Heritage Days

Today is the last day of Barre Heritage Days, our annual summer community extravaganza.   We set up the library book sale Thursday under tents on the library lawn, and a vast array of jewelry, used but cleaned and repaired, was set up inside.  The weather continued to be hot and humid which was simply exhausting.  

After setting up, Paul and I walked over to Subway for dinner and cool drinks before heading back to the library for a friend's talk about his most recent novella.  It was great to see about 30 people of all ages there to hear Alan speak.  I wanted to ask him what he's working on now, but I'll catch him later today.

While waiting for the program to begin, I chatted with a person I'd met long ago at the library book group.  Neither of us has time to attend these days, but she told me she's been going to one in a neighboring town that deals mostly with mysteries - just up my alley.  I may start going to that in the fall.

Yesterday, I worked at the sale in the middle of the day.  We had a half hour's cloudburst which eventually cooled things off.   We managed to cover up what we could with plastic when the rain started, but we all got soaking wet ourselves.  Our soggy crew went home to dry off when a new shift arrived.  There were books in boxes on the ground that may or may not still be wet - we'll find out when we clean up later today.

In the evening, Paul and I returned downtown to hear "Donna Thunder" and her band which includes our next door neighbor.  Unfortunately, he wasn't playing, but our neighbors on the other side arrived to have drinks and appetizers with us before going down the street for Mediterranean street food. 

Today I'll be back at the book sale which winds down at 1 pm for cleanup.  We'll pick out the best books for the "bargain basement" which is open whenever the library's open.  The rest will be stacked up (see photo from last year) and picked up on Monday morning by Shred-X for recycling.  Tonight, we'll stay home for dinner and tomorrow we'll catch up on household things.  I might even get a chance to sew!