WEEK #31 JULY 28th – AUGUST 3rd

Dear Customers,              Every summer when August rolls around it reminds me of a typical 3-day weekend.  June is the equivalent of Friday night – lots to do and lots of time to do it!  July is like a Saturday – still plenty of time to enjoy yourself but you feel things nearing the end. …

WEEK #30 JULY 21st – 27th

Dear Customers,             The first air conditioner was invented in 1902 by Willis Carrier of Buffalo as a solution to a specific problem faced by a printing company needing precise temperature and humidity control.  Initially, air conditioning was used primarily for industrial purposes until it was incorporated into movie theatres some twenty years later.             …

WEEK #29 JUL 14th-20th, 2025

Dear Customers,             So many times, cooking without a well-documented recipe has gotten me into trouble.  Maybe I’m “inventing” something that incorporates several fixings that I included “just because I like them!”  Other times, the proper temperature, cooking method and time allotted have eluded me.  The worst thing that can happen is that you can…

WEEK #28 JULY 7-13th, 2025

Dear Customers,             With the Fourth of July now behind us, that makes two out of the three patriotic holidays of the summer in the books.  All that is left is Labor Day on the first Monday of September.             It’s ironic that we wait through all the cold, stormy weather to get to summer…