Do you remember the Ben Franklin stores?  Back when, they were a type of five and dime variety store.  Then some of them changed, and many of them closed.  If my memory is correct, Michael’s (MJ Designs) began as a Ben Franklin store.  This said – There is still a Ben Franklin Store in Stephenville, […]

Next door to Gecko Hardware is one off my favorite stores called The Store in Lake Highlands.  Stanley Marcus’ book about Neiman Marcus was, “Minding The Store.”  Some people who graduate from a major university in Austin refer to their alma mater as “The University” –  And in Lake Highlands, they have The Store in […]