When I laid out my original store nearly eight years ago I used nothing but hand drawn sketches to render the final layout.  Since then I've made changes and added…

Paper, pens, a new notebook or two, and a ruler were the usual list of back-to-school supplies I used to present to my parents.  It was a shock to me…

For the past few days I've been cleaning my Gardner store in anticipation of completely remodeling the main showroom.  Cleaning at my shop generally means reorganizing parts, breaking out the…

Before I dive into this week's article I want to apologize for using a word incorrectly last week.  I did not realize the word had alternate meanings until it was…