Birthdays are exciting and momentous occasions, especially for children. My twin boys, Marco and Dominic, were turning three and nothing but the best cake would do. Extravagantly rich and decadent birthday cakes from Extraordinary Desserts have been the tradition in our family circle for some years. But this year I thought I’d break […]
A few weeks ago, I paid a visit to the newest independent retailer in our area to congratulate the owner and welcome them to the neighborhood. John and I have always made a point of doing this ever since we opened our shop over eight years ago. Our neighborhood of South Park has […]
This past weekend John was perusing an issue of Boat & RV Trader. My first reaction was “Boat ownership! That is one helluva money pit.” John’s response was to say that our business has created a money pit for us. The operating expenses of our business has been, at times, the […]