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February 2010

Friday, February 12th, 2010

What a year this has started out to be. January brought the death of my Mother. February just a month later my birthday and I was sick as a dog all week… And its just the second week of the month. We are on the East Coast luckily we are not up north.. we have no snow.. But we are in Florida and my yard looks like Lake West as we call it every spring.  It has rained steady sense midnight last night.  Of course as I mentioned I have been sick all week and its suppose to be very cold this weekend so my flee market store will be closed.  I can’t take the chance of getting sicker.  I made the grocery list and hubby went to grocery store.  I did get the clothes out of dryer from Monday and put a new load of wash in washer and they made it to the dryer today and now are ready to come out.  The one good thing about all this sickness I have lost 7 or 8 lbs… But the terrible thing is I got sick before we got to South Florida to have birthday celebration with grandson.  I am so sorry GW… we love you very much.  I did finish a book I started several weeks ago… I have been thinking about working on Mothers doll collection.. I need to find out what it or they are worth and what I want to do about it.  I took one of her chairs to the flee market sense my booth is inside I can have it there.. and be more comfortable.  I have decided to keep her thimble collection I did send one to a friend of Mothers who asked for one. It had her name on it.. It came that way.. I know as I bought for her.  I am missing working as I had Friday all worked out in my head.. Now I have to wait for next Friday and hope the weather is better…Thanks everyone for all the kindness you have shown us in the past month..

If you have not know or noticed I have closed my on line book store..You can still get Waiting for Agnes by Joe Bullard on line at www.readerwave.ecrater.com or on ebay same book store name readerwave

Readerwave

Monday, January 4th, 2010

Well I have one book left in my Readerwave Store. Little by little I have been taking them out and taking them to the flee market so this morning I just took all but one out. “Waiting for Agnes” by Florida Native Joe Bullard. Book is about the Coral Castle built in the 1950’s with huge coral boulders… Great book and a good seller for Joe and I.

Check it out at www.readerwave.ecrater.comI also have it on ebay at www.ebay.com

Back in The Saddle

Friday, November 6th, 2009

DSC02828Good Friday Morning… Have had so many problems with our computer, I have been playing games intead of writting on here anywhere… I have not worked on my store in a couple of weeks.. Nothing is moving… I know I said that I would not go back to ebay.. Well I broke that promise and took Agnes back… Have not had a sale there either..  I don’t know what has happened that I have nothing .. I had at least three a week during the worst of the world melt down.. And Agnes was my only seller for a while… Waiting for Agnes by local Florida Author Joe Bullard.. about the Coral Castle in South Florida, Homestead, Fl..Ok people I have not had a sale this month. . www.readerwave.ecrater.com  

The Flee Market had been closed.. due to our county fair is there now till the 7th.. It opens the next weekend and some of our children will be here for birthdays so I won’t be going … This brakes my heart.. but can’t be helped.. I really want to see kids and grandkids.So I will be there the next week ..I go on Saturdays only… I don’t see to do as well on Sundays… I have gotten alot of newer books while the market has been closed I have over 4 boxes of other not seen before books.. (not seen at my flee shop)

Husband and I went out car shopping so I have a car of my own now to go places.. I want to drive to my daughter and everyone says no… I wanted my one daughter to drive up with me and I would fly her home if need be.. She has not gotten back to me yet…

Well I guess I am done babbling or is it rambling… I think I have used that title up… so maybe back in the saddle… always did love cowboy shows.. triger  here boy or was it girl….

Rambling Crazy Woman is Back……….

Wednesday, November 4th, 2009

There is so much going on in my life that my brain won’t shut off… I have slept l hour this evening.. Its now 5 am… I have layed in my bed almost all night.. The rest of the time I was playing games on the computer… I got so tired I thought I would go to sleep.. I just went back to bed and layed with my eyes closed and thought about everything the rest of the night.

We are working on getting medicaid for my Mother so we can place her in a very nice assisted living.. We want to be able to travel or take off if we want.. There is a very nice Christian one here and someone was nice enough to tell us about it.We went to check it out.. It looks like a very large farm house from the out side… huge front porch goes across the whole front… The rooms are semi private.. Large.. She can have her big tv  mounted on the wall she can have her  (computer)that is nice as she loves to get mail…The only problem I have is I know she does not want to go.. But I want to   to take off on a whim and go can’t do that with her here as I have to find someone or somewhere to take her can’t leave her alone for more than a day.. She can’t see well and can’t use microwave or stove…so she would be eating cold meals.. She can’t see what’s in the ref.. as the light shins in her eyes when she opens the door.. She knows where certain things are and that is where we put the things where she knows that they are… If she can’t be placed before the holidays I am getting her signed up for a weeks stay… so we can go south for the holidays.. She now uses oxygen 24-7 and the machine is noise.  She has Asama and takes three breathing treatments a day.. Yesterday I showed her how to do it herself.. I did not watch or listen for her to take them past the first one.. I asked her at night if she took her third one and she told me of course.. As I said I did not listen for her.. and I am not going to check her garbage for the little vile. She is a grown person…

I have not worked on my online store in some time.. I have not had a sale in the past two weeks… I took my one book Waiting for Agnes of eBay a while back.. Last night i put it back on.. I want to see if this makes a difference… Will give it a week if it does not pick back up I will take it off and leave it off… Prices on eBay are getting to high…

I have been working on my Flee Market store getting it ready for when the fair is over.. It starts back up the weekend of Gene’s birthday. His kids are going to be here… I am going to ask them if they mind that I go till noon on the Saturday they are here.. They would never be ready to do anything to late morning anyways.. I can do a lot of business the first day back.  And people will be expecting me.. I am thinking of getting two booths… so I can carry more books… But have not decided about that yet….I may just buy another table to take with me… that would make me 5 tables and a card table…

So as you can see I have a lot on my mind.. I have a trip to one of my daughters planned and another to plan and that is with out my husband… If my mother is here so he can stay with her…

I need to get my stores but and running again as I have a new car to pay for… This is another reason to get my flee market and online stores up and running more …

Looking for Agnes is a signed book by local author Joe Bullard, you can find it at www.ebay.com or www.readerwave.ecrater.com  its at two different prices because of the price they charge to sell it for me… and must pay the author his DSC02868money of course…

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Ramblings of a Crazy Woman

Monday, October 12th, 2009

Google Analytics this fetcher on my computer is a wonder and an enjoyment to me.. When my daughter told me she cold show me who was on my sites I was shocked.. not names of people but what  towns and how they got to my site. There is a wheel that shows if they came direct, like they knew our store address or blog… If they came by way of a search engine.. Like google … Even what countries,states and towns… Like yesterday some one from the southwest looked at a book.  From Powey that is in California I think…

Wish it could tell me what to do to make people look more and then buy.. I love my bookstore and my shot glass store.. It makes me feel bad that I don’t do better at it.. I do better at the flea market… I can’t offer as much there as its to hard to carry everything with me…

We are having a fair in our town in the next few weeks so our flee market is closed down to get ready for it… I think I will go this year to get a better understanding of it… Also there is a book fair at the Library in the next town over this week and I got some really go buys last year so I am going to go get a look at it… I will need to be careful so I think I will take some boxes with me and a dolly… I have a plastic one that I can use put the box on it and go around with it so I don’t have to carry items then I will have boxes in the car that I can switch to it will take longer.  The reason I will have to be careful is I feel yesterday in our grocery store parking lot.. Spent several hours at the hospital getting x rays… I am on some good meds.. as I don’t hurt like I thought I would this morning.. I am going to go off them this morning to see how I feel… So I can get the pain level to tell the doctor when I call for my checkup date…

As you can see I am a rambler.. This is my blog to tell my story… To let my hair down so to speak..So I talk on here as if I were talking to someone here at home… But if you have read my blogs in the past I am the talker of this family..(husband and I)..I love him,our children(his and mine) books and shot glasses… I have two online  stores Readerwave who has moved from 4 years of being on eBay to being on eCRATER.. www.readerwave.com or www.readerwave.ecrater.com  I list most of my books by author… I can place as many books as I want on this site with no charge… for listing or selling.. You say how do they make there money.. from advertising. If I wanted I could place ads and lots of people do.. I don’t… Prices at eBay got to high for the amount that I was selling… I sell a book “Waiting for Agnes”by a local author in our area Joe Bullard..This book has sold real good for me… I have offered it on eBay, Amazon and eCRATER… I have sold over 200 copies and some are more than one to a person.. Make wonderful gifts and its signed.. That is the added feature I can offer that no one else can.. And the fact I am the only one offering NEW signed copies… They make wonderful gifts… If you are a Florida history buff its great… If you want to give a copy to your Library its great… I have sold copies to many countries… I feature some of my favorite authors I am a romance,suspense reader… Some of my favorite authors many of them write stories that are a series about small town USA Debbie Macomber-Cedar Cove (fashioned after her hometown of Port Orchard,Washington..(I have been there its across the bay from Seattle..)great place… This year they held Cedar Cove Days and to hear tell it was great.. I think I can quote someone who went that said there were 40 States and lots of countries represented…   You can read about this author more on her blog  www.debbiemacomber.com  Then there is Robyn Carr and Virgin River fashioned after no particular town but after the northern redwood area of California… you can read about Rybon Carr more at her site www.robyncarr.com  Then there is Diana Palmer and The Long Tall Texans series from Jacobsville, Texas another made up town of small town America. www.dianapalmer.com  Another one which I found by accident two summers ago when I had decided to read books with a series.. and new authors to me… I found JoAnn Mapson who wrote a series about Alaska and a young wheelchair bound girl trying to keep her plant nursery going that was left to her in a will by her aunt… loved it… I have always wanted to visit there and I did thought these stories.. There are so many authors with series that I love. Joan Johnston who writes about early history in America… (settlers) Then there is Jan Karon who writes about Medford  another small town USA… www.jankaron.com   These are just a few… there are so many more.. If you have an author who writes a series you think I should try please let me know.  I have read allot of authors with a series this is just the icing on the cake so to speak… There is Susan Wiggs, Rachel Lee, Janet Evanovich, Sherryl Woods, Luanne Rice, Linda Lael Miller she has a wonderful series that I follow … www.lindalaelmiller.com  also Fern Micheals and the sisterhood , www.fernmicheals.com  then there is Dorothy Garlock who write about the early days in America the 30’s on up…great stories… There are just to many to mention…. www.dorothygarlock.com  

I like going to book signings.. In January I heard about one with 12 local authors being there.. I traveled an hour from my home and it was well worth it.. I met some of the nicest woman and I had not read any of  them … I have read almost all the books I bought and had autographed that day.. I sent several to my daughter as she likes to read of vampires and I don’t find that to be my cup of tea…

Ramblings of a Crazy Woman is what I am changing my blog title to instead of Google Analytics as it is at the moment… I am not Crazy as the saying goes just crazy about Romance Novels… and their authors… Thanks for listening to my rambling… as we all hear a voice in our head as we read, I do…

Holiday Shopping

Monday, October 5th, 2009

I have lots to get done… I should of got the stuff for my store done already… Not…. Want to take all the K-nec’s we have and package them up with directions and get ready to put them in my store and try some at the flee market… I wish my grands were here to help me do this… They use to love to play with them.. The girls.. guys never got into it… I am cleaning out my toys as most of the time they bring there own and don’t want to use ours anymore… So holiday time is a great time to do this … I need to find some holiday things to put in my store .. I have used up all of my own that I want to get rid of… So will scope out the shops… etc…

I am really going to put books in my store this week and I am going to look into my boxes of shot glasses and see if I can find my TN ones some one asked me about…

You can find me on Twitter readerwave is my name…. you can find my book store by going to www.readerwave.ecrater.com  or www.readerwave.com  I am no longer on eBay or Amazon but I still have Waiting for Agnes by Joe Bullard on eCRATER.. Come see me…. you can make coments here and tell me what authors and books you are looking for.. If you want to send someting to a country I don’t have listed let me know…

This month if you tell me you read this here I will put a free book my choice in your order… will try to make it go with what you already order… You have to mention this blog. please put date.. so I can remember…. If you know me my thoughts change with the minute… LOL… But I do honor all my promises….

For thoses of you who have fall and it looks like fall I wish I were there… Have a great day…

Good Day!

Friday, October 2nd, 2009

Well October 1st was a good day for readerwave books.. I sold a few and had several questions…That is good… I hope that is a sign that the times are changing.. We are going to yard sales this morning.. I like to look for more books all the time.. I find my leappad items also.. I am out of one kind that sells well..  I have several toddler items just go to www.readerwave.ecrater.comand look under categories Leap .  You will not be disappointed.. Looking for extra books and cartridges.. have those for sale also.

Waiting for Agnes is a signed book by Joe Bullard.. He writes a great book.. I sell this one all the time and have many comebacks for more copies for friends.. Makes a great Holiday gift. Books are great gifts its one of those that keeps on giving.

I am looking for people who read and look at my book store to tell me what authors they like to read and what books they are looking for.

I have a lady who is looking for Ann George never heard of her but I am looking. some one else is looking for Danille Steel I have found one that she wants and I am looking for others…  Another lady I do business with is looking for Judith Gould I have found some for her.. These people are repeat customers… I had one lady order from me and write a message with her order.. I am so glad I found you.. I missed you on eBay.. Well I left eBay and let as many customers as I could know I was leaving.. I guess I missed this one.. So sorry if anyone else was missed… I hope you find me at www.readerwave.ecrater.com   We are no longer on Amazon either… I the price to sell and maintain on these two sites was getting to high for my pocketbook.. I wanted to keep my prices down to keep my customers coming back to me.. I hope it works and send a friend or co worker along also. 

Will put some holiday items in our book store soon… Hope you like what I have picked out… 

I will be going to the flee market tomorrow morning. I am taking all my older books and selling them at a very low price so I can get newer ones and this sale will free up my boxes and make room and afford me the money to  do it with… Thanks for reading and buying from me… Keep coming back and I will try not to bore you as I am not a writer.. Just a person who likes to talk…There is a big difference.. This why I don’t get the big bucks or following… LOL… Have a great day.

Whats up

Monday, September 14th, 2009

Its Monday nothing I started working on is working… Our new computer has a different program for pictures… I can’t seem to get what I want up here… Its Monday another problem for hubby to work on…. Thank God for him… He and I worked out a way for me to get my boxes of books out of the car… I could not reach the ones in the very front of car the furthest away form me… I mentioned a hoe and he found it… I would not let him help me… I did pretty good all by myself.. Took longer but I did not have a sore back when I finished… last night I did so he put meds on it and I slept good. That ice cold stuff you rub in really works… Thanks Mom for showing me that years ago…

I have not sold one Waiting for Agnes in two weeks I don’t know what’s up with that… I have people looking but not buying… I was doing so well for so long…. you can check it out on a post a few weeks ago…..

Have a great week see you tomorrow.

Can You Find Me, Amazon,eBay,eCRATER?

Thursday, August 6th, 2009

What to write.. Has been kinda easy all week… Only thing that has been.. I have been in a funk all week.. I don’t know what it is for sure… Could be missing grandchildren and their parents. Could be I am ready for a change in senery and can’t do it… Sales on store are ok… sold 6 books to 3 customers… so really only three sales….. And one after being a ok payment and sent to customer.. comes back as a hold… Now what online seller does not send their items as soon as the money is there… I am noted for next day service… Just another thing to worry about … Have never had this happen before…. I have had people who order and never pay… but never after 4 days the bank puts a hold on the money I alreay have and spent.. so to speak… If customer does not pay they have my book and I owe the author… As its one of my new autographed books.  I have been going to enter books and shot glasses all week and they just sit on my desk…

I have been doing a lot of thinking of the real book store I would love to have… Its a pipe dream…. Bookstores in our town don’t last… To many people here work in other bigger towns I am sure they go there for their books… That and Wal-Mart … I find pleantyof used… And I have done some good business at flee market as I am lower than the bookstore that is always there… But that is taking business away from someone else… and I know what that is like.. As my husband and family say its a good thing that I don’t have to make a living at this.   I have done real well selling one book over the time when the times have been hard… “Waiting for Agnes” by Joe Bullard great little book and its autographed… I am selling it in three locations on the Internet… Amazon, eBay and eCRATER.   Amazon and eBay I only sell one book.. My bookstore is on eCRATER at www.readerwave.ecrater.com  I have many kinds of books and lots of authors.. over 1200 books and 120 authors, then I have books in categories if I don’t have many of their books.. so if you don’t find under authors name look under romance, fantasy, adventure, religion etc, audio, large print… I also have other things like cups, Cd’s talking books, movies, Leap-Pad items.. I even have some that are just book or cartridge they are not listed.. But if you have something you need email me and I will look … readerwave@bellsouth.net  If I don’t have will look for it other places.. I had a email yesterday.. I looked on eBay for book and found it and told customer and they could order themselves cheaper than if I ordered it and had it sent to them…  used books sell from .55 to 2.00 depends on side and shape.. Harlequin sell for .55 or a little less..  Check it out you will be very happy to find the book you are looking for… Once in a while I feature other stores on my blog as well…. There is a store in Anchorage, Alaska that sells books on Alaska… There is another lady who I found who sells neat candles… You can find anything if you look…  If you have a favorite author and see that they are going to visit  the North Florida area let me know I love to meet all the different authors… I have gotten so really good reading and meant 12 new authors to me last month… As you might of seen over the last 8 months that I have had this blog I have a favorite author Debbie Macomber… Now if one of you is going to Cedar Cove Days.. email me some pictures… would love to go.. I was there to see Debbie about 8 yrs ago… what a nice little town…

Piles of books are one author on shelves are Romance on right, mystery,adventure on left

Piles of books are one author on shelves are Romance on right, mystery,adventure on left

There are over 2000 more books to be entered so tell a friend to tell a friend to look us over and ask for something they might not see…

Book Store

Friday, July 24th, 2009

eCRATER is a little known place, where I can enter all my books for free, pay nothing to them when I sell books, or other items.  Then its also a place where you don’t have to pay allot when you buy…. I only charge 00.45 to 2.00 for used books… depending on shape they are in and size.  I have Harlequin which I can not sell on Ebay or Amazon as I would have to charge over a 1.00  Both these other stores charge huge fee’s which like any other business I would pass on to you so I could make money. I have a book in both these stores and I also have it in eCrater… You can see the difference in pricing… Check out “Waiting for Agnes by Joe Bullard.. its a new personally autographed book about the Coral Castle in Homestead,Fl. Its the only book I have been selling for awhile… People are not checking out my eCRATER store even though its easy to look at and over 1200 items in it. New and Used Books, audio,LARGE PRINT,Cd’s, collectibles, stuffed animals, flip flops (homemade decorated) We also have a big collection of Nora Roberts, and Debbie Macomber, Diana Palmer,James Patterson,and many more. We have over 120 named authors as well as ones in sections of Romance, Mystery,Fantasy,Religion and more.  We offer you two ways to buy… Papal and money order, with paypal its harder to offer you a shipping discount. But if you trust us..we will send you a refund after we process your order.  With money order we will send you the right bill before you send it… What we offer is When you buy more than one book first or most expenxive is shipping  full price and everyone after is 1.00  … Another deal is if you buy 4 or more books you get one free.. You email us with the choice and we take it off line for you… It must be one of the same or lesser value.

I hope we have answered all questions if not make a comment or email us at readerwave@bellsouth.net   our store is at http://tinyurl.com/olyuny  or www.readerwave.ecrater.com   

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autographed by author Joe Bullard

autographed by author Joe Bullard

Next picture try to show our book store

Piles of books are authors that we have 4 or more and eaiser to keep stacked and others on shelves

Piles of books are authors that we have 4 or more and eaiser to keep stacked and others on shelves