Book Board Chat

Hi Book Board. When I haven't read the board for a while, I try to catch up.

Saw that JoAnne was looking for some suggestions for new shows. My favorites are English mystery series. So, if you're a fan of Midsommer Murders, Agatha Christie, Morse, Endeavour or Granchester, I think you'll love Vera or the George Gently series. Vera is a middle aged rather dowdy single woman who lives alone on the moors in Newcastle. She's the head of the Murder squad. She's very intelligent and the mysteries are more cerebral than gory. George Gently is a widowed Police Inspector on the verge of retiring and training a narrow-minded younger man. It takes place in the 1960's also on the moors. Great scenery! Both are available from Acorn or Amazon.

I'm going to try to stop in more often now that I'm almost done with my consignment buttons. I've been selling this lot that my consignor found in a storage locker for 3 years now and it's been a real experience. I've sold over $100,000 worth of those buttons and have learned so much. Between that and babysitting for my great granddaughter, I keep pretty busy.

June, I see that you have a new grand niece called Matilda. What a pretty name! I think it’s so nice that the old names are coming back. My 20-month-old great-granddaughter is called Ivy Rose. Remember the old Perry Como song?

Love your Chinese Woman painting Diane. It's really fun to see a work in progress like that.