by Gregory Smallwood | Aug 2, 2009 | Uncategorized
I am in Detroit for a show this weekend (I’ll post pictures from that when I get back to work on Monday — thanks to all of you who came). But this is how my Saturday started . . .We were putting the finishing touches on our booth about an hour before the...
by Gregory Smallwood | Jul 29, 2009 | Uncategorized
The title is a little misleading — it’s actually the busiest ten days of the year for us. When we’re on the road, customers often mention that they’d like to come visit our store someday. This is the week I always recommend.For Karen and me,...
by Gregory Smallwood | Jul 23, 2009 | Uncategorized
One of the joys of driving to shows is the sights you see along the way. I don’t even mind reading the billboards along the interstates — some of them are entertaining and help keep me alert. But heading to Texas last week, I saw something I’ve never...
by Gregory Smallwood | Jul 19, 2009 | Uncategorized
After the show ended yesterday, I jumped in the truck and headed from Grapevine to Rangers Ballpark in Arlington (about 20 minutes south). Finding a place to park the truck is sometimes an adventure, but not here — I have been here twice before and know a good...
by Gregory Smallwood | Jul 18, 2009 | Uncategorized
If you have ever been in our store, you may have seen Gary’s father-in-law, Walter. He spends most of his day in the back, working on packaging and assembling paper packs and such and helping with the behind the scenes stuff. He is almost always there — 40...
