“The RoseBouquet”

I sold my second-cousin - new friend, Joanne, a copy of my novel!

I had taken along quite a bit of stuff, including copies of my novel, and my genealogy book for sale, and I was allowed to claim a table to set up my display, but as I think back on it, I realize that I probably could have been a bit more aggressive in letting people know I had things for sale there. I guess because I’m not in the habit of thinking myself as managing a sales table, I’m not in gear to take every opportunity. I need to THINK in terms of sales, and I’ve begun to consider - just what are my best sales techniques, and how can I polish and improve them? Both off-line in face-to-face contacts, and online, world-wide.

The site make-overs are creeping along. I hope to finish the last three articles and indexes to the Sharing Library on Ruthes-SecretRoses.com this afternoon.

As for newer author photos, that hasn’t happened yet, but now in reading the manual to the new camera I see that I could use the timer settings and take pictures of myself. All I need to do is find a shelf the right height, set it to a 2 or 10 sec delay and run around to stand in front of it. (It’s suppose to be able to take little wee movies too, but I’m going to learn the basics first).

This coming Saturday, June 10, we are going to be part of the Western Tract Mission’s fundraising walkathon in Saskatoon. Dad will do the route along the Meewasin Trail along the Saskatchewan River, in Saskatoon, on his medi-chair scooter again, as he has previously. I’m to be the photographer, and help set up the picnic barbecue in the Kinsmen Park, just I’ve done before too.

There are many other events happening this weekend, but we hope for a good turnout and perhaps a doubling of funds raised over last year. Hey, if you’d like to help out, you could go to this site, and print out the PDF sponsor sheet, see what you can round up and send it in. Right! Even if you are too far away to take part in the walkathon physically, you can support this tract literature and Bible correspondence courses ministry. WesternTractMission.org