WHEN LIFE GIVES YOU LEMONS…
…and lemon soap…and lemon candles, candies, cookies, pastries, salad dressing, Christmas ornaments and much more, you may just be on the Amalfi…and lemon soap…and lemon candles, candies, cookies, pastries, salad dressing, Christmas ornaments and much more, you may just be on the Amalfi[...]
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SUNDAY FUNDAY BRUNCH
COBBLESTONES.
Sundays. (Duh)
Find the menu.
All I’m gonna say… Coco Puffs infused vanilla-vodka and coffee martini and French Toast bread puddingCOBBLESTONES.
Sundays. (Duh)
Find the menu.
All I’m gonna say… Coco Puffs infused vanilla-vodka and coffee martini and French Toast bread pudding[...]
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HOPS AND PROPS!
Two weeks in a row, two restaurants, two incredible staffs, two grand slams.
Last week, moonstones hit it way out-of-the-park, with a 5 course wine dinner,Two weeks in a row, two restaurants, two incredible staffs, two grand slams.
Last week, moonstones hit it way out-of-the-park, with a 5 course wine dinner,[...]
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STREET CRED
I wrote recently about Lowell taking two steps forward, and one step back…a pattern that has gone on forever. (Or, the 21+ years I have been hereI wrote recently about Lowell taking two steps forward, and one step back…a pattern that has gone on forever. (Or, the 21+ years I have been here[...]
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TWO STEPS FORWARD…
For the 21+ years we have done business in Lowell, we/I have oft gotten exhausted from all the up and down!
It’s kind of like an amped up priestFor the 21+ years we have done business in Lowell, we/I have oft gotten exhausted from all the up and down!
It’s kind of like an amped up priest[...]
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LIFE AND DEATH AND FRIENDSHIP
On this beautiful and crisp autumn day, as my grandmother is in the hospital drawing closer to a sad and fateful day, and Janicia, one of our originalOn this beautiful and crisp autumn day, as my grandmother is in the hospital drawing closer to a sad and fateful day, and Janicia, one of our original[...]
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CREATURE
Lord help me.
I’m “that guy.”
It didn’t occur to me until this morning when I nearly tripped and fell on my face for the secondLord help me.
I’m “that guy.”
It didn’t occur to me until this morning when I nearly tripped and fell on my face for the second[...]
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WHAT DO CHICAGO, NEW YORK AND LOWELL HAVE IN COMMON?
Other “cultural factors”?
Hmm…let’s see;
Unemployment for everyone who applies?
Scaring away Brazilians and other emerging immigrantOther “cultural factors”?
Hmm…let’s see;
Unemployment for everyone who applies?
Scaring away Brazilians and other emerging immigrant[...]
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ASK ME WHAT DRIVES ME CRAZY!
So, the answer is many things, of course…
But, this ONE thing, the hardest thing I have found, to get across to our staff–and–it shouldSo, the answer is many things, of course…
But, this ONE thing, the hardest thing I have found, to get across to our staff–and–it should[...]
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IT TAKES A VILLAGE
A typical up and down Sunday came to a sobering halt. And then a 180 degree turn, in one of those moments of monumental clarity– “Prioritize,
A typical up and down Sunday came to a sobering halt. And then a 180 degree turn, in one of those moments of monumental clarity– “Prioritize,[...]
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