Showing this blog as example of how easy this! is!

A blog can be set up for free. I suggest eblogger, part of Google or the new hot one, WordPress at WordPress.com. Both are easy to place into Linked In, Facebook and your website. Both have really great templates that are easy to customize. Again, hire a pro if this is too much for you to do.
Both platforms are user friendly. Once you decide you are going to blog, HAVE A PLAN. What will you cover? Will you be the only blogger? Is one time a week working for you?
And, the best thing about a blog is that it is searchable. Which means to will bring more potential customers to your site. Which will, of course, be listed in your blog info.

Six Key Tasks before you begin:
1. Do a strength test! How strong is your brand?
2. Define your target and create a strategic plan!
3. Keep your key info and key messages consistent. Hire a pro.
4. Maximize and consolidate all Social Media
5. Be authentic. and interesting!
6. Be searchable

My Sister Tina's Vidalia Onion Casserole

By popular demand! The very yummy onion recipe!

4 to 5 Vidalia onions

Salt & Pepper

6 tablespoons butter      

½ cup Ritz crackers

1 ½  cups baby Swiss butter, grated

 

Slice onions and sauté in 3 tablespoons butter until transparent; add salt

and pepper.  Layer half the onions in a 1 ½ quart casserole.

 

Sprinkle with half the cheese.  Place remaining onions over cheese and

sprinkle with remaining cheese.  Cover top with crushed Ritz crackers and

dot with remaining 3 tablespoons butter.  Bake 30 minutes at 325 degrees

serves 10 to 12.

 

Who Gave Fritz a Bath?

A few weeks ago I mentioned to my mom that I had taken Frank (my wiener dog) to get his teeth cleaned. I take him to a place called SmileTech where they do anethesia free cleaning. The woman who owns it (and also does the work) is, in my opinion, just as awesome as Cesar Milan. She lays the dogs on their back in her lap and cleans their teeth with some sort of a laser tool. None of them protest. She is a true alpha dog!

Anyway, Fern’s response was that we all spend too much time on our pet’s hygiene. “Years ago, she said, no one got the dog’s teeth cleaned.” So, I asked, who gave Fritz a bath? Fritz was our wiener dog from my childhood. I think I was in the sixth grade when we got him. I asked her if she remembered ever giving him a bath. We had the dog for about 12 years. In that time, I personally have no recollection of doing anything but occasionally feeding him some Alpo. But come on, he had to have a bath in 12 years, right?

Fern could not remember ever giving him a bath! She feed him, let him in and out and even took care of him when she accidentally ran over him in the drive way. I asked Tina and no, she had no memory, nor did Gina and Vince had a vague memory…something about the stationary tubs in the basement. Hmmm, such a mystery.

We were all stumped. That’s when I found this amazing photo. Seems that a least one time Dad gave Fritz a bath. In the stationery tubs. While Vince watched! I’m pretty sure their was a photo taken because this was a highly unusual event. Dad never did anything except work. He hardly changed the channels on the TV (pre remote control) if someone else was available to do it for him. And I never remember him going to the basement for anything.

He was not the sort of Dad that watered the lawn or cleaned the gutters. He was a dad who always “knew a guy” who could do whatever we needed. I guess on that day he was without resources. I’m guessing he was home, the dog was dirty and Mom said, Lou, give Fritz a bath and on that day, he said ok. A true Kodak moment!