My Current Interest

              There are some book series I eagerly await the arrival of the next book in the story.   The Magical Bookshop Mysteries is definitely one of those series.                  While it’s great that bookshop owner Violet Waverly and Police Chief David Rainwater are officially a couple, it means they both have to do those couple things they would never actually do on their own.   For Violet it is participating in The Tour de Cascade, a bike race her grandmother Daisy, the new mayor of Cascade Springs , has organized.   The race is something Rainwater wants to do, and Violet agrees to give it a try.                 Their race is cut short, though, when a man is killed on the course.   The deceased is Joel Redding, a private investigator who was far too interested in Violet and her bookshop, Charming Books, for Violet’s liking.   Now that he is dead, Violet is even more interested in finding out why Joel was watching her so intently.   Not fond of the man, killing Joel is

                I have always found Jessica Fletcher’s life exciting.   Minus the murders, of course.   She’s a successful author, with great friends, and the ability to travel the world.   Too bad murders keep getting in the way of all the fun.                 All mystery writer Jessica Fletcher wants to do is spend some time by herself improving her art skills.   It is a plan that fails miserably when the model Jessica is sketching dies right in front of the class.   With no one seeming to be upset about Miki Dorsey’s death, Jessica takes it on herself to find out whatever she can about the young woman.                                          While looking into who Miki was, Jessica finds herself also having to track down the sketch she was making in her art class.   In all the commotion of finding Miki dead, it was stolen.   The sketch is not of Miki, but a male nude model.   What someone will want to do with the sketch is what worries Jessica.                 A young jo

                  I’m going to start off by saying that any comments I make in this post are based on the characters of this show, not the actual human beings.   I say this because this show is based off of things that happened to real people who are still alive today.   Any criticism I write about is about the character, and not directed at the person in real life.                 Princess Elizabeth (Claire Foy) is a newly wed with young children.   While her father’s health is not the best, everyone expects King George VI (Jared Harris) to rule for many more years.   That is why it comes as such a shock when he is found in his bed, having passed away in the night.                 Upon hearing the news, Elizabeth and her husband, Philip (Matt Smith), are rushed back to England from their African tour.   Amongst the grief she is experiencing over her father, Elizabeth must also deal with the fact she is now the Queen of England.                 Declared Queen Elizabeth II, Eli

             Finally!   A book that’s really about larger sized women, and not in a negative way.   There wasn’t any obsessive dieting or exercising by these women.   Instead, they celebrated who they are, no matter their size.   It’s about time we have a book like that.                    Mitzi Taylor has turned the fact that she has a larger dress size into a business.   She and her friends, Jody and Paula, have opened a wedding dress shop for plus-size women only.   It is a niche most wedding boutiques are unable, or unwilling, to cover.   With so many women unable to get service elsewhere, their shop, The Perfect Dress, is a success.                 It is at the shop that Mitzi meets her high school crush Graham Harrison after years of being apart.   He comes in wondering if Mitzi and her friends can make bridesmaid dresses for his teenaged daughters.   Tabby and Dixie are built like their very large father, making it difficult to find dresses.   So, when Mitzi agrees to he