Nov 30, 2015 | A Day In My Life
My name is Laurel McKay, and I am an addict. A donut addict. Or, as I prefer to say, a donut aficionado. There is nothing I like better than biting into a melt-in-your-mouth cinnamon apple donut. Or a vanilla frosted apple donut. Or a. . .well, you get the idea....
Nov 29, 2015 | A Day In My Life
My name is Jakob Müller. I’m a farmer, so you’d think this time of year I’d just be finishing up my busiest season, but actually, since I farm trees—Christmas trees to be exact—I’m now in my busiest season. I also run a store called The Junk Stops Here, and I have a...
Nov 28, 2015 | A Day In My Life
The following exchange between Summer Smythe, 26 (age unconfirmed) and Dorothy Westin, 78, takes place between 10 and 10:30 am. Hibiscus Pointe Senior Living Community, Milano, FL. S: Morning, Dorothy, sorry I’m late. But hey, I brought us free coffee from the Guest...
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,...
