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...
Nov 14, 2020 | A Day In My Life
There’s a magical quality to the quiet season in my Bavarian village of Leavenworth, Washington. After a fall and early winter of weekend celebrations that filled our cobblestone streets with visitors from around the world who came to dance the chicken dance during...
Nov 13, 2020 | A Day In My Life
Have you ever been house hunting? It’s very stressful, trying to find the perfect forever home. I know my real estate agent, Poppy Spencer, is getting frustrated with me, as is my fiancé, Luke Surmanski, but I do believe my determination has finally paid off. I...
Nov 10, 2020 | A Day In My Life
Living la Dolce Vita I started fantasizing about Lord Philip’s death three days ago. Just a painless, but fatal, heart attack that would strike my boss down in the middle of the night. When that failed to materialize, I imagined him taking a wrong step in front of a...
