I woke up grumpy this morning, but I think I have a good reason.  If you will indulge me for a moment, I think by the time I’m finished ranting you will understand. I have only had two jobs in my lifetime.  The first one was here, at the local grocery in my...

I forgot to include one picture from our fun-filled weekend in Atlanta – and I realized it in the middle of the afternoon Sunday.  It’s not earth shattering, but I suspect that some of you will be pleased to see it . . . Rubber Stamp Tapestry has returned to the...

We are in Lawrenceville, Georgia (NE of Atlanta) this weekend for our annual stop.  And I have the usual travelogue, which will come a little farther down the page.  But the best story of the weekend started on an icy Tuesday in Dayton . . . This was our...

In at least part of the country (unfortunately, MY part of the country), it is another snowy weekend, and The Weather Channel is already sending out horror stories about another major winter storm for the middle of next week.  And even if you’re a sports fan, the...

This post has been delayed for a week by the threat of snow . . . by actual snow . . . by fatigue from blowing snow . . . and by general procrastination.  Read on . . . I have been home from the Grapevine, Texas show for a week – but for a few days while I was...

Zoe has had a huge past couple of days.  It all started on Wednesday when she and I went to the store to pick up some items we needed to fill orders at the mail center.  I wish I had taken pictures, but I was too busy just watching – there were at least 30...

Karen called me Monday afternoon to see if I come up the store to take pictures of the Christmas Coupon Contest entries.  Honestly, with the hectic pace of my weekend, I had forgotten there even was a Christmas Coupon Contest.  But I took care of my...

For the past month or so, I have been planning a “quick-in/quick-out” trip to Southern Maryland over Christmas Weekend so I could represent our family as my brother-in-law’s three daughters were baptized on Sunday morning.  Even packed my camcorder so I could...

Zoe and I wish you all the very merriest of Christmases.  Here at our house, we had a new coating of snow overnight that gave fresh color to two weeks worth of graying slush.  The presents are opened, a Christmas cheesecake just came out of the oven, and I...

As promised, the free shipping offer is over.  We ran it more than twice as long as in previous years – and thanks to everyone who placed orders and took advantage of it.  So now we’re back to the same dilemma we have every year about this time.  The...