Good summer read

A really good book to curl up on a summer day and read is 'A Year on Ladybug Farm' by Donna Ball. This book was a sheer delight to read. I thoroughly enjoyed the seasonal blow by blow of the lives of 3, 60-something, women, friends without husbands for one reason or another, as they decide to leave the fast life in town and move out to the country in rural Virginia. They find a old house and proceed to fix it up using each one's talents. Cici with art and building, Bridget with cooking and animals and Lindsay with decorating and sewing. There may have been alot of narrative on the rebuilding part, but overall the story is wonderful. These women end up picking up many strays along the way, like sheep and a sheep dog, a 16 yr old runaway boy who everyone accepts since his dad is a drunk and the old housekeeper of the house, who they first thought was a ghost. This farm really sounds like a dream come true and I would live there in a heartbeat. It was truly inspiring and I highly recommend finding a copy to read.