The Morning After . . .
You were just certain you were through with me after a solid week of daily posts, weren’t you? I thought so too, but when I got to the store late this morning, the difference between last week and this week was so striking that I felt the need to share it. The...
The Big Day Arrives . . .
After driving home from the Preview Party, editing and posting the pictures, doing the laundry that I forgot to do once I got back from Detroit, and oh yeah – getting a precious few hours of sleep, it was back to Cincinnati. Stampaway USA XVIII had finally...
Setup Becomes a Logistical Nightmare for the Vendors . . .
I never saw the store on Friday. Instead, we spent the morning jockeying for unloading position behind the Sharonville Convention Center – we were greeted by an amazing sight . . . This is the view from the loading dock – for those of you familiar with this...
Day Four: Another Trailer in the Parking Lot and a North Carolina Reunion
When I came into the store on Thursday, I came in the back door and around the corner, and walked straight into Libby Friel’s “baby romper” make it/take it. She was doing half-hour shifts and everything seemed to be moving smoothly, but I started to wonder when...
A Busy Day Three That Ultimately Goes to the Dog . . .
I made two trips to the store on Wednesday. The first was about lunchtime, and the place was rocking. This is not an unusual sight during the Stamping Gala . . . Stacey Richardson (and family) were busy demoing Sweet Stamps’ new Shapes die inks (at least 60 colors –...
Day Two of the Gala Features a Big BIG Bus . . .
This was the first thing I saw when I came around the corner this afternoon. Might not mean much to you, but those of us on the stamp show circuit know that this means the Sweet Stamps caravan is in town . . . Sure enough, I found Stacey Richardson inside doing...
Rushing Back from Novi and Into the Stamping Gala . . .
When we get back from a show, I often take a day off to mow my grass, rest, catch up on errands (you get the idea). Karen does, too. But not this week – not with the Stamping Gala in full swing starting on Monday. It’s an all hands on deck event . ....
Racing the Computer Battery . . .
Strange title? Not when you realize that part of my laptop cord is frayed and it isn’t working anymore. Thankfully, I ordered a new one last week and it’s sitting on my desk at work. Doesn’t help me now, though, so I’m racing to get this finished...
A Stroke of Luck I Get to Keep for Four Years . . .
My driver’s license photo is always lousy – always. Every four years, I sit down at the license bureau and I swear they wait until I look my goofiest before the photo is snapped. Then I’m stuck with it for four years. Today was that day again. So I...
A Special Offer for the Novi Crowd This Weekend
We’re going to have something special in our booth in Novi, Michigan this weekend – a very limited supply (that would be less than ten each) of 24 of the new dies that Spellbinders just released at CHA last week! A month before they’ll actually ship to...