February Days . . .

14 volleyball games
3 track meets
3 softball games
5 books read
22 miles jogged (striving to better that)
1 crochet blanket finished
1 hair appointment (much needed)

Typical February Fog

February has been such a dreary month.  Many cloudy, misty days. . . and cold.  These are the days that are so un-motivating to me!  All I want to do once I get home is take a HOT shower, put on my fuzzy socks, and hunker down.  WheRe ARe YoU SuNSHiNE??!!!!  The weather has given me an opportunity, however, to get some reading done and finish up a blanket that you can read about in THIS post.  I also introduced myself to a new series of books to which I am dedicating this post.  I LOVE ready cosy mysteries.  Some of my favorites have been the crochet mysteries by Betty Hechtman and the tea shop mysteries by Laura Childs.  I am a series reader, number one, but secondly I like a quick read filled with mystery, a little romance, and relatable characters--bringing me to the current series I am devouring:  The coffeehouse mystery series by Cleo Coyle. I am in the third installment, Latte Trouble.

In all three books, thus far, the main character, Clare Cosi, and her EX husband, Matteo, operate and manage the Village Blend Coffeehouse along with a handful of devout employees.  Both were swindled into not only managing the coffeehouse, but also sharing the top floor well-appointed apartment by Madame, Matteo's mother. She has hopes of the couple reuniting as does their daughter, Joy, a 20 year old culinary student. Clare's days are spent pulling espressos, putting up with her ex-husbands antics, looking for love, and investigating murder.

I'm not wanting to write a full-on review of these books, but if you like lovable, realistic characters, intrigue, humor, murder, New York and coffee, give these books a go.  You can read a more in depth review HERE

Here's hoping March will bring a little "spring" back in my step!