Tag Archives: Ellen Traylor

#223 Where has the summer gone . . .

  Between finishing my new book, marketing my other books, responsibilities at Backstreet Gallery, and preparation for the 8th Annual Florence Festival of Books, it was a busy summer. I had hoped to restart my blog in May when I … Continue reading

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#185–5th Annual FFOB, a grand time . . .

  The weather was great, and we had good crowds both days. Mostly, we were relieved that we had about 50 at the Publisher’s Panel Friday afternoon and slightly more than 100 to see and hear Jane Kirkpatrick deliver her … Continue reading

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#158–Change of plans . . .

  First of all, this post was going to be about the 4th Annual Florence Festival of Books with a note at the end saying that I was taking a five-week break because I was going to be away. I … Continue reading

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#155–Must be September . . .

  For the past few years in September, my time has been consumed by Florence Festival of Books. And for the past 30 years in September, getting the house ready for winter has kept me busy. Florence Festival of Books … Continue reading

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#136–Budgets & old folks require flexibility . . .

  This past week, I learned again and again that it pays to be flexible, to come up with new ways of doing things, to adapt when things don’t go to plan, to go with the flow, and to enjoy veering away … Continue reading

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#117–3rd Florence Festival of Books . . .

The big day, Saturday September 28, finally arrived and so did a big storm––a really big storm. Obviously, I forgot to memo Mother Nature. Of the 91 participants, seven cancelled at the last moment due to the weather. For the … Continue reading

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