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Summer Begins Hot

Monday, May 23rd, 2011

Where to begin. Has been a very long time sense I wrote on here. I was thinking I was not going to do it again.  I am always thinking of things I would say and just never do it.  Right now I am troubled about my bookstore. I love it so much and don’t know if I can keep it going over the summer when it is so hot and people either don’t get out  because of the heat or they are doing other things with families.. This is when I get to thinking I wish I had a real store where it was opened every day and I could afford to hire someone to help me. I think if that ever happened I would try to keep the Flea Market store also.  I did really bad this past weekend and if it keeps up I will have to cut back to two spaces again and I would not be-able to have as many books out as I have now. In the last month I have added three more bookcases so that I can have romance in a better spot.  I need to get more new customers for the summer months.

Looks like I will be raising my prices in the fall when we come back from the fair. I mentioned it to a few of my customers and they suggested that I do it now.  I am in a turmoil. Any suggestions would be helpful.  I am not buying book. I am getting lots of books with the tradein’s  There are some authors that I always run out of.  Stewart Woods, Lee Childs, Robyn Carr, Wendy Wax, Linda Lea Miller Diana Palmer  Joan Johnston Dorthy Garlock  and some of the fantasy writers who names fail me at the moment.

I had thought that if I could find a place to buy books as I need them wholesale  I could offer new books people are looking for . Customer would prepay. I know nothing about this part of the business and I am afraid to try.  I have no savings just living book to book.  Math is not my forte and spelling either as you have seen I am sure. If someone can help me with my thoughts or a place to buy so I can beat Wal-mart. LOL

A couple of weeks ago I got hubby to take me to The Villages here in Florida  a couple of hours south of here.. I got to see and have autographed books by Debbie Macomber. It was so much fun.  Top picture she is signing a book for my sister whos birthday is in December but I sent it to her already I could not wait.You need a bookstore and you are in the Lake City,Florida area we are in the Lake City Flea Market on Saturday and Sundays 7am to 3pm if its a really slow and hot day we might leave at 2:30 Come see us and bring a friend Will be braving the heat all summer so I can be here for your reading enjoyment. I have fans so come on out.

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Think about

Monday, February 21st, 2011

Writing in here every day… What I do is think and keep doing what I am doing… playing on FB and farming.. Or reading a book.. This morning took my car in to have the oil changed figured even tho it was not 2ooo miles yet it is over a year old heading to two.. LOL… we have two cars… you can see mine gets driven to work and to yard sales and that is it…Have not been to many yard sales as I have so many customers now that trade that I don’t need to go looking for new books very much… But I am going this weekend on Friday as Saturday and Sunday I work my book store at the flea market. I am looking for certain authors lately… But If I find a miso.. boxes for good price , it can be a great adventure.  You can ask me if I buy books and I will tell you no not at this time before I even ask what you have… Don’t give up come back again as it changes from time to time… I am looking for Westerns again.. getting low. Also Lee Childs, Robyn Carr, Stuart Woods, Francine Rivers, Joanna Lindsey, Nora Roberts, Dean Koontz, Diana Palmer, Joan Johnston, Dorothy Garlock.Cassie Edwards.  These are just a couple of the authors its hard for me to keep in stock.In the mail last Saturday I got a news letter from Linda Lael Miller and in it was a coupon for money off her new book coming out on Tuesday(Tomorrow)and Robyn Carr has a new one coming out also. I wish I had room for new books but I am sure I could not do better than Walmart prices. For a gift at Christmas I got a paper with a sign printed on it.. I had asked for a magnetic sign for my car about my book store… I got to check out the sign before it was ordered then at my birthday they gave it to me and my birthday present.. some of my other kids and hubby gave me store stamps so I can stamp my books as I am not readerwave.com any more but “THE BOOK STORE’” at Lake City Flea Market

I do not sell Books for Joe Bullard you can find Waiting for Agnes and Bulita Sam at his website. It was a great run and now I am so busy with my book store I could not keep up…and that would not be fair to him or my customers…..Have a great day see you soon.

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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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Monday

Friday, November 26th, 2010

Today is the day that we go and get things put away or add more.. We did a little of both today.. I put books away. Hubby put signs up on every book case for me so everything has a name that is in a book case… I hope this make it much easier for everyone who is looking around our store. We brought the mags back.  Have lots of westerns.. We are looking for fantasy at this time…

I have not taken anything off line as yet. Will do that some time next week.. You still have time to order Waiting for Agnes  or any of the other books we have on line at www.readerwave.ecrater.com.  Going to take the LeapPad books and machines to our store next week… you can find them on line at same www.readerwave.ecrater.com

shot glasses can be found at www.shotglasshaven.ecrater.com

Have been promising you pictures of the new store

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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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Cooking not me…

Wednesday, November 17th, 2010

While watching the news tonight they showed a man who is teaching people to make candy canes its in Jacksonville,Florida but you can go to www.firstcoastnews.com scroll down the page and it shows you how… check it out.

I had an order for two Waiting for Agnes” today… That leaves me 6 so they are starting to go fast. Gets yours while you can. To find Bolita Sam you will have to email the author. ybullard@comcast.com I talked to them yesterday and this is what info they gave me.. You can find Waiting for Agnes at www.ebay.com and www.readerwave.ecrater.com

Today I got some holiday items together that I have been collecting over the summer to put in a little section of my store at The Lake City Flea Market. hours are 6:30 to 3:00   I get there between 6:30 and 7:00  I am bigger than I was a month ago and I have lots of new book cases come see for yourself. My children’s and Harliquin  are out all the time on sale… Then I have a better group of children’s also.  Several groups have moved Mystery is now in the front of the bookcase and Historical is in back. I am moving hardcover novels by your favorite authors to a table in the back..That will leave more room on front two tables for all the other kinds.. Sold a very nice coffee table book this past weekend.. Come check us out we are on Brandford Hwy between 90 and Bascon Norris, Lake City,Florida which is off of I-75

Spent last night and this morning looking over mags and cook books trying to figure what I want to take for Thanksgiving… I think I found two things … Sweet Potato Casserole and Cherry Dump… one from this months Just You mag. and one is from Hubby’s cousin in Ga. I found a great Mashed Potato Casserole but it has to be baked just be fore using and we drive and hour… so do not want to have use their oven when I get there…sweet potato is just to be warmed up… someone sent me a pumpkin muffin  that I need to try also… one of these days… maybe will make before I go visit kids…no promises

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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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Tomorrow

Wednesday, November 10th, 2010

Today is a do stuff day.. catch up …We took the middle seats out of the van today. Getting ready for the first load of book cases.  Might take us three trips to get them over there.  then its about 9 trips of books… My car is already loaded so when book cases and tables are in place we can start putting the books away.. I hope to start that after lunch tomorrow.  Friday is my husbands birthday and he will be busy helping me.. Its so nice of him to put up with doing this with me.. I am very lucky.

Another thought I have canceled Amazon again… Book has not sold in two months.  I am getting ready to stop selling Waiting for Agnes.  Next week will be the last week to be listed at www.ebay.com and www.readerwave.ecrater.com I only have a few left. Make great Holiday gifts they are signed by author.

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Book Store Back

Monday, November 1st, 2010

Happy Monday only 10 more days till the Flea Market is back so I can put my store back together.  Then it’s only two days till it opens… I am so looking forward to it and dreading it also… I have just me to put the books away… I have so many more than when I first started… I started with 30 boxes of 28 books in each box now I have well over 100 boxes I did not count them.. Plus I bought a lot while doing yard sales this past month.   I have the design in my head but getting it to work I hope is the same.  I have some sign idea’s that may or may not work…  Going to put my fan’s in place and cover them.. I had hoped that my granddaughter the artist could draw me some tree’s to put over them. But we could not find the paper.  Some idea’s just don’t get done.. I have one with my sewing machine started.. I had to change the pattern several times as I am making it and do not have one already made… Some prices will change but not much.. I have to compensate for the extra room I have added… The sale on children’s books and  Harliquin etc will be every week unless I run out. I have new bookcases in the middle and they have more shelves so will have more room for books… the theme’s are going to flip flop.. Putting the mystery etc in front and the historical romance in the back.. I got a lot more authors that I did not have tried to work off my list but was hard to find.  Went to the flea market in GA a few miles up the road.. The books there are $2.oo and up. I know that I have been selling my rubber band sets to cheap… This will change later in the month. I am not going to look for set for awhile till I get things squared away.  As you might know one of the days that we move back is my hubbys birthday.. I am sorry you have to work with me on this then… What a birthday celebration.  Happy Birthday Honey.

We went to the fair yesterday was interesting… We had not gone  so decided to do it so we could say we had.  I wanted a gyro and we went to the place and they did not have any.. Man was I upset.. the one thing I went for… we saw all the booths… and talked to some friends from the flea market.  Then we came home and had a wonderful roast and mashed potatoes and peas… Was great as always thanks honey.

Waiting for Agnes only a few copys left.  get at www.ebay.com  www.amazon.com and www.readerwave.ecrater.com

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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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