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Sunday, August 15, 2010

Midwest Summer

There was a time this past winter when the first snow fell, and I stood by the window in our back yard admiring the naked limbs of the trees lined with the prettiest snowfall. For a month or so it kind of made me feel warm and fuzzy to add another layer of clothing, walk outside and grab the neighbor's dogs for trounce through the snow. We took that walk regularly, it made me more tolerant of the winter which I struggle to endure each year.

February of each year finds me online looking at travel deals to warm destinations, somewith Bahama Mamas and Beaches. I find I spend and inordinate amount of time doing this. Sooner or later some rationale wins out and I'm pressing the BOOK NOW button. It could be a rental property that needs attention, a trade show that must be attended a friend or relative who really needs my presence, or a vacation spot I must see ...... you name it and I've probably rationalized it.

In the midst of a REALLY LONG WINTER this past year I said out loud, "I will not complain about the heat this summer!" "I mean it". So here I sit, In the depths of August, and all I can say is...Whew, what a nice hot summer. No, I'm not complaining, I love summer. I love getting up and sitting on the deck drinking my coffee listening to the birds and other critters. I love to watch my 94 year old father get on his John Deere and mow 90 acres of land which is his salvation. He talks about how beautiful his property looks (and it does) in the proudest fashion possible. He gives credit to the good Lord, who he says, is the most beautiful painter. It could however, also be his undoing, since he seems to have an argument with every tree limb out there and they are winning the war against his ever thinning skin! (Note to self, make Dr. appt. tomorrow for his most recent war wound)

Ahh, summer in the Midwest. Warm, humid, green, really green, driving to the lake, visiting wineries, seeing neighbors you weren't sure lived there anymore, grilling, swimming and just sitting....yeah, I'll take it for as long as I can get it!

Saturday, April 17, 2010

Okay, soooo we went to a wedding in Texas! Pretty cool, no cookie table, and you would know how I feel about that if you happen to have read my Post on cookie tables. I was disappointed....I survived by eating the very tasty cake that was served however. (Each and every flavor) Wedding traditions are so different in different areas. We here in NE Ohio think we have to serve a 3 course meal with crazy amounts of desserts or we're just not doing our part. Other parts of the country are finger foods and a cake. I enjoy going to weddings in other areas and seeing the different traditions and enjoying all of them.

Texas is big and I think everything really IS big in Texas. Someone who I sat next to on the flight to Dallas said she grew up there and we giggled when she said "You can drive a REALLY long time and STILL be in Texas." We didn't get to experience as much of the state as I would like to have, in fact darn little, but that will be another trip.

Going from 80 degree temps in Dallas, to 14 Degrees when we flew into Colorado to stay with our daughter( she attended the wedding as well) was just not fair! How do you pack one suitcase for all those temperatures? Easter was spent at a cool Tapas Restaurant in Denver. Dinner was excellent. Somehow the altitude really gets to me initially. Takes a few days to get past it. So we spent the night and Headed to Breckenridge.

All in all it was an awesome trip, great to see a lot of friends and family. Revisit a really cool mountain town, soak in the hot springs in Glenwood Springs, Co. and drive through the scenery on the way to Glenwood.......breathtaking....really! I would do that again in a minute.

Lots of the stores and restaurants I sell biscotti to were low and I jumped right into work. Now I'm preparing for Mother's Day gifting.....the website looks awesome and we have an attractive, well priced product featured for it....postcards are going out next week.

Have a great week!

Friday, February 26, 2010

Back to the world of the living! What a crazy December and January! Biscotti was definitely a big gift item because I sure didn't get to take my head out of the oven for long. Now I've experience some hot flashes in my day, but this was like a wave of heat that left me begging for the ice pack! I thought January was going to be slow with all the new found diet commitments, but nope, still lots of biscotti cravings going around.

To all that helped in any fashion to make Mary C's Holiday Season such a success......a big THANK YOU! The website was successful, some glitches need addressed and some lessons will be taken from the season, but I couldn't have asked for more support and positive comments than we received. It was enough to make for a proud business owner!! How awesome our customers were, many ordering multiple times.

I am currently in Nevada attending a huge gift show to make sure all your future gift giving is as appealing to the eyes as it is to the taste buds. Make sure to check the Mary C's Biscotti website out in the next few weeks for updates!

Now on to other interesting things. Did you read the post about the cookie table? How coincidental that the New York Times did an article on the cookie table craze in our area right after my post....pretty cool. The idea came from my daughter's boyfriend who is an awesome writer. (I know, I should get some pointers) He attended some weddings in our neck of the woods and thought it was a really interesting tradition. I thought why not share a little of this with the world? Obviously someone else thought it was noteworthy as well! Take a minute to read it as well as the NY times article .

I hope you enjoyed today's post, I am going to make a great effort to blog on a weekly basis, I hope you'll join me to keep up with Mary C's Biscotti and my thoughts about things in general. Reply to me, I'd love to hear from you!