The differences in life between here and there – where “there” is wherever you travel for business without the family – are great (as in divergent.) Besides the great distances, the hours, the time zone changes, it’s the lifestyle. Staying out late. Read More …
When you start a conversation you can ask a question, but are you really looking for the answer, or just waiting to move on to the real issue? A simple: How are you? Did you like your meal? How did Read More …
So, the debate continues. I have had at least 3 exchanges so far with our fresh grocer, and at this point, I am not ecstatic. I of course, had to go to the grocery store today, and that doesn’t always Read More …
The true merit and success or failure of a new business is how they handle their first major crisis. We (my husband, our former fellow franchise owners and I) know all about the ways that weather can impact your fresh Read More …
Isn’t it romantic to celebrate with your loved ones? No matter the occasion, no matter the season, it is always a good time for love. Whether you have time today or not, things went your way or didn’t…there is always Read More …
I wholeheartedly support giving someone, or a business, a second chance. Things happen. (Well, you know…) Traffic Snow Rain Traffic due to above mentioned snow or rain Slippery rails (anyone who has traveled SEPTA knows that delayed train excuse) Sick Read More …
No matter the team, the city (or even the sport) we can all agree on beer. At least that’s what Bud Light would have us believe. I am a big fan of Super Bowl commercials, most definitely more than the Big Read More …
Sometimes, you have to give it all you’ve got to be competitive. Being open, late on a Saturday night, isn’t easy. Especially when you’re a bakery. This place we like in the town up the road is open early and Read More …
When you walk into your place, what you see is different than what everyone else sees. People tend to be more critical of their own spaces, than others. Unless… That place is a restaurant. Then, the patrons may see the Read More …
“We had extras!” is what the the new trainee, who spoke very clearly and precisely into the drive-thru speaker system, said as she handed us a bag, on top of the dozen and the hash browns. They were free donuts. Read More …