Just arrived: New gardening books to add to our impressive collection of hundreds of books in the horticulture section. The robins are back. The grass is greening up in places. The tulips and daffodils and crocus are up. It’s time to plant annual seeds (indoors) and clean up the garden and divide your perennials outdoors. … Continue reading
Just in at The Eclectic Reader…look! An astonishing array of books about a young boy and his tiger friend. “Whither goest thou, young rogue? Can there yet remain some villany thou hast not committed?” Priced from $5-$15.
I have begun the difficult task of thinning out my personal library and acknowledging that piles and piles of books on the floor must find their way to a bookcase. In the process, I have re-discovered some gems that have been squirreled away. Little Pictures of Japan by Olive Beaupre Miller, illustrated by Katharine Sturges … Continue reading
No, I wasn’t traveling the pastoral countryside searching for forgotten treasures in someone’s old barn; I went out to MY barn on a warm day to see how the book storage was doing versus the mice. I peeked inside a few of the boxes and did a happy feet dance because, first of all, … Continue reading
Monty, the lovable bookstore cat, is scheduled for surgery on February 11th for an extraction of a premolar tooth. The estimate is around $800 and comes at a very bad time for me. I am hoping to help pay for it by offering a Valentine’s “sweet deal” discount on some of the books in the … Continue reading
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