Last week the Butcher’s wife was a little under the weather. I did yard work on Monday, and paid for it dearly the rest of the week. I had itchy eyes, a scratchy throat, and then no voice. It was not a fun week last week. There was one really bright spot. My neighbors, Dr. Mike Jack (orthodontist extraordinaire in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio) and his lovely wife Cindy, made home-made biscotti for me. It was really Cindy that did the baking; However, I…
Yesterday was the Butcher’s Birthday, and what a day it was. The day before we had just discovered we had a family of raccoons living in our crawl space. We met one of the little critters last night. I have been fighting laryngitis, and I finally lost the fight yesterday. It really wasn’t starting off to be a great day. The Butcher had requested barbecued ribs for dinner. I got into the store yesterday morning, and brought him donuts. The Butcher…
I believe Jim Carrey starred in a movie called, “The Cable Guy”. I haven’t seen it. I’m not a huge Jim Carrey fan; however I couldn’t help thinking about that movie title as my day unfolded yesterday. I have had internet with a company for over 20 years. I called the cable company and told them that I had horrible cable connection. On a daily basis I had to unplug my modem and my wireless router and then replug them back in to…
I have wanted to have a Farmer’s Market at Sherman Provision for at least 10 years. I was never sure if there would be enough room to host the Market. I wasn’t really sure how to get started. In March 2012 I was talking to Ty Stewart, a great customer and supporter. I mentioned I would like to have a Farmer’s Market at Sherman Provision. That was all it took. Ty was engaged. He made things happen…fast! He filled out…