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  Irene > November 3rd, 2018, 01:43 PM

  My next convention up is Boskone, in Boston MA February 15-19, 2019
  
  I'm going up a day early and leaving a day later. . . I'm retired now.
  
  Right now I have no plans to bring a bunch of books to the convention (AKA "Coals to Newcastle"), as the attending program participants that I collect have already signed all of the books I already own.
  
  
  This is a fun convention for me. It is my local chapter, even with a 2 hour drive and then a 1 hour ride under the streets of Boston. (and the local Train-pass is called a "Charlie Card")
  
  Last year the weather was rather mild, and I walked with 2 others to China Town, which is actually pretty close, for lunch & a stop at a bakery.
  
  
  I wonder what I'll spend my time on this year, I'm a regular volunteer, and have friends among the Artists & Book Dealers.

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  Irene > January 15th, 2019, 02:52 PM

  So, though I'm not quite ready to pack, it is time to figure out if I'm bringing books to be signed.
  
  Right now I need to check of unsigned books by my favorites: Bruce Coville, Sharon Lee, Steve Miller, Christine Taylor-Butler and Jane Yolen.
  I will be packing a ton of magazines for give away - these were found during my recent house re-arranging, so I won't have to leave space for books to be purchased.
  [Possibly the next book in the series by Christine Taylor-Butler.]
  
  I will be trying Not to purchase any art - as I'm out of wall and display space but Lisa Hertel and Alan Beck will be there, both of whom have shelf and wall presence.

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  Irene > February 17th, 2019, 10:59 AM

  Boston is great. Nook will only auto correct convention name,but convention is being the usual sleep deprivation experiment
  
  I'm too old for this. Feet hurt. Snow tomorrow as I try to go home.

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  Irene > March 10th, 2019, 09:28 AM

  At the convention I gathered three new books. One from the free table, and two purchased.
  Later I was notified that I had won an audio version of one of the books. It is 8-9 CD's long, so it sits in the auto ready to play.
  
  This is my favorite convention, though I was too tired for one of my favorite events: The play. [This is written for, and acted by members of the convention, some of whom do this as a vocation or avocation.]
  
  I did spend lots of time at panels, in the dealers room, the art show and the game room. [I could have picked up some of a card game of Pirates of the Caribbean but my niece decided that she wasn't interested.]
  I spent lots of time talking to the people from the "Makers Space" from Worchester MA. Look for this in your local area. This 'space' provides room for new craft start ups, craft classes, 3D printers, and several sewing machines. They looked up and found one in my area. This could be neat.
  
  So I chatted with friends, caught up with their life stories. I volunteered my time for set up and tear down (set up the Staff Den and participated in Art Show sales), I visited two Boston museums before the convention started, and drove home between the two snow events.
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