Jun 13, 2016 | A Day In My Life
The alarm buzzed. I rolled over, turned it off, pulled the down comforter up under my chin, and sighed with pleasure. It was the start of my first full day as manager of Redwood Cove Bed and Breakfast. I did my morning routine, then headed for the workroom and was...
Jun 11, 2016 | A Day In My Life
Los Angeles, February 1962 I’m a native New Yorker, Manhattan born and raised. And while it’s true that I’ve spent the past four years in the small upstate town of New Holland, New York, I’ve never lost my love of the big city. I’m a...
Jun 10, 2016 | A Day In My Life
I really like it when new businesses come into town. I’m trying to pawn off my role as business to business liaison off to a new victim, I mean, business owner. Usually, the new guys are too smart to jump into taking over. Not like I was when I moved here. I still...
Jun 9, 2016 | A Day In My Life
From the time I was able to see over the edge of the countertop in my mom’s kitchen, baking fascinated me. My favorite picture books as a pre-reader were those that contained desserts. Once I started reading, I shunned the fiction books favored by my peers and...
Jun 8, 2016 | A Day In My Life
Hi, I’m Julia . . . Julia Bonatti and I’m delighted to be here today. This is, I guess, my first official appearance in the blogosphere, and I’m thrilled that my first time in public is with Dru Ann’s “A Day in the Life.” Well, other than the release of my first...
Jun 7, 2016 | A Day In My Life
Let me tell you what happened earlier today. I took a deep breath, tightened my ponytail, and got out of my yellow Volkswagen Beetle. I knew from experience that the morning rush at Lou’s Joint had passed and that the lunch crowd wouldn’t be there yet. I put my letter...
