B.B. Haywood's Blog, page 2

Yellow

 Patience. Waiting for the leaves to unfold in coastal Maine takes all of it. I decided to follow the color yellow today , as a reminder of how beautiful the month of May is.  My first wow of yellow was my breakfast banana peel , gorgeous next to the white yogurt and painted blueberry pattern on my plate. (then I throw the peel into the woods to compost, it looks great there too).
   When I looked up and out the kitchen window, there was a bright yellow finch perched on one of the long sticks I intertwine behind my planter, which is filled with sunrise yellow pansies. Life can't get prettier than that.
   Then into my car, past yellow road signs that read Stop Ahead, Dead End, Road Narrows , and at the town dump (oops, sorry-transfer station) a bright yellow sign says .'Do Not Remove Anything From Metal Bin'. I didn't really feel like it was a metal removing day, so onward I went. I drove around the coastal loop. my head turning to gaze at the yellow Forsythia and Daffodils in bloom along every road side and front yard.
   As I turned down Main Street, and drove into the parking lot of Gumm's Hardware Store, I bumped into Candy Holliday, literally. She was backing out of her parking space without looking, and smack , right into my car. I should have noticed her and steered clear. She had on her butternut yellow fleece jacket, the one that makes it easy to spot her around town. She got out of her car, all apologies and in a hurry to get somewhere. I did peek into her car, because I am just that nosy. It looked like garden stakes, tomato cages, some wood, and something poking out of a partially folded tarp. I would have loved to peek under that.
  I heard the words 'hurry', 'missing' , and 'visit', and she drove away. Candy is a mystery all her own.
   A big sunny yellow lemon square from Melody's is what I need right now.

                          Happy May !
                       B.B. Haywood

Town in a Pumpkin Bash

Another year has passed and Town in a Pumpkin Bash has been released !   Links to Amazon, Target, and Walmart are on the website, or visit your local bookstore or library. 
I hope you enjoy reading the book as much as I enjoyed writing it for you.  There are now four books in the Candy Holliday murder mystery series, each one is our favorite ! In Town in a Pumpkin Bash Candy will have her 40th Birthday celebration on a spooky Halloween Eve.  
So read wherever you can find a cozy spot and enjoy the book.
Happy 40th Birthday, and Happy Halloween Candy!
B.B.Haywood

Traveling Books

      Thanks to the many readers and fans who have embraced the residents of Cape Willington, Maine, and provided numerous creative ideas and suggestions. It would be fun to track each book, and meet the reader at it's destination. Opening e-mails from you is like opening a present. Thanks to you, I  have donated books to help raise money for earthquake relief in New Zealand and Japan. I have helped a wonderful 8th grader with her writing projects - Keep up with the great writing Ally! I have had readers who have parallel lives with residents of Cape Willington, which is quite amazing to read about. We have even reached the dental world through Lois Hirt, a dental hygienist who writes a column on Hygienists In Print-Fiction and Non Fiction. Through her, a copy of Town in a Lobster Stew is now at The National Museum of Dentistry in Baltimore, Maryland.
So, a great big Thank-you!
Keep reading and keep sending e-mails.
B.B.Haywood

Needhams

Several years ago I read a wonderful book called Candy and me (A Love Story) by Hilary Liftin. I thought of her today when I tasted my first Needham. How long have I been in Maine without ever tasting one? I thought the smooth dark chocolate rectangle would be filled with caramel. What I tasted instead was creamy delicious coconut~ and later found out it has mashed potato mixed in with the coconut.They originated in Portland, Maine in 1872. The box I was given had 4 Needhams in it. Only a one day supply, okay, maybe 2 days.
I would love to have a recipe for them if anyone would like to share.
Happy October,
Candy

Wanda!

I had  thoughts of a relaxing day until Mary Ellen Graner called me at 6:30 am.  Her cat ate his "little fishies" breakfast this morning, was let outside and didn't come back. She thought someone stole him. Doc said he would feed the girls, so I left right away. Boy- was I annoyed when I got there to find Wanda already there questioning Mary Ellen . How does she do that? It's like she has special Wanda waves. At 6:30 am! The case was solved quickly, the cat was in the neighbors tree house sleeping on a bale of hay. Mary Ellen kindly invited me to breakfast. Wanda left to get to another story.

Blueberry Bits

The contest to rename Candy's newspaper column is over. Thank- you to everyone who entered! The suggestions were all great. The judges chose Blueberry Bits as the winner!! Congratulations to lynneandco! Would you please send me your address at hollidaysblueberryacres@gmail.com  so I can send you your signed books? The column name will appear in Town in a Wild Moose Chase .
Happy April ~~

Hats Off

Hats Off to the Amlingmeyer  Brothers~ and Thank-You Jen at jensbookthoughts.com. The tournament was fun, alas Candy Holliday is out. A hungry cannibal is hard to beat. The tournament goes on though so keep voting for your favorite sleuths!
Thank-you to all of our fans who voted for Candy!!!
Happy Spring~~

Blueberries and Zombies

   To the Amlingmeyer Brothers---Meet us at Duffy's Main Street Diner -tomorrow at high noon. We may not have Hungry Bob the cannibal, but we have Doc and The 'Boys',  and Wanda Boyle,-our badge toting, one woman welcome committee. See you there.
Candy Holliday
Cape Willington, Maine

Second Round

 Let the second round begin!!  Candy Holliday won the first round in the World's Favorite Amateur Sleuth Tournament!!***  Please vote in the second round which starts today at Jen'sbookthoughts.com.
                                      ~~Thank-you to everyone who voted~~

Amateur Sleuth Tournament

We are thrilled (beyond belief) to announce that Candy Holliday is a candidate in THE WORLD"S FAVORITE AMATEUR SLEUTH TOURNAMENT !! The tournament is hosted at Jen's Book Thoughts. You can download a copy of the voting bracket at jensbookthoughts.com. The voting for the first bracket ends March 12th.
 ***!! Please vote and help Candy win !!***