by Gregory Smallwood | Nov 30, 2009 | Uncategorized
The first part of this post is for the locals. Apparently we had an ad for our retail store in the Friday, Saturday, and Sunday editions of the Dayton Daily News. I say “apparently” because it was in the “garage sale” section of the...
by Gregory Smallwood | Nov 21, 2009 | Uncategorized
Everybody knows Karen, and the locals all know Joanne from visits to our store. But Thelma and Louise? This is a story worth telling . . .Several years ago, we scheduled a show in St. Paul, Minnesota. I don’t remember why I didn’t go (probably a school...
by Gregory Smallwood | Nov 18, 2009 | Uncategorized
I got an e-mail this afternoon from our friend Bonnie Boyle — for the first time in years, she is accepting new orders for Genesis Trimmers.This is a plug from me for something we do not sell — the only place you can get a Genesis Trimmer is from Bonnie at...
by Gregory Smallwood | Nov 15, 2009 | Uncategorized
The theme for last weekend’s Birch Run show was “Deer Widow’s Weekend”. Sunday was the first day of deer season, and evidence of the theme was everywhere. The outlet mall, restaurants — even a truck stop where I filled up was trying to...
by Gregory Smallwood | Nov 15, 2009 | Uncategorized
When we announced that we were going to a show in Birch Run, Michigan, customers who knew told us two things — make sure to hit the outlet mall (obviously), and make sure to eat at Tony’s I-75 Restaurant. We were told that Tony’s is a Birch Run...
