by Gregory Smallwood | Sep 25, 2018 | Uncategorized
I get that question a lot – “What do you do when you’re not on the road?”  I rarely seem to have problems staying busy.  I have been home since mid-August, but every day has been full – I have even had some time to work on a project or two at home. But most...				
					
			
					
				
															
					
					 by Gregory Smallwood | Aug 29, 2018 | Uncategorized
Yesterday was Mom’s birthday.  Her 79th – I have been around to celebrate 60 of them.  I always enjoyed having young parents – and I cherish still having them around.   Birthdays are always a big deal in my family – honestly, any excuse to get together...				
					
			
					
				
															
					
					 by Gregory Smallwood | Aug 14, 2018 | Uncategorized
It always seems like it would be easier to do a show in my own area, but the week of Stampaway USA in Cincinnati (aka “The I Get to Sleep in My Own Bed Show”) is always one of the most grueling of the year.  I know that part of it has to do with only being 40...				
					
			
					
				
															
					
					 by Gregory Smallwood | Aug 7, 2018 | Uncategorized
Last weekend was my first visit ever to Port Huron, Michigan – and the closest I have ever been to Canada without actually crossing the border.  The town is well-named – most everything I saw there had something to do with the lake, the river, or the bridge...				
					
			
					
				
															
					
					 by Gregory Smallwood | Jul 27, 2018 | Uncategorized
Congratulations to our friends Deb and Sam Solis (Stamp on It) — many of you have watched their children Talia and Jesse grow up on the road at shows . . .   This week, Deb and Sam became grandparents for the first time, as Talia and her husband welcomed...				
					
			
					
				
															
					
					 by Gregory Smallwood | Jul 25, 2018 | Uncategorized
Time to catch up on some pictures and stories and such from the past three shows or so . . . because once the Stamping Gala at our store and the 50s Preview Party for Stampaway in Cincinnati come in early August, my cell phone will fill up again. Joe and Kathy...