Sep 27, 2012 | A Day In My Life
A typical day? That’s a tough one. See, I don’t have a set schedule, and I love it. I tried the nine-to-five office routine, but it was like the death of a thousand cuts—paper cuts, that is. But still, I couldn’t take it. I guess you’d say my days are fluid. I’m a...
Sep 26, 2012 | A Day In My Life
I love to wake up wearing my favorite tee shirt which says The Queen of Everything. It starts my day off right – that and a breakfast that includes plenty of fat and sugar. I don’t trust a woman who won’t eat fat and sugar. Usually I have three slices of bacon, two...
Sep 25, 2012 | A Day In My Life
I own a bookstore, Pip’s Pages, in the small town of Dickens Junction, Oregon (just outside Astoria, near the mouth of the Columbia River). Dickens Junction was founded more than fifty years ago by my grandfather, Ebenezer Dickens Junior, to honor the life and works...
Sep 24, 2012 | A Day In My Life
“What in the world do you need at a rummage sale?” asked Nellie, shouting into the phone. “Not about need, Mom,” I answered, holding my so-called smart phone inches away from my ear as I sat in the car checking over my list. “Besides, this isn’t any old rummage sale....