Archive for September, 2010

Tuesday, September 28th, 2010

I have very mixed feelings this morning.. I have not sold one Waiting for Agnes by local author Joe Bullard in over a month… I have been selling this book for two years.. I am wondering if its run its course.. I took it off Ebay yesterday and going to take it off Amazon today. It will only be at www.readerwave.ecrater.com .   And I am not sure how long I will leave it there. I have 14 books right now and no plans to get more. Author will be or may have already gone to see family. I do not contact him unless I need books.

On a happier note. Daughter Ilene Jones had a write up in Newsweek last week… Magazine date is September 20th. page 48. I am so proud of her. She has come a long way with no college.. Just soaks up what ever she learns in her life’s work.. Yesterday was her first day of working on her own. No other day job. This is wonderful.. If you have an iPod look for “Hurricane or Traveler’s Quest”.  Hurricane has sold over 60,000 copys… Lets bring it up to 100,000  Let me know if you read it would love to hear.  Last week would of been my Mothers 89 th birthday… and the next day was our granddaughters 12th birthday.. So we got cheered up in a hurry..I have allot of things I want to do today.. The least favorite is pay taxes on my store… But will get it done and then I will be free and clear of bills till next month.. Looking forward to going shopping on weekends after Flea Market closes for the fair to come in.

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What Ever!

Thursday, September 23rd, 2010

That’s how today is going… OK now that is said I feel better LOL…. I am not happy that my Waiting for Agnes has not been selling .. I only have 15 copies left and then I think I am done… So get yours now… I am stopping www.amazon.com and www.ebay.com at the end of October. I will only have www.readerwave.ecrater.com  and www.readerwave.shotglass.com  and this blog.

Our 19th wedding ann. was this week hubby and I went out to eat. One of our favorite places Red Lobster.  We had good wishes and cards from family and friends… This is a time when you wish you lived closer to family. 

Today Hubby is at a plant sale somewhere in town, I thought we could not put anymore in .. I need to go to the post office and want to go to some places to look at books.. I have a little customer who loves Elmo and that’s the only book she wants so she taps me on the arm and asks me when ever she come… I offer her other books and its no… LOL  so want to see if I can find some where they sell second hand books….Hay I know I sell second hand books… LOL

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NewsWeek

Wednesday, September 22nd, 2010

Remember I mentioned my daughter Ilene Jones, was going to have a artical about her work in Newsweek Mag this week. Its on page 48. Its really good tells about the work she does.. She is a pretty smart cookie… And no college.. She started out with two hobbies that she worked hard at… Computers and Weather… Dreams do come true.. When you work really hard for them… I am not saying that college wouldn’t of helped her. As it does for many people but in her case she was lucky that she worked hard and new what she wanted and kept trying… Alot of people know her as Weatherangel on twitter.. She is the co founder of KittyCode.  Where they made the Huricane app and Traveler’s Quest. You can find both of them on Itunes  for your IPhone.

For those of you thinking of buying Waiting for Agnes  I have 15 copys left. So get it now while you can. www.amazon.com www.readerwave.ecrater.com www.ebay.com

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Books and More Books

Monday, September 20th, 2010

Its Monday have all those Monday things to do. Laundry is started… I need to get in the kitchen and clean out dishwasher. I finally went on line and put my coke and dannon codes on line. I have all these points sitting on my bookshelf and now they are in the computer and the others are in the garbage a little less clutter. Its a start… I put an ad in the newspaper for Wednesdays publication about the doll collection and one about my bookstore at the Flea Market.. Only two weeks left before we close for a month.  I have people coming to me to buy books… These are people who don’t even trade with me… I have so many books now I can pick and choose what I want.  I will be looking for just certain authors when I go out looking. When I come back to the Flea Market in November I will be bigger and Have some Holiday things so to get ready for the Holiday buying.  I hope to find some Holiday books and I must find some Elmo I have this cute little blond girl who comes the weeks I have children’s books and asks me for Elmo she wants nothing else… Its so cute.. so I have to see what I can find. And a good seller for me is Cookbooks… so I will be looking for certain authors and certain types of books.

I still have Waiting for Agnes I only have 15 copies left. They are the last of what I have and I may not be getting more. So if you are holding back don’t. www.readerwave.ecrater.com www.amazon.com www.ebay.com

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News

Thursday, September 16th, 2010

Been a good week… Got a call from daughter this morning and as I think I told you earlier in the week she was interviewed for Newsweek… well she called and it came out this morning… Very nice http://www.newsweek.com/2010/09/15/how-to-build-a-better-smart-phone-app.html  Check it out.. I may have mentioned a few hundred times she is co founder of Kitty Code and they have made Hurricane app and according to this article it as sold over 60,000  now that’s great business. (can you tell I am proud of her) This next week is the last week she will be at her day job.. I am so proud and happy for you.. My the Hurricane’s keep coming but not to Florida… LOL.  Our Son in law is doing well after his surgery.. no cancer.. thank God.  Grand girls two different families are busy with their music.. Taking classes at school.. And its that time of year to have kids call or send you stuff to buy to help there schools I have had three of  7 so far.. waiting for other 4 to ask..

We went and ran errands this morning. Put two ads in the paper… one for the collection of Dolls I want to sell as well and an antique cradle. Then one for my book store at the Lake City Flea Market… I am trying to sell the collection to make room for kids when they come…

Waiting for Agnes has not sold anything in the past few weeks… I hope this will change soon.. I only have 15 left then I don’t know what I will have.

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Help Help Help………..

Monday, September 13th, 2010

Help is what I need….. My brain is on over load again…. I get so many idea’s going and can’t get one started… Or I get started and stop soon after….  One good thing happening I am bringing home lots of things from my book store at the Lake City Flea Market… I took all my Christian books and packed them away.. They have not been on the high seller list for a while… Hubby packed the book case in the back of car.. This morning he put a back on it… So there are only 5 book cases that need backs… I have almost all the under stock home..  I put the whole store on sale till the 10th of October when we close…(for the fair, to reopen weekend of November 10th).  Every book I have in the store is $100 even the big hard backs. Or 6 for $5.00… You say where have you heard that before… Well I will tell you all my paperbacks have been that price every day.. Now I have all the hardbacks and paperbacks on the tables that price… You need to get in and look us over.  This past weekend we had Children’s books on the sale table(had a lot of newer ones that I found last week). This coming weekend we will have Harliquins  on table at .10 or 11 for $1.00   Come check it out.

On line store is not doing anything right now.. Come on people… There is a antique baby cradle on there.. with free shipping check it out.. Lots of LeapPad machines that come with book and cartridge or I have books and cartridges for sale alone…Waiting for Agnes is sitting here in my room all signed waiting to go in the mail… I sell this book on three spots.. www.amazon.com www.readerwave.ecrater.com www.ebay.com  and you can find everything at www.readerwave.com

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Books and Magazines

Thursday, September 9th, 2010

Just finished reading Karen Young. I just found her in the last few months.. I am sure she was right there on my shelf but I never knew her before. I really don’t know her now.. I should look up her website and tell her I love her books.. I love a series of books about one town.. This one book has three stories that were first written for Harlequin Romance. I don’t read them most times as they are small books.. I like to have something around for a couple of days.. I am not a fast reader it takes me two or three days to read a book.This one had three stories and I put it down after two to read Debbie Macomber’s 1022 Evergreen Place.. This was great also. Then I picked up Karen Young and finished reading Heat of the Night.  Now I m going to read Never Tell (not sure I have not read before) I do that sometimes read something that I have already read… I read so many I forget…  If you are interested in reading Heat of the Night by Karen Young you will find a used copy at my book store this weekend.. Lake City Flea Market,Brandford Hwy,Lake City, Florida.Find out more about Debbie Macomber and Karen Young at there websites… www.debbiemacomber.com www.karenyoung.com  If you have read this blog please mention it.. Its nice to know someone is reading and cares enough about my dribble…You can find some books on line at www.readerwave.ecrater.com  I have Leapfrog Items also… I just put another machine in and a couple of books to go with it.. If there is something you are looking for let me know I might have it or be able to find. Waiting for Agnes is a new book I sell on several sights.. Its signed by local author Joe Bullard.  www.readerwave.ecrater.com www.readerwave.com www.amazon.com www.ebay.com

I had a call from youngest daughter you might know her on twitter as weatherangel  she is a program developer and has made two great programs out side of her day job for AAA.  You might of her of  Hurricane and Travelers Quest. Well she informed me that she was interviewed last week for NewsWeek  how cool is that.. So those of you that get this mag.. look for Ilene Jones next weeks issue. I am so proud of her and her partner…  Everyone have a great day and smell the roses….but watch out for the bee’s  LOL

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Waiting

Tuesday, September 7th, 2010

Good Morning Happy Tuesday… Does not seem possible that its September already.. I need to wrap a couple of birthday gifts and get them in the mail.  Have a few errands to run today.. Want to look for some children’s books this week.. I am down to one basket and that is not enough for a whole weekend.. And I have had theses for months so must get some fresh things for these children and parents to look at.. And one little girl has asked me for Barney so will see what I can find. I finished reading Debbie Macombers newest Cedar Cove Book “1022 Evergreen Place”  Great I think I liked it better than the last one. One part of the story I was afraid  it would be the next book and I wanted it to finish in this one well it did.. I was so glad.. It was a really unexpected ending.. Thanks Debbie for another really great book.. You can find info about Debbie Macomber at www.debbiemacomber.com she even has a blog.  Yesterday was not a good day in the morning.. I was doing wash and I guess the load was uneven  have not had that happen before in our new washer anyways the Clorox bottle was on top and it worked its way to the edge and it fell over and landed on the floor, the top was not on as tight as I thought and all of it went on the floor it was fine as there were no clothes on floor near it.. I move the waste basket out of my way and to get it out of wet.. I put it next to some clothes and my favorite T shirt is not tie dyed… I am so upset… its was several shades of color already and I guess I can wear it around the house.  So that was my morning… In the afternoon I just relaxed and chilled.. I talked to daughter about son in law and how he’s feeling and granddaughter and school.. She had her first game this past weekend.. She is in marching band this year.

I have not had any sales this weekend of Waiting for Agnes… I am really surprised.  you can find it at three locations www.readerwave.ecrater.com www.amazon.com www.ebay.com  this book is by local author Joe Bullard… I have other things in my book store for sale come check it out.  www.readerwave.ecrater.com  and shot glasses at www.shotglassheaven.ecrater.com   and you can find everything by going to www.readerwave.com     if you have any question about anything  readerwave@bellsouth.net

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Whats in a Title

Sunday, September 5th, 2010

Its Sunday again.. Had a really good day at Flea Market yesterday.. I also spent a lot of time figuring ways to make it easier to close down in a few weeks… I don’t have a truck so will be using two cars and going back and forth to home.  I think one thing that will help is a sale on my hard covers on the one big table… So today I will clean out the items I don’t want to sale and put them away. Or bring them home… I have been bringing home under stock and odd things. I am bringing home all tapes today so if you want music or talking books today is your last chance. There are 6 weekends till we close… Then 4 or 5 till we open again.. In that time we are closed I will be checking out more stock.. So if you are in the Lake City Area and come to my store right me a email or post a message here if you have a certain author you want when we come back.

This week I am going to be getting birthday gifts out to the grands.. Two birthdays coming up and then in three weeks from theirs three more… Then we go into November and Grandpa and Aunt Shari… Wow Then December brings Aunt Nancy and Christmas… Think I can send them all a used book … LOL…

I put a nother Leap Pad on the website.. its got three books with it… check it out www.readerwave.ecrater.com  you can also find dolls, baby cradle its an antique. stuffed animals… check it out… Shot glasses are at www.shotglassheave.ecrater.com 

Of course you can find Waiting for Agnes at  www.readerwave.ecrater.com www.ebay.com www.amazon.com 

Have a great Sunday see you next time.

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Weekend

Saturday, September 4th, 2010

Well the weekend is here again… Not many more till Flea Market closes for a month.. I hope there are lots of yard sales during that month.. To make up for all the Saturdays I have missed them.  I am hoping to go to several Flea Markets around here that I don’t get to see during the year and she what they have and get some fresh idea’s.. Always looking for new idea’s..  I never have enough room always looking for ways to improve it. We went yard sailing yesterday and I got a lot of Nora Roberts and this week went to book store in Gainesville and found some books.. but not as many as I sometimes get.

Its time for me to get ready to go to Flea Market this morning… I love going there talking to poeple learning what they like to read. I am still readying the same Karen Young book as last week there are three stories and I am on the second one.  I have an on line store also.. www.readerwave.ecrater.comat this store I sell every thing form soup to nuts.(figure of speech)  I sell books, new and used, dolls, Leap Pad machines and books and cartridges, (just put another one in yesterday) and many more items.

Waiting for Agnes is a new signed book by Author Joe Bullard tells the story about the Coral Castle at Homestead, Florida how it was built will tons of coral like the pyramids were built years and years ago.. the process dies with its owner in 1954 He never told anyone. this book can be found in several places. www.readerwave.ecrater.com www.ebay.com www.amazon.com  each place it sells for a different price and the company charges different for processing the book for me..  with www.readerwave.ecrater.coyou can used a US Postal money order.. not with any of the other… It would be nice if you would tell me when you are sending it …Thanks.

Have a great day and weekend.  Prayers to my family in the North and may their Daddy get out of hospital today.

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