The Difference Between Rain and Snow? 500 Miles . . .
When we go south in the winter, I usually expect an improvement in the weather. Not this year – two trips since the first of the year have sent us to Texas and Georgia, and each was experiencing its coldest weather in at least 20 years. Last Thursday, I...
The Evos Go to Lawrenceville . . .
I took so many pictures last weekend while we were in Atlanta. Then I came home to two days of snow. It was probably about time -- I have been out of town twice since the first of the year, and we had snowstorms at home both times. But the weather gods are getting...
Two Completely Trivial and Unrelated Thoughts
On Tuesday, I sent out a note to the Marco's E-Mail List before I left for Atlanta. In it, I mentioned that it was Groundhog Day and the official groundhog had seen his shadow, therefore guaranteeing another six weeks of winter. But in Ohio, where the sun NEVER shines...
An Excuse to Dig Your Old Bundt Pan Out of the Cupboard . . .
This cake is REALLY good. I got the recipe after one of our carry-in lunches at the store about 15 years ago. One of our printing customers retired and came to work for us part-time, and her boyfriend brought this cake along. Now I'll admit that it sounds strange to...
Update on the Spellbinders Scavenger Hunt
I got an e-mail on Saturday from Beth at Spellbinders who had seen my grumbling about their Blog Party. I was informed that not all of their new dies were released that way -- in fact, there were 13 more that I had missed! But here's the difference -- she went over...
Another Trip into the Time Machine . . .
For the second time in three weeks, I spent some time back in high school over the weekend. I got an e-mail from Lynn last week that she was trying to put together an "Impromptu Gathering" of some of our classmates at a sports bar about 20 minutes from my house. I...
After Further Review . . .
A peek inside my head -- "I need to word the following very carefully so I don't overdo my distaste for the Spellbinders' blog party concept they use to release their new dies . . ."After I spent a good bit of time pouring through blogs to find all of Spellbinders'...
Bunches and Bunches of New Stuff on the Way . . .
I have spent a lot of the past two days getting flyers into the store to keep our customers up-to-date with the new items that our suppliers were introducing at CHA in Anaheim over the weekend (no, I wasn't there -- I was freezing in Ohio as usual). Seems a shame not...
A Bright Future for the Tim Holtz Crowd
Donna Weibel was holding another of her Tim Holtz classes when I was at the store on Saturday. Donna likes to use the tables back in the prep area -- she has room to spread out and lots of privacy.She also has plenty of room to move around and give individualized...
Our Last Zindorfian Invasion . . .
Some of you know Michelle Zindorf. Some of you wish you knew Michelle Zindorf. Some of you are envious because we do and you don't. And some of you have no idea what I'm talking about . . .I have told this story before, but it's worth retelling. In July 2008, I got an...