by Gregory Smallwood | Nov 28, 2017 | Uncategorized
Tough choices every year – the locals get really creative when we have our annual “Make Your Own Coupon” Contest. And the best part for me is that I am not one of the judges – I merely take pictures and report the results. I also don’t know what the prizes...
by Gregory Smallwood | Nov 21, 2017 | Uncategorized
I was invited to a birthday party on my block a couple of weeks ago – my friend Aeridan turned seven. Birthday wish lists are easy these days – his was posted on Amazon. Looked through it and found something that appealed to me – a couple of clicks later,...
by Gregory Smallwood | Oct 31, 2017 | Uncategorized
I know that some of you plan far ahead and travel long distances to come and see us at shows – so I am probably going to say this several times over the next few months . . . most of the Heirloom shows are going to be Friday/Saturday in 2018. This will not apply...
by Gregory Smallwood | Oct 27, 2017 | Uncategorized
It’s one of our favorite family traditions, every year since Ryan was little. In late October, we plan a night to carve pumpkins. Ryan and I were always “freehanders”, but when Emily joined the mix, she introduced us (mostly me) to stencils. And we...
by Gregory Smallwood | Oct 26, 2017 | Uncategorized
More thing I have observed during the past few weeks . . . This nice lady won a door prize to our booth at the show in Fort Wayne three weeks ago – she is 86 years old, and said this was the first time in her life that she ever won anything. Her second time came...