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It's just another day, or is it? This morning I was reading a little history about the month of January. The history revealed that the Roman calendar only had 10 months, starting with March and ending in December. The days of January and February were dismissed as "unnamed expanses of dark days." Frankly, it kind of sums up how I feel about this time of year. It's darker and colder than most other times of year. The outdoors does not call to me nor does it need to. My garden lays dormant and there is nothing much in the way...

The holiday season is a time where social media is inundated with reminders to support small businesses. The usually list of reasons includes things how money spent at a small business recirculates into the same communities more than money spent at corporations. Small businesses give back more to the community and their customer service is often better than you will get at big box stores. Small businesses often provide more diversity in terms of available goods, products, or services and these small businesses provide greater economic impact.  But there is something else. Something I haven't been able to quite put...

We made a shop in about two days! It was fast but our hearts were full with the excitement of Holly Days and being apart of this lovely historic building. We just wanted to share a few images from the shop and give you some information about when you might be able to visit us there again.  Myself, Angie, and Luke loaded everything from the shop and brought it all over to the Arcade on Monday morning. We spent the day cleaning and drilling and getting all the furniture in place. Then I spent the following two days bringing more...

This morning as I was shuffling around the house doing various chores, drinking coffee, and enjoying a relaxing morning exercise of qi gong I was pondering what topic I wanted to explore on my blog post for the week. By now I have at least two lists in notebooks so if I really can't come up with something I can consult those lists. I was saved from having to rely on my past self as a resounding feeling of gratitude overcame me.  Gratitude.  Could I really write an entire blog post about gratitude? Sure. Why not! A marketing expert would...