Friday, May 8, 2026

Friday Features 35

Happy Friday!

Today I'm once again participating in six blog hops.  You can click on the host links below to find the blogs of others who are participating in each blog hop. If you're a blogger, feel free to join through the host links.

QuestionIf you designed a cover for a beloved book, how would it look, and how would it reflect the story.
My response:  I read primarily cozy mysteries, which usually take place during a fairly short period of time. I like to read them when they're "in season" and I love book covers that make it obvious in which season the book is set. So if I designed a book cover, that's mostly what I would focus on. It would also have some elements from the story in it.

I'm currently listening to the audiobook, but today's excerpts are from the e-book format of A Deadly Inside Scoop (Ice Cream Parlor Mystery 1), by Abby Collette.

Here's the beginning:
Today I was going to touch the stars.

And here's an excerpt from 56%:
    I clicked print and checked a few of the other links before circling back to the prison website. I printed the page that told the crime he'd committed, his release date, birthdate and place of incarceration. I didn't know if I'd ever need it for anything.

So our amateur sleuth went from thinking she was going to touch the stars to investigating a suspect. This book is the May pick for The Cozy Mystery Book Club. I'm planning to finish it next week, so stay tuned to read my thoughts on it.

I don't remember when I took this picture (it's on Shutterfly and has the upload date, not the date I took the picture), but it's a common theme for Fiona. She's the twistiest cat I've ever known.


I know the quality of this picture isn't great, but it's the best I can get of Blossom and Bud without scaring them away. I believe they are finches. They have both come to the balcony together a couple of times, but the red one is who has been visiting multiple times a day every day since the beginning of March. These visits provide quite a bit of entertainment around here. The cats love them. Fiona just sits and watches them, but Bell speaks with Blossom. There's a reason she's earned the nickname Gabby Bell! It's funny, though. Bell is so bashful. She often hides behind the curtain so Blossom can't see her.

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