Mar 3, 2017 | A Day In My Life
“Is there something wrong with the peas?” my dinner companion, Ambrose Tate, asked me. “No, they’re fine.” We were supposed to be celebrating my return to the small Berkshire Hills town of Wharton after too many weeks in Boston,...
Mar 2, 2017 | A Day In My Life
Ever since my daughter, Ellie, was kidnapped right in front of her school, life for me has been anything but normal. I wish I had words to describe the heavy, haunting despair that fills my heart when I think what she’s going through right now. She’s only five years...
Mar 1, 2017 | A Day In My Life
A WISE Woman faces life as a new, still working, mother Carol Hill knew her body would never be the same, but, as she looked down at her infant son sleeping soundly, she also knew she didn’t care one bit. It wasn’t as though she’d ever been anything but a cuddly girl...
Feb 28, 2017 | A Day In My Life
Are you a baker? Straight from the box brownies, or are you able to follow more complex recipes? Can you bake bread with a long rise? Truthfully, I didn’t even know what a long rise was, let alone how to do it. That is, until I met Olaya Solis. It all started when I...
Feb 27, 2017 | A Day In My Life
Occupation: Owner of Lucky Paws Petsitting Excuse me for a sec. I have to turn the key to my vintage VW Bus three times then slap the dashboard twice to get her going. It takes some focus. Okay, mission accomplished. If we’re going to take a ride through my...
Feb 25, 2017 | A Day In My Life
Let me start by saying that I dislike talking about myself. But if I have to describe who I am, I’d say that first I’m a mom to Emily, who’s almost seventeen. Her dad and I divorced when she was a toddler—his choice, not mine. Next, I’d say that I’m the senior...
