If you have a business, or are planning to start one, the best resource you could possibly have is SCORE. This government sponsored organization is composed of mostly retired successful business executives who can advise and help you with all aspects of your business. I encountered SCORE …

I build a lot of very high end custom computers, but I do not keep many parts in stock because I never know what my customers are going to want. I only keep a few of the most simple and basic used parts on hand, like an extra video …

I have two great loves in life aside from my husband, my children and my pets. One of them, sadly, is cigarettes. I just can’t live without them. But this review is certainly not to promote that (don’t start smoking kids!). It is to promote my other great love, …

My family has been to Creative Kitchens several times for various improvement projects in our house. Every time the staff has been extremely helpful, professional, and courteous. They are also not afraid to be honest with you. They have recently had problems with their suppliers because the suppliers have …

Times are really hard these days and I try to cut corners where I can. In order to save money, I now take the time to have my bags and shoes repaired instead of replacing them with new ones. So when my newly-bought rubber shoes came apart at the …

The Old Washoe Station is located between Reno and Carson City.
The Old Washoe Station is a Texeco station, but offers so much more.
Because of it’s location, the owner has added many things to make it helpful to the locals.
If you forgot something for dinner you can stop by and …

F Salon and Body Spa has hundreds of franchises throughout the country. What makes it click is its very affordable yet excellent services offered. I’d say its rates remain unbeatable that’s why they are getting the lion’s share of the market. Take for example the foot spa service for …

Kruse’s Feed and Hardware is located in Washoe Valley, Nevada off of Eastlake Blvd. The drive is very beautiful, and Kruse’s sits in a small complex of businesses.
Kruse’s offers so many things to the local small community. I had a broken water pipe and instead of driving …

Every Sunday streets and parks across the city of Quito are closed to cars. Hundreds of people on bikes can be seen riding across the cobblestoned streets of Old Town on their way to the new town. One agency in town that allows travelers visiting the city …

Emigh Hardware has been in business for over a hundred years. I haven’t been around for all of that, but I have grown up with this Ace-associated business and have frequented the hardware store many times over the decades.
Of all the businesses I’ve grown up with, this one …

Any time we have any problems with our vehicles, we go to Schrader’s Repair. Mr. Schrader has a not real fancy and not real big buisness. My husband has been going to Schrader’s since way back before we ever met. He has been in business at his same little …

The Red Crow Studio is an art studio located in North Park, San Diego in the heart of the famed art community on Ray Street. It’s proprietor, Laura Crow, opened this shop as a way to combine her two loves: art, and tattooing people (both of which …

It was my birthday and I told my boyfriend that I wanted a nice thin chain to go around my neck. Silver preferably. So there is a mall named Center City Mall in Chaguanas, Trinidad and they literally have about four or five different jewelry stores there!
We looked in …

The M.N. Pashion Memorial Bookstore is located on the bottom floor of the Beasley Center. They are open M-F 8am-4pm and their phone number is 1-304-384-5384.
Most of the customers at this bookstore are students of Concord University, although everyone is welcome to shop here and they do carry regular …

I had been searching for my perfect sofa (perfect meaning durability with three children, one dog, and many house guests) and so I came across Furniture Deal in Rockwall. The store is very cramped when you walk in. It is a small area filled with furniture which can make …

As a plus-size woman, it’s hard to find clothes that fit, fit well, and don’t look like giant tacky moo-moos. So, when I stumbled across Fashion Bug (which we didn’t have in the south where I used to live), I was pleased beyond description to discover a store with …

Special Merchandise Corporation once was a pretty decent deal. Now the price for membership is outrageous. Ok so they offer websites and other things they didn’t have before but the fact is it cost to much back then it just was a little easier to pay for. …

I usually get a good haircut at my local salon for about £25, but I happened to get hold of a voucher in Heat magazine which gave 50% off a haircut at the prestigious Toni & Guy Hair Salon in Deansgate, Manchester. I go to Manchester frequently as …

The Handy Helper is a Cleaning Service, and then some. Rose the owner offers other services as well. Rose has an eye for details, and loves what she does. She believe’s in doing her job well. She usually makes appointments with her clients, but if you have an emergency …

Sinclair Tree Care is a small business based in Blakedown, near Kidderminster, Worcestershire which handles all aspects of tree surgery and removal. The company will handle both small jobs such as the removal of tree stumps and much larger projects - they have a 60-foot access platform which allows …

I have done business with Color Vision for probably 6 years. This is a great place to do business with. I think much of the reason that I like Color Vision is the effort our salesman puts into taking care of us. There is no question, …

Mystic Piercing and Tribal tattoo gave me one of the best piercing experiences I’ve ever had. I had my septum, tongue, and sternum pierced there and the piercers are extremely knowledgeable. The piercer who did my septum, Ben, was funny and put me at ease by showing me how …

Dakki Pillows are very well known for the kind of pillows they offer with different famous cartoon designs, and movie characters. I guess others have tried to follow their lead but then, I have to agree that nothing beats the original. Dakki pillows is distributed mostly by direct selling, …

I recently bought a computer. It stopped working properly and my son wasn’t able to help me fix it. I found a wonderful little computer repair shop here in Tullahoma called Antique Geek.
Antique Geek had a staff that was perfect for my needs. I don’t know anything …

I read yesterday MVP and its sister club Club 208 will be losing their liquor license. Hallelujah!
I think I might have written before about my experiences at those clubs in the past and they probably weren’t the most flattering descriptions. But, as they will now likely go out of …

Because summer is almost over, and I have a tendency to walk barefoot a lot, my feet were in pretty bad shape. I decided to treat myself and get a manicure and pedicure. I went into Nail Bliss Salon in Chicopee Ma. Nail Bliss was recommended by …

As strange as it might sound, I had never heard of Big Lots until I moved to Las Vegas. I guess they just didn’t have such places like this where I hailed from the South, yet I am dismayed that I had lived twenty some odd years without knowing the …

If you are like me who have loved ones in the Philippines, then you probably intend to send them packages on special holidays or just out of the blue. I use Forex Cargo Inc.
For almost 3 years now, I have never experienced conflicts with my shipments. That is …

This place has horrible customer service, well, if one can call that. They have this one lady running the place and she’s absolutely one of the rudest people I’ve ever dealt with. The place itself is ok, it’s clean for a coin laundry but prices are not much better …

As my businesses and business dealings gradually grew over the past few years, I have become a bit more prominent in the local business community and recently, I was required to deliver a motivational talk to young and upcoming business people from in and around my community.
I had to …

Sally Beauty is a must stop for me when it comes to hair and beauty products. They can an arrange of products for all ethnicities which I like and they’re also located right across the street from my favorite Burger King.
My mom has been shopping at Sally’s as long …

I had received a gift certificate for Belfiore in Rockwall on Horizon as a gift. When I tried to schedule a pedicure for both my husband and myself at the same time I was referred to their location off of John King Blvd. at the new Mansion apartments. I …

Strictly Business is a hair salon located in Columbia, South Carolina. The salon serves men as well as women. The owner, Sarah, has been doing my hair for the past two years and I love what she does.
I love …

The cycling store scene around the main line may appear to be getting relatively crowded with the recent additions in the past few years of Human Zoom cycles in Ardmore, the bike shop across from the ACME in Bryn Mawr whose name eludes me at the moment, and the …

With today’s economy being what it is, we like to save money any way we can. This includes on our grocery budget. One of the most expensive groceries to buy is meat. We used to drop well over $200/mo. on meat alone. Then we discovered Cattlemen’s Meat Market.
We now …

HTC is my favourite place to get pierced. I’ve tried a couple of other places and they just did not seem up to HTC standards and practices. For one I love the staff. No matter who is working they are always friendly, always ready to help …

Comcast promises to provide service to it’s telephone customers within 24 hours if their service is out. Like everything else they promise, this is a lie! All week long my phone and internet have been off and on. Thursday and Friday it was out all day. When I called …

The problem with doing the responsible thing when you are out and have had anything to drink, calling a cab, is that you have to figure out a way to get your vehicle the next day, which can be a hassle and also expensive. The other issue is that …

I was so lucky that I had a chance to try the spa and massage service in Bali. My sister in law from the Netherlands would like to get traditional massages and spa. Since we were staying in Sanur area, we were looking to the nearest Spa center from …

If you have a troubled pool, it’s not always easy to find good care for it. We’ve had an in-ground pool for decades, and it’s gone through some nasty times. In the last couple of years, we’ve had to deal with a lot of horrible algae and …

Haney’s Appledale Farm
8350 W Highway 80
Nancy, KY 42544-7743
(606) 636-6148
If you are in the Lake Cumberland region of south central Kentucky, then you’ll not want to leave without stopping in here! They have some of the best apple pies I’ve ever eaten! They have jams, jellies, crafts, pies, turnovers, …

My uncle once said to me that I am such a bookworm because I always spend the whole day reading different books. He decided to show me the way to Barnes and Noble Booksellers. I really love that place. Barnes and Noble is the best place to go, specially …

I tried SMC after watching many of the infommercials. They promise in the infommercials not to make you rich, but to help you to eventually leave your’ day job and have more time for your’ family and hobbies while still being able to pay your’ bills with a little …

Whilst we were walking round Tewkesbury town centre last Christmas with the Kids and with Lyndsey Mom we stumbled on a coffee shop in the back the bakery. As the weather had just taken a turn for the worst we decided to duck inside and have a spot …

If you are a home owner and want an addition done to your house that will not only compliment your house style, but also give you added space and living area, there are seveal things you must firstly obtain. Firstly, you obviously need the money to add on that …

The Candy House Chocolate Factory is south of Joplin, Mo., where my family and I live, in the old Mill Town of Redings Mill, right on the creek. The Candy House itself is in rustic old stone tavern, and has been a fixture in our community for as long …

Cyberia internet café in La Cala de Mijas is an excellent local business providing lots of services for not only the local ex pat community but to anyone who lives close by.
We use the Internet computers when we are in Spain they are quick and very reliable. …

My husband and I have long been fans of archery, both typical and a-typical. By that I mean we are always looking for archery supplies that sometimes the typical hunting supply store simply don’t carry. This can include nice leather arm bracers, and natural wood arrows. We knew there …

Pelon is the owner of Pelon’s Tattoo Ink. He will sit down with you and even work with you on your tattoo design. He is very professional and uses clean and sterile items and a sterile work environment. He is certified and a registered business with …