The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating by Elisabeth Tova Bailey

I had passed this by a couple of times at the library and finally decided to give it a try.  It was a quick, easy read and very informative about snails.  Bailey was bed ridden with a mysterious illness that last several years.  She watched this snail for a year.  A friend had brought in some wild violets and found this snail along the way.  Bailey loved watching it and ended up getting an aquarium and making more of a woodland habitat for the snail.  She was fascinated by how it lived, moved about, ate, slept.  Watching the snail helped her feel less lonely.  Through her observations she became more and more curious and found literature and studies about snails.  They are very interesting creatures and I do not think that I will ever look at one the same again.  A very good observation of slowing down, being in the moment and appreciating the nature around you.

Snipped in the Bud by Kate Collins

An interesting little story about Abby who owns a florist shop and the trouble she gets into when she comes across a murdered professor and has the finger pointed at her.  Through disguises and sneaking around she is able to figure things out, but she does have quite the reputation of getting in trouble.  This was the fourth book in a series, and I have not read the others, so there is some back story missing for me, but it did not detract from this story.  An easy book to read that will make you chuckle and wonder what she could possibly get into next.

The Beach Street Knitting Sociey and Yarn Club by Gil McNeil

A very plain story about getting on in life.  Jo finds out that her husband is leaving her and then he dies in a car crash.  Her world is turned upside down.  She moves to the country with her kids to take over a yarn shop.  Many new people come into her life, she finds she loves working in the yarn shop and bringing in new ideas.  She realizes that she is really happy for the first time in a long time.  Of course there are many side stories that are funny and have left much to build on in the series.  I am not saying that it was not a good book, but it did not grab me.  I wanted to see how it would continue, but it was easy to put down.  An easy, almost comforting read that felt good coming back to.