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What a difference a week and a half can make! The weather is relatively warm for December - about 40 degrees and brilliantly sunny!! The warmer weather has melted all the snow and ice and for that I am very grateful - I really live in the wrong part of the world for winter!

Today I sold the book featured and pictured in the cold, dreary November blog posting: "Abbildungen zu Oken's Naturgeschichte fur alle Stande" by Oken. I also sold a book entitled "Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to the China Sees and Japan" from the 1850s which included multiple fold-out maps to the same man. I have a wonderful new customer from Chicago who is a rare book buyer - not just browser! He is a very interesting person as well as a thorough book purchaser. Thanks - you made my day (month)!

It has been an odd week for phone inquiries. Many people are calling and asking for stacks of titles, or pulling stacks from the shelves, then having me hold them - they will be in later in the week to pay! I hope they all show up:)

Another reason for my glee and happiness is I get to see my kids and granddaughter in just 11 days! How can a person not be happy to see this little cherub?

Enjoy the rest of the "Holiday Season" and I'll post again in the new year.

Remember, I'll be closed on December 26, 27, & 28.

Well, it finally happened - winter weather! The picture is looking out my front window at the tree branches heavy with ice!

We got smacked with freezing rain, wind, then snow and more wind. Schools are not in session, traffic is nearly nonexistent and the foot traffic in downtown Bloomington is also pretty sparse. I think once the street crews get out again and the days get older things will pick up. My first customer walked through the door at 11:30 a.m., an hour after I open.

We are having our "Once Upon a Holiday" festivities in downtown Bloomington this weekend. We like the lovely, fluffy snow for this weekend. You know the kind that makes everyone yearn for a quieter, gentler time. It seems to make people want to get out and walk about the sidewalks and take in the holiday decorations. Hopefully tomorrow will be a sunnier, snowy day and lots of folks will be out and about.

As for me - it is back to doing inventory! Have a great weekend and I hope your weather is more plesant than ours here in Central Illinois!