This brings to me another tangent. The fight I had when I was in the seventh grade. A neighborhood kid name Scott Chapstick* (again not his real name) went to the same grade school together and were on good terms. Well upon my leaving my k-6 school, I moved on to a different midd...
I miss all the familiarity and routines of our life in leafy Forest Hills, the proximity of everything we needed, the convenience of DoorDash and a CVS on every corner. Things like chapstick and infant tylenol were easily acquired, quality pizza literally moments away. I miss these things ab...
So I’m in the checkout line buying Chapstick and Twizzlers (don’t ask, it’s been a rough week) and the cashier bags the Twizzlers but hands me the Chapstick and I just stare at the kid like what the… and then I’m all “whoa there young fella” never mind that it was a gi...
As to treats: candy, light-weight jewelry, gift card, money, chapstick, tiny scented candle, sweet little notes specific to the person the advent calendar is for. I figure the tags can either stand-alone or I’ll affix a wrapped chocolate truffle to the back. Stencils used:Never Ending C...
The name stems from the original seat of the brand in Cologne – their house number was 4711. Nivea cream was first sold in 1911, its name comes from Latin ‘niveus’, meaning snowwhite. Its parent company Beiersdorf also does a chapstick line calledLabellothat has a following nearly as ...
I would catch my breath, re-apply my Chapstick, blow my nose and we’d set off for the next stop. Finally we come to the top of the mountain only to find… a tower. To which Brian suggests we walk to the top. The view from the bottom was beautiful enough but I have to admit,...