trystinn | Bookstore Musings

The book order finally came in Friday, can you imagine? We've had to give out discount cards to those people inconvenienced, which is making an already lousy holiday season just that much worse. And to boot, downtown is nearly empty. For the first hour of the shift, not a single car was parked downtown within view of our store. It is so quiet, I can hear the sign out front squeaking in the wind.

The weather isn't great, at 41F with a wet wind. Flash is bored out of his albeit little mind. The vast majority of the Christmas decorations have been tucked away, which has left the store feeling clean and bright. Oddly enough, the hanging Christmas tree remains in the window. It looks very odd there. I'm curious as to whose turn it is to decorate the windows and what theme they will choose.

Next Sunday the store is closed for inventory. Time to figure out what the worth of the books left on the shelves are. It's a homecoming type event, former employees and store friends come in to work with us. Flash, sadly, will be left at home so we can get things done. There will be pizza I'll be allergic to and a bit of stress.

I'm considering attending the Gathering Grove Craft Fair on the mainland January 24th. If you'll be in the Everett area, please consider dropping in as it looks like a wonderful event. More to come on this.