Spring Has Sprung!
It’s Spring! The birds are fighting over the worms and bugs in the grass, the blueberry bushes are budding out (finally pruned them this year for the first time after watching a YouTube video) and the daffodils are proudly showing off their yellow flowers along the driveway, with the tulips on deck for their turn. It’s still a little wet so I can’t dig in the dirt, but my pruning shears are busy tidying up the shrubs that need a bit of freshening up for bloom later.
I’ve been wanting to learn to play guitar for a few years and finally bought a baritone ukulele, thinking it would be an easy-ish transition to go from 4 strings to 6 strings. They use the same chords so maybe this will be the year I can check this off my bucket list. I know myself very well so I will also find a teacher who can keep me on task, or I’ll never make progress. Now to squeeze practice time into my days.
Speaking of ukuleles, I spent two weeks in Kihei, on the island of Maui, and thoroughly enjoyed the 80 degree weather and watching the sunset over the ocean every evening. I finally saw the “green flash,” which is a real thing—an atmospheric event, actually. Except I saw the blue version. It was a brief pinpoint blue “dot” on the tippy-top of the sun just as it ducked below the horizon. It reminded me of the old “blue dot” flashbulbs from my first instamatic camera.
Back to authoring—I’m better at writing books than marketing. Sometimes I wonder how Agatha Christie felt when she published her books. Did she ever worry about selling them? Did she write simply for the pleasure of creating and not care if anyone bought them or not? I confess that while I truly enjoy writing stories and making up stuff, I hope that there are people out there who are buying them! In the meantime, I’ll keep writing.
Until next time, happy reading!
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Christie O’Mara is thrilled to finally be living her dream of running her own flower shop. With her grandmother’s legacy guiding her, she sets out to create beautiful floral arrangements and unique gifts for the small town she calls home. But little does she know that her grand opening will be overshadowed by a decades-old murder mystery.
While preparing the shop for its first day of business, Christie stumbles upon a long-lost note hidden within an antique desk. The cryptic message hints at a connection to a murder that took place in the same small town years ago. Intrigued, she begins to dig deeper, hoping to unravel the truth behind the mysterious note while also juggling the demands of her newfound business.
Just as she starts to make progress, Christie receives devastating news: one of her special “flowers with a message” bouquets has been delivered to a customer who is found dead shortly thereafter. Suddenly, her business is under scrutiny, and Christie finds herself at the center of a murder investigation. Determined to clear her name and prove the innocence of her Killer Flowers, she embarks on a quest for the truth with the help of her beloved Aunt Doris and shop cat, Stormy.
KILLER FLOWERS, the first cozy mystery novel in the Christie’s Flower Shoppe series.
In the sunny desert landscape of Palm Desert, Julia Fairchild and her adventurous sister Carly embark on a thrilling hot air balloon ride. Little do they know, this seemingly innocent excursion will thrust them into a web of mystery and intrigue that they never could have imagined. As they float peacefully through the sky, their carefree afternoon takes a dark turn when their eyes catch sight of a lifeless body lying motionless among the unforgiving sands below.
Speculations arise when it is revealed that the deceased is believed to be a missing financier, Trevor Lundgren, who had been under investigation for unusual investment practices. Authorities were convinced that he had fled the country to escape the consequences of his actions.
However, as Julia and Carly investigate deeper, they unravel a murderous plot which puts them in the line of fire.
JOSHUA’S TREE, the seventh standalone murder mystery in the Julia Fairchild series.
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