In 2019, WordPress introduced its version 5.2, which included a new tool for monitoring issues that might affect a website’s security and performance. Called “Site Health”, the tool now includes both a summary panel on a site’s WordPress dashboard and a page...
This summer I increased my flower, vegetable and herb plants in my yard.You see I have these adorable fur babies that enjoying running (sometimes trampling), digging and eating things in my backyard. With my dogs in mind I have to be very picky about what I plant that...
I'm very excited that I seem to have figured out how to keep our Bearss lime tree happy and fruitful. Last year I ended up with only two limes on the entire plant. This year it looks like it will be closer to 20. Here's one standout, to the left, and you can see at...
The Oregon Energy Fund is a 30-year-old nonprofit that provides energy bill assistance to low-income Oregonians in support of household stability. Since 1989, OEF has helped almost 300,000 people pay their bills in times of crisis, ensuring that families in need don’t...
We frequently ask our clients to fill out a questionnaire so we can include them as a success story in our monthly newsletter.This month, for our 20th Anniversary in business, it felt appropriate to have me answer the questions and to share about our own...
Chilled with doggos on the patio. Pet the puppy. Backyard bonfire with tasty locally made meat treats!
So many plans were cancelled last year, and that included our trip to the Hawaiian island of Kauai. Fortunately we were able to postpone, and Brian and I finally were able to take that trip early this month.Kauai is a stunningly beautiful place, and has suffered so...
Radice Family Chiropractic is based in Lutz, Florida and emphasizes a “whole-person” approach to help their patients achieve wellness naturally. Dr. Mike Radice is a 2001 graduate of Palmer College of Chiropractic in Davenport, IA and graduated from the United States...
Twenty years ago I was a student at Luther College, in Decorah Iowa. I shared a room with 3 other girls and our boyfriends (which was against college policy, lols). We had a loft structure above the beds that created storage space or extra sleeping. It was decorated...
Twenty years ago (the same year that I started FireSpike), Brian and I were living in our first “owned” home at 11414 Galleria Drive in Tampa, Florida. It is a townhouse neighborhood, and our home was on the end of one of the buildings. Each unit in one of the...