The loving husband and I embarked on our annual fishing trip to Ottertail County last week. Because we got rained on six times in one day, our camouflage rain suits were the center point of our daily wardrobe selections. Ninety percent of my fishing fashions remained unworn. I usually try to color coordinate my bait presentation with my fishing outfit. This year, with the camouflage situation, it got a little monotonous. So I tried an alternate color selection philosophy: If you think the bait is attractive, so will the fish. On one of my more successful days I tossed out a lime green plastic worm attached to a fuchsia pink whistler head. I could hear the fish saying, "It must be a lovely woman who would offer such a tasteful and exquisite bait presentation. Let’s bite it!!" Another day when I caught my biggest crappie, I tossed out a red, white & blue presentation (blue and white jighead with a red tail). Again I heard the giant crappies saying, "It must be that lovely woman … and proud American … who has assembled such a patriotic bait presentation. Grab it!!" If you have a day when you simply cannot match your outfit, just pick out the most attractive lure in the box and toss it out there. Don’t worry, you won’t always pick the same lure. One day you may find chartreuse attractive, another day it will be motor-oil or smoke. Upon returning from vacation, I was alerted to the fact that I am not allowed to catalog any new books. This is because we are in the process of changing circulation and cataloging systems. But I did get one new book on —"Say When" by Elizabeth Berg. You might want to call in and get your name on the list. Griffin is a happy man. Settled comfortably in a Chicago suburb, he adores his eight-year-old daughter, Zoe, and his wife, Ellen, — shy, bookish Ellen, who is as dependable as she is dependent on him for his stability and his talent for gently controlling the world they inhabit. But when he wakes one morning to hear of his wife's love affair with another man and her request for a divorce, Griffin's view of life is irrevocably altered. Overnight he goes from being Ellen's husband to being her roommate, from a lover to a man denied passion and companionship. Now he must either move on or fight for his marriage, forgive his wife or condemn her for her betrayal, deny or face up to his part in the sudden undoing of his seemingly perfect life. Alert: "Barnyard Capers" the fabulously entertaining puppet show will be at 11 a.m. this Friday, July 11. It’s open to all ages.
