A Day in My Life ~ Violet Mooney by Cate Conte

Unpacking boxes of crystal goodies was my favorite way to spend a day. My shop, The Full Moon, already overflowed with every kind of crystal imaginable, but you could never have too many crystals, in my opinion. So here I was with a new box from my favorite supplier...

A Day in My Life ~ Miranda Trent by Cheryl Hollon

Hi there, I’m Miranda Trent, brand-spankin’ new owner of Paint & Shine. It’s a cultural tourist business in the back-hill countryside of Eastern Kentucky in a tiny hamlet called Pine Ridge. This is the package my customers get: I guide them up a mountain trail,...

A Day in the Life ~ Courtney Kelly by Daryl Wood Gerber

Hi, I’m Courtney Kelly. I own a fairy garden store called Open Your Imagination in Carmel, California. What’s a fairy garden store? It’s a place where you can make a fairy garden, of course. What’s a fairy garden? It’s a whimsical miniature garden, if you will,...

A Day in the Life ~ Paislee Shaw by Traci Hall

Guid morning! I’m Paislee Shaw, single mum and custom sweater and yarn shop owner in Nairn, Scotland. Before the day everything changed, I lived with Brody, my ten-year-old son, and Wallace, our black Scottish terrier, in the house my granny had left us. Gran was my...

A Day in the Life ~ Melanie Travis by Laurien Berenson

Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. Even the name sounds important. As it should, because Westminster is both the oldest and the most prestigious dog show in America. For two glittering, star studded, nights in February, Madison Square Garden goes to the dogs. Thousands...