Aug 10, 2015 | A Day In My Life
That jerk! That jerk of a husband of mine. He wants me to sell my tea recipes to an Italian food distributor. How could he? He knows the whole theme of Tea Totalers is French—that was my dream, to own a French-themed tea shop. I thought he understood. I mean, he...
Aug 9, 2015 | A Day In My Life
An interview with Lucy Resnick of the new Dewberry Farm mysteries, conducted by author Karen MacInerney. . . Karen: So, Lucy. Tell me a little bit about yourself. Lucy: Gosh. . . I used to ask questions like that all the time when I was a reporter. It’s a bit weird...
Aug 8, 2015 | A Day In My Life
Do you remember someone in your formative years, perhaps a high school counselor, telling you that if you do what you love, the money will follow? That, as it turns out, is not a sound career planning strategy. Let me tell you what happens when you follow your dreams....
Aug 7, 2015 | A Day In My Life
I live in a small town nestled just inland from California’s central coastline. It was here that I grew up, married my high school sweetheart, taught middle school home economics, and buried my husband. I’ve watched my town change from one grocery store to several...
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,...
