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Letter from the Messy Desk

 
Dear friends,
  
For many of you, it's the first day of school! Whether you are putting your first born on the bus to kindergarten or your last one is leaving for college, it's a bittersweet time. Maybe one best taken with a glass of champagne and a good book. Just kidding-a good strong cup of tea should suffice for the first morning. As the house quiets down, take time to read a good book-even if it's only for 20 minutes. Better yet, make this your "homework". Just like many elementary assignments, it's 20 minutes of sustained reading every day. Whether it's a mystery or fascinating history, you'll be better for it.
 
We are in the last throes of summer here at the shop. Alice and David took off for Canada, traveling about like teenagers, leaving us here to struggle along with your orders. Please be patient as Nancy and I try to keep up with all the strings like Alice does. We also say goodbye to our token guy Robert. Robert Jeffers has been with us for so many years, patiently putting up with our estrogen filled rants, mommy and teenage girl tears, and every silly thing we've ever said or done. He's quietly made our backroom run smoothly. Now that his sweet daughter Katie has grown up before our eyes and headed out to college in Santa Fe, I guess he and Cheryl will enjoy the empty nest as he takes on teaching more college students the beauty of English literature. We will miss his patience and good humor.
 
More author events are being booked daily so try to keep up. Check out our website and our Facebook often. While you are on our Facebook, check out the winners of the Dog Days of Summer photo contest judged by one of our celebrity librarians Ms. Jan Benefield from Stratford HS. First place, Luke (she loved his peaceful gaze off the deck). Second place: Scout (having a great time in the pool), and third place, Gracie (practicing boat safety). I have a gift certificate for each of you! We loved all the pictures-thanks for making us laugh and reminding us that even though it's 100 (degrees) outside, we are inside, talking about great books.
 
Stop in and say hey,

  
Valerie 
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