A Look Back . . .
This has been a week for retrospection – a look back 50 years into our past. On TV, in the newspaper, online – it was everywhere. Here is another – it is related, but only peripherally . . . I can't begin to count how many times I walked underneath...
17 Things . . .
There has been a trend on Facebook lately – people write a list of things that you may not know about them, and if you “like” the list you are rewarded with a number. Then you are supposed to write a similar list with that many things about yourself. It...
Surgery Updates and an Apology to DiGiornio . . .
I have heard from both of our surgery patients (or in Joe Krivitski’s case, a “representative”) . . .Kathy posted the following on her Facebook page Wednesday afternoon – “So it's been 24 hours since Joe's total hip replacement. He is doing ok despite being sore from...
Your Efforts Are Requested Again . . .
I got a message last night from our friend Joe Krivitski from Seaside Stampin’ Ink – he was scheduled to have a total hip replacement this morning at 8:45 and was requesting prayers from those folks who lifted up his wife Kathy, his daughter Danielle, and his...
An Update from Melinda . . .
Thanks to all of you who have flooded my friend Melinda Doster with prayers, cards and e-mails both before and after her recent surgery. I got an e-mail from her overnight with an update and a request that I post it, especially for those she hasn’t had a chance...
From Your Eyes to Ours . . . and Then to Our Website . . . and Then to Your Mailbox
I have always been indebted to our customers. Two of them changed my life 18 years ago when they wandered into the little front room of our print shop. They saw the stacks of paper and scraps that we sold by word of mouth to churches, teachers, etc., and...
New Item, Free Shipping, Weather Rants, and More . . .
You may have wanted to see that more than anything else I might have to say. Yep, our annual Free Shipping Offer has begun and will run through December 17. All of the fine print is in the fine print above – if you’re in the Continental U.S., all you...
The First Place in the World You Can Find Double Scoop Gelatos . . .
This is really exciting -- our friends at Faber-Castell contacted us on Wednesday evening with information about a brand new product. Double Scoop Gelatos are twice the size of their original gelatos -- and for the first time are available...
A Friendly Reminder . . .
If you’re like me and tend to wait until the last possible minute, here’s a friendly reminder that today – Halloween – October 31 – is the last day of the offer to get introductory pricing and free shipping in the Continental U.S. on several new items . . . Sizzix...
The Perks of My Advancing Years . . .
Monday, I received the first benefit of this stage of my life. I played golf with three friends at a nearby course I had never played before – the golf league that I play in during the summer ended six weeks ago, but for the first time in many years I wasn’t...