Shopping Assistance

One of the perks of our new job is that we get to meet some interesting business owners and get the inside scoop (hmmm, which reminds me that we haven't met any ice cream makers yet) on what they are doing, so I thought I'd share. All these businesses have online stores, so feel free to do some shopping.

We spent an afternoon at Zena Suri Alpacas where we got to hang out with the Alpacas as well as the owner, Kathleen. They have beautiful Alpaca yarn for sale as well as other Alpaca items, including Alpaca socks, which Kathleen says are the best. We may give the socks a try and see if her claims measure up. Click here for their site.


You'd think I'd know better than to let Chris go to a pecan business by himself, but in the end, I can hardly complain. After a trip to Miller Pecan he came home with a square of maple pecan fudge (holy cow, it was good) as well as as couple different types of their flavored pecans. The company is only about three years old and is run by brothers Justin and Jared. Most of their business is online but they do have a retail store. Ironically, many of their non-pecan items like jams and Amish noodles were from Ohio. If you need some pecans for yourself or as a gift, we highly recommend them (get some fudge too). Click here.

If you're into leather (and I know you are), then you'll want to know about Ethos Custom Brands. Wow. We met Chad Little, the owner/president. An extremely interesting man with a passion for what he's doing and a vision for expanding to include a music venue and large retail store in little ol' Sallisaw, OK. The guitar straps were so beautiful, I was tempted to get a guitar just to have a strap. Be sure to check out their Celtic designs too in guitar straps and cuffs. Oh...and the boots. Some were a little flashy for me, but still beautiful craftsmanship. Go get your credit card and then click here.

Food Porn

We haven't been doing much that's particularly exciting, but we do eat. There seems to be a trend involving a lot of bread.

 This is the Cranky Turkey sandwich from Chickanella's in Grove, OK. Pretty tasty. Turkey, cranberry sauce, raisins and walnuts. Those bagged veggie fries weren't much of a treat.

 We like to find community events to attend so we went to the Sallisaw, OK Fish Fry. The fish was nice and fresh and there were cupcakes.

The Rib Room in Ft. Smith, AR 

This was an excellent and reasonably priced lunch. Chris had BBQ Bologna and ribs (we shared the ribs). I had the chicken quarter and slaw. Despite looking like Shane N Bake, the chicken was also very good. We'd go back there for sure. 

For my birthday, KC sent a gift certificate for Burga Box. We were very excited when our treats arrived. This is the Green Monstah...burger, cheddar jack cheese, guac and pico de gallo. The guac and pico de gallo were particularly fresh and delicious. 

Also from Burga Box, the All American (this is the low carb version). Cheddar cheese, bacon, blue cheese dressing and bbq sauce. WOW!Thanks, KC!