Small Biz Friday

The Windsor Theatre in Hampton, Iowa is a non-profit organization.  It’s housed in a brick building that also includes four apartments, a basement where a portion is used by the Jaycees as a meeting hall and an office.  The building was constructed in 1917 and they are celebrating 100 years of being in business. Back…

1n 1921 Carl Borcherding built a house.  It’s believed to be a mail order house from Sears and Roebuck.  This house was on the family farm and three generations lived in it before it became the bed and breakfast it is today. Donnis Borcherding, her daughter Lacey Elphic and family friend Crystal Cross now run…

There’s a little place in Clarion, Iowa called Grounded.  You can eat breakfast, lunch and dinner there. Mel and I went for brunch one Sunday.  There was an area buffet – potatoes, gravy, hot beef and more. Of course you wanted a muffin or scone or bread pudding – and they had it.  Coffee! I…

I was surfing Facebook one night and ran across a picture of an extremely cool, hand sewn bag — asian inspired, padded, perfect for an iPad.  JUST what I needed! It was on sale on the Thursday night special, on an etsy store called Shaggy Baggy.  I went to the website, browsed for a long…

It’s that time of year.  Cool mornings just perfect for a walk or run.  We’re wearing longer sleeves and even a light jacket.  The heat coming up from the ground no longer burns our knees. It’s Fall! This year we have a new, local business in the county.  We’ve been graced with a little bit…