This month I've felt rather disorientated, being consistently about a week out when it comes to remembering the date. It's just as well that I'm ahead of my deadlines or I could have been in trouble.
On the plus side, it means I don't have much longer to wait for the INK Festival which kicks off on Thursday and runs until Sunday with dozens of new short plays to see, and lots of talks, events and workshops to sign up for. If you've never been, I highly recommend it and you can see all the details here and my article in 'Suffolk' magazine here.
Of course Easter is late this year. Though never being a fixed date in the calendar, it is an immovable focal point in the Christian year, and a time for hope and joy, new birth and redemption. All things we need in abundance now more than ever.
I hope this weekend is proving restorative and rejuvenating for you, whatever you're doing, whoever you're with. And that you might have found a moment to enjoy a good book.
A community in America found a creative way to get together with books this week.
The Serendipity Bookshop in Michigan was moving premises, to a new location just a short walk away. Instead of engaging a removal firm to pack and move their stock of almost 10,000 books, the owners asked the town's residents to come along to help. They rose to the challenge in great numbers and formed two lines along the street and passed each book hand by hand in a human chain.
It took two hours, much quicker than any removal firm, the owners claimed. What's more, it opened up discussions about the books as they were handed on, with recommendations flying!
Of course I couldn't help but ponder the logistics and wondered what state the books were in when they'd been handled by so many in their short foray outside the bookshop. But it proved a fun activity and a great visual for tv and newspaper coverage, as well as instilling a powerful sense of ownership in the local residents for their local bookshop. You can take a look here.
Thank you for reading, and Happy Easter!