Thursday, March 15, 2012

I had great plans for my office day. I didn’t have much paperwork on my desk so I thought I’d make some progress on my scanning, or maybe cheat a bit and work on my Easter project. After spending over an hour on the phone this morning I wasn’t left with much time to spare. I had a lovely chat with a fellow quilter about our jackets and quilting in general, and I sorted out my BOND schedule for the next few months. I still have some work to do finding a Red Cross volunteer, but maybe I’ll get to that next week.

Thinking I would get a bit ahead on my Flat Stanley recordings I was ready to post Chapter 4 when I realized that I hadn’t done any editing on it. While I was editing and converting it to an mp3 format I had this horrible feeling that perhaps I had posted the previous chapter without edits. I was relieved to see (hear) that Chapter 3 had gone through the edit process. Chapter 4 is posted tonight.

It was a busier than usual day at the Red Cross. There weren’t many returns (and therefore not too much cleaning to do) but there were a few clients in to borrow items. In a couple of cases they didn’t have the right referrals from their doctors or therapists so we had to figure out how to stay within the rules and still give them their equipment.

We were across the street at the library tonight for a reading by two local authors. I’ve heard Nola Poirer telling stories at several events around town – she is a very funny lady. I didn’t realize that she was a published author and writing instructor, and is just finishing up her Masters degree in creative writing. Charlotte Gill, also a writing instructor, has two published books. Eating Dirt, her latest non-fiction account of her many years as a tree planter on the Coast, has been nominated for and won several book awards.