Eight Legged Octopus

Eight Legged Octopus Gifts, Books, and homegoods inspired by located on N’dakinna (now known as Dover) Driven by , , & .

Writing about imperfect attempts at living lightly, doing good, & being mom.

05/30/2026

It might be dreary outside but it's cozy inside the shop! Swing by for a visit to pick out a book to curl up with to enjoy the rain and how happy it's making all the plants and seedlings.

Visit us at 394 Central Ave
(co-located with )
Dover, NH (N’dakinna)

🌎 Hours:
Mon-Sat 10am-6pm
Sun 10am-4pm
Online 24/7

🌎 www.eightleggedoctopus.com (link in bio)

Shop in store or visit us online for gifts and home goods inspired by planet, people, and place. Local pickup or delivery and shipping throughout the US available. 📦🛍♻️







[Reel shows various bookshelves in the shop]

You know those places where you just breathe easier? This is one of those for me. I was recently reading about the Celti...
05/23/2026

You know those places where you just breathe easier? This is one of those for me.

I was recently reading about the Celtic concept of "thin places" and it resonated so much. The places that the physical and spiritual world are so close that you can see across. This place connects me across generations to those long gone and those who have left us more recently.

May you all have those places or moments in your lives.

05/18/2026

Looking for a book suggestion? Try out our new book gumball machine!

We have a rotating random selection of book titles in the gumball machine now set up at the shop.

You might get a suggestion of a book of poetry, fiction, nonfiction, a kids or young adult book, a cookbook, fantasy, memoir, nature writing, and more.

And as an added bonus for taking a chance you get 10% off a book!

Here’s how it works:
📚Grab a quarter (we have change at the front desk), insert and turn the dial to try your luck!
📖All revenue from the book gumball machine is donated to local orgs.
📚If you like the suggestion, head out on a mission to find it in the shop (feel free to ask staff).
📖If you look and can’t find it, you are welcome to use the discount on a different book the same day.
📚If you are not interested in the title feel free to use the 10% off on any title or try another quarter to see what the next slip suggests.
📖Once you’re ready, bring the slip, ball, and book(s) to the counter - the slip is your coupon and we reuse the cases!

The Fine Print
✔️There is a chance we’re sold out of the title you get - if so, we can order it for you and you still get the discount (you’ll just have to wait a week or two for the book to arrive). Just let staff know you’d like it ordered - you can pay now or at pick up.
✔️Each discount is good while in the shop during that visit only (not a later stop in, online, or transferable).
✔️Each slip/ discount can only be applied to one book (not whole order).
✔️You are welcome to try for multiple suggestions (multiple quarters) and use unique slips / discounts on more than one book.

Open to feedback too!

Visit us at 394 Central Ave
(co-located with )
Dover, NH (N’dakinna)

🌎 Hours:
Mon-Sat 10am-6pm
Sun 10am-4pm
Online 24/7

🌎 www.eightleggedoctopus.com (link in bio)

Shop in store or visit us online for gifts and home goods inspired by planet, people, and place. Local pickup or delivery and shipping throughout the US available. 📦🛍♻️







[Reel shows the book gumball machine and direction note (as descri

Looking for some spring reading inspiration? Come check out our shelves! Here are just a few ocean and coastal themed bo...
05/10/2026

Looking for some spring reading inspiration? Come check out our shelves! Here are just a few ocean and coastal themed books to consider.

Visit us at 394 Central Ave
(co-located with )
Dover, NH (N’dakinna)

🌎 Hours:
Mon-Sat 10am-6pm
Sun 10am-4pm
Online 24/7

🌎 www.eightleggedoctopus.com (link in bio)

Shop in store or visit us online for gifts and home goods inspired by planet, people, and place. Local pickup or delivery and shipping throughout the US available. 📦🛍♻️







[Images show eight books from the shop]

It's Spring Fling today in Dover 💐🌸🌤🌻Come on down for a visit, we're here rain or shine!Today (Sat) only we've got 10% o...
05/09/2026

It's Spring Fling today in Dover 💐🌸🌤🌻

Come on down for a visit, we're here rain or shine!

Today (Sat) only we've got 10% off books here and 20% off vintage , plus snacks, activities for kids, a raffle with purchase.

Visit us at 394 Central Ave
(co-located with )
Dover, NH (N’dakinna)

🌎 Hours:
Mon-Sat 10am-6pm
Sun 10am-4pm
Online 24/7

🌎 www.eightleggedoctopus.com (link in bio)

Shop in store or visit us online for gifts and home goods inspired by planet, people, and place. Local pickup or delivery and shipping throughout the US available. 📦🛍♻️







[Images show the shop, a note about book discounts, and the list of businesses participating]

A little Sunday poetry inspiration to pause and reflect. Visit us at 394 Central Ave for books, art, homegoods and more....
05/03/2026

A little Sunday poetry inspiration to pause and reflect.

Visit us at 394 Central Ave for books, art, homegoods and more. (co-located with )
Dover, NH (N’dakinna)

🌎 Hours:
Mon-Sat 10am-6pm
Sun 10am-4pm
Online 24/7

🌎 www.eightleggedoctopus.com (link in bio)

Shop in store or visit us online for gifts and home goods inspired by planet, people, and place. Local pickup or delivery and shipping throughout the US available. 📦🛍♻️







[Images show show the cover and a poem from Lobster by ]

04/12/2026

A beautiful day for a stroll around

We've got a books for all different moods - come in to pick a new title for yourself or a friend.

Visit us at 394 Central Ave
(co-located with )
Dover, NH (N’dakinna)

🌎 Hours:
Mon-Sat 10am-6pm
Sun 10am-4pm
Online 24/7

🌎 www.eightleggedoctopus.com (link in bio)

Shop in store or visit us online for gifts and home goods inspired by planet, people, and place. Local pickup or delivery and shipping throughout the US available. 📦🛍♻️






[Reel shows various book titles in the shop]

04/02/2026

Sound on 🔊

Not an April Fools - just one of the sounds the brings me so much peace.

(And so much panic when I hear it stop abruptly - guess those ancestral genes are still trying to keep me safe from predators 😂)






[Video is mostly black with hints of a forest while peepers call from the hidden marsh]

03/28/2026

Looking for some reading inspiration?

Or nature guides to help identify all the returning birds and spring plants getting ready to show their heads?

Come give us a visit at 394 Central Ave
(co-located with )
Dover, NH (N’dakinna)

🌎 Hours:
Mon-Sat 10am-6pm
Sun 10am-4pm
Online 24/7

🌎 www.eightleggedoctopus.com (link in bio)

Shop in store or visit us online for gifts and home goods inspired by planet, people, and place. Local pickup or delivery and shipping throughout the US available. 📦🛍♻️







[Reel shows several displays in our book room]

03/22/2026

A few highlights from our book collection in honor of Women's History Month!

Swing by for a visit at 394 Central Ave
(co-located with )
Dover, NH (N’dakinna)

🌎 Hours:
Mon-Sat 10am-6pm
Sun 10am-4pm
Online 24/7

🌎 www.eightleggedoctopus.com (link in bio)

Shop in store or visit us online for gifts and home goods inspired by planet, people, and place. Local pickup or delivery and shipping throughout the US available. 📦🛍♻️







[Reel shows various adult and kid non-fiction books about women]

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394 Central Avenue
Dover, NH
03820

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 7pm
Tuesday 10am - 7pm
Wednesday 10am - 7pm
Thursday 10am - 7pm
Friday 10am - 7pm
Saturday 10am - 7pm
Sunday 10am - 4pm

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