Indoor Bookshelves

Most bookshelves on Whidbey Island are indoors. Anchor Books' bookshelves were briefly out door shelves on Saturday when they saw the light of day and the rains of April for the trip to the store.

Just in time bookshelf moving, we bring parts from all over Western Washington and assemble. Saturday we stocked drywall for the new walls. Sunday was a day of rest, and after breakfast we got busy with a few modification of the shelves. My friend Richard came up from Seattle and we cut and drilled and glued to make smaller shelves bigger. Trish fixed our traditional lunch at Cozy's and back for more chip and dust making till dusk, now I remember why I feel so rested. Virginia and Norm worked on the signs on the building and Trish worked steadily on the inventory. Our goal for this week is to have most of the house reclaimed and the books on the renewed shelves. The "Now Hiring" sign is out for the week, call or stop by and pick up an application. I enjoy working there and hopefully it will be less dusty!

The staff "Pick of the Day" is author Tracy Kidder.  Known for his portraits of people in the world, school children and immigrants in America, poor people and doctors in Haiti. He first came to my attention for House, the story of a custom home built in New England.  My friend and fellow carpenter on our day of rest, Richard, speaks like someone from New England, and we have both worked on many custom home projects. As we worked and told stories of our slightly off center clients and projects,  Kidder's book came to mind. I recommend it to anyone who is planning to build, has built or lives in a house, forewarned is fore armed. We have several copies, step up, ask at the desk and our helpful and qualified staff can point you right to the correct sized shelf. While you are there find out where we are keeping Mountains Beyond Mountains, Kidder's account of the life and work of Dr. Paul Farmer and Partners in Health in Haiti and around the world. Tracy Kidder writes non fiction books about the world that inform, inspire and give perspective to our daily lives. Read his books.