Augusta Trobaugh

The Tea-Olive Bird Watching Society has some similarities to the Ladybug Farm books: single women friends living and thriving in a small town. In this case, the women have strong generational ties to the community. But, when their mentor dies and her house and land are sold, they discover that the outside world is ready to move in, in the person of a retired judge whose charm catches almost everyone off guard. Here is where the book takes a different path as two of the friends decide to take things into their own hands where the judge is concerned. I thoroughly enjoyed this dark comedy, where older women again play a strong role, showing what they can do despite their age.

This one has been lurking on my Kindle for a long time. I picked it to match the January RandomKIT: Early Birds. It had bird in the title and was, at least a little bit, about birds.… (more)

Written in a southern voice that allows the reader to become totally involved in this sweet story with endearing characters.
In a small southern town a young white girl becomes close to the family housekeeper, Peony and then Peony’s sister Pansy recently out of jail and looking after Jordan’s step grandmother, a elderly sweet woman who fortunately get released from an old folks home. There are more lively characters like chronically pouting Gertie, Aunt Rose ( part of the all flowered named women) and honey boy her challenged son. Add a few adventures and you get a enjoyable, very readable novel showing the strength in good old fashion values and kindness to others… (more)