October 14, 2009 – 8:11 am
“When the trees their summer splendor
Change to raiment red and gold,
When the summer moon turns mellow,
And the nights are getting cold;
When the squirrels hide their acorns,
And the woodchucks disappear;
Then we know that it is autumn,
Loveliest season of the year.”
- Carol L. Riser, Autumn
To me Fall is the best season. I love the sweater weather and [...]
September 18, 2009 – 5:26 am
As the weather gets cooler, keep yourself warmer through all the great baking and cooking essentials here at Lakeside. Keep it simple with this 50-Pc. Value Bakeware Set, it is high-quality kitchen equipment that you won’t have to clean! A value-priced way to prepare for your holiday cooking! If just cooking for yourself and guest, [...]
September 14, 2009 – 8:28 am
Are you ready for Football season? It’s finally among us. Last week the first games started. We have a great selection of officially licensed NFL products that are high quality and great for gifts. For the worker or for any household project you might check out the NFL Tool belts, made out of heavy duty [...]
August 17, 2009 – 12:52 pm
One of the most popular candy items of all time is the Jelly Belly. In fact Jelly Belly’s go back a long way and made great strides in all of their flavors. Here is a brief history of them courtesy of Wikipedia:
David Klein (born in 1946) created the marketing concept of a new kind of [...]
Employee Appreciation Luncheons were hosted during the week of May 4, 2009. These annual luncheons are held to show our dedicated employees how much their hard work is appreciated. This is just one of the many things we do as a company to show our employees that we value their contributions. Lakeside has a long [...]
Does anyone out there have a summer tradition they look forward to every summer? For me it is the weekly Friday ice cream truck with all the kids on the street. You can hear the melodic chimes of the truck a few streets away. Once it is heard by the kids, it is chaos with all the [...]
Here at the Lakeside Collection we are celebrating the imminent release of the new Harvest Catalog. In this new catalog you’ll find hundreds of new items and unbeatable prices. Some of the items that I really enjoyed are:
The Quick Lawn Grass seed which is perfect for those areas in your yard that aren’t full of [...]
For those of you who are boating fanatics and just fans of boating are you ready for boating season? It’s fast approaching us as we count down the days until it becomes official. Memorial day is generally recognized as the day in which most people start to head out to their favorite lake of choice. [...]
Have you ever wondered about how we take photos here at The Lakeside Collection? All of our catalogs and online website mostly feature photos taken from our new photo studio. The studio is located here in our offices in Illinois and was recently opened to allow more projects to be done in-house and to allow [...]
My Mother pictured with her grandson
I always knew my mother loved me, but it wasn’t until I had my own child that I really realized how deep and overwhelming a mother’s love really is. Although my mom may be over 300 miles away, she is always right here in my heart and I know she feels the same [...]
