Sep 17, 2019 | A Day In My Life
Occupation: Owner of Grandma’s Restaurant My name is Teeny and I live in Pine Grove, New York. As the proprietor of the most popular local eatery —Grandma’s — I’m one of the most influential people in town. I know, I’m pretty important. Just kidding. . . mostly. My...
Sep 14, 2019 | A Day In My Life
Whenever people picture the grand old mansions that line the Mississippi River, they tend to imagine sugary columns, sweeping staircases and wraparound porches that stretch out forever. That’s what I expected when I moved to Bleu Bayou a few years ago to set up a...
Sep 12, 2019 | A Day In My Life
Well, hello there! I’m Charlotte Bringier Crozat, grand-mère to the indefatigable Magnolia Marie Crozat – “Maggie” for short, although why she’d want to shorten a beautiful name like Magnolia I simply don’t know. But that’s her generation, I guess. Everything in...
Sep 10, 2019 | A Day In My Life
My name is Misty Dawn, and when you get to be my age—that of a gray-haired senior citizen—not much surprises me. Some might say it’s because I’m a psychic, but psychics can’t read themselves. If I could, I would have planned better for my senior years, at least...
Sep 9, 2019 | A Day In My Life
I knew we were in trouble as soon as the plane landed in Norway. At best, this was destined to be an emotionally challenging trip. When my mother died suddenly a few weeks ago, I discovered some antiques hidden in her closet: a doll wearing Norwegian bridal attire, a...
Sep 7, 2019 | A Day In My Life
Hmm! Which life should I tell you about? The one where I was Lexie Greene for nearly 30 years or my current one where I’m Alexandra Ravenscraft? As Lexie, I lived in Chicago and worked in a chichi boutique on the Magnificent Mile where I sold overpriced clothes to...