I’m getting ready to pack my bags and head out to my writers’ conference in two weeks.  I have to put together the things I’ve collected to put in the baskets that my conference roommate and I donate to the auction.  At least one of our baskets will be loaded with paperback mysteries from my bookcases.  They needed a purging.  The books are by a huge variety of authors, are in good shape, and ready to pass along to someone else who will enjoy them. 

     Then there’s the Red Hat basket.  For a short time, I belonged to a Red Hat group.  However, they leaned to activities that were too pricey for me.  They also liked to eat out a lot and that isn’t in my budget.  Therefore, there are many Red Hat items going into another basket that some happy Red Hatter will win.

     Heavens, I really need to get all that stuff together because before I know it we’ll be packing my friend’s car and heading to Pittsburgh.  Yep, sounds like a good project to start tomorrow, I’d better write myself a note.