Flying Off the Candle is book two in Sarah E. Burr’s Glenmyre Whim Mysteries featuring candlemaker Hazel Wickbury and her aunt Poppy. I am new to the series and gobbled this one up in audiobook form. This reads well as a standalone, and I have also downloaded books one and two because I’m excited to start from the beginning and learn more of the backstory for these wonderful characters.
Joy and Cupcake, two mixed-breed puppies, had a rough start in life. They were born outside and lived their first few weeks outside. When a foster mom for Lone Star Westie Rescue saw a Facebook post about their plight, the rescue reached out and, even though these pups are not Westies, agreed to take them in.
This week we are once again playing catchup on our summer cozy mystery reviews and giveaways-Kill or Bee Killed: A Bee Keeping Mystery, Book Two by Jennie Marts, The Stranger in the Library: A Lighthouse Library Mystery by Eva Gates, Dead Tired: An Expectant Mom Mystery by Kat Ailes, and Haunting License: A Haunted Haven Mystery by Carol J. Perry.
My month had an upsetting beginning because of a post on social media about an abandoned mother cat and five newborn kittens. The post led me to believe that the family had been dumped near a school located not far from my home. The temperature that day was around 110° so of course I was deeply concerned for the welfare of the cats.
We don’t review a lot of non-fiction here at KRL, but when author Teresa Peschel reached out to me about her new book Agatha Christie, She Watched, it not only sounded like a lot of fun, but also something that KRL’s readers would be interested in, so here we are! I had the pleasure of also interviewing Teresa about the book and I don’t want to give too much away from the interview, so this will be a bit of a different review.
Spices. They’ve been around for thousands of years, serving numerous purposes: commodities, currency, medicine, and status. History shows the spice trade once having been so powerful it influenced the rise and fall of early nations. And, of course, spices have always been a critical ingredient in food, something that hasn’t changed over time.
Meat. Flame. Smoke. Sauce. Rub. That spells BBQ, barbeque, barbecue, Food of the gods.
Long ago (back in the 2010s) and far away (in Clovis), there was a place called QN4U, a place for everything barbecued and more. It lives on in memory, and The Great Food Search still searches for a worthy successor to carry on its legacy.
If you are looking for some great mysteries to enjoy watching, Acorn is one of the best places to go! And they not only have shows set in England, but other countries as well—such as the two shows we are reviewing this week Harry Wild (set in Ireland) and My Life is Murder (set in New Zealand). These two shows also star actresses who are well known in the United States as well--Jane Seymour and Lucy Lawless.
“The stage is alive with The Sound of Music.”
That’s right! The songs of Rodgers & Hammerstein return to Roger Rocka’s Dinner Theater in a Good Company Players production of The Sound of Music through September 15.
NFL professional football players and cupcakes wouldn’t seem to go hand in hand, so no one is more surprised than Fairy Tale Cupcakes owner Melanie DeLaura by her new franchise candidates. Star quarterback Keogh Graham and his Arizona Scorpions teammate Tyler Matthews are interested in a George Foreman-like business tie-in, one that will keep them profitable after their eventual retirement.
