I knew I had read one set I the 60's recently, as in the past year. I love The Cat Who series, definitely cozy and your library should have it, mine even has it in overdrive :). The first three should work in terms of the library as all 3 were written in the 60's.https://www.goodreads.com/series/41015-cat-who

I found this list at my favorite cozy website http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/HistoryCats/1960s.html. I suspect the easiest to find is Carola Dunn's Cornish series. I have read the first and it wasn't bad. It's a recent release. I think some Christie's are set in the 60's. She pretty much set them in the current time as she wrote them. I am not a fan of her later works but that is another thought.

We ended up preferring the Mother of Divine Grace. There were several choices of guides as I remember and some moved slower than others. https://modg.org/curriculum/syllabus/52.

OK, this is not book related but hedgehog news. I got home from my belated birthday party with friends and dh discovered I had not one but TWO hedgehogs in our back garden. Because they curl up when startled we all got a really good look at them.....I know, but the moment dh started taking the rubbish out they went into balls so we looked. How could we resist. One huge one that I think is the one I have been seeing and a smaller, lighter in colour one. The bunny's carrot peels are gone now. He will be disappointed in the morning because he knew he had them but only ate half because he is picky and hoards. ;) They are so cute! I am going to have to peel something for the bunny (hedgehogs ;) ) tomorrow. Obviously that is why they are coming here. :lol: Really no clue, suspect it's the oddly warm weather which is going to disappear any second. The neighbors all have their own theories on what hedgehogs eat and some put out offerings, meal worms, digestives, dried bananas, proper hedgehog food, to name a few. I have also been warned about fleas. :( Still happy..... Jenn, have a wonderful time. I thought of your dh when walking by the stalls with the comic books last year so am thrilled he found his series there. How cool! :). The wine is good but I vote for pastries too. Not sure why but we always end up with rhubarb jam in France because it doesn't seem French. If you have a chance it's lovely on croissants.

Mothersweets...dd and I are thinking. Things she read and enjoyed at those ages. For the 10yo Paolini's Eragon series. Definitely long. :lol: For the 17yo maybe The Others https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15711341-written-in-red?ac=1&from_search=true. These are supernatural in terms of were, vampires, etc but very different then anything else I have read. My dh survived..... Another idea is Terry Pratchett. Dd recommends Mort.

Congratulations to Colleen's Ds! Have a great trip Colleen!

On Louise Penny, I started this series three years ago by reading paper books. I had a stack from the library and made it through the first four. The enthusiasm had dwindled and the books all went back. This year a couple of people on BaW were happily reading this series and I needed several hours of audio books for a quilting project. Inspector Gamache to the rescue. I loved having these read to me far more than I enjoyed reading them. Same with my Julia Spencer Fleming recommendation, I didn't care for these in paper particularly but having them read to me made them wonderful.

With my first I was vomiting the day before she was born. Nothing stayed down well and eventually the aim in life was to keep 2 cans of Boost or Ensure down each day. Dh made milkshakes that were really good and stayed down normally. Sometimes salty like nuts worked if I was hungry. With my second I discovered that for me it was the pressure to eat. The fact I had to think about it. Be asked what I would like if dh was home. Smell it being prepared.... I ended up being hospitalized long term for a different pregnancy complication and learned the regimentation of hospital life took the pressure off. I filled my menu out days in advance which meant I had no clue what dinner would be other than generally acceptable. ;) My food arrived at the same time exactly. No thought needed I just ate what I could and normally was left alone about food. They brought snacks throughout the day so I ate small amounts constantly. I drank water constantly(contraction prevention) so was incredibly well hydrated which I think helped. If you live near your dd surprising her with basic food (macaroni and cheese level) that is relatively plain might be a huge help. Don't tell her you are bringing food. Treat it as a no big deal and put it in the frig if she can't deal with it with no pressure. Make sure you have it packaged so it can be reheated in serving size quantities. Having to scoop things out to reheat made me start my nausea cycle.

:lol: The only way my dh would make it through is if he could just skip between the war scenes! I will admit that I didn't mind all of the war scenes thanks to many lectures from dh....he taught military history for several years. If we visit a battle site, even inadvertently the kid's and I receive a lesson! I did find the second epilogue to be too long winded. We have had a couple of days of warm weather and my hedgehog just came to visit. I can't believe I finally have a hedgehog hanging out where I can watch! Until recently ten years in England had netted me six live hedgehog encounters which was highly disappointing so I am thrilled. In the past two weeks I have seen him that many times. I have no idea what he is actually eating beyond apple peels because he is eating the rabbit's leftovers. The rabbit seems to have quit eating apple peels which he used to adore. Picky bunny but the hedgehog seems happy!

:grouphug: Rose, Safe travels if you decide to return home tomorrow. I ended up finishing listening to Sunshine today. It is a somewhat different than normal vampire story and I loved it for that alone. ;)

Louise Penny writes an incredible series featuring Inspector Gamache. Current setting in Québec but many of the books have a bit of history as part of the sleuthing. I recommend the audio versions. Series starts with Still Life and should be read in order https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/338691.Still_Life?ac=1&from_search=true. Another favorite audio series is Julia Spencer Fleming https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/113002.In_the_Bleak_Midwinter?ac=1&from_search=true series about a female Episcopal priest. Starts with In the Bleak Midwinter. Once again I preferred these on audio.

I don't know, maybe Pickle Dish or Monkey Wrench! :lol: My autocorrect is driving me nuts and I can't seem to rid myself of it. I admit that was probably not an autocorrect because I type quilt a lot. You would think that with all the words that this programming is "helpfully" changing it would fix (the computer just made that food......is it hungry?) the ones that are mistakes!

Eliana, I reached the scenes you are referring to in my reading (listening) last night. I don't think they meet the steamy vampire sex definition that Rose was referring to and I have read many vampire romances.....I just skip through the steamy scenes also. I have to admit I find the skipping through harder with audiobooks which is a problem! I am still enjoying Sunshine and am hoping to make a bit more progress today. As most of you probably already guessed I am giving Fat White Vampire Blues a pass. I am very grateful Stacia went first but feel a bit of quilt that I am benefiting from something she really did not enjoy! :( Still slogging through my Tanya Huff Smoke and Shadows. I should have given it up at the beginning when I realized it was not the book I intended to read. Hopefully I will finish before the new thread starts.

My whole family is considered picky by some standards but compared to some friends we are easy. ;) It sounds to me like she handled the fajitas just fine and may very well of enjoyed them hugely. My Ds ate fajitas I made last night and happily picked most of the veggies out and added loads of cheese. He loves fajitas but likes them his own way. I would let her stumble her way through whatever you normally make and not worry too much if she is happy doing it. Don't comment or call attention too her choices beyond noticing if there is something you could do easily to make her more comfortable. Perhaps set some salad aside etc. if she doesn't like dressing. I wouldn't worry, if she keeps coming she is happy with the situation. The most I would do is ask her if there is something you can keep on hand in case you have a meal that she can't find something she likes. Bread goes quickly in our house so I could never guarantee a sandwich so I am thinking more along the lines of a can of soup or a frozen meal. Emergency food just for her that she can feel free to put in the microwave when needed. Believe me she doesn't want the attention. Eta..my dc's both have "emergency" food that they eat if all else fails vin the house. I would tell her I was just adding her favorite to the stash.

None so far, mentions but not descriptive about the normal human type. :lol: I'm around 50% done. Amy, both of those are in overdrive. Thank you!

Rose, I was so glad to read your update. It makes me so happy to think of you and the girls enjoying the beach and the sunshine relatively smoke free! Eliana, I am loving Sunshine https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25085419-sunshine. It is a very good spooky! I read a bit of it years ago in hard copy while returning my stack and have come to the conclusion that I probably would have been hooked if I had read about 2 more pages! I was so close that it makes me wonder about all thee other books I have read a bit of before returning. Since Robin McKinley is now on my radar wondering what I should try next. My overdrive has several! I think you have frequently recommended Spindle's End https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77368.Spindle_s_End but I have many to choose from. Stacia, I haven't tried Fat White Vampire Blues yet. Do you think I might like it or should I cross it off the list? I definitely have a stack to try! I am still trying to finish the Tanya Huff. It does not seem to work well in my current a few pages at a time style. I started reading Proof of Life by JA Jance for the Opal challenge. That one is a wonderfully easy read but not Spooky. My spooky book choices don't seem to work real well with Opal but I am making some progress on Tourmaline. Since I have always considered Opals to be my birthstone not Tourmaline I really need to spell Opal.

Rose :grouphug: Safe travels.

I'm sorry. :grouphug:

Yeah Amy!!!! Totally irritated with myself because I actually subscribe to their monthly email. I didn't look there because I "knew" it wasn't there. I am thinking settings too. Flexible totally because this should be fun! There are good ones from Ireland (recently found and marked I hope), Scotland, and Wales but I don't think we can handle the County divisions and stick to cozies maybe a few Fluffertons. Eta....Jenn, someplace I have a freebie set of the Isle of Man. Actually read an Orkney series in the past. I can't remember if I said here or not already but I lost my entire bookmark history on my computer a couple weeks ago so I suspect I will be hunting for things for months to come. BTW, Mr. Putter and Tabby books are fabulous. We also liked Poppleton https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poppleton_(book_series) hugely too. Little Bear is good too. I loved the books for that age range.

Thinking of Rose, hope all is well. Loesje, please tell Tress that I her migraines improve. Great news about home education in NL. Does that mean a move in your future? I have been hunting for the list that I know I saw dividing mysteries set in England by county. No luck and I may try and give up for today. Notice I say try! I may just have to start my own! Amy, since obsession seems to be kicking in I am probably joining you.....book settings as a criteria? This sort ability is the most useful thing I have found so far for locations. https://www.librarything.com/place/Derbyshire%2C+England%2C+UK. I did run into this list of 80 award winning books set\from around the world https://www.librarything.com/bookaward/Around+the+world+in+80+books that I suspect was already linked but is something I might (might over a decade or so!) be able to work through.

Rose, I forgot to say in my earlier post how relieved I was to see your post earlier today. So glad you were able to stay safe at home and rest. Loesje and Heather I hope you both feel better soon. Loesje, I hope you feel well by the weekend! :grouphug: Now for books...... Fred the Vampire Accountant is a bit addictive. I just finished Undeath and Taxes the second in the series and found definitely listen to more! My overdrive supply is over bug I might request the library add the rest to it's audio collection. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24313624-undeath-and-taxes I just checked out one of Eliana's favourite's Sunshine on audio. Looking forward to it. https://www.goodreads.com/work/editions/2321294-sunshine I have been trying to get through The Silent Corner by Dean Koontz. It is way long and I am getting very tired of it. Creepy for sure but the latest plot twist is just irritating. Not clever but a rather sad sigh cause it was so obviously coming. If I wasn't 80% done I would abandon it. So much of it is great stuff but it is past time to be done! I am curious if the cliff hanger will be good enough to make me think I wasn't to read the next one. :lol: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32148091-the-silent-corner I am still working on my Tanya Huff's Smoke an Shadows. Another one that I am feeling a bit ambivalent about. After reading Stacia's post I checked Fat Whited Vampire Blues out in hopes of liking it!

Thank you Jane for the great knitting articles. I wondered about the how of those socks could be done while listening but didn't have time in my quilting frenzy (panic) to try and figure it out. Plus we both know I am not a sock knitter so suspected I was missing something fundamental that might explain it. The link to the Knitter magazine within the second article explains it beautifully in colour. I now understand but doubt I will ever attempt it because of the double point needles. Amy, I think there is a cozy website that has books broken down by county. This was a project I considered at one point. Maybe I will join you!

Praying

:grouphug: Rose, Thanks for checking in. Sending good thoughts your way.

Last night my DS asked how my BaW challenges were going. As I was updating him I mentioned that I still needed a local author to try (there are several thanks to my insider library volunteer scoops and I have tried many. The ones I haven't are not high on my list or too short for the challenge). Which completely cracked Ds up because to him this means mom has to read a Jeremy Clarkston (Top Gear), his biography never lists our village but everyone knows he was here, moved in and out during childhood. I disappointed the lad when I tried to explain I would probably just read a Joanne Harris (new to me) who is from 15 miles or so away. He thinks I need local, local. So..... I have spent way too much time playing on the computer this morning looking for a new to me author and I wanted to share one of my finds. This website doesn't seem to work very smoothly and appears to still be in development but it dovetails in to our 50 States and Country's of the World discussion beautifully...... Let me present Counties of Englandhttps://www.fernwehfiction.co.uk/place-reviews. The business concept appears to be fun because they send a box monthly with a book or two and something like a special tea as you travel around the country by county. Clever. The result of my search is I will probably still read Joanne Harris since I never have. I know she is a favourite of Negin among others .....:lol: