Some Family Members You Get to Choose . . .
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 . . . ...
Another Ice Cream Story . . .
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 cream!" So we had the...
A Young Lady of Many Talents . . .
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)...
After the Show Ends for the Day . . .
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...
You Need to Have a Birthday This Good . . .
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...
Mega Everything . . .
Spent last weekend in Novi, Michigan for the Great Lakes Mega Meet . . . about 200 miles – and 40-50 degrees – from my house. It was in the mid-80s at home the whole time I was gone, while in Novi it started in the mid-70s, then the mid-60s, then the upper-30s,...
Schedule Change for This Weekend . . .
From Christopher Alan at Brutus Monroe . . . "Christopher Alan regrets that he will be unable to attend the Great Lakes Mega Meet this weekend. Under medical advisement he has decided to take some time off to recharge and regroup. Please know that Christopher’s...
Winter to Summer in Less Than a Week . . .
Spent last weekend in Akron for Adventures in Stamping – it’s always one of the biggest shows of the year, and at the end of April the weather there could be anything from coveralls to shorts (and anything in-between). What we got was dreary and damp, with two...
Join “The Creative Crew” . . .
I have been hearing about this for a while . . . Lisa and Chris from our store have wanted to start a blog devoted primarily to the store, with make and takes and projects and tips and news and such. Found out yesterday that it has finally happened . . . And you...
Traveling Between the Snowfalls . . .
For those of us in the Midwest and Northeast, it has been a lousy Winter. Here in Southwestern Ohio, we haven’t had nearly the amount of snow that folks along the Great Lakes or the Atlantic Coast have had. But it has been cold, dreary and disgusting all...