There’s a New Sheriff in Town . . .

by | Mar 9, 2015 | Uncategorized

At the first show I ever did, StampFest Orlando in 1997, about ten minutes before the show began Gene from Stamp Cabana came across the aisle to me and gave me a piece of advice that I have carried to this day – “Stampers are basically an honest lot.”  And he was...

Raising Our Kids . . .

by | Mar 8, 2015 | Uncategorized

From a vendor perspective, we have raised our kids on the show circuit.  Some kids were like mine, and actually know a little about life before conventions – Ryan was eight when we hit the road.  But others know nothing else . . . Alana and Noelle Lindeman...

We Interrupt This Travelogue . . .

by | Mar 7, 2015 | Uncategorized

While I suspect that many of you expected my next post to be a continuation of our Arizona journey, new product info comes first.  Friday while I was setting up the booth for the Indianapolis show this weekend, the March Distress Color of the Month was announced...

Arizona 2015 (Part 1) . . .

by | Mar 2, 2015 | Uncategorized

My brother Blake and I have been visiting Mom and Dad in Tucson since Wednesday.  We have been looking forward to escaping the Ohio Winter for quite a while, but it went right down to the last minute – we had to change planes in Dallas-Fort Worth on the way, and...

New Stuff on the Horizon . . .

by | Feb 21, 2015 | Uncategorized

Greetings from the Winter Wonderland – 6” more inches of winter got blown off my driveway this morning.  But not before I put this on my Facebook page . . . “Ah, the thrill of the Saturday morning scavenger hunt … wandering out onto a driveway covered with...