Mr. and Mrs. Murder, an Australian tv series

This is the first in a series from Australia.  What an interesting take on a crime series.

Nicola and Charlie Buchanan, run a "haz-med" cleaning service for the local police force.  Police detective Peter Vinetti, infatuated with Nicola ( even in front of Charlie )
is always referring their cleaning services after the crimes.

This series takes a different view on crime scene investigations.  Nicola and Charlie are usually the ones who solve the cases due to their meticulous cleaning abilities.

Charlie is a man for all seasons, he has knowledge of so many cultures, historic events, etc., a walking talking encyclopedia, with a flair for wit and humor.  Nicola is the brave one, always sticking her finger in something and testing it by tasting it!

Hope you will consider this really fun series.  We really enjoyed watching it.

Quote of the Day------Goodreads

One, remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Two, never give up work. Work gives you meaning and purpose and life is empty without it. Three, if you are lucky enough to find love, remember it is there and don't throw it away.
Stephen Hawking
Happy 73rd birthday, Stephen Hawking! When the astrophysicist wrote A Brief History of Time, his publisher said that every mathematical equation in the book would cause readership to go down by 50 percent. Hawking heeded their advice and included just one: E=mc2. The book has sold nearly 10 million copies.

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I think the writing of literature should give pleasure. What else should it be about? It is not nuclear physics. It actually has to give pleasure or it is worth nothing.
Stephen Greenblatt
Happy 71st birthday, Stephen Greenblatt! The Pulitzer Prize winner is one of the founders of New Historicism and wrote a popular biography of William Shakespeare titled Will in the World.

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We are crayons and lunchboxes and swinging so high our sneakers punch holes in the clouds.
Laurie Halse Anderson
Happy 53rd birthday, Laurie Halse Anderson! The novelist is known for her Young Adult books that tackle tough issues. Her most popular, Speak, focuses on a teen who stops speaking after she is raped by a classmate.

Haatchi and Little B

Animal lovers must read this tale of courage, bravery, loyalty and love.

Wendy Holden, author, gets the brutality of Haatchi, an Anatolian Shepherd, out of the way in the opening chapter, she also brings in the love and dedication of animal lovers to save Haatchi, both with medical attention and emotional attention. That Haatchi not only survived this ordeal, but also remained a trusting, loving animal to humans, is amazing. This becomes evident when he is finally introduced to Owen.

Owen, otherwise known as "Little B" has a rare genetic disorder that is very debilitating, he is extremely shy around folks that he is not close to, when Haatch enters "Little B's" life that all changes, not overnight, but gradually.

This is a beautifully written account of a dog and a boy who needed each other. This account is filled with love, compassion, humor and joy.

A must read for all animal lovers!

This is my review from Goodreads
Hope you will consider this wonderful "story".

Quote of the Day----Goodreads

Do not read as children do to enjoy themselves, or, as the ambitious do to educate themselves. No, read to live.
Gustave Flaubert
October 1, 1856: The first installment of Madame Bovary appeared in The Paris Review, 158 years ago today.

Currently reading  "Haatchi and Little B".

Quote of the Day----Goodreads

Never be afraid to raise your voice for honesty and truth and compassion against injustice and lying and greed. If people all over the world...would do this, it would change the earth.
William Faulkner
When William Faulkner (born September 25, 1927) won the Nobel Prize, he donated part of the award money to establish a fund encouraging young writers, which became the PEN/Faulkner award, and the rest to a scholarship for black teachers as a Mississipi university.