Crafts and Life

A retired schoolteacher—and yes, daughter of an F. Scott Fitzgerald fan—Daisy Buchanan has finally found her calling in the quaint village of Millbury, Pennsylvania. While her husband endlessly renovates their old house, Daisy happily presides over Sometimes a Great Notion, a quirky shop that sells sewing bits and bobs, antiques, and jewelry.

Daisy has her eye on an antique dollhouse and a classic Singer Featherweight at the local auction—until her friend and mentor, auctioneer Angus Backstead, is led away in handcuffs. It appears he bashed in the head of a drinking buddy who stole a set of fancy fountain pens. Daisy’s sure the sprightly old-timer couldn’t have done it. But if Daisy can’t stitch together the bidder truth—and soon—Angus will be going once, going twice… gone forever.

An interesting premise to a new series, I am not sure how long it can run but still good!

Daisy and her husband Joe have retired to Millbury, Joe spends his days renovating the house (and other things) whilst Daisy has set up Sometimes a Great Notion, mainly an antique store based around sewing but with a few other bits and bobs in there as well. One of the people who helped them, even before they retired to the town, was Angus Backstead (the local auctioneer) and he seems a totally all round nice guy so Daisy is stunned to see him manhandled by the police, handcuffed and arrested for murder!

With no one else prepared to stand up for Angus, Daisy puts her business, her family, her marriage and even her life on the line to stop what she sees as a miscarriage of justice!