by Gregory Smallwood | Jun 6, 2009 | Uncategorized
I have to admit that I love it when people go out of their way to make my job easier. Connie Vogt did the Make It/Take It in our store on Wednesday, and she knew that I was scrambling to get everything done so I could load the truck and head out for the Springfield,...
by Gregory Smallwood | Jun 2, 2009 | Uncategorized
Some of you will notice that it has been almost a week since I last rambled incoherently (of course, others have enjoyed the silence) . . .As soon as I finish this, I will go into New England Mode. This weekend is one of the biggest shows of the year —...
by Gregory Smallwood | May 27, 2009 | Uncategorized
I’m sure a lot of you take classes at your local store. I never realized how much prep time goes into one until we started offering classes in our store and I noticed that the teachers are always there! So today I’m offering a look behind the scenes for...
by Gregory Smallwood | May 25, 2009 | Uncategorized
I think everyone has a snickerdoodle recipe. This one came from my wife, and she got it from the Betty Crocker Cookbook when she was little. I was always a chocolate chip cookie kid, so I had never had snickerdoodles (and I thought the name was silly) until we started...
by Gregory Smallwood | May 21, 2009 | Uncategorized
This is the Make It/Take It card that Dawn Cutter led in our store last Wednesday. Dawn was very thorough — gave me a detailed list with supply and assembly instructions. Now that you’ve seen where we’re headed, this is how to get there. It’s...
