Do you like pony books?

[callmemadam]

Then Listen Again to Saturday Live, R4 with Fi Glover. I got in from the market, sat down with a cup of coffee and a large slice of carrot cake, switched on the radio and heard the pleasant tones of Jane Badger, who has a blog (see left) and also a lovely site where she sells pony books. The strange thing is that although I've never spoken to Jane except by email I guessed at once that it was her speaking. (Jane, if you read this, I would sometimes like to comment on your blog but time and again Google tells me my password is wrong (!) and I can't.)

My marketing was very successful this morning. I fell in love with and bought a beautiful pelargonium with almost black flowers, called 'Black Butterfly'. Also picked up some herb and lettuce plants. For the small amount I need, it's just not worth raising them myself from seed.

Books were also plentiful today. A chap I mentally call Geordie because of his lovely accent had boxes and boxes of 'em, a pound each and he kindly called out to me 'children's books in this one!'. Much rummaging went on and an old chap said, 'we're like pigs in muck here'. True! I spent a tenner with him then did a little deal with a regular stallholder there which got me my money back. I'm thinking of starting a second blog, called maybe churchmouse or secondhandrose, all about how to live on very little money.

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[minniemoll.livejournal.com]

I've had quite a good morning car-booting too - 27 Asterix and 6 Tintin books for £14 the lot, a John and Mary book with a dj (I've never even seen one before), a Sue Barton with a dj, a first ed Joan Aiken which seems to be scarce, and a few paperbacks. Oh, and a couple of Enid Blyton Holiday Books along with a Collins annual with a Josephine Elder story in it for 50p each. It was almost worth being nearly roasted alive - I started to have another more leisurely wander round the field, but I had to give up....

[callmemadam.livejournal.com]

Wow! That was much better than my finds (though one was a Wonk) but the market is only a very small car boot mixed up with regular stalls. Which John & Mary?

Roasted alive? You mean as in too hot? Fairly warm here, but cloudy.

[minniemoll.livejournal.com]

It was absolutely scorching, the sun was blazing down by nine o'clock with no breeze, and there's no shade.

It's an enormous car boot, so there's usually something to find. The John and Mary was Riverton, not a first, but should be okay once I've titivated the dj. Well done on the Wonk - I found a couple a few years ago, and sold one for about £75 and the other for £95 or thereabouts - they did have djs though. They were in a box of other Ladybirds which were 50p each, but she wanted the princely sum of £1 each for these, as 'they're collectable, you know'.... If only she'd known!

Now I'm going to sit in the garden, but in the shade.

[callmemadam.livejournal.com]

Riverton is one of my favourites but not one of the scarcest titles. This Wonk has no dw but is in VG condition. Enjoy the garden!

[rosathome.livejournal.com]

I always enjoy Saturday Live (I used to really enjoy Fi Glover on Broadcasting House, too). This morning's interview with Duwayne Brooks was one of the best ten minutes of radio I've ever heard. I liked the paean to hardback books too - I love them, but I prefer paperbacks for reading in the bath.

But Howard Jacobsen almost had me switching the thing off. Verbose, self-important nonsense.

[callmemadam.livejournal.com]

I rarely get the chance to listen because of my market addiction; this morning was pure serendipity.

A new paperback always feels like a luxury to me, as I get most of my books second hand. I like to have my favourite books in hardback editions but I really hate the way so many modern first editions are huge. I can hardly pick them up, let alone read them in bed.
I missed Howard Jacobsen but I believe you.

[(Anonymous)]

Jane here: I'm sorry you can't comment on my blog CMM - I'm not sure why! I can't comment on You Tube as it tells me I'm not allowed to join. Not quite sure what sin I've committed. It was interesting seeing the process of constructing the piece. The first bit actually came right at the end of the interview!

[callmemadam.livejournal.com]

Hello! Ours not to reason why, eh? Some blogspot journals allow you to sign in using your LJ or other name but yours doesn't, I don't know why. Google hates me.
I thought you were awfully good on the wireless! You could tell they'd cut and pasted. So true that there's something special about the original book as first printed.