Coming Back Down to Earth
I actually thought about skipping this Monday’s Little Journey, figuring that seven daily blogs over the course of the past week of the 29th National Arts and Crafts Conference would suffice, but after making another trip back up to the…
Sunday: Conference Week
Part Six of a Seven Day Series
It’s going to be a short column today, as we are on the final countdown now to our four o’clock load out. What took us three days to bring in and set up will all be taken down, loaded into trucks, and driven…
Saturday: Conference Week
Friday is always the day in which the conference hangs in balance.
We spend months planning and preparing everything from booths to audio visual equipment, display cases to name badges, speakers to workshop leaders, and special exhibits to…
Thursday: Conference Week
Part Four of a Seven Day Series
Wednesday is always hold my breath day.
We spend eleven months making lists, creating floorplans, placing display cases, counting tables, sorting pegboards, ordering signs, and getting ready for the next National…
Friday: Conference Week
Part Five of a Seven Day Series
Best Quote of the Day:
“How do you eat an elephant?”
“One bite at a time.”
Yesterday we took a big bite out of the elephant with a load-in of the exhibitors that went far more smoothly than I had…
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