An Ongoing Tale

All of this self-isolating has been the perfect time to revamp the Brodjam website and design some new Tees! Read our latest newsletter...

A nostalgic trip back to my childhood… I would have never said that my mother was a good cook, don't get me wrong, she cooked, there was...

It is the beginning of October 2010 and I find myself toying with the idea of entering the photography competition at the upcoming Tonner...

Waiting for Dinner Guests - starring Henry the CEO ​(photos taken in 2011) <Installment #40 ...

In May of 2010 I decided to invest in a friend-of-a-friend’s invention: a self-portrait photo booth called SnapShot Studio. Having a love...

The following excerpt was taken from The Sweet Potato Queens Book of Love as told by author Jill Conner Browne. “A stranger arrives at a...

It is the tail end of February, 2010 and I am on my way to Maine to pick up a load of dolls from a client; my friend, Tom, is riding...

The year is 2010, it is February 14th Valentine’s Day and what a surprise I got... My boyfriend at the time was stuck in California...

So to recap 2008… Five weddings, two funerals, a trip to Italy, and my first Tonner Doll convention. And let’s not forget the expansion...

‘Tis the season… This week I’d like to share with you the time I took Henry with me to go chop down a Christmas tree.  It was December...

I attended my first doll convention in 2008; it was the Tonner Halloween convention in Framingham Massachusetts at the Sheridan that...

And now that I am back on track with the timeline of my story, let’s pick up where I left off with Installment #24. My trip to Italy was...

After a year of selling dolls full-time, attending a Tonner Doll factory sale, and gaining a new client, I took a good, hard look at my...

We interrupt this week’s installment to bring you another recipe! If you haven’t guessed by now, these interruptions are fill-ins for...

I was nearing the bottom of the factory sale bargain barrel when my co-worker friend, who I was originally selling the dolls for, shared...

In December 2007 I attended my very first Tonner Doll Company factory sale. It was held at the John A Coleman Catholic High School across...

After looking back through some old record keeping, I realized the timeline of my events are a bit off and I have left out some important...

We interrupt this week’s installment to bring you a secret recipe.  Back many years ago, when I was married and living in Ohio, I came up...

After my mom’s passing I decided it was time to get serious about finding a j-o-b. My head was telling me I needed the security of a...

This segment is dedicated to my dear mother, Brenda M Carroll.  My mom was loving, caring, kind, and thoughtful…she was the best mom a...