SEPTEMBER- A RACE TO THE FINISH LINE!

That's sure what it feels like! All of a sudden you realize, there's only four more weeks left to summer break! In other words; season is just around the corner and I don't have enough inventory!!! It went by so fast! I'm not sure how, but between the visiting, the…

OCTOBER – GETTING BACK TO WORK!

   …Down here October means the start of the new season… SNOWBIRD SEASON,  that is! They start migrating down here again, so we all have to get back to work! Most of us can't wait to get back to the hustle and bustle of the holidays, the awesome rush of…

JULY IS ROCKIN’ IN THE WORKSHOP!!!!!

July is jumpin' and the workshop is a rockin'! It may be hot outside, but my shop is nice and cool! I am truly in my "happy place"! It feels great to finally be working on all those projects and ideas that have been swirling around in my head for…

MAY; SEASONS CHANGE AGAIN!

 MAY; SEASONS CHANGE AGAIN!  Well, here spring is not the only season change, May starts our "down time". Things get a little quieter, a little slower, and a lot hotter! I still have four markets a week for May, but that's instead of 5 or 6. The snowbirds have all…

APRIL IS A REAL GEM!

  APRIL IS A REAL GEM! April has a birthstone of a DIAMOND! How can you not LOVE a month that revolves around diamonds? Remember, diamonds are a girl's best friend! I have diamond impregnated grinding wheels and diamond sintered saw blades, so I like to tell people I don't wear…

MARCH IS A BIG MONTH FOR FLORIDA!

MARCH is a big month for Florida! It could just be our busiest month of the year! The first month of spring, March has Palm Sunday, Easter, and St. patricks Day all in one! But, for us It's also important because this is when we have the biggest population, between…

NOVEMBER; FALL COLORS ARE DIFFERENT IN FLORIDA!

So, exactly how is it different? Well, we do have a change of season; the weather changes from boiling and wet to damn perfect! (yes I am rubbing it in!) People start planting the few things that didn't want to grow in the hot, hot, hot summer. The tides in the…

OCTOBER MARKS ANOTHER MILESTONE!

October means I have been here a year! Wow! Did that go by fast or what? At 2:15 pm on October 16th, 2014 I arrived in Florida to start a new chapter in my life. The past year has been full of  adventure, learning new things, challenges, and new discoveries. I…

SEPTEMBER; MORE THAN A SEASON CHANGE!

September is more than just a change from summer to fall, more than just switching from vacation mode to "back to work or school mode" . September is the last quarter of the year! So, this brings up the question; what have you done this year? Have you accomplished the goals you…

SIZZLING SUMMER SAVINGS IN AUGUST!

Summer is hot alright! Florida is piping hot! it is also quiet down here, as this is my new "slow season". I am trying to get used to that! I used to be slow in the winter months of January, February, half of March- because there is snow on the…