The Busy Season

OK, repeat after me. Rule number 1 is to write the post in Word and copy it in to Blogger. I’ve lost my content twice today. Perhaps it wasn’t fascinating enough for the computer gremlins.

I'm spending more time in the dark, thanks to the changing rotation of the earth. Aren't we supposed to slow down and bunker in to prepare for the winter?

It seems I am working in the dark and driving kidlets from place to place. I revel in the nights we actually get to have a good family dinner, with four of us around the same table. And, the better the food, the happier I am.

We are sampling new Extra Virgin Olive Oils at Olio2go’s World Headquarters several times a week. We’ve taken on a number of new brands from small producers. Tom loves Mosto from Puglia, so I have added a picture. Time in the office passes quickly as there’s much to do. We’re working on holiday plans, a consumer trade show, and a new web site. Stay tuned.

The upcoming trade show is the Metropolitan Cooking & Entertaining Show, and it will be held at the DC Convention Center, November 3-5. The good news is that Jeannette will be manning the booth with me. And, our friend Rhonda will be in her company’s booth on Saturday.

Today Jeff and I took a break from the usual routine, and toured a couple of Italian stores in the DC area. It was an adventure. He drives with a Blackberry in his hand. Traffic circles, tunnels, and a Blackberry. Think about it.

Knitting is taking a breather as I just can't get to it. For the first time ever, I didn’t even scan the new Vogue Knitting on the day it arrived. When I got to it, the only sweater that truly appealed is the Brandon Mably. Not much surprise there. I’ll just never have the time. Last Friday night at the high school football game, I was able to have a long chat with Christine. Her Mom is the author of Knit One, Kill Two---the first of a series of knit shop mysteries. They’re fun reads, but I wish they were published as Trade Paperbacks, rather than Mass Market. A larger format would make it easier to knit and read at the same time. Not that I have time, lately.

Tonight I am finally finishing Donna Leon’s Uniform Justice. It started off slowly, but the pace has picked up and I only have a handful of pages left to read. I don’t know what’s next on my reading list because Tom grabbed Mayflower. I do have a selection of library books and knitting books from the library.

It's time to call it a night. All those pages I printed, might get read in the morning. It's time to find out what happens to the Mets, finish tonight's book tour of Venice, and plan some good dreams.