Well, the headline may mislead you but I’m okay with that. 🙂 The Christmas shopping help didn’t come in the form of carrying bags, picking out items, etc but as I started wrapping the gifts that were going to go under trees, I realized several of them started with a seed planted on a farm. I don’t think about it… Read More
This year I was very blessed during the holidays as I have been in the past. We had a great gathering of family and friends, making room for anyone who wanted to show up at the house to sleep or table to eat. I also loved the very real reminder that the holidays do not have to be the consumer… Read More
For the family I’m with this year, it seems pretty clear, this is a Kinect Christmas. I guess I should have known last weekend when I did virtually all my last shopping by going online and purchasing several things at Best Buy for in-store pickup. See, I love that I can browse all the games, etc and have them ready… Read More
Just over a week ago, my sister and I made the trip to London from Liverpool. We had reservations at a hotel right at Heathrow and since I had an early flight home, we decided to get a bite of dinner at the hotel restaurant and call it a night. Once we got to our room, there were a few… Read More
My day has had huge ups and downs already. I was celebrating having accomplished my shopping, wrapping and shipping and just a few minutes later I saw a tweet from my friend Amy of @KYFarmersMatter. It was simple and just like that the lights dimmed for me. https://twitter.com/#!/KyFarmersMatter/statuses/148781007833804800 Another friend of ours had already replied and the next tweet caused my… Read More
I was picking up a few things here and there this weekend and was reminded of labels that has always made me roll my eyes. It brought to mind the recent post by Brian at The Farmers Life and I had to do a #BSLabels post. The idea that “one size fits all” is nuts. Granted, some marketers have figured… Read More
