A Young Lady of Many Talents . . .

by | 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)...

After the Show Ends for the Day . . .

by | 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...

You Need to Have a Birthday This Good . . .

by | 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...

Mega Everything . . .

by | May 16, 2018 | Uncategorized

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 . . .

by | May 8, 2018 | Uncategorized

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 . . .

by | May 4, 2018 | Uncategorized

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...