Happy Halloween

Happy Halloween everyone!

I don't really do Halloween much as an adult; it's too much fun to watch the little ones dressed up and counting candy bars in their bags. Some kids use pillowcases for their loot, which seems overly optimistic to me. I mean really, that's a lot of candy. I used to sort my candy when I got home. I'd make three piles: the great candy--the kind you eat right away, the okay candy--this candy can last weeks and the really sucky candy. That's the candy that I'd either give it to my brother in exchange for some okay candy (you can't really trade up two levels unless you're working with a toddler and then that's just mean) or I'd find this candy in February at the bottom of a drawer and eat it. And I'd be reminded why it was a bottom tier candy.

One thing that saddens me about our Shelburne location is that no kids come trick or treating. In Charlotte, every year we'd have upwards of three hundreds little aliens, princesses and headless horsemen come around asking for candy.

Well, I hope all the trick or treaters are safe tonight and get nothing but great candy.

Great events

Good morning! It's almost 7am and incredibly, it's still dark out. How can that be? It's dark enough that I've checked the clock three times.


We've got a great day ahead of us at the store. Judy Schachner, creator of the Skippyjon Jones picture books, will be at the store today at 11am. I've never met Judy, but I think we're in for a treat. Anyone who can come up with a character of a Siamese cat who thinks he's a Chihuahua, is someone I want to spend a little time with.

Is this the weekend we set our clocks back? You'd think by now I'd know. I've only been doing this for, well, more years than I care to admit, and I never remember when we get that wonderful extra hour.

The sky is finally lightening just a little, so I'm off to start my day.

First blog

Okay, so here we are, finally joining the 21st century with our first-ever Flying Pig Bookstore blog. I'm hoping that this blog will be a way for our customers to learn a little more about us and our store. It is my intention to update this at least two to three times a week, so come back often for new posts.

Currently I'm reading a very promising book called The Black Book of Secrets, by F.E. Higgins. It's a book for middle-graders that's intriguing, creepy and somewhat historical. I'm only on page 50, so when I'm done I'll post a quick review.

Gorgeous day here in Vermont. Autumn came late this year, so there are still plenty of beautiful trees to be seen out the window at home. But I must get ready for work!

Josie