tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445733437091292485.post1164307664286182021..comments2023-10-21T16:04:41.671+01:00Comments on The life of an eccentric English booklady.: Saturday at the Book Fair- an abundance of booksJane the Bookladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01674464753702292288noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445733437091292485.post-74766653316372673632012-02-09T15:49:37.752+00:002012-02-09T15:49:37.752+00:00Hi Linda, How good to hear from you. You do have t...Hi Linda, How good to hear from you. You do have to have done fairs to truly understand the highs and lows, don't you?<br />I have been thinking of selling my books and things on Etsy, I have a few quieter weeks ahead, so I shall do just that... and make something creative. I've just started covering anotebook with collage type stuff... it's to be my new travel diary, as I always mean to make notes about the places I visit. So, you have inspired me into action! love Jane xxJane the Bookladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01674464753702292288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445733437091292485.post-65513903503260848132012-02-09T15:45:21.566+00:002012-02-09T15:45:21.566+00:00Hi Lena, I do so love my books, whenever I think t...Hi Lena, I do so love my books, whenever I think that perhaps I shouldn't be a bookseller, I find something wonderful and know that I can never be anything else! Jane xJane the Bookladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01674464753702292288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445733437091292485.post-82735345424385598552012-02-09T09:51:50.189+00:002012-02-09T09:51:50.189+00:00Hi Jane, so glad you had a successful day. There i...Hi Jane, so glad you had a successful day. There is a lot of work involved in setting up your stall, not to mention the carrying in and out. I have stood antique fairs, craft fairs, trade fairs and a food market in my time, so I can understand your sense of dread. I always loved the buzz of setting up and the anticipation of what sort of a day it would be, but hated when it was disappointing and you had to pack it all away again!<br /><br />Your books look lovely, and so colourful. Have you thought about selling them on Etsy?<br /><br />Many thanks for your lovely comments. I have always been, since I was a child the sort of person who has to do something creative, or else I get down. I recommend that you put away the paperwork for 1 day, and have some fun making something pretty, it is a tonic for the soul! Much love to you, Linda xflowers on my tablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11134447944633072349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445733437091292485.post-2044108661778792352012-02-05T16:50:14.910+00:002012-02-05T16:50:14.910+00:00oh! so amazing books!oh! so amazing books!Lenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02026019806166479835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445733437091292485.post-51041012491400079022012-02-01T22:01:22.474+00:002012-02-01T22:01:22.474+00:00Hello Irina, Thank you for visiting. Book fairs ar...Hello Irina, Thank you for visiting. Book fairs are wonderful places and full of people and books not normally found! Jane xJane the Bookladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01674464753702292288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445733437091292485.post-12400200150096644892012-02-01T21:49:24.246+00:002012-02-01T21:49:24.246+00:00I'm so lucky to have such a good book fair nea...I'm so lucky to have such a good book fair near at hand and yes, that wonderful elusive scent of old books was there...! Jane xJane the Bookladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01674464753702292288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445733437091292485.post-17231296654226673862012-02-01T14:41:57.403+00:002012-02-01T14:41:57.403+00:00Jane you have a wonderful job and a great blog! I ...Jane you have a wonderful job and a great blog! I wish I could visit such a fair one day, it seems to be a very interesting eventIrinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06518124290166147563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445733437091292485.post-8380478541819195232012-01-28T08:31:56.852+00:002012-01-28T08:31:56.852+00:00How fun! I didn't know Winchester had a book f...How fun! I didn't know Winchester had a book fair - I bet it had that great 'old book' smell about it :)Travel With Luluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09646026064261601469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445733437091292485.post-21270478965855172402012-01-26T17:20:40.092+00:002012-01-26T17:20:40.092+00:00Hi Anna,
I'm completely clueless when it come ...Hi Anna,<br />I'm completely clueless when it come to this sort of thing. I wanted to put one large picture or two smaller pictures on the top of my blog but could only get half the space filled up! I must have another fiddle when I have some time.<br />I love seeing the days get longer and longer. I've a day off tomorrow and have promised myself a walk in the woods collecting firewood... and looking for snowdrops!<br />Jane xxJane the Bookladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01674464753702292288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445733437091292485.post-78418525632691080162012-01-26T16:45:04.423+00:002012-01-26T16:45:04.423+00:00Jane,
I just spotted the "Add Comment"...Jane, <br /><br />I just spotted the "Add Comment" box at the bottom of your post, as ever. In some blogs it seems to have been replaced by "Subscribe to comments" Well, I don't want to do anything new, as I know a feature will disppear from my blog!<br /><br />Thank you for your help, Jane!<br /><br />Aren't days getting longer? 16.45 and still light! There is hope!<br /><br />ANNA<br /><br />xxAnnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15531642906387702641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445733437091292485.post-84088122978048178352012-01-25T15:28:41.878+00:002012-01-25T15:28:41.878+00:00Hello Helen, I agree about reading. I'll never...Hello Helen, I agree about reading. I'll never forget the wonderful feeling when I went to uni (to read English)and I realised I was expected and allowed to spend all and everyday reading! Jane xxJane the Bookladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01674464753702292288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445733437091292485.post-63786919569126056802012-01-25T15:26:16.318+00:002012-01-25T15:26:16.318+00:00Hi Claire, Thanks for visiting, as you can imagine...Hi Claire, Thanks for visiting, as you can imagine I've a copy of her book! Jane xJane the Bookladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01674464753702292288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445733437091292485.post-24188415988497304632012-01-25T12:54:47.726+00:002012-01-25T12:54:47.726+00:00Hello Jane
I would so love to attend such a fair....Hello Jane<br /><br />I would so love to attend such a fair. At such times, I crave for a bank of free time to read to my heart's content. One can always dream this will one day happen.<br /><br />Helen xxhelen tilstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02791882664528962799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445733437091292485.post-36454614139619028862012-01-25T08:25:10.346+00:002012-01-25T08:25:10.346+00:00i wish there were more book fairs where i live :( ...i wish there were more book fairs where i live :( and Wow! to your comment about Call the Midwife! How exciting for her!! xxclairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17245137798599260409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445733437091292485.post-62229035901855082022012-01-25T07:21:17.506+00:002012-01-25T07:21:17.506+00:00Hi Anna,
It is a bit confusing isn't it? I thi...Hi Anna,<br />It is a bit confusing isn't it? I think it's a good thing tho' as it lets you reply staight after the coment rather than leaving a gap. When leaving coments as normal I think you just do the 'comment' box, not 'reply'! I'm glad somebody else found it strange too!<br />I love the thought of your husband's library, I've always wanted to have a whole room set aside for my books and for quiet reading. Jane xxJane the Bookladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01674464753702292288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445733437091292485.post-46479235324274361102012-01-25T06:22:43.844+00:002012-01-25T06:22:43.844+00:00Hi Jane! I see that the way we comment has changed...Hi Jane! I see that the way we comment has changed! Do we now have to subscribe to comments, so we can comment using the appropriate box, rather than use the "reply" thing, like I'm having to do? I do not seem to have a comment box on some blogs, like I used to and dare not "subscribe to comments" as I know that if I do, something will stop working, on my blog!<br /><br />My husband would spend ages at a book fair. He has a library, at home, which hosts as many books as a public library and it's so old and filled with antiques, when you walk in there feels like walking into a time machine! But it's so beautiful!<br /><br />Have a good day!<br /><br />ANNA<br /><br />xxAnnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15531642906387702641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445733437091292485.post-54290869828907708902012-01-24T18:25:32.317+00:002012-01-24T18:25:32.317+00:00Hello Pamela, Thank you for visiting! As you can t...Hello Pamela, Thank you for visiting! As you can tell from my company's name: " Kiss the Book" I do love my books... Jane xJane the Bookladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01674464753702292288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445733437091292485.post-1383070883383567292012-01-24T18:04:15.567+00:002012-01-24T18:04:15.567+00:00I keep trying to reach through the screen and grab...I keep trying to reach through the screen and grab some of these.<br />Marvelous, and tempting.Pamela Terry and Edwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12746603636884819522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445733437091292485.post-31469262250232945602012-01-24T17:18:34.188+00:002012-01-24T17:18:34.188+00:00Hi Sunday Taylor, There's always something goo...Hi Sunday Taylor, There's always something good to find at a book fair- once you start collecting, there's always a temptation to add just one more volume! Jane xJane the Bookladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01674464753702292288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445733437091292485.post-65017664803853662662012-01-24T17:16:51.339+00:002012-01-24T17:16:51.339+00:00Hi Jo,
It's the lifting that gets you down isn...Hi Jo,<br />It's the lifting that gets you down isn't it? I used to have all my books on the top floor of our three storey terrace and worked out that one day had carried 14 large wine boxes of books down two flights of stairs, out through the passageway, loaded the car, did the fair and then did the whole thing in reverse at the end of the day... I was shattered! I still can't resist books tho' they do give me such pleasure. Jane xJane the Bookladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01674464753702292288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445733437091292485.post-42697541122304685122012-01-24T17:12:27.942+00:002012-01-24T17:12:27.942+00:00Hello Diane, I was pleased with my choices on Satu...Hello Diane, I was pleased with my choices on Saturday, it's always hard to decide what to leave behind. Sometimes I have a theme, other times I just bring a wide selection! Jane xJane the Bookladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01674464753702292288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445733437091292485.post-49902844451565694162012-01-24T17:10:45.086+00:002012-01-24T17:10:45.086+00:00Hi Carol,
It's a special sort of feeling at bo...Hi Carol,<br />It's a special sort of feeling at book fairs, isn't it? Quite calm and companionable. I did have a happy day. Jane xJane the Bookladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01674464753702292288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445733437091292485.post-60472650175470932652012-01-24T17:09:28.026+00:002012-01-24T17:09:28.026+00:00Hello LR, I've only recently started collectin...Hello LR, I've only recently started collecting the sheet music, I love the illustrated covers especially. Jane xJane the Bookladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01674464753702292288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445733437091292485.post-68354456329298560952012-01-24T17:07:47.372+00:002012-01-24T17:07:47.372+00:00Hi Bonnie, I love the Tennyson too-The illustrator...Hi Bonnie, I love the Tennyson too-The illustrator is Florence Harrison- her paintings are so beautiful! Jane xJane the Bookladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01674464753702292288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445733437091292485.post-73086274682181757732012-01-24T14:42:54.803+00:002012-01-24T14:42:54.803+00:00Oh, I love book fairs. I could spend hours browsi...Oh, I love book fairs. I could spend hours browsing though all the stalls. That book on British birds is lovely. What fun. Old books can be so beautiful, I have been collecting old books for a long time.Sunday Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13148090705938196599noreply@blogger.com