Aug 6, 2015 | A Day In My Life
Cranberry Cove is certainly different from Chicago! Even though I’ve only been here for six weeks, when I walked into Gumdrops, the VanVelsen sisters’ candy store, they knew all about me—that I was here helping my half-brother on his cranberry farm—Sassamanash...
Aug 5, 2015 | A Day In My Life
On a normal day, I’d wake up and step onto the deck of my cozy beachfront cottage in Montauk and greet the morning. On a normal day, I’d take the twenty-seven steps down to the shore and meditate, using the rhythm of the waves as my mantra. If the weather was rough,...
Aug 4, 2015 | A Day In My Life
My name’s Elspeth O’Laren and I’m lady’s maid to Miss Deanna Randolph. I’m not your typical lady’s maid, because I’m not refined, but I’m smart and I learn fast and I was conveniently at hand when her mother decided Miss Deanna needed a maid. Some of us were surprised...
Aug 3, 2015 | A Day In My Life
Pirates and Chocolate and Murder, oh my! Some people ask if I miss my life at the advertising company in San Francisco. Nope. Not one bit. I’m thrilled that I moved home to Crystal Cove. I’m so happy running The Cookbook Nook, a culinary bookshop, and The Nook Café, a...
Aug 2, 2015 | A Day In My Life
I went out to get the paper while Alex poured the last of the breakfast coffee. Opening the front door, I noticed two interesting things. The first was a moving truck. Two big guys were preparing to lug furniture into the house next door. A black Cadillac deVille was...
Aug 1, 2015 | A Day In My Life
I’m not homeless, it just feels that way. Ever since I was kicked out of the library, I’ve been at loose ends. After all, I stayed here on campus over spring break specifically because Widener Library was going to be open, and I could get some real work done, finally,...
