Occasionally we do some "grazing"

     One of the fun things we do here at the library is to have an occasional "grazing day."
     It's not for the public, but we do it anyway.  We do it for ourselves, all of us who work here.
     Of course, we did it last month also, so maybe it wasn't right to say occasional.  We called it last month our "Post-Valentine Get-together" and fixed our food and ate together (as many as could at one time) around one of the library tables in the auditorium.  We had a great time.
     This time, today, was our after-St.-Patrick's-Day get-together.  We called it our "Green Grazing" thing.  The object was to share our favorite green snack or food with green in it.  But if someone couldn't meet that criteria, all they had to do was put whatever they brought in a green bowl.  We're easy to please.  And if they could, they should wear something green, too.
     We had a table full of stuff (food, I should say).  We started putting things on a table in the auditorium when we first walked in the door this morning.  Johnnie brought little smokies (cocktail weiners in bar-b-que sauce; her husband said if it was good, he made it, but if it was bad, Johnnie made it).  She kept them warm in a crock pot that I saw had some green on it.  Cray brought green punch and cups.  Carolyn brought chips and carrots with dip (saw green in that, too).  Aileen brought spinach dip with carrots and celery and corn scoops, and Ann brought green grapes.  Jinx brought bags of Chex mix all stacked up in a big green bowl.  Melody brought Irish green rice krispies.  And Irene brought bags of oat cluster bits with green apples.
     This was a time when we could come in and pick up a few things to "graze" on, go back to work, and  then later on come back again for more.
     When compared to many libraries, we're not considered very big.  It's because of our size that we can be closer in our friendships and form not only good working relationships, but friendships that carry over into our personal lives.  We're the people who care about each other in a personal way.  We're there to help when someone is sick or needs a ride somewhere or has a death in their family.  We provide not only food and financial contributions, but physical support and prayers.
     That's why it's so much fun to work at our library, why it's a joy to come to work among the friendly faces and wonder what surprises are in store for us each day.  Because together, we know we can make the day a good one.
     The "grazing" and "sit-down" days with food, among other enjoyments of talking and laughing together, make us a happy family.  We hope our happiness shows on our faces when you see us.
     Maybe if more people shared their food, or took time to sit down together to eat, they would come to like each other more and the world would be a happier place.
     It's something to think about anyway.  We do it here at the Moultrie-Colquitt County Library and it seems to work.