Stella called them plant pouches, or more grandly, “Plant Power Pouches,” and believed that they were a potent combination of the language of flowers, a magical spell, and a medicine bag. Alli thought they were “Nothing but faux-pourri!” #cozymystery #amquerying #capecodhydrangeafest #querytrenches

Stella called them plant pouches, or more grandly, “Plant Power Pouches,” and she filled them with small bits or plants, flowers, and tiny objects. The bag pictured has a blue hydrangea, a dried rosebud, a sprig of fresh bay leaf, a round white beach stone, a mussel shell, and some beach glass. It illustrates part of the cozy mystery that I've written, which is titled "Dying for a Blue Hydrangea." This book is the first in a series of Cape Cod Hydrangea Festival Mysteries. The description of the book is: "When blue hydrangeas are stolen before Cape Cod's premier garden festival and a cantankerous breeder is murdered behind their struggling nursery, pragmatic horticulturist Allison and her mystical sister Stella must set aside their differences to unmask a killer before their debt-ridden business wilts for good."

Stella called them plant pouches, or more grandly, “Plant Power Pouches,” and believed that they were a potent combination of the language of flowers, a magical spell, and a medicine bag. Alli thought they were “Nothing but faux-pourri!” #cozymystery #amquerying #capecodhydrangeafest #querytrenches

Blue Hydrangeas are being stolen days before the Cape Cod Hydrangea Festival. Facebook agitator Baloney Sandwich thinks that someone at Glass Town Gardens must be involved. After all, “Hydrangea Hayden,” a local plant breeder, was found dead there… #cozymystery #amquerying #capecodhydrangeafest

When blue hydrangeas are stolen before Cape Cod's premier garden festival and a cantankerous breeder is murdered behind the struggling Glass Town Gardens, Allison puts Stella’s Chihuly-inspired glass flower sign on hold. #cozymystery #amquerying #capecodhydrangeafest