Could We Be a More Focused "Local Movement"?

Thursday May 9th: Some days I pause for a few seconds and think.....what if I did this full-time, this semi-obsessive pursuit of small business promotion? 🤔 And then I think, well, that would drive people away from the page pretty darn fast if I was posting even more, writing blogs and dumping the chaos of stuff out of my brain. 😂

Choose Indie Businesses to Spend Better (Simple Truths)

Decisions about where we buy = conscious actions that shape our world. Maybe not today, or this week, or next month, but each of our daily choices casts a shadow or a light on the future. Which would you choose your footprint to reflect?

Read More, Scroll Less

On this #ibd2024 Eve, I have to post this startlingly simple image. Although I don't have kids, I work in a field where we see the good, bad, and ugly side of social media and technology, so this hit home. (PARENTS....if you can inspire minds, spark imagination, keep your kids from going over the toxic precipice that is online insanity.....DO THAT).

Independent Yarn Stores

Saturday, April 27th is Local Yarn Store Day, a celebration of indie retailers, lovers of handcrafts, and passionate people who are out there making the world a little bit better with their shops and stores. We recognize many of these holidays throughout the year over on our Facebook page; matter of fact, Independent Bookstore Day is also happening on the 27th, Local Record Store Day was April 20th, and there are countless other occasions every month.

Why THIS Bakery matters (and why our choices STILL matter)

8:30 on a brisk spring Saturday morning.....I've already been up early to feed and walk the pack of rescued doggies, but went back to bed, where to be perfectly honest, I could stay for hours. 😅