Rebecca Gallagher, the proprietor of Historic Smithton Inn, emailed me last night with a link to a story that took place at her property on Veterans Day. After I watched the piece it made me think of my grandfather even more since the last blog...
It is not often that we boast or brag about our philanthropic endeavors, but Dad asked that I make a post about a donation that we made yesterday to AMVETS. While we love creating special mug orders for our troops, giving a donation to help...
Most of the blogs that I write are about how awesome our handmade mugs are - this one has a different subject, our daughter's first stay at a B&B. At the last National Innkeeping Conference sponsored by PAII, I mentioned to Sarah and Erik, owners of...
As our family business (of making logo mugs) continues to grow, stories from innkeepers about 'mug collectors' are happening more often. Typically 'mug collectors' remain mostly anonymous to us as they visit properties and purchase mugs. Dad, from the beginning, has always hoped that because...
Making your logo mugs is keeping us busy! I hope that the summer finds you all well. Here at the pottery we are focused on working hard, as we set clear expectations. We have hired two new potters (this makes 7), and a second shift is...
Instead of making handthrown pottery mugs for the last week Jimmy J. and a dedicated group of volunteers did indeed build a house with Habitat for Humanity. Pictures and comments from each day were passed along, and I decided to put them all into one...
Most of the blogs that I write are about either the custom mugs that we make, custom mugs that we have made for others, or some topic that is related to stories that involve custom mugs. This is the first blog that will have a...
If you want something done ask a busy person. That is exactly why Habitat for Humanity can get a house built in a week - by assembling a bus load of busy people. On June 16th our Master Potter Jimmy J. will be riding on one...
I'm just working on a hunch, but I think that one of the reasons our handmade custom mugs are so amazing, might be because of Peter Deneen. I recently had to update my father's artist statement, which I had never seen, because the Guthrie Store...
It has been a while since our last blog and so much has happened here at the pottery. Production is up and lead times are now at just over 10 weeks?!? Yes, it is hard to believe but ever since the holidays things just haven't...