Some Things
There are some things that just make you smile. The sound of the bells ringing, leading into your favorite Christmas Carol. The twinkling lights on houses, making them appear warm and bright – it is cold, but still it looks Read More …
Category: food
Take 5
There is a really yummy candy bar, named Take 5 and it was a life changing thing for me. It was launched by Hershey quite a few years ago when I was a candy buyer – right around the time Read More …
One or the Other
Some people think it’s one or the other…It isn’t always an either or choice. Sometimes it’s both. Chocolate and vanilla? Cream and sugar? Football and baseball or hockey and basketball? Boys or girls. (Ahem, perhaps I should say, Men or Read More …
Clear Skies
Even though we need the rain that we have had – steady, street flooding, Seattle-like rain – I wish we had clear skies. The crisp evenings of fall make for wonderful star gazing…dreaming and thinking about what can be. We Read More …
Be Tempted
It is hard not to be tempted to do things that you don’t think you should do. The e-mail this weekend (and for the last few years around this time of year) promotes any and everything that you may or Read More …
Abundance
Thanksgiving is a celebration of abundance, starting with that first harvest – which we’re no longer dependent upon any longer – not really anyway. We have more food than anyone should ever have in one meal, and then, we eat Read More …
Almost There
We are almost there…the first holiday concert of the season. Who can be sad, stressed out or mad once the holidays are here to enjoy? White Christmas. Three Ships. Oh, Christmas Tree. We are almost there, two more days of Read More …
Making Work Fun
There is nothing better that a company can do than making work fun for it’s employees. I don’t think I have ever – except maybe at Disney World – seen so many happy smiling people in a retail store. Certainly Read More …
Fill The Void
No matter what happens, we, as humans need to fill the void. Whether it is an empty store, a spot in the cupboard that used to hold food – speaking of food – maybe it is a grumbling belly after Read More …
Saying Good Bye
We are always sad saying good bye to retailers who have won our hearts. This weekend, we walked over to the coffee shop to pick up breakfast – we had to choose take out because we were too busy to Read More …