It's summer! We certainly have a lot to catch up on.
The new year started with potentially the biggest possible events: new owners, Crystal and Orion, took over the store (see an interview with Crystal below). It was the start of a busy few months meeting customers and extracting as much perspective and knowledge from Alan and Cindy before they took a well-deserved retirement.
Before we knew it, we were facilitating a book signing with Nalini Nadkarni during her Field Hall event for her book Tree Notes. What a fun time that was, and what a refreshing gem of a book. Next, we were sitting with wildlife tracker, photographer and author David Moskowitz at the North Olympic Land Trust Annual Conservation Breakfast. Talk about someone who has seen just about every animal you could possibly see in this neck of the woods. Turns out his #1 bucket list, never-seen-with-his-own-eyes animal is... a badger. We hope you see one soon, David!
April brought what felt like an early Easter, complete with an egg hunt in the store, and then Indie Bookstore Day, with bingo, a raffle and very limited-edition buttons.
