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Smaller and Bigger

Smaller and Bigger

We are a smaller store now, rather squished and cozy, but we are also bigger, with a deluge of new inventory: some hard-to-find material, some collectible  and rare.  An eclectic mix, as usual, with over 60 boxes still to put on the shelves… Already BIGGER CATegories:  fiction/literature (of course), mythology, the Sixties, the Civil War, … Continue reading

Settling In Our New Digs

Settling In Our New Digs

The move over was completed on Saturday.  This is day three after the wall went up.  You can navigate all the way around, but this is our “Before” picture.  I expect it will look a lot better in one month.   Everything must find its place.  Monty will stay home until I am sure he will … Continue reading

Monty’s Week-end

In spite of his orange color, Monty, the bookstore cat, did not watch the Broncos win.  Instead he was glued to the computer for over an hour watching the mini-series, Outlander, based on the books by Diana Gabaldon.  Millions of fans.  It is a favorite of mine for escapist reading, an 8 part series going … Continue reading

Let There Be Light…and Candles

“Don’t be afraid of your dark places.  If you can shine a light on them, you can find treasure in there.” Jeannette Walls (author of the awesome, highly recommended memoir on surviving a dark childhood – The Glass Castle). JUST IN AT THE ECLECTIC READER: a  truly impressive  collection of candles to choose from to … Continue reading