by Gregory Smallwood | Dec 11, 2009 | Uncategorized
I got an excited call from Karen just after I got home last night. You may recall from last month that her birthday card from Scott and Alexis announced that Karen and David will become grandparents for the first time in the spring. Well, Scott called last night to...
by Gregory Smallwood | Dec 10, 2009 | Uncategorized
Charlotte Adkins has worked with us for years, first at the mail center and more recently at our retail store. About three weeks ago, she took a day off for a chance to hobnob with a celebrity and finally has evidence to prove it.Charlotte and her son, Josh, headed...
by Gregory Smallwood | Dec 8, 2009 | Uncategorized
Yesterday was a yearly milestone in our part of the country — the “first snowfall of the winter” (you’ll be hearing Karen Carpenter in your head for the rest of the day — you’re welcome).Now those of you in the south may cringe, and...
by Gregory Smallwood | Nov 30, 2009 | Uncategorized
The first part of this post is for the locals. Apparently we had an ad for our retail store in the Friday, Saturday, and Sunday editions of the Dayton Daily News. I say “apparently” because it was in the “garage sale” section of the...
by Gregory Smallwood | Nov 21, 2009 | Uncategorized
Everybody knows Karen, and the locals all know Joanne from visits to our store. But Thelma and Louise? This is a story worth telling . . .Several years ago, we scheduled a show in St. Paul, Minnesota. I don’t remember why I didn’t go (probably a school...
by Gregory Smallwood | Nov 18, 2009 | Uncategorized
I got an e-mail this afternoon from our friend Bonnie Boyle — for the first time in years, she is accepting new orders for Genesis Trimmers.This is a plug from me for something we do not sell — the only place you can get a Genesis Trimmer is from Bonnie at...
