Caboodle of Cozies: Sunday Post 137

Hi everyone!

Through Monday, I am linking with the following:

Reading Reality, who hosts Stacking the Shelves

Caffeinated Reviewer, who hosts Sunday Post

The Book Date, who hosts It's Monday! What Are You Reading?

Memorial Day Weekend greetings to my friends in the U.S. and Happy Sunday to all!

I had a couple of virtual appointments, but it was an otherwise quiet week. Both appointments went well. We had three consecutive days with highs in the 90's, then on Thursday the temperatures dropped into the 60's for a high and it's been cool and raining most of the time since then. I'm happy with the rain and cooler temps. I prefer 60's and rain over sunshine and 90+ any day. It does mean I have not been out for a walk in a while, but I'm getting my cardio in with my hand cycle. I usually listen to an audiobook or podcast, or watch television while I'm cycling.

I also had a chance to work on the puzzle, though I haven't gotten very far. I am making progress; it's just taking a while. Here's what I've done so far:

So it looks like I'm at least halfway done, which means I have around 250 pieces left to lock in. The challenges are most of the pieces that are left are similar colors and similar shapes. I'm determined to finish this puzzle in this century, though.

IN THE BOOKS

RECENTLY FINISHED

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I finished listening to A Game of Cones (Ice Cream Parlor Mystery 2), written by Abby Collette and narrated by Chandra Skyye. The mystery in this one was stronger, but I'm still not connecting with all of the characters. One of them really needs to be toned down. I did enjoy it enough to read or listen to the third and final one in this series in the fall.

IN PROGRESS

I read Spring Week 9 in The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year, written by Margaret Renkl and illustrated by Billy Renkl. This was a bittersweet chapter about the author's amazing encounter with a healthy, thriving bobcat. She was advised to let it be, noting that there are now fewer rabbits. As someone who loves all cats, even the big ones, and rabbits, my heart doesn't know what to feel.

I'm almost 90% through Between a Roquefort and A Hard Place (Grilled Cheese Mystery 7), by Linda Reilly, and I still don't know who the culprit is. I'm definitely enjoying the ride and I'm excited to see how it ends when I finish it this weekend.

UP NEXT

I'm very excited to have an ARC of Pour Choices (Mixology Lounge Mystery 2), by Adrian Andover. This is the follow-up to the award-winning Whiskey Business, which I loved. Pour Choices releases next month and the ARC is next on my list to read.

ON THE SCREEN

The Way Home - We are officially halfway through the final season. Episode 5 was highly entertaining, but I didn't feel like it moved the story along enough. Supposedly, we'll get a lot of answers in the next episode.
The Brady Bunch - I'm almost halfway through season 3. The kids have really grown up in this season, most noticeably Greg who is now in high school.
Murder, She Wrote - I finally started watching season 5. I've watched the first three episodes, with the third episode being my favorite in the season so far. That one is set in Cabot Cove. It's called "Mr. Penroy's Vacation". Do you remember this episode?
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - This the series that started in the mid 80's and stars Jeremy Brett as Sherlock Holmes. I watched season 1 and really enjoyed it. You can read my full review here.
Best Served Cold: A Hannah Swensen Mystery - This is my favorite Hallmark mystery series and this one was especially strong. I thought it was a good mix of courtroom drama and cozy vibes. Although the pool of suspects was small, I still didn't figure out the whodunnit until just a few minutes before it was revealed. And I loved the big reveal. It was quite different than the norm for these cozies. Everything about this movie worked for me. It's my favorite new movie of the year so far.

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