tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57415125509194370782024-03-05T23:50:50.864+00:00Rehome-a-Book Blog!Gem Reece-Hollowayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00989416537187326521noreply@blogger.comBlogger185125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741512550919437078.post-62966856697426113952016-11-04T14:46:00.001+00:002021-03-10T10:19:36.659+00:00On this day...Wilfred Owen killed in action.<br />
On this day, November 4th in 1918, poet Wilfred Owen was killed in action during WW1 on the Western Front, just one week before armistice was declared. He was shot by a German machine-gun during the attempt by the British to bridge the Sambre Canal near Ors.<br />
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His war poems which are a lasting reminder of the futility of war have led to him becoming on of the greatest English poets of the 20th century and beyond.<br />
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<br />Gem Reece-Hollowayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00989416537187326521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741512550919437078.post-64708083705531713332014-07-21T00:13:00.001+01:002014-07-21T00:13:53.776+01:00Festival at the Edge 2014<div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #373737; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24.375px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
Well, it seems like no sooner we are setting up, then its time to pack away for another year – that is the way with Festival at the Edge! This year’s event was brilliant, we sold lots of things and saw some great acts, especially ‘Blackbeard’s Tea Party’ who we will endeavour to see again very soon. Friday when we arrived on site was sunny, hot and busy followed by a lovely, balmy evening. When we got back to the tent after seeing the band, we wondered if it was lightening or camera flashes we could see…it was lightening, followed by thunder and tremendous rain – a long and slightly worrying night under canvass! Saturday was a mix of thunder storms and brighter spells during which people ventured outside luckily, we managed to keep the books dry (ish) and the evening was fine as was all of Sunday which made up our trading time somewhat!</div>
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Memories of lovely people, great music, fab storytelling, epic breakfast baps and stormy weather will carry us through until next time.</div>
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Taken from our post on merrilin-music.co.uk</div>
Gem Reece-Hollowayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00989416537187326521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741512550919437078.post-59532307649374792552014-07-14T14:41:00.001+01:002014-07-14T14:45:28.648+01:00What will the weather do?Well, it is the great Festival at the Edge at Much Wenlock this weekend coming, but what can we expect from the weather this year? I have heard all kinds of reports from 'not too bad' to thunder and lightening (great in a tent)...so I guess its a case of wait and see! Whatever the weather it is a brilliant event, photos and report to come soon!Gem Reece-Hollowayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00989416537187326521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741512550919437078.post-33376454359624034382014-07-08T12:49:00.000+01:002014-07-08T12:49:25.965+01:00New blog!Hi all, just a little post to tell you about my new blog Dark Legends and Moonlit Myths. I have always had a fascination with folklore and legend, this is the ideal outlet for sharing stories and articles of interest! Do have a look and follow it if you would like to!<br />
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<a href="http://moonlitmyths.blogspot.co.uk/">http://moonlitmyths.blogspot.co.uk/</a>Gem Reece-Hollowayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00989416537187326521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741512550919437078.post-44263169185809687592014-07-02T17:23:00.002+01:002014-07-02T17:24:49.731+01:00Rehome a hardback!We have lots of great hardbacks to take to Festival at the Edge - but they weigh so much! Hopefully they will sell, all will be 50p and need re-homing (so we don't have to lug them back again :)).Gem Reece-Hollowayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00989416537187326521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741512550919437078.post-6986606566389683022014-06-27T14:17:00.001+01:002014-06-27T14:17:08.477+01:00Summer season.Hi all, well summer is kind of here...weather being fickle as ever! We are gearing up for the fab Festival at the Edge in Much Wenlock which we are attending again in July, it is a great storytelling event over 3 days and is well worth a visit!Gem Reece-Hollowayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00989416537187326521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741512550919437078.post-71971348733293230942013-11-14T16:37:00.001+00:002013-11-14T16:37:55.301+00:00Ludlow Medieval Christmas Fayre 2013!Hello folks, its that time of year again, Autumn is here, its dark earlier, colder, and Christmas is looming! We will once again be trading at the wonderful Ludlow Medieval Christmas Fayre next weekend ( 23rd and 24th November) in full costume with lots of lovely gift items and many books that need re-homing! We have both hardbacks at £1 each and paperbacks at just 50p plus a few books that are a bit past their best at 20p each! Come and say hello and grab a bargain.Gem Reece-Hollowayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00989416537187326521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741512550919437078.post-28094062059663043322013-08-01T12:08:00.001+01:002013-08-01T12:08:55.408+01:00Back to the blog!Hello all, it has literally been an age since we last blogged - that is to change! Sadly we have had to close down our online shop due to it really not paying for itself, we are however still attending events and shows, the next one being at Ludlow Castle on August 11th for the Knights of the Damned Jousting Team, they are fab and we were at their event at Apley earlier in the year, fingers crossed for dry weather!Gem Reece-Hollowayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00989416537187326521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741512550919437078.post-42692887299108695492012-03-04T14:30:00.000+00:002012-03-04T14:30:09.394+00:0020% off ends soon!Hi all, I have already tweeted this, but our 20% off everything offer ends this month! We still offer free UK postage on all bookmarks and bookplates so head over and grab a bargain.<br />
We are also booking events for the summer, some new ones, some we are leaving out this year and hopefully the old favorites like the fab Festival at the Edge will be on the agenda!<br />
Have a good Sunday.Gem Reece-Hollowayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00989416537187326521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741512550919437078.post-63729510082112584582012-01-23T11:03:00.002+00:002012-01-23T11:03:22.086+00:00Spring clean!Hi folks, well its that time of year, in with the new (or more of the same) and out with the old. We have some lovely new jute bags in the online shop plus some new bookmarks just in which will be added later. In addition to this we are offering 20% off all orders! Simply use the code LMCF at the shopping basket page to claim.<br />
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We are also looking to the year ahead and planning which events we will be at, I will update the website with details when we have them, here's to a great 2012!<br />
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Check out the online shop <a href="http://shop.rehome-a-book.co.uk/">HERE</a> - Paypal, Google checkout or you can still send a good old-fashioned cheque.Gem Reece-Hollowayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00989416537187326521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741512550919437078.post-89315936893521602912011-11-28T11:44:00.001+00:002011-11-28T11:48:45.133+00:00Great weekend!Well, we spend so long getting ready for it, then its over in a flash - the Ludlow Medieval Christmas Fayre is done for another year. We had a great time as usual, saw some familiar faces and had some lovely chats with some lovely customers as well as meeting some new people. It was a very busy fayre, lots and lots of visitors, crowds of people which is all to the good! We are now back, the online shop is running again with the stock that we have left - although there isn't a lot, we will be restocking in the new year ready for events to come in 2012.<br />
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We have one event left on our calendar - the Moor Park Christmas Fayre this coming Saturday (3rd Dec), there will be Santa's grotto as well as many other stalls and attractions so do come along if you are in the area!Gem Reece-Hollowayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00989416537187326521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741512550919437078.post-73172901906384720402011-11-24T12:04:00.000+00:002011-11-24T12:04:37.895+00:00Ludlow Medieval Christmas Fayre<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I know I know, its been so long since I posted here! <span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;">This weekend we are trading again at the Ludlow Medieval Christmas Fayre – </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;"> it is the most amazing event with lots of medieval fun and frolics! It is nice to meet up with some of my fellow traders who I haven’t seen since the summer events so as ever we are really looking forward to it – fingers crossed for decent weather too! If you are attending, we are in the main huge marquee near the top end so do come and say hello!</span></span>Gem Reece-Hollowayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00989416537187326521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741512550919437078.post-65781648266776183242011-08-05T12:20:00.000+01:002011-08-05T12:20:50.578+01:00Friday already!It was only Monday a minute ago...how time does fly! Anyway, I hope you have all had good weeks, it hasn't been easy doing things in the heat we have had, but today is better and the weekend is supposed to be OK, although a lot of rain is forecast for Sunday - to all at The Big Chill like my other-half, I hope it isn't as bad as they predict!<br />
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Putting some new stuff on the <a href="http://shop.ebay.co.uk/rehome-a-book/m.html?_dmd=1&_ipg=50&_sop=12&_rdc=1">eBay</a> page at the mo and over the weekend so do keep an eye out for bargains!Gem Reece-Hollowayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00989416537187326521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741512550919437078.post-80225868960003203862011-08-01T12:36:00.000+01:002011-08-01T12:36:11.687+01:00MondayYes, it is the start of another working week, lots to do and much tea to drink! Hope you all had good weekends, we got a few books re-homed via eBay so I will be posting them off shortly - check <a href="http://shop.ebay.co.uk/rehome-a-book/m.html?_dmd=1&_ipg=50&_sop=12&_rdc=1">HERE</a> for our current listings, prices start at just 10p, we need to get them gone!<br />
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So off to the Post Office I go, queueing is such fun!Gem Reece-Hollowayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00989416537187326521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741512550919437078.post-57863308184942261192011-07-29T17:10:00.000+01:002011-07-29T17:10:21.917+01:00Weekend!Have a great weekend everyone, here's hoping for some good weather (but not too hot) so we can all enjoy being outside. No events for us this weekend but as always there will be work to be done, hopefully I can get some reading done though, got 2 books to get on with.<br />
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Don't forget to keep an eye on our eBay page <a href="http://shop.ebay.co.uk/rehome-a-book/m.html?_dmd=1&_ipg=50&_sop=12&_rdc=1">HERE</a> for those bargain books that need homes!Gem Reece-Hollowayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00989416537187326521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741512550919437078.post-67640091085622942282011-07-25T22:25:00.002+01:002011-07-25T22:25:44.339+01:00eBayHi all, just a quick note to say that we are clearing some of our redundant books on eBay - prices start at just 10p so grab a bargain! More are being added each day and there are some bids on some already. Click <a href="http://shop.ebay.co.uk/rehome-a-book/m.html?_dmd=1&_ipg=50&_sop=12&_rdc=1">HERE</a> to see what is listed at the moment.Gem Reece-Hollowayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00989416537187326521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741512550919437078.post-8162491404968296992011-07-18T12:01:00.000+01:002011-07-18T12:01:02.992+01:00Great weekendHi all, we are back from a great weekend at the Festival at the Edge, Saturday's weather was much better than forecast and we had some sun, Sunday did turn wet though so we had to pack away a soggy gazebo. hoping for some dry weather now to get it dry!<br />
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You can see more pics on our <a href="http://www.facebook.com/RehomeaBook">Facebook</a> page!Gem Reece-Hollowayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00989416537187326521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741512550919437078.post-59758785205533514962011-07-14T12:56:00.000+01:002011-07-14T12:56:19.211+01:00Festival at the EdgeWe will be at the fab Festival at the Edge this weekend - the forecast doesn't look good but we'll make the best of it! It is a fantastic weekend of storytelling, music and fun at Much Wenlock so if you are in the area do come and have a look. Tomorrow we will go over and set up the gazebo, tables etc then it will be an early start on Saturday to go and set out the stock for the weekend - rain and wind permitting! If anyone knows a sunshine dance, I would really appreciate it :)<br />
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Everything we will be selling is available in the online shop <a href="http://shop.rehome-a-book.co.uk/">HERE</a>Gem Reece-Hollowayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00989416537187326521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741512550919437078.post-45608064199989490052011-07-05T14:17:00.000+01:002011-07-05T14:17:17.631+01:00Books have gone.Hi folks,<br />
Just a note to say that all books have now gone from the online shop and it has it's new look as the book accessories and gifts shop selling everything we take to shows, fairs and festivals so do have a browse!<br />
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We still have many of the books at the moment so if there is one you have seen just drop us an email, we are also still running our wish list service too.Gem Reece-Hollowayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00989416537187326521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741512550919437078.post-41238598932171939582011-07-04T13:58:00.002+01:002011-07-04T13:58:59.290+01:00Happy 4th July!To all my friends in the USA - hope its a great day over there. Over here I am busy, getting things ready slowly for the Festival at the Edge in a couple of weeks, clearing books from the online shop and generally being as efficient as possible - not easy when its warm like this mind you!<br />
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Anyway, I hope you are all happy and well!Gem Reece-Hollowayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00989416537187326521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741512550919437078.post-7455667900386017942011-06-30T13:21:00.000+01:002011-06-30T13:21:54.188+01:00Categories vanishing!Hi all,<br />
Some of the smaller book categories are now disappearing from the online shop including reference, true crime and mystery amongst others, we will be removing books systematically over the next couple of weeks then the shop will just be for the gift and accessory items we sell at events. Enter the code CCL at the shopping basket page to get 20% off your order - anything goes, and 20% off already cheap prices can't be bad!<br />
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Have a good day folks.Gem Reece-Hollowayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00989416537187326521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741512550919437078.post-2189304269053215662011-06-27T11:40:00.000+01:002011-06-27T11:40:51.181+01:00Kind of closing the online shop...We have decided rather than close down completely we will just sell the items that we have at the events we do - the book accessories and gifts, after a couple of decent enquiries. It is true that the market has gone for the books so they will be disappearing very soon - check out the shop to get <a href="http://shop.rehome-a-book.co.uk/">20% off</a> your order - 20% off already VERY cheap prices that is.<br />
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So, the things that you see on our stall at fairs, shows and festivals are all available to buy online for now and vise versa - lots of great book related gift items for those bibliophiles in your life! Have a browse <a href="http://shop.rehome-a-book.co.uk/accessories-20-c.asp">HERE</a>Gem Reece-Hollowayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00989416537187326521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741512550919437078.post-25393258861621625442011-06-25T09:03:00.000+01:002011-06-25T09:03:33.445+01:00Almost no rain!We had a lovely afternoon at the Albrighton School summer fair - there were reenacting pirates fighting, kids in fancy dress, a fab cake stall and lots of other things - we also sold quite a bit which is kind of the point! It was dull weather-wise and the rain only started about a half-hour before the end so that was ok. Typically we had someone ask if we had an online shop, I explained obviously, IF the person comes back to us it will be nice, but in truth it rarely happens, one sale won't keep us going sadly. Nevermind, onwards and upwards! <br />
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So, I shall unload the van (too wet to do it last night) in a while then get on with the rest of the day!<br />
Bye for now.Gem Reece-Hollowayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00989416537187326521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741512550919437078.post-17766457877969268082011-06-23T14:22:00.000+01:002011-06-23T14:22:21.073+01:00Fine weather tomorrow please!I'm not asking for miracles - just no rain, and ideally no strong winds either if possible oh mighty weather Gods! We are at the lovely Albrighton School tomorrow at their summer fair which we really enjoyed last year, skittles made from Pringles tubes, tombolas - the works, our gazebo will be on duty and I don't want to have to pack it away wet, although with a good forecast for the weekend at least I'll be able to get it out to dry at some point. I have thought about doing an anti-rain dance, but I'm just not that coordinated, I would probably cause a flood!Gem Reece-Hollowayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00989416537187326521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741512550919437078.post-32409035828465714952011-06-21T18:00:00.002+01:002011-06-21T18:05:22.496+01:00Closing online shop.We will soon be closing down the online shop, the ever-rising postal costs, general lack of people buying used books and the costs involved have beaten us. It is sad, but we have to be realistic!<br /><br />We will however be doing more events with the book accessories and gifts and I'm sure we can sneak a few bargain books onto the stall! We love doing fairs, shows and festivals and can channel the money we are currently losing through the online shop into more stock, pitches, positive and exciting things.<br /><br />Watch this space for closing down offers - coming soon!Gem Reece-Hollowayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00989416537187326521noreply@blogger.com2