When Josephine takes a walk, where
does she go? What is her neighborhood like? Today I’m going to tell you about
the cheerful side of her block, the sunny side of her life as a painter and
part-time sleuth. After solving a dangerous and dastardly mystery, Josephine
normally unwinds by taking Solow for a walk—or is he taking her? Anyway, the
road takes them to the top of a hill and down the other side. Jo and Solow generally
speed up on the down-hill, (as much as a short-legged bassett can) but coming home, the up-hill seems steeper than they remember. They plod
along until they reach the top where a nice reward is waiting. Daffodils line a
neighbor’s fence and a blooming plum tree is enveloped in pink blossoms. She drinks
in the beautiful scene as Solow sniffs everything in sight.
AHA, a six-foot
strawberry tree is missing. Only a stub and a leaf remain. She checks for
chainsaw marks. Yes, it was a chainsaw, but whose saw? Who is trying to wipe
out California’s strawberry trees? And then she sees the burn pile at the side
of the neighbor’s house. There rests one more tree on the ash heap, one more
tree to be cremated against its will. Now Josephine will have to solve the
mystery and bring the chain-saw operator to justice. Stay tuned for more news from Aromas.
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