Lingering Later
When the time passes by so quickly that you didn’t realize you were lingering later than your normal bedtime (and the kids) it was a good night. When the winter chill has you indoors, the setting sun doesn’t give you Read More …
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Quick Service
For years, I worked in the quick service industry. Today I was asked to tell that story. It was fun to reiminsce and describe how I feel got from there to here. Now, I linger and enjoy things that take Read More …
Celebrate New
Any day is a good day to celebrate new things but every year, our society chooses to recognize the first day of the year. It is just a symbolic day but one that was selected through math, science and time. Read More …
Never Too Cold
Whoever said it is never too cold may have been thinking something else. Maybe they were talking about beer. Maybe they were talking about the ice in the hockey rink. Maybe they lived somewhere colder than where we are now. Read More …
Repeat Customer
Everyone loves a repeat customer…the work really, terribly hard to get your attention and keep it. They are friendly, polite, offer benefits to those who come back again and again. Even better, when you are the repeat customer and you Read More …
Twinkle Lights and Dreams
As we close in on the last couple of days before Christmas, we start our annual tradition of decorating the tree. Up until now, it has been just fresh evergreen and aromatic; now it is filled with twinkle lights and Read More …
Give Yourself Permission
Over this long holiday weekend, did you give yourself permission? To over indulge? or To say no to another slice of pie even though they already cut it for you? To buy nothing? or To buy everything you needed/wanted to Read More …
Days Then Hours
The count down to the holidays start with weeks of planning…it always seems like we have more than enough days then hours left, until – just like that – it is over. There is always great anticipation, a little bit Read More …
Everybody Around the Table
In our home and all of our family, we have an age old tradition where we say grace and then finish with a sing-songy affirmation of how we love everybody around the table. My grandmother started this (probably my grandfather, Read More …
The 7 Stages of the Holidays
While this may not apply to everyone, here are what I think are the 7 stages of the holidays. Anticipation. Planning. Shopping. Nervousness. Work. Accomplishment. Relief. Many of these stages require coffee, others require patience. Some just need you to Read More …