Just My Rambling

I have to admit this week’s PhotoHunt had me stumped for a while because I realised I don’t have any “dirty” pictures in my collection.  I didn’t want to miss the Photohunt, so I went around my neighbourhood trying to take a dirty photo and you know what I learned? I learned that my neighbourhood is pretty clean!! LOL!

Anyway, I finally managed to something that will fit this week’s theme and it was right in my garage! This is my gal’s rain boots. I guess someone’s been having fun stomping in the mud!!   

I love fireplaces and since it gets pretty cold here in the winter, I use my fireplace a lot. However, I don’t have a fireplace in my basement, so I have been thinking about getting a wall heater. I was searching on the internet when I came upon Online Outlet Store. They offer a wide range of both indoor and outdoor heaters. Their products include fireplaces, stoves, wall heaters, and even patio heaters. I think my husband would love a patio heater so that he can do some grilling in the winter. LOL! The vent free garage heaters look really interesting too. Maybe I should get that one for my home. Do you need some home heating for the winter? Don’t forget to check them out for your heating supplies.

It’s the Labor Day weekend!! That means 3 day weekend!! Yeah!!  Initially we wanted to get out of town but then decided that we are not brave enough to fight with the traffic and crowds out there. We probably end up hitting the local beach if the weather stays nice, get some BBQ going & maybe explore some local spots. Have a great weekend everyone!!  

Got this tag from Mummy In Vain and WhoIsBaby. Thanks ladies!  

It’s very simple. When this is passed on to you, copy the whole thing, skim the list and put a * star beside those that you like. (Check out especially the * starred ones.) Write your own blogging tip for other bloggers. Try to make your tip general. Tag as many people as you want.

1. Look, read, and learn. http://www.neonscent.com/****
2. Be, EXCELLENT to each other. http://www.bushmackel.com/****
3. Don’t let money change ya! http://www.therandomforest.info/******
4. Always reply to your comments. http://chattiekat.com/*****
5. Blog about what you know & love. http://sugar-queens-dream.blogspot.com/******
6. Don’t use filthy language-buy a dictionary. http://shinade.blogspot.com/****
7. Blog about something educational http://climateofourfuture.org/***
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10. Keep it simple, user-friendly, interesting and organised! http://erishaling.blogspot.com/ **
11. Keep the blog simple and sweet!! http://www.leslieho.com/ ***
12. Share with others your thoughts and don’t be shy! http://groovy-olives.com/blog****
13. Never ask for link exchange. Blog hop to increase traffic. http://www.jessieling.com/**
14. Don’t clutter your blog with ads all over the place. IT’S IRRITATING. http://oliviasy.blogspot.com/
15. Don’t comment for the sake of commenting. Some looked too fake and its a big turn off! http://sashablablabla.blogspot.com**
16. Share something interesting and you will gain more readers. http://judychow.blogspot.com*
17. Show that we care to all bloggers, treat each other as friends. http://mummyinvain.com*
18. Pictures say a million words. Keep them coming! http://familyfriendsnfood.blogspot.com/*
19. Blogging should be fun or you’ll get tired of it pretty soon.  http://justmyrambling.com/

Now I would like to learn some blogging tips from these mommies:
Jazzmint
DeMoments
Anggie

Summer is coming to an end soon and that means its shopping time again! I love to stock up on summer products for next summer. Why pay full-price next year when I can get it cheap this year, right? I just discovered that Online Discount Mart has some great summer products on sale. Wow, check out their cute rain gauges collection. I think the Owl Rain Gauge will look great in my garden. Oh, while you are shopping for your summer products, you might want to check out their fall items too especially the Halloween and Christmas items. You might as well beat the rush and shop early!

I don’t check my statcounter very often but when I am free, I do try to check it. Yesterday, I had some free time so I decided to check it. To my surprise, I find that out of all my 3 blogs, my food blog KookyCulinary has the highest number of visitors and unique visitors too! Very interesting!! I’m surprised because the Alexa is the highest & visitor count is the lowest for that blog. Hmmm….. I guess I really don’t understand how they calculate all the stats!!

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Leavenworth is also known as Washington’s Bavarian Village. It’s a cute little town nestled in a valley about 2 1/2 hours from Seattle.  It is basically a tourist town modeled after Bavaria, Germany.

Cute welcoming sign!

Horse carriage rides for the ever-willing-to-pay tourist

Some of their cute buildings!

Look, even McDonalds look different from the norm.

Being the foodie that we are, we had to have some German food there. We had bratswurst & rotisserie pork hock. Too bad we didn’t take a photo. They actually had a rotisserie stove with all the pork hocks rotating in it. Kinda cool.

I can’t believe it’s the end of August already!! Time really flies when you are busy, doesn’t it?? It’s the end of summer and that means no more U pick farms & outdoor swimming etc.. but Fall brings a different set of activites like school, pumpkin patch, corn maze, changing leaves  etc ……. Looking forward to all those activities…..

Before I proceed, I just want to say thank you to TnChick for making me site of the day last week. It was fun getting so many visitors! Thanks to all of you that dropped by & all your kind comments. Hope y’all will come visiting again!!

Anyway, for this week’s PhotoHunt, I present to you my happy kiddo!! \

Taken at the lavender farm, she was just so happy to be outside and enjoying the beautiful weather and all the pretty flowers.