A few cozy mystery series recommendations

 

The following are cozy mystery series I have been enjoying. They are cozy mysteries so no slashers, limited blood and guts. Not thrillers. Amateur detectives so a lot of guess work and yeah stumbling around at times. 

Tourist Trap Mystery by Lynn Cahoon.  Strong female lead in Jill Gardner. Her business is a coffee and book shop in a small town. Would be my favorite place in town.  Boyfriend is the Chief of Police. So you can see that dynamic being in play. Mind your own business.  Other characters like bestfriend and aunt. Everyone needs a sidekick.  Each book is a separate mystery but if read in order we get to follow Jill and her friend's lives as they play out. I enjoy a strong female lead and I get that in Jill. In her thirties, divorced, lawyer in previous life. Knows what she wants. Most of the time.

Emmeline Duncan Ground Rules Mystery currently has three in the series.  Younger female, Sage, running a coffee food truck. Three books out so far enjoyed. Sage has an interesting background (not saying). Also list of characters we get to know. Got to know a bit about food trucks.

If you like magic along with mystery check out Magical Bakery Mystery series by Bailey Cates. Katie Lightfoot runs a bakery with her aunt and uncle. The add a little extra ingredients into the baking. Katie is drawn into murder investigations and uses her intuition and more (hint the title of the series) to help solve the cases. The detective is not a romantic lead but is involved in each mystery. 

These are a few of the cozy mysteries I'm currently reading. Or waiting for the next in the series to come out. Any recommendations are welcome. 

Spring Bucket List

 How did this happen!  It is Spring. Winter, here, started late. No snow at Christmas, which was too bad while the kids were off.  February was bang lots of it.  For a while we thought it would hang around, but no. Rain, rain and more rain. 

We thought it was time for a Spring Bucket List. As why not. In no particular order.....

• Purchase myself tulips. I have been seeing them in the grocery stores. Why not celebrate the start of spring with flowers.
• Start going through entryway closet.  Worn mitts, gloves, scarfs, hats toss out worn ones or single ones we have been keeping hoping to mind it's mate.
• Clean out the fridge. I know this is NOT a spring thing but it likely needs to be done. Okay, mine does.
• Put away heavier winter clothes. Go through spring/summer clothes and decided now what you want to wear. If you pull something out you haven't worn in the last few years. Think hard are you going to wear it this year? Ask yourself why are you keeping it and why you don't wear it. Start the purge both winter / spring / summer.
• Check do you need to purchase earth and pots.  
• Start your Spring / Summer reading list.
• For those campers you might want to get on booking camp sites ASAP.
• Same goes for kids and summer camps. They fill up fast.
• Clean out linen closet or drawer. Good time as soon the fleece sheets will be pulled off the bed. Do we need new sheets? 
• Sit with a coffee and write out what you'd like to see and do the coming season. Maybe it is more walks. More self-care. 
• Speaking of self-care check your bathroom drawers for those facials we get and put away for "later". Grab one and use. Also those bath salts start using those items up. No more saving for "later". Later is now.

This is just a few items to consider. Please let us know what you'd add to the list. We are slowly getting longer days. For some people that means their energy is returning. As always make the most of life.