Nov 27, 2015 | A Day In My Life
Hello, Fellow Crawford Avenue Retailers! Hope your summer is off to a profitable start. This issue’s Spotlight feature falls on one of our newer neighborhood retailers, Ms. Darla Pettistone, owner of Pettistone’s Fine Books. Now, many of you old-timers will remember...
Nov 26, 2015 | A Day In My Life
Note: Though this day happens after the climax of The Skeleton Haunts a House, it contains NO spoilers. I know, given the excitement the day before in the Thackery household, one might have thought we’d let Halloween slide. But no self-respecting ambulatory skeleton...
Nov 25, 2015 | A Day In My Life
Do you remember the commercial in which a woman said, “Don’t hate me because I’m beautiful?” Yecch. Well, don’t hate me, after you hear about my life. There are some perks that I never could have imagined. I used to work in Washington, DC. Got up in the morning,...
Nov 24, 2015 | A Day In My Life
Welcome to Miss Marple Knits! I thought I heard the bells chime over the front door. I was just in the storeroom getting a few more skeins of this gorgeous baby alpaca yarn to restock the shelves. You like it? It comes in most colors. Feel free to browse, or have a...
Nov 23, 2015 | A Day In My Life
“I will never understand why it’s taking Keely so long to show Matt her vault,” Dee Madison said as we waited for Keely at the Smugglers’ Tavern. Dee was my best friend, so I accepted that she sometimes spoke a little thoughtlessly and without...
Nov 22, 2015 | A Day In My Life
“This is Cindy, how may I assist you?” Oh, my apologies. I forgot where I was for a second. My mind is constantly in sales pitch mode these days. You see, the real estate market hasn’t been kind to me as of late. It’s really difficult trying to make a living when your...
