Patience

Somehow the phrase "Good things come to those who wait" struck me as pertinent today, so I offer you the below as a possible point of origin from "the Phrase Finder" website.

This proverbial saying was used by the English poet Lady Mary Montgomerie Currie (1843-1905), under her pseudonym of Violet Fane, in her poem Tout vient a qui sait attendre:

ALL hoped-for things will come to you
Who have the strength to watch and wait,
Our longings spur the steeds of Fate,
This has been said by one who knew.

...

'Ah, all things come to those who wait,'
(I say these words to make me glad),
But something answers soft and sad,
'They come, but often come too late.'

The saying 'all (good) things come to those (who/that) wait' is frequently attributed to Fane. While this is exactly the type of uplifting exhortation to be expressed by a Victorian gentlewoman, The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations disputes her authorship and dates the proverb as "early 16th century". I've no reason to doubt the ODQ but, sadly, they offer no citation to check against.

Well, I'm hardly a Victorian gentlewoman, but some good things developed this week.  The trustees and I have interviews with two contractors next week and with any luck will have a decision by the end of the week of October 22nd.  Some staff and I had a good meeting with Chip Hagy from Tucker Library Interiors about the layout of the library.  Good ideas are brewing. 

 I made a presentation to the Rotary Club this morning and appreciated their support and good wishes.  I will also make this presentation at next week's Friends of the Hopkinton Town Library meeting at 6:30 on Wednesday October 24th.  Please come!  It will be at the Slusser Center, though it is POSSIBLE that we'll hold it in the community room at the library.  Stay tuned.  

Leigh Maynard's storytimes will be over in the community room at the library starting the week of October 22nd.  Please call or check the website if you have questions.  

The below image made me smile...Come pile your kiddos into our comfy chairs in our little Slusser Library!!