My tradition with the hand-written morning pages had been to start writing about how I slept. And, I must say, I slept pretty well for a hotel room. I’ve already had a cup of in-room coffee (one of my favorite things about hotels) and am fixing to take a shower. I don’t have to be anywhere for the conference until 10 AM! A big thank you to the volunteer coordinator for that little gift. I’ll wander down earlier to find real coffee and maybe some breakfast. It’s going to be a long day once it gets started so I’m enjoying the peace and quiet right now.
I love Roanoke. I’ve conferenced here and worked with the local school division on several occasions. I can see mountains from my hotel room window and the downtown has an old charm. One of my favorite bookstores–Cantos Booksellers–is here, and I’ve already got Tuesday morning planned out. A latte at Mill Mountain coffee then browsing the books at Cantos. It’s an independent bookstore and I make it my business to help keep them in business. They could use some work on the website they set up…maybe I could recommend my husband.
