Finished Cat's Claw and really enjoyed it. After reading a series I get tired of the same voice and always surprised at how many homicides etc can happen in a small town. This time the narrator was Sheila Dawson, chief of police in Pecan Springs, instead of China Bayles. I found it refreshing. And the crimes were hot topics (child pornography and blackmailing using data on hard drives) not just the usual murder. Using Sheila as the voice developed her character and certainly the reader was given more insight and understanding to her job and relationships. The flower pictured is in my garden, a columbine, I believe the variety is "Martha Washington".

Have been reading Cat's Claw the latest Susan Wittig Albert mystery featuring Sheila Dawson of Pecan Springs, Texas. Nice to have Sheila as the narrator and not China Bayles although China is still prominent. Book club this week to discuss The Red Garden. Basically it is the last discussion until we meet again in September. Our June meeting is a potluck dinner with summer reading suggestions. My niece loaned me the much discussed Fifty Shades of Grey which I have not started yet but am curious since it has generated so much discussion.

Picture is the azalea in my garden- mostly white with some pink.

Purple columbine in my garden. A beautiful sunny Mother's Day.

Finished The Red Garden and looking forward to the discussion at book club in two weeks. Each chapter was a separate story but tied together by the town. A bit of magic, mysticism- I think it will generate a good discussion. Went on to read The Weird Sisters which I enjoyed although again it took a while to get into it. I did enjoy the writing. And now I am reading Elegy for Eddie, a Maisie Dobbs mystery and enjoying that.

This is a picture of a primrose plant in my garden. The original plant came from my husband's grandmother's garden in Maine many years ago.