Jan 9, 2016 | A Day In My Life
Anticipating a boring day of paperwork, I opened the Coping after Crime Foundation’s email account. I’d created the nonprofit to give Annalynn a suitable job after her husband’s violent death (Show Me the Murder). I hadn’t anticipated being stuck running CAC while my...
Jan 8, 2016 | A Day In My Life
Hey everyone! I’m so excited that you want to talk to me today. Most people just ignore me. Some even consider me a nuisance, but like most of my fellow corvids, I’m sociable, highly intelligent, and have a long memory. For those of you who don’t know much about crows...
Jan 6, 2016 | A Day In My Life
Hello there! I’m so honored to be asked to share a day in my life – though truth be told I’m a little flummoxed by why anyone would be interested in such a thing. I mean, I love my life. A LOT. But that’s in large part because it’s so quiet and sedate. Mornings...
Jan 5, 2016 | A Day In My Life
Choosing which of my jobs is my favorite is difficult. Helping customers find the perfect paper or pen that inspires them to handwrite something special is more rewarding than I could have ever guessed when I was a kid and first started working with my grandfather,...
Jan 4, 2016 | A Day In My Life
People who don’t like winter simply should not move to Vermont, as far as I’m concerned. Visit in the summer or fall, by all means, and buy lots of souvenirs here in Hamelin. Buy an extra number of them in my store, the ScotShop—preferably expensive items like kilts,...
Jan 3, 2016 | A Day In My Life
My first boss, the manager of the Wilmington Shipbuilding Company, once said to me, ‘Louise, you ain’t like most women. You know how to keep your mouth shut.’ I did, too. I didn’t remind him that the last three employees he’d fired for talking too much about their...
