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23 Shopping Days Till Christmas

Tuesday, November 30th, 2010

This is what is happening at our bookstore at the Lake City,Florida Flea Market on Brandford Hwy and 90. we are a couple of miles off of I-75 if you are visiting or staying over night on Saturdays and Sundays at one of our Motels or campgrounds come see us.Contact 386-965-6706 Open 6:30 am to 3:00 pm

  I am looking for Fantasy books and plastic shopping bags.  I have just acquired a selection of John McDonald books.. I know they are older than I would normally  have … I am bringing my LeapPad selection back for the holidays.. machines and books.. New this week we will have a special bookcase for magazines. They have been 50 cent we are going down to 25 cents.  We have a large section come check us out.

This is the last few days for Waiting for Agnes. I will be taking this book off line on Friday. I have 6 so get it while you can.  www.readerwave.ecrater.com  or www.ebay.comis where you will find this book..I will ship out with in 24 hrs..unless you order on weekend then it will be longer as post office will be closed. Those of you looking for Bolita Sam you can contact author Joe Bullard at ybullard@comcast.com  to buy this book… He wrote both Waiting for Agnes and Bolita Sam. You can get both books signed by author.

Looking for Shot glasses go to www.shotglassheaven.com Looking for dolls in there boxes contact me at readerwave@bellsouth.net to see if I might have what you are looking for… Have many. All in good to great condition.

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Happy 23rd of November

Tuesday, November 23rd, 2010

Happy 23rd day of November that means there are two days left before Thanksgiving… I am cooking two dishes this year… We are doing something different… Talked to one of the daughters this morning and they were on there way out to grocery shop and Christmas shop.  I love this time of the year… I have not started my leg fixes yet and this is leaving me cranky.. I am doing more sitting than moving as the swelling is getting worse and worse… Yesterday I sat at this computer and made signs for my book store.. I am so proud of it wish you all could see it. I am going to take pictures this weekend.  Business has been very good.. I only need Fantasy books and lots of plastic bags… I have some LeapPad products I am taking of line and taking to the store for the holidays… I have bags of K-Nex’s range in price from $3.00 to $5.00 

I still have 6 Waiting for Agnes you can buy them on eBay or eCRATER at www.ebay.com or www.readerwave.ecrater.com   I personally have not been reading the past two weeks but picked up a new book yesterday and its good. Its a Holiday Book from Robyn Carr and Virgin River. I love these authors who write about towns.. Jan Kron and Debbie Macomber,Rachel Lee,Linda Lael Miller,Janet Daily just to name some of my favorites oh Diana Palmer also…

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Back and Glad to be Here

Sunday, November 14th, 2010

Well we are back at the flea market.. I thought we would never be ready to open.. Took us almost a whole day to set up the book cases and put about 10 boxes of books away.. We would of not got that far if we did not get a surprise of help from my sister in law and her husband. … Friday I spent the entire day putting books away… Yesterday was our first day open and it was slow at first  so I just kept putting stock away… I have so much more room  I will take pictures next week when I have more done… I am keeping a sale table up for the children’s and small books. It use to be on a card table  every other week now it will be up all the time… I will have a Christmas table after I get some more stuff put away. Maybe next week. Have been saving out the holiday books as I run across them.. I have a cute wooden bench by my front door its painted red thought it would make a cute book case for the Christmas books… I have a peg board that I will put the ornament on that I have  been collecting all year.  Well I need to get back to bed as I am getting sleepy.. Come see us and bring your plastic bags and your books…. see you soon.

I don’t have many  Waiting for Agnes left… you can find them at www.readerwave.ecrater.com and www.ebay.com  Only one more week.. or while supplies last.

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Preparing

Tuesday, October 26th, 2010

This is the time of year I miss being up north. We have changing of the leaves but nothing like my kids or sister get where they are. Saw pictures of Central Park down town New York City yesterday while watching The Early Show. But when they get the colder weather and all the snow I am glad to be here in North Florida where I am cold in two layers but don’t have to put on three or four … I can remember getting wrapped up to go sleding.. I could not move and had so much trouble with the sled, skates etc….

I started playing with making patterns to sew yesterday.. I think I made three sizes before I was happy… Now today I might get busy with cutting out.  Should be quite a feet if I can pull this off.. Been working on some of my books in garage with pricing them in preparation to go back to book store… I am keeping paperbacks at $1.00 each or 6 for $5.00, hard covers will be more,priced as marked.( Hard covers will also be 6 for must be the same or lesser value of what you have bought)  I will have children’s book sale and regular price so pricing those ran into a very nice selection . Children’s and Harlequin will be on sale tables every week now. I will have more room…. I will still take trade ins.. a book and .50 for a book.  Hard Cover books will be able to trade for another hard cover  and half of the price of the book.  So if you bring in a hard cover book and want a  hard cover book it will cost you 1 hard cover  and 1/2 the price of the book you want.  (example   $3.00 book will cost you one hard cover and $1.50

Waiting for Agnes by local author Joe Bullard is waiting for you not many left down to 12.  find it at www.amazon.com www.ebay.com www.readerwave.ecrater.com and www.readerwave.com  On www.readerwave.ecrater.com you can also find dolls, stuffed animals, a antique cradle, LeapPad items, books,

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Books and Store

Tuesday, October 19th, 2010

Yesterday was a busy and not so productive day.  Went to Walmart and took some things back. Bought some hooks for hanging up new sheets for my store. They did not have the ones we wanted so Hubby has gone to Home Depot this morning to get some and mulch to match what the neighbor put down last weekend.  I have started wash.  Went to find out where I have to sign up for retirement check from State and did not go to the right place.. Came home and went on line.  Decided I better get my birth certificate out and went to the place where I thought it was. Not there. So Hubby and I started a search .. Decided after an hour or more to order a new one. so went on line  Then they decided they needed more info and I had to call them.. Never got to them.. had me on hold for over and hour. Guess I will try again today.

While at Walmart of course I bought a book and I am reading Jodi Thomas I never find very many books by her. I have also been looking for large print books… I finally found some on eBay. But would love to find them locally.  We went to the flea market indoor and out up in Lake Park, Ga Sunday.  The outdoor had a book person who also sells plants. He lets people trade books for plants.  He charges $2.00 for most books and sets can be as High as $6.00… Boy am I cheap. No wonder my Ga customers come down here. The only things I am going to change some prices on are my hard cover table.. Going back to the prices they are marked. I will have a new children’s section of the $1.00 or more books found some really nice books while out. Hope to have a holiday section some times late November.  Working on getting items will depend on what I find.  I may put out some of the dolls depending on how much room I have.  Will have some more LeapPad items some from before and some newer. You will have to come see us Starting back November 13th. I am ready now but the fair has not come and gone yet.  Had a really good time this weekend.

Don’t forget I still have a few copys of Waiting for Agnes by local Author Joe Bullard you can find it at www.amazon.com www.ebay.com and www.readerwave.ecrater.com  also I have shotglasses at www.shotglassheaven.ecrater.com   Then of course I have some books, dolls,LeapPad at www.readerwave.ecrater.com

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Confusing Day

Wednesday, October 13th, 2010

Looks like hubby and I got up on the same side of the bed today… Wrong…….side that is.. He had trouble making breakfast this morning nothing wanted to go right. Have to say my eggs were great. I sent a email to the wrong person. Man I hate that as I have to write another to say what a stupid person I was.(not those words). But that is what it meant.

I have decided that i am not going to be selling Joe Bullards new book. But if you have trouble finding it I will direct you to it.. I will be selling Waiting for Agnes till I run out of books which will be soon so get your copy now. I don’t know how many copies author still has on hand. We have had a long run together and I am grateful to Joe Bullard and his wife for helping me with this and giving me a chance to do them and me a service.I know my grammar is wrong here but this is why he is the writer and I am the seller.  He tells me that he has a great new website going up so be looking for it. He will have his new  book Bolita Sam  on sale in the next couple of weeks.

As for my book store  I will be opening back up the weekend of November 13th.   I will have a bigger spot and lots more books… I am sure I will not be all set up when you come in the first weekend. I will do my best. There is only me to get this put together. I have the curtains washed and a new one added to it so they are ready.. My new chair is ready as I sold the other one … It looks the same as I had two of them. All my book cases now have backs so no books going down the back of  wall .  I will have more tables so the two sales that were every other week will be every week.. I hope you will tell your friends about us… I am taking a gamble by making it bigger. I hope this works out for us.. you and me.  If  not I will bring it back down to what it was. I want to thank all my steady customers.. Its great meeting everyone.. And I can’t wait to see you all next month. If you know of an author you want to see in the store write me a note here and tell me about this person what they write and why you like.. I am sure there are lots of authors I do not carry in my store.. I try to not carry anything older than 1990 but now that authors are doing remakes its not always the case. You can find books, dolls, LeapPad items on my web store www.readerwave.ecrater.com  Waiting for Agnes by Author Joe Bullard can be found there also as well as www.amazon.com and www.ebay.com  and everything at www.readerwave.com

I am going to try using my sewing machine this month. Wish me luck… I wrote this a little while ago.. sence then I have cut out some things I want to make and will see how that goes tomorrow… I need to be fresh to start..LOL.. that is my excuse what is yours…

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Weekend Report…

Tuesday, October 12th, 2010

Well today is the first Monday after closing my bookstore for the next Month. I have done nothing yet. So going to start here.. I can’t wait to go back.. Nov 11. If that date sounds familiar to some of you its my Husband and step daughter’s birthdays. My husband will be helping me put the book cases back in place and the new ones in place. Then I expect he might put the hard cover books on tables for me as there is not rime or reason to them. Just put on tables for people to look thought.  The other books will be mine to put in ABC order…Not looking for ward to that.. As I have so many more books this year than when I started last year and I will have more book cases and tables than I had last year at this time. I also hope to make more money when I go back… I will be coming back with my gift items and LeapPad.  Also someone asked me to bring the Mag’s back we are thinking about this one….Something I am completely out of is Large Print books… Do you have any you can check them at my door… LOL… I have lots of  Westerns that I just got in the last week or so some are a little ragged but If you are looking for that title thought you just might not care.

Remember a week or so ago I mentioned my youngest daughter Ilene Jones was written up in Newseek. Well I took her FB pictures and the cover and the article and had it mounted. She took this picture of it on the right.

I had mentioned that we might not be selling Waiting for Agnes after we run out of this batch. We are thinking on this for a week or so.. And his other book will be for sale in a week or so. I don’t know if I will have it for sale but if I don’t the author will. Will give you more info in the next week or so.. If I don’t have it will direct you to who does.You can find Waiting for Agnes at www.readerwave.com www.amazon.com www.readerwave.ecrater.com www.ebay.com

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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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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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