Well, today is Sunday and I am in the Latte Da Cafe at Page & Palette in Fairhope, Alabama. It is a beautiful day. I imagine it is about 70 degrees outside and sunny on this December 17th. This is my third day working in the bookstore and things are a tiny bit slow today so I am taking a few minutes to knock out my post. Friday, and Saturday were busy busy in the bookstore. The store is a good size but folks could hardly move around. The cash register was ringing and ringing and the gift wrappers were cutting and taping and I talked with so many people about books and it was a great time.Â
Don’t think for one minute that I don’t know that I am getting to do only the good part. I am not answering the phone or ringing up customers. All I am doing is handselling books and I had know idea how much I missed it. I also have my own staff pics section and have placed all my favorites on it and have sold many of those. It has been great to help folks find books for gifts, or for themselves, or that book for their book club that has something to do with watering elephants, or the book that helps you find other words for a word.Â
And then there are the great gift items – the disappearing civil liberties coffee mug or the styrofoam cups that declare I love Oprah & Jesus! I love the little white sink paper clip holder and the bacon band aids and everything by Lolly Lu. Well, let me go see if I can help Keifer Wilson so he can get in the back and get the real work done. The TV people are supposed to be here Wednesday morning. Exciting stuff.
