April 6, 2011

Well, I went to Lansing and it was great. Lots of people to visit and meet. Display went well....I need to continue working on displays. So today you get a view of progressive displays ala Heitz Handbells.

This is Rochester, MN June 2010. Our first display.
Next is the display at Anthornis in Plymouth, MN February 2011

As you can see, no table covering. However, we've started to think about compactness of display. Alanna has been helpful in that respect. Also Carol decided to try file boxes for education, worship aids, hymn collections. This you can see in the next pictures at BellFest, Arden Hills MN March 2011.

I've also done a display at Lansing Michigan, March 2011. Ringing on the River North. However, the pictures are on a different computer.
Norm and I need to find cheap but nice looking table covers. And we want a banner.

March 22, 2011

Well. We are working hard trying to improve our displays for events. Thursday I am leaving for Lansing, MI to display at Ringing on the River North. Driving with a packed car. We're trying so hard to be good with our space. I'm starting to measure the display. Please pray for an easy and clear drive both ways for me. Lots of energy when I get there and loads of customers.
Physically Norm is doing better. Still major problems with energy and his back. I can't imagine all the pain he is in daily. These 12 months have been wonderful for me and my own personal struggles with emotions and Norm and his feelings of hope and energy. We have no problems getting along most of the time.
Please also pray that we make good decisions about which events to go to. We really make money at events and need to get to as many as possible without straining ourselves.
Also, the website is still in its infancy and not used as much as it could be.
Well, anyway...pictures of Lansing will come..I hope.

March 15, 2011

With all the things to think about and all the joys of what is happening around me, my spirit is so sad about Japan and their tragedy. The 50 heroic people who are trying to save those nuclear facilities. It just hurts so much.

March 3, 2011

Welllll. It's almost BellFest!!!!! That'll be a very fun day. I just heard from Bill Mathis yesterday that next year Hart Morris will be conducting. Woohooo!
Anyway, we will be displaying on Saturday at Bellfest. Should be great.
I've finished entering all of Jeffers into the website. Now I'm working on new music and starting Concordia, From the Top, etc. Plus, since I'm planning on going to Ringing at the River North, Lansing MI at the end of March we are working on display items. Our store is a mess while Norm and I are trying out various styles.

February 14, 2011

Happy Valentine's Day!!!!!
Well, we had a great time at Anthornis. David Harris was extremely patient and pushed us nicely:). I can honestly say that "Anthornis" the piece has improved immensely since last year. Remembrance went very well as did Herr Liebster. I think Little Fugue was not done as well as it could have been. But the whole experience was just awesome. North Heights was the 5th set of tables back and I could relax and watch the director.
Heitz Handbells and Music was there along with Raleigh Ringers products. It was a good weekend for both companies. I also bought some Raleigh Ringers products for Heitz Handbells. So we'll sell their fun gloves and CDs too.
Hope your day is full of roses.

February 1st, 2011

Happy February!!!!!
Well, I am rapidly getting everything that was supposed to be in Quickbooks last year, into Quickbooks this year. Yeah!!
And I've downloaded everything into the website that Jeffers puts out, except for Jeffers themselves. Well....that's a ton of work.
Meanwhile, we had a decent January. I'm looking forward to a comparable February, Anthornis, and whatever we can cook up to pull people in. We're putting out a new postcard this month.

January 22, 2011

Well, yesterday was our 1st anniversary for Heitz Handbells and Music. Neither of us realized it until most of the way through the morning. We ordered take out pizza and enjoyed talking with the customers and friends who came in. It was a great day and we both have a feeling of great accomplishment. The look of the store has been pretty stable for 1 month. We have been online for almost 2 months now. I've been screwing things up with the pictures a bit and am waiting for our website designer to fix my mistakes.
Norm is double checking all the entries and I continue to enter music. I'm working through the Jeffers' companies: I've finished Red River, Ring Out, Ringing Word, Ring Praise. I'm now on Fred Bock, Composer's Press, Busy Ringers, Robert Groth, and Your Songs. When I'm done with that I'll start on Jeffers. It's a lot of work, but the feeling of accomplishment so far is great.
Alanna asked us if we wanted to do the Reading Session for Anthornis. So we're working on that. And I've asked permission to display at BellFest and we've signed up to display at the Lansing Festival in March.
Norm continues to "enjoy" editing my mistakes, talking to customers, taking orders, creating descriptions, etc.