Jan 1, 2016 | A Day In My Life
4:00 AM: I am fast asleep in the master bedroom of a stately Georgetown mansion, dreaming of a romantic dinner with acting federal agent Mike Quinn. Gourmet chef Tad Hopkins approaches with our entrees—cold, salt-packed sardines stuffed with boiled okra. Aaaaah! 5:30...
Dec 31, 2015 | A Day In My Life
Sailing the seas for the past decade had allowed me to see far-off corners of the globe and experience taste and flavor combinations from different regions and cultures. My palate developed and expanded at each port of call. From spicy curries in Egypt to delicate...
Dec 30, 2015 | A Day In My Life
Mary Clough wiped her dusty hands on her shorts. No one had cleaned the attic for years. Decades? No; more than that. Centuries. Her ancestors had built the old colonial in 1770. She was the last of them. The one who’d promised her fiancé they’d sell the house. She’d...
Dec 29, 2015 | A Day In My Life
The name of my business is Liv 4 Fun, and while I love my job as a party planner, it isn’t all fun and games. Take this morning, for example. I was meeting with Mr. and Mrs. Erdman at their home trying to hammer out the details of an anniversary party for two...
Dec 28, 2015 | A Day In My Life
My day begins with the rising of the sun. I have a quick cup of tea, with a scone and porridge brought to my room by one of the kitchen maids, wash, dress, and hurry belowstairs to finish up any work on my ladies’ wardrobes not completed the day before. I should...
Dec 27, 2015 | A Day In My Life
Nothing makes a tomboy feel as deliciously girly as dating the ultimate alpha male. And with five older brothers carrying more machismo per square inch than The Wild Bunch, I’m pretty much an expert. I punched out at the Traffic Enforcement Bureau and started the...
