Happy Birthday to My Puppy . . .

Today is Zoe’s 4th birthday.  We don’t know much about the first four months of her life – just the note tacked to the cage at the pound that said her name was originally “Daffodil” (seriously?) and that she “plays too rough with older smaller dogs” (no kidding –...

Madonna & Grandchild . . .

I was at the store on Thursday, loading for the show in Southfield, Michigan this weekend, when everything seemed to come to a complete stop.  The baby was in the house … Karen & David’s new grandson Bryden is now three weeks old.  And several of you...

Mail Call

Today, I yield the floor for a special request from Joanne at our retail store here in Dayton . . . Hi Everyone! I have a very special request for you.  My nephew, Tony, is finishing up his second deployment in Iraq.  He has approximately 30 days left. ...

Not Guilty . . .

I walked out of the dentist’s office Friday afternoon (cracked tooth – ouch) and glanced at the e-mail function on my cell phone.  Imagine my surprise when I saw an e-mail titled “Marco’s Paper Blog Post” – that I did not send.  Then I opened it, wondering...

The Pipeline Opens . . .

Since early February, we have been waiting patiently (as have many of you) for the new Tim Holtz dies and folders that were unveiled at CHA in January.  I was a little frustrated (as were many of you) that the “expected in …” dates were staggered – some in March,...