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Mystery Series with Female Lawyer in Southern Hometown, Who Sits on Her Porch A Lot…

A little while ago, Inger set this letter:

“I’m a Swedish fan of your site, using it to find new books and authors. I’m really happy I found you since there’s not that much information to find about cozies in Sweden. We do have a lot of really good authors, Stig Larsson and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo amongst others…

I have a question. I’m searching for an author that wrote first in a series I liked but don’t remember the name of, a really nice and funny book.

It’ about a female lawyer, returning to her southern hometown in some kind of disgrace. She’s drinking too much, sitting on her porch into the night. She doesn’t work and people around her are worried about her drinking. No boyfriend, no parents I think, and she’s forced into some kind of work to find a murderer.

Is there anyone who recognizes this?”

If any of you know who this author, or the mystery series could be, please post a comment. Thank you!

Jesse Stone’s Benefit of the Doubt – Sunday, May 20, 2012 on CBS

I know it’s only Wednesday, but I want to make sure all of you Jesse Stone movie fans get the word: Tom Selleck will be back this Sunday night (on CBS) as Jesse Stone. The newest of the Jesse Stone movies is called Benefit of the Doubt. (The Jesse Stone movies are based on Robert B. Parker‘s Jesse Stone Mystery Series.)

My husband and I are Jesse Stone movie fans, and I have already set up our DVR (equivalent) form of taping. Can you tell we are looking forward to this latest Jesse Stone addition?

This will be the eighth Jesse Stone movie in the series. For those of you who might be “arriving late to the dance” >>> Jesse Stone is the police chief of a town called Paradise. He “left” his big-city job because of his heavy drinking, and has done a great job as the police chief… except in the eyes of a few higher-ups of the town, who have put him on administrative leave (I can’t remember if it was permanent, or not). Benefit of the Doubt has Jesse trying to get his job back.

The even better news is that a lot of the “regulars” will be back, also. Kathy Baker (Rose), Kohl Sudduth (Suitcase), Saul Rubinek (Hasty Hathaway), William Devane (Jesse’s psychologist), William Sadlerd (an underworld-type mobster), and Stephen McHattie (a homicide commander for the state.)

Here are all of the earlier Jesse Stone movies. 

Here are some of my previous Jesse Stone entries:

Jesse Stone Entry from May 22, 2011

Entry from April 1, 2010

Robert B. Parker Entry from January 22, 2010

Jesse Stone Entry from February 26, 2009

Jesse Stone Entry from July 10, 2007

Happy Mother’s Day for ALL

Happy Mother’s Day to all of you… whether you are mothers, daughters, husbands, or sons. 

From my window, I can see a lot of little mother birds teaching their fledglings how to land on a given perch (or even how to push the other little birds away from the bird feeder!) and I am made aware of how many different mothers there are all around us.

Again, I digress…

Happy Mother’s Day to ALL. 

Live Cams of Red-tailed Hawks, Eagles, Great Blue Herons, and Eastern Bluebirds

I am currently looking out my window, watching a Black-chinned Hummingbird at one of my feeders. These little guys are so cute to view, I only wish we had more of them around here.

Our backyard is again full of little, tiny fledglings. Some of them seem to be so clueless, that I wish I could go outside and teach them how to use the two bird feeders. I know that nature has a way of teaching them, but it is a little frustrating to see them try to feed from the plastic sides of the feeders.

This brings me to the real reason for this entry. I just want to make sure that all of you have a chance to watch some truly amazing birds grow up, before leaving their nests.

A few days ago, Denise posted a comment telling us about this site:

“… I know alot of us like birds and so I thought I would share this. http://www.allaboutbirds.org has a camera with a live feed on a pair of red tail hawks and their babies at Cornell . My first graders have been fascinated to see the parents nest sitting, seeing the little hatchlings, feeding time (dad brought a small mouse one day) etc.. Pretty cool.”

Thank you, AND you’re right, Denise, “Pretty cool.”

As I usually do, I have gone overboard watching all of these little nestlings. I am not only watching the Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s Red-tailed Hawk nest, but I am also watching their Great Blue Heron Nest, as well as their Eastern Bluebird Nest.

All four of these live cams are truly incredible, and if you want to spend some time with nature, in the comfort of your air-conditioned home, then you might want to give these wonderful sites a try.

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