I’ve known a few people with mirthful eyes. Their “windows to the soul” express joie de vivre as do the merry wrinkles that surround them. Though those with happy eyes have circumstances too, they choose to live with a bounce in every step. Being in their presence is to experience a mood-altering drug of joy. Their clever turns-of-phrase and jokes bring them as much pleasure in the telling as in the sharing. Author Barbara Ellen Brink has mirthful eyes, and, lucky for her readers, that mirth is poured into the Fredrickson Winery series. Reading this three-book series made me smile.…

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