown out of the window because something unexpected happened? That's what my week has been like. I think things are going to calm down now, but I'm super behind schedule. Here's what I've been up to since the last party: On to the party! I'd love to see ...
Tech Tips Thursday: How (and Why) to Verify Your Blog With Pinterest and Get Rich Pins
Step-by-Step instructions (with pictures!) on how and why you should verify your blog with Pinterest (the easy way). Today I want to talk to you about verifying your blog on your Pinterest account. This is an amazing way to gain traffic and brand recognition on Pinterest. Benefits of verifying include: Your blog name and your site's favicon (that little image on the browser tab above) below ...
Tech Tips Thursday: 5 Things to Do to Your Blog Images Before You Hit Publish
Take these 5 easy steps to make sure your next post gets all the social media love it deserves. Today I wanted to talk about 5 things you should do to your blog images before you publish your next post. I've seen these mistakes being made all over the web (and even made a few of them myself for a while!), and wanted to help you avoid making them in your next blog post. Don't worry, they ...
The Retro Re-pin Party #25
We're Retro Re-pin Partying Today! I can't believe Tuesday is here again! We've had a couple staying with us from out of town this week, and I've really enjoyed having people to share a meal with each evening. (Not that the hubby isn't great company, but there's something wonderful about a full table.) She's gluten-free, so I've been pulling out all my favorite gluten-free recipes. I'm ...
The Retro Re-pin Party #24 Featuring Bacon Wrapped Dates
It's Time For a Retro Re-pin Party! Happy Tuesday! I had my eyes dilated for the first time today, so it's been an interesting morning. I never realized how many things I look at close up on a regular basis to get all my blogging work done. At least I can still eat? I've been busy this week with several new series here on the blog. A quick run down of my new posting schedule: Monday: Main Dish ...