by Gregory Smallwood | Jun 16, 2018 | Uncategorized
I have said many times over the years that one of the best perks of my travels is the friendships I have made. But some of them go way beyond friendships – they become family. And there is something special about family that you get to choose . . . ...
by Gregory Smallwood | Jun 12, 2018 | Uncategorized
June 11, 1982 — Mom’s first suggestion for the rehearsal dinner was the Golden Lamb (Ohio’s Oldest Inn – you can look it up) — I don’t think she had even finished "Golden" before I said "I don’t do dinner — I do ice...
by Gregory Smallwood | Jun 12, 2018 | Uncategorized
Three shows in four weeks have left me with several stories to tell. I started with the ice cream story yesterday – the first one today has to do with golf and gel plates . . . Beth Wilkinson has helped me in our booth in Collinsville, Illinois (near St. Louis)...
by Gregory Smallwood | Jun 10, 2018 | Uncategorized
Some of you are in line before the show opens on Saturday and stay until the very last minute when the show closes on Sunday. Others come only for a single day, or for parts of both. But there is one constant for the vendors when the show lasts for two...
by Gregory Smallwood | May 26, 2018 | Uncategorized
Yesterday was Zoe’s Eleventh Birthday. Birthdays are always special in my family, and the ladies in my family are really good at looking young. I can’t count the number of times I heard “She doesn’t look eleven” yesterday – and my response was usually “She...
