Whew!

Whew! was Originally Posted on August 4, 2005 by

Talk about having lots to do… THIS will be a very full week. It makes me tired just organizing the items for the blog.

On Monday I cut down some trees and carted the logs off. I also dropped off a fireproof safe to a neighbor. I then scoured the shops for a table draping for my display.

On Tuesday I met some Council members at the Four Seasons to go over the details for Saturday’s event. The event is out doors this year and we are juggling who sits where. This is particularly important as one group is bringing orchids, which are not tolerant of the sun, and some others are bringing desserts, which contain chocolate. I found out that the resort will be partially dressing the tables and I won’t need quite as much cloth as I had planned. I also looked in many stores for a metal cream pitcher. Unless I wanted silver, I would have to make do with something completely different from what I wanted.

I cooked up some fresh sweet corn and a large steak. I’ll be eating steak for days now…

Wednesday found me making many of the signs for the event. I’m creating tent cards to identify each of the 21 farms and the display participants such as Starbucks and Borders Books. I am also creating two nametags for each participant, ones for registration and even the volunteers. I expect to have 80 to 100 printed by Saturday. I also am pulling the cards apart and placing them in the plastic holders.

Thursday I’ll take some green coffee beans to a neighboring farm where we will roast them in a Full City Plus style. This will help me fulfill some orders I have been receiving. Once I get home I’ll bag them up and also bag up some Medium to be sold at the event. I also need to separate out some medium specifically to be brewed for the judging.

I am considering also making some iced coffee to offer at my table, so I will need to get ice and cream before Saturday.

I also need to do some laundry and have a nicely pressed shirt and pants to wear.

At 3pm I need to be in front of the Aloha Theatre for a last-minute event meeting. I’ll clarify a few items prior to finishing up the nametags. After that meeting it is across the street for the Kona Coffee Council meeting.

At about 5:30 it is back to the house to get some work done!

I’ll finish working on the table dressing and start packing the boxes I’ll need for Saturday.

At 3pm or so I need to head up into Kona for the KonaWeb picnic. This is held the 1st Friday of the month at the old airport and is a welcome to visitors and newcomers to the island. Somewhere along the way I’ll come up with a main dish. I also may take some brewed coffee. I also have to take a few bags of the full-city as it will be delivered at the picnic.

After the picnic it is back home to pack the truck and complete any last minute items. I hope to get to bed early.

At about 6:30am I’ll get up and start making coffee and iced coffee. These will go into the truck and about 8am I should be on the road to the resort; arriving at 8:45. I’ll find my table and drop things off. After dropping off the tent cards and helping get a few things started, I can start dressing my table. I hope it looks good, as I really don’t have that kind of expertise.

Then just before noon I need to have some coffee ready to be judged. At that same time we begin letting the public in and I spend the next 4 hours chatting about coffee and farming (as it were). At 4pm the winners should be announced and I will pack up and head home.

I HOPE that at around 5pm I should be able to nap. I’ll worry about unpacking the truck later. It will be too late to call the east coast to tell friends and family the results and whether I won or lost. That will have to wait.

If I won, I will probably create a special discount code and send out a newsletter offering a discount in celebration.

I think on Sunday I will be back to chopping up trees and carting them away.

What a week!