Plant Fair and Mayhem

What I neglected to mention in my last post was that I am the Plant Fair chairwoman. I'm in charge of making sure that we have enough vendors from the local nurseries, that parking is clearly marked, that the visitors will be greeted when they come, that they will have access to the food stand, that we have enough port-a-potties - I could continue, but you probably get the idea by now. To be more accurate, I am in charge of making sure that all those things are tended to by the folks who volunteered for them. I'm supposed to be the Chief-Honcho-in-charge-of-nagging, but I don't nag very well. So I just smile and listen very carefully and wonder what on earth I was thinking when I signed up for this job. It's a good way to learn about the group quickly, I must admit. I am a proponent of the sink-or-swim method of teaching - as long as it's nothing important or life threatening, like catering for 500 people. Or deep sea diving.