Nov 27, 2020 | A Day In My Life
My aunt Gillian was one of America’s first dollar princesses. She married a British viscount for his title and he led her to the altar for the very considerable dowry that would save his decaying family estates and guarantee a life of idle luxury. The marriage...
Nov 25, 2020 | A Day In My Life
Hey, Happy Campers! Today is a good day to have a good day. At least that’s what it says on my coffee mug. I’m Zo Jones, and I own the Happy Camper gift shop in Spirit Canyon, South Dakota. Spirit Canyon is a pretty little mountain town in the heart of the Black Hills...
Nov 24, 2020 | A Day In My Life
Hi Everyone! I’m Leah Siderova, a ballerina with American Ballet Company. Until very recently, I lived the life other dancers dream about. On a typical day I take company class, rehearse, and perform. Most evenings I climb five flights of stairs to my tenement...
Nov 23, 2020 | A Day In My Life
It’s Saturday morning and time for my annual summer yard sale. Given how unpredictable the weather can be along the coast of Lake Michigan, and because I’ve been rained out more than once, I would much rather have a garage sale as opposed to a yard sale, but...
Nov 20, 2020 | A Day In My Life
Few people can refer to a stately home as their ‘office,’ but that’s exactly what I get to do at Charleton House. It’s in this gorgeous 500-year-old palace-like building that I spend my working day as Head of Catering. I manage three cafés and look after the catering...
Nov 19, 2020 | A Day In My Life
It’s been one month since I, Josie Monroe, expat and piano teacher extraordinaire, left my adopted hometown of Austin, Texas and landed back where I started — England. Or, to be more precise, the picturesque village of Milkwood — thirty miles south of London, and...
