Well, things are continuing to improve in our little domain. We are now tweaking our alphabet and level boxes. Tweaking because we get in a lot of music, but I forget to put it out in those areas. Sigh. So, Norm has taken that on now. Tweaking also because I am now into the daunting task of catagorizing all the music that is vintage or from smaller publishers. I've done some separately, but we have quite a bit of music that is "permanently out of print". In and around that we are working hard at getting our lists ready for the web site. We won't have pictures of music or sound files for a while. One of the hard parts for me is to describe a piece of music. I'm slowly getting there.
We're going to have a fall get together Aug 23 - 28. We have music for all the events happening in the cities area for 2010 and 2011 except for BellFest. That is coming. Bill has pneumonia unfortunately.
It's really amazing how computer oriented my work is...Norm's too. Maybe that's just for now and will lessen up as time goes on.
Handbell Wall
Sunday, July 25, 2010
Sunday, July 4, 2010
July 4th!!! Happy Independence Day!
Well, it's been a very busy month (of June that is). Norm continued to enter Lorenz products into our catalog. He was finished right before the festival and we were messing around with column changes....and guess what! Let's just say that we're backing up a lot more often. I started my own Lorenz worksheet for the web site and Norm...started....all....over... Well, actually, I had a perfect copy of the Hope information and all the other publishers were happily sitting in my computer, so it is just Lorenz. Ah well.
The festival was a whirlwind of activity. Wednesday the 23rd we spent packing boxes and the cars...5 hours. Exhaustion. Then Thurs, Fri, and Sat were wonderfully busy days. Both of us are quite content. We have some tweaking to do to make checking easier.
Now Norm is working on a customer base and I am continuing with my projects: web site, quick books, Lorenz.
Thanks to all of you who have fought for the freedom of our country and for our rights! If you know a Vietnam vet, give him or her an extra special hug!!
The festival was a whirlwind of activity. Wednesday the 23rd we spent packing boxes and the cars...5 hours. Exhaustion. Then Thurs, Fri, and Sat were wonderfully busy days. Both of us are quite content. We have some tweaking to do to make checking easier.
Now Norm is working on a customer base and I am continuing with my projects: web site, quick books, Lorenz.
Thanks to all of you who have fought for the freedom of our country and for our rights! If you know a Vietnam vet, give him or her an extra special hug!!
Sunday, May 23, 2010
May 23, 2010
Well, the open house has come and gone. It was a wonderful time with friends of ours visiting and customers looking at music. We received flowers (I'm still amazed by that) and cards and well-wishes. We could only smile all week long.
Our process of setting ourselves up is continuing as Norm continues to update and upgrade the catalog (a humongous deal) and I continue to set up accounting and the customer area. We are getting in stock orders and working on the web site. I think that is the slowest in coming. Oh well. We are gearing up for the festival in Rochester, making plans, deciding what to bring.
A customer on Saturday suggested we do another "open house" in fall for those who are preparing for the church year. So we may do that. We are also talking about summer hours.
Our process of setting ourselves up is continuing as Norm continues to update and upgrade the catalog (a humongous deal) and I continue to set up accounting and the customer area. We are getting in stock orders and working on the web site. I think that is the slowest in coming. Oh well. We are gearing up for the festival in Rochester, making plans, deciding what to bring.
A customer on Saturday suggested we do another "open house" in fall for those who are preparing for the church year. So we may do that. We are also talking about summer hours.
Sunday, May 2, 2010
May 2, 2010
I decided to look around a bit on this page to see how on earth some of my favorites blogs look so neat and mine so.....hmmm. Anyway, I figured out how to add a picture and I'll work on this more each weekend.
In the "what am I doing" area, I am now trying to enter 7000 titles into Quick Book. Sigh. Yes, I know how to paste from Excel but you still have to double check entries. Check me out next year. heehee.
The highlight of the week was when Twyla came back and helped me to decorate the teal wall with handbell notation posters. It's very pretty. My crappy pictures don't do it justice. I'm still working on the alphabetical boxes. Yeesh. I need to put in overtime. :)
Another handbell director came and we had fun comparing mallets. That was really fun!! I need to get some Schulmerich ones there so that people can really try out different kinds.
In the "what am I doing" area, I am now trying to enter 7000 titles into Quick Book. Sigh. Yes, I know how to paste from Excel but you still have to double check entries. Check me out next year. heehee.
The highlight of the week was when Twyla came back and helped me to decorate the teal wall with handbell notation posters. It's very pretty. My crappy pictures don't do it justice. I'm still working on the alphabetical boxes. Yeesh. I need to put in overtime. :)
Another handbell director came and we had fun comparing mallets. That was really fun!! I need to get some Schulmerich ones there so that people can really try out different kinds.
Saturday, April 24, 2010
April 24, 2010
I've been working hard at the alphabetical boxes. I finished the "new" music area. Twyla came over this week and helped me reupholster the piano bench. She'll come over later this coming week to help me put posters on the wall. I'm continuing to create an "ensemble/solo" music area as well as do the alphabetical boxes. I need also to work on the boxes that has everything by level. It's a lot, but I'm excited and happy. I've worked on entering all the accessories in the computer. Our website is still slowly coming along. The open house is May 17-22!!! I hope we get lots of visitors.
Sunday, April 18, 2010
April 18, 2010
Hey, I got all my filing finished!! Wahoo!!!!! I've been working on the customer area and it's pretty good. I also have to finish the back room and get it a little neater. It's coming along.
Sunday, April 11, 2010
April 11, 2010
Okay like I know it's been a while. We spent Easter at my mom's so there was no blogging that weekend and I haven't figured out how to keep myself busy in the evenings when I'm tired. I have finished rearranging all the files. I am now filing away all the music that was laying around...(of which there are boxes). Sigh. The bells have been polished thanks to Twyla's girls and the postcards have been sent to Norm's customers of the last couple of years. The customer room is not perfect, I have to set up the displays. But the tables are together. Yeah!! We are definitely getting orders, although very few call me (no I'm not crying). We have gotten in a few gifty type of items, have another possibility coming, and my sister/brother have created fair trade/organic chocolate bells. Those are dark, milk. Dark, milk caramel filled. And a zebra mint bell which is dark and white chocolate stripe with mint. BUT only for chocolate lovers who come in!!!!
We are definitely going to Rochester. Yeah! I'm excited, still working like crazy and loving it.
Now some pics.
This is known as Carol's mess.
The red clothed table will hold music for area VII events as well as music for the upcoming season. The table without a cloth will have displays of alphabetical music. You will see the blue clothed table as you come in the door and it will have all the new music that has been published during the year. Then the alphabetical boxes will start. There will also be a place for accessories. In the back you can see 2 6 foot tables. The one on the left will have an octave or 2 of Malmark bells so people can ring if they wish. Plenty to buy too!! And the one on the right will have more boxes of music people can look through.
We are definitely going to Rochester. Yeah! I'm excited, still working like crazy and loving it.
Now some pics.
This is known as Carol's mess.
The red clothed table will hold music for area VII events as well as music for the upcoming season. The table without a cloth will have displays of alphabetical music. You will see the blue clothed table as you come in the door and it will have all the new music that has been published during the year. Then the alphabetical boxes will start. There will also be a place for accessories. In the back you can see 2 6 foot tables. The one on the left will have an octave or 2 of Malmark bells so people can ring if they wish. Plenty to buy too!! And the one on the right will have more boxes of music people can look through.
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