by Diana Orgain | May 27, 2021 | Cooking up Murder, Sneak Peek, Uncategorized
Did you miss Chapter One? Did you miss Chapter Two? Did you miss Chapter Three part one? From Murder as Sweet as Honey Chapter Three Continued… “Wha—” Her attention snapped to the salad bowl on the counter. A certain white duck was beak-first in the romaine lettuce, looking entirely too satisfied with herself. “Sunny!” she shrieked. “How did you—” But the answer presented itself immediately when she looked at the window she’d left half-open. “Sunny, did you come in for more blueberries and then decide to eat our salad?” Leo nodded solemnly. “It appears that’s exactly what happened. We can now refer this case to the district attorney.” With a long hiss through her teeth, Vicki said, “Well, we can eat stew? Or order takeout?” Leo grabbed a spoon and sampled a bite of stew. “The stew will be fine,” he declared. “Do you have biscuits or anything to go with it?” “Mmm, I think I still have some frozen breadsticks we could heat up.” “Perfect.” Ten minutes later, they sat down to a cobbled-together meal of stew and breadsticks. An odd pairing, thought Vicki as she took her first bite. But it works, somehow. “So,” said Leo. “Grinding the herbs was actually kind of relaxing. Do you need any help getting your things ready to sell at the festival?” “I was hoping you’d ask,” said Vicki. “Would you be able to come over Sunday and help me make a few things?” “Sure.” Leo grabbed a breadstick. “Festival starts soon, doesn’t it? I’m happy to help. Just don’t make me a guinea pig too often.” He stuck his...
