My Free Birthday – Birthday Freebies Year #4

2023 was my fourth year of hunting down “birthday freebies,” and I’m learning that birthday freebies aren’t always free. They can be costly. On September 1st, I started getting lots of emails promoting birthday gifts. Several wanted me to download an app, which I didn’t want to do. That’s it for 2023. Maybe I’ll do…

Dollar Tree Dining #104

I am so sorry for not posting for the past two months. I’m back now, and eager to share more exciting Dollar Tree finds with you. At a Dollar Tree flagship store, I found several bargains:

Dollar Tree Dining #103

This post is an amalgamation of several recent Dollar Tree shopping trips. I’ve had a couple of disappointing experiences, recently, at Dollar Tree. One store had a freezer section that was full of exotic new items, but they were priced at either $3.00, $4.00, or $5.00. That’s a new thing. Obviously, I’m not going to…

The Sawmill Taproom

My Stupidly Impassioned Speech: Here’s the start of my stupidly impassioned speech (I usually avoid writing these, but this hit me hard):  I moved to Raleigh at the end of 2003. The Sawmill Taproom was my tavern because it was within walking distance from the house on a small court where I rented a room…