Today my husband and I were going to attend a Cape Cod Writers Reception at a local bookstore. We came off the beach and readied ourselves to get there by three. It was at Books By The Sea in the lovely town of Osterville.
We walked into the store and it was empty. I felt so bad! Tom Phillips, owner and fellow board member, was alone behind the counter. I immediately introduced him to my husband and inquired how ticket sales were going for our gift basket fundraiser. We chatted and browsed the book store. I’m thinking to myself that we were supposed to have wine and cheese and the our local authors were supposed to come and sign books and I can’t imagine how NO ONE showed up to our event. I was so sad and disappointed.
It was time to leave and Tom said to me, “Oh by the way, our event yesterday was a big success. Fifteen authors showed up and it was a great time.”
Oh dear. It was yesterday and we missed it. Imagine my chagrin. Just then another fellow board member showed up looking for the reception. We both went to Tom and explained the mishap, dissolving in laughter. I was just so glad the event was a success and well-attended.
Small faux pas like this keep us humble. It proves we all make mistakes and just maybe we don’t always know as much as we think we do.
And so, as another day goes by, I think someone needs to make better use of her iPhone calendar, and…I have written.
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Basket can be shipped to you. Thank you for supporting the Cape Cod Writers Center, a non-profit organization for furthering the arts on the Cape.
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