Apr 19, 2016 | A Day In My Life
I eyed my best friend Holly Wilson from under the brim of my Beermeier Racing cap. “I can’t believe you’re making me do this.” I settled my extra-dark aviator sunglasses more firmly on my nose. “Get over yourself, it’ll be fun.” “We’re taking a gossip tour through...
Apr 18, 2016 | A Day In My Life
I’m nothin’ but a moonshinin’ man. To some, that don’t count for much, but I once heard a minister say that a man’s got to make the most of the talents given to him. If that’s true, then the Big Man must be smilin’ down on me, because I’m known in these parts of...
Apr 17, 2016 | A Day In My Life
I know as soon as I wake that I’m not in London. The silence is broken by a single car – maybe a farmer in his Landrover, delivering a sack of feed. I hear it coming on the only road that snakes through the fields, between stone walls. I hear it passing my cottage and...
Apr 16, 2016 | A Day In My Life
I first met Elizabeth (Beth) Bowman about five years ago. During the intervening period, we’ve become fast friends, and I’ve learned a lot about her. With each factoid, I’ve become more of an admirer. She is quite a lady. Beth grew up in Richardson,...
Apr 16, 2016 | A Day In My Life
Lie in Plain Sight by Maggie Barbieri is the third book in the “Maeve Conlon” thriller series. Publisher: Minotaur Books, March 2016. It’s a busy day at the bakery Maeve Conlon owns when she receives a phone call from the high school saying Maeve’s...
Apr 15, 2016 | A Day In My Life
Good morning, Eddie Shoes, Private Investigator here, what can I do for you? Why yes, contacting a P.I. before you buy a house sight unseen is a very smart thing to do. I’d be happy to give you background on Bellingham, Washington, and investigate any neighborhood...