Whether you live up around Wilmington, in central Delaware or in one of the many beautiful communities hugging the ocean or bays, you probably do the bulk of your grocery shopping at big supermarkets. The good news is that you can usually get just about anything you’d like. The not-so-good news is that the experience […]
There’s a quirky state-of-mind that many Delaware residents have developed over the past few years: “I will never, ever buy a store-bought peach again. Instead, I will endeavor to eat them by the score during the few weeks of summer when they can be purchased in the absolute prime state of yumminess.” Okay, that’s corny, […]
Shop Small Saturday is a day dedicated to patronizing community-based businesses that have a positive impact right where you live. In 2010 American Express founded Shop Small: Small Business Saturday. This cause helps support local economies and promotes vibrant, diverse communities. It happens each year on the Saturday after Thanksgiving, and it’s dedicated to getting […]
Patti Brown and her company BCD Closets (Behind Closed Doors) are the people to call for custom closets and storage solutions for your entire home. If your home improvement list includes closet organization, their quality is exceptional and the prices are very fair compared to others like California Closets. When Bill and I were planning […]
What can I say about Salvaged and Haute Interiors? Since Salvaged and Haute Interiors began in 2012 their business has been exploding and once they opened on Coastal Highway just outside Lewes, next to Surf Bagel, Brynn Byerly and Michelle Hepting have become our local answer to HGTV! Whatever they touch they improve and make […]
Every day there seems to be a new fitness craze and a new studio opening. Whether it is a new Barre Studio or Yoga Studio or some type of exercise I’ve never heard of before, when one opens, it seems like ten more follow! Will they all survive and prosper? Then there are the ones […]
“Since moving to Delaware in 2000, I have been truly impressed by the quality of restaurants in all parts of the state. Starting in Newark in Northern Delaware, Bill and I were among the first to discover Caffe Gelato that year when it first opened. Even though we now live in Lewes, we always make […]
I am taking a page from American Express’s Small Business Saturday promotion and starting what I call, Local Business Tuesday. As a small business owner myself, I make it a practice to support other local businesses and that is made easy by all the great small businesses here in Delaware. That is one reason we […]
I thought that I would share with you some of my favorite local jewelry designers located right here in Delaware. Most of them I have bought from on multiple occasions and their pieces are ones I wear again and again. I have never been one for regular jewelry store jewelry, except for my wedding and […]
