This week I am reading new authors to me that were suggested by other authors I follow on facebook. I am known as me on facebook  Dona Hopkins West in case you want to follow. I finished KAKI  WARNER’S PIECES OF SKY waiting for the next book to come in the mail OPEN COUNTRY. Yesterday I got a email from Kaki Warner saying I have won a contest and I will be getting a signed book in the mail real soon.. How cool is that. She lives in Washington State as does my fav author Debbie Macomber  you can look her up at www.kakiwarner.com  you can follower her on facebook also. Now I am reading another new author to me SARA LUCK  readingSUSANNA’S CHOICE  both authors write about the early west.  No indians but lots of wagon trains, gold rushes and romance.

I started selling on eBay last week selling shot glasses and postcards. Did not do very well so I think today will be my last day. I can’t see not making my money back and going to all the work for not.

Hope to see you all this weekend at the Lake City Flea Market. Some of the kids and grandkids are coming up this weekend can’t wait and in a week or two some more.

Happy Birthday Dad we miss you so much. Think of you and Mother often.

Hubby just came in with the mail my book I ordered OPEN COUNTRY BY KAKI WARNER just came. I got a birthday card from my far away daughter and a doctor reminder.. I made it on my Birthday so I can have lunch in Gainsville. So the day is shaping up.

Have a great weekend my friends and I hope someone reads and likes this blog.

I have been putting my Shot Glasses on eBay this week and mailed a set out yesterday. I have been doing them in lots … Trying to clean my room out a little.  I have PostCards  on there also.

Got a bill from Florida for taxes.. I almost died… as I had already paid it.. So went to my local office here in town and found out it was a mistake.. I am so glad..

We have been internet shopping this week for a dog.. We want to see what is around before we go traveling very far.. I want a young black, white and tan cocker spaniel.  I have a name but they come with names already.. So I am going to name my stuffed dog B B MA . I love that name. I want this dog as a birthday present but looks like it might not happen. My husband has been looking real hard. There are 12 days left so someone better help him… LOL

I went book shopping this week at our local library. Found some that I needed for my store. I also got a book list for author Barbara Delinsky and marked all the books off that I have in my store have a customer who just started reading her. I just started reading Kaki Warner and Sara Luck.

Take care and have a great weekend.

I have been busy working on my eBay inserts.. Two come out this hour. I need to work on my postage I think I am charging the wrong fee’s I will get it right by next week. Postage goes up this week. So if you don’t have the everything stamp your postage will be going up. And if you have regular stamps you will be heading to the post office to get more..

I had a facetime chat with my daughter the other day she helped me fix up this blog so it went out on twitter and then to Facebook without me sending it. How great is that.. I hope you are following up and will let me know what you think of my store here in Lake City,Florida and my items on eBay. and of course this blog.

I think I told all of you I am looking for a female cocker spaniel, she will be black and white or even have a little brown in her ..  I will name her B B MA after on of my favorite authors Debbie MAcomber  the A is long  and B is like the letter … I am hoping to get her by my birthday so you all have a few weeks to find her .. House broke would be fine …LOL…

Have a great day and talk to you soon I will not promise to get back to every day but will try at least twice a week…

I have put a few things on Ebay this week.. postcards, shot glasses, and a book.  I put them under auction. ewest13 seller.  I don’t have a store on Ebay at the moment.  Sounds like it costs more than I make right now.

My daughter (weatherangel,kitty code) and I were on spacetime yesterday it was fun she was helping me up date my blog and eBay.  Now I can do it all myself again after she fixed it up.  she is  real good to me..

My granddaughter in Va had to brave the ice storm to go to a college audition this morning.  I hope she did ok.. She has several others.. She is studying music.

I have decided I want a cocker spaniel her name will be B B MA        Look at my favorite authors name and you will see how I came up with this name   Debbie Macomber

I have started reading Kaki Warner she is a new author to me. I am in the first 22 pages and its about 1800′s early west its got my attention.

Happy New Year

I wrote a blog a while ago and saved it came back and it’s not there. Sounds like me… LOL. I am trying to start a new trend in 2012. Start things and finish.. I want to start-up my bookstore and shot glass store on-line again. Have not decided if I will do eBay or eCrater. or Both.  Someone gives me some input . What is your favorite.

I have used books that are extra’s in my Flea Market store here in LC,Fl . I have shot glasses that I used to collect. I have over 900 and a new iPhone that takes wonderful pictures so will try to get that started real soon. Postcards have about 1200 that were my Mothers I keep finding them everywhere I look. Would be nice to find people who want big quantities.

For those who are looking for the two books I use to sell for Joe Bullard you need to contact him directly he has a website. google his name or the books names and you will find him.

Have a great week will be talking to you soon.

Dona

The outside of our house is almost all painted they will be done today. Looks really nice. So glad we had a new neighbor move in who is a painter.

Reading have been reading up a storm read the third book of Susan Mallory from her Only series, Just finished the last book of Debbie Macomber’s Cedar Cove series. I like the one I read just before this one the best 1105 Yakama Street, Now I am reading Linda Leal Millers Christmas book. This one I am having a hard time with I keep feeling I have read it before.

I have been reading, still reading Judith Arnold as it has three books in one I am on the second one.  Tomorrow we are going to the flea market and do some book work. I want to take the two front tables and change out the books. Will bring home the ones that are on it now as their are only a couple of months left before I have to start bringing home books anyways so why not bring these home as I won’t be changing out again anytime soon.  The back table on the left side I have changed out that last weekend and put hard covers there of women writers any kind does not matter .. Then the other side that had all kinds I am making it just mens.

Have a great day and do a good dead.. You can also make a comment so I don’t feel so alone… LOL…Oh ya I change the front of this blog got bored …

Now reading is great its one of the great fun things I do. If you can read you can travel from your recliner or rocking chair. I have been all over the world. The first book I remember as an Adult is the Born series by Nora Roberts. My very first book other than baby’s story books which I don’t remember.  was Tom Sawyer. But I was not caught yet. I use to watch my mother and my sister enjoy books but I just could not get into it. Was high school before I caught the bug ..

Summer reading to me is the time I put my self in a place where I try new things. Last year I was ready authors with trilogy’s about towns. I found Robyn Carr last year and Virgin River. Now I can’t keep her in my store (have a used book store). I am waiting for the next one to come out .  This year I am reading authors that another author has told me about on Facebook.  I follow a few of my fav. authors on FB.  This summer I have found Judith Arnold, I am now reading the second book and this one has three in it. I have had this book on my shelves for several years I don’t know why its great. Some one should have know how good she is besides me. I am reading “Father Knows Best”,Next I am going on to another author I just started reading Elin Hilderbrand, I read “the blue bistro”last week. I will be reading after I finish FKB ”A Summer Affair”, found it yesterday at a Library sale. Just by chance went to see what they had on sale in the used section and found a big sale.. So grabbed a bunch for my bookstore and this one for me first. Next I will read “The Search” by Nora Roberts want to finish this one before the end of the month as I will be visiting my family in Virginia which is about an hour from Williamsburg,Maryland where Nora and family have their bookstore.  Have been there a couple of times very nice. There are many business that she and her husband own there. One is the hotel that they opened last year. I hear its very busy.  well back to summer reading

June started me off with Emily March”Eterity Springs trilogy”(Angel’s Rest, Hummingbird Lake,Heartache Falls) 4****  Then on to Barbara Freethy Suddenly One Summer, On Shadow Beach, and At Hidden Falls. This is a Chesapeake Bay Trilogy. Then some authors I have been reading right along Linda Lael Miller’s Creed’s Honor, Debbie Macombers “A Turn in the Road”, Nora Roberts “Chasing Fire”

 I have several books ready to take with me while I visit with daughter and family Julie Ortolon’s Pearl Island Trilogy  and Griffin’s Daughter by Leslie Ann Moore.

Been a slow summer for my bookstore. have not been buying many books been relying on trade-ins.  Some authors that I never get back to reuse are Robyn Carr, Lee Child, Stewart Woods, Joan Johnston just to name a couple

Will try to write more often …

Remember I do not sell Waiting for Agnes anymore you can get it from the author,Joe Bullard.

I know its real hot here and no one feels like going to the Flea Market. But remember with out your business year round we can’t stay open. We are looking at real slim picking here. Granted I don’t have to have this money to live on its my fun time.. But to stay open we have to be in the black.

I am going to make you an offer.. You email me your list of books. I will email you back with what I have and you can pick up here in LC or will mail for handling and postage. How This would work you email me your list I look for them on Saturday have them ready for you to pick up on Saturday or Sunday at FM or during the week evenings at my home.Between 6pm and 7:30. I will email you back what I have you let me know when you email me if its local if its a trade or straight sell with straight sell its 1.00 each or 6 for 5.00 trade is one of your books (good condition) and .50 for one of mine.  Mailing is 1.00 each or 6 for 5.00  plus 2.00 handling for the first 6 books and .50 cent for each one after and your media mail. Email me at readerwave@bellsouth.net

Those of you who have bought from me on eBay or eCRATER know I am a fair and trusting seller.

Last month I got to see one of my fav authors Debbie Macomber was great fun

This is my store with the picture at the top of the shelf and yes I can spell the w fell down when I was putting the picture up and I was on my toes so could no reach it./

Granddaughters graduation from High School is Thursday can’t wait to see that. And a great neice goes to the same school so get to see two for the price of one ticket.(free) but you know tickets are hard to come by. Everyone wants to be there. Sorry to all the Aunts and Uncles Grandparents were asked first its only polite. Thanks Ginny Love you lots. And Mom’s and brother and sister(sister Lizzy graduates next year) and a cousin but they are not in the same school not even the same state. Don’t you dare mess it up so I have to choose which one.(please).

Well I have decided that I might scrimp by this summer at the book store if I don’t buy any books. that means no yard sales… I will only trade… prices will have to go up in November. Should be now but I am trying to stick to my original plan. If anyone has books they want to donate that would be nice don’t just get rid of them.. They must be in sellable condition.. prefer no animal or shed smells don’t over power me with smoke I will send them back home with you. Thanks for all my customers who are sticking with me though the heat of the summer.

Right now I am reading Barbara Freethy, Angel’s Bay series  Its really great.

Have a great day see you soon on here or at my bookstore. I will send books in the mail if you have something you need and I have  $1.25 a book and postage