Mar 10, 2015 | A Day In My Life
My name is Martha Jamieson. You’ve probably heard a lot about me in the Soup Lover’s Mystery series. I’m Lucky Jamieson’s mother and I used to be the owner of the By the Spoonful Soup Shop. Lucky runs the restaurant now and happily, she’s made sure our fantastic chef,...
Mar 9, 2015 | A Day In My Life
The dry bag sits on the kitchen counter and I’m arranging ham slices on the sandwiches. Anticipation bubbles through me. I haven’t been on a river trip in ages and I’m popping with excitement. It’s only a one day trip down the Cache La Poudre here in Colorado, but...
Mar 7, 2015 | A Day In My Life
“Have you met Kizzy Cutler?” My grandmother Birdie pursued me around my bedroom the same way her cat Banshee stalked a mouse. “Is she as pretty as the picture on her cupcake boxes?” “The Cupcake Weekend committee had dinner with her last night at the Golden Dragon.” I...
Mar 6, 2015 | A Day In My Life
My name is Sadie Lehman. Like many other Amish teenagers, I embarked on Rumspringa—a period of “running around” or increased socializing, if you will. I had many friends in my youth group, but I spent most of my time with Leroy Beiler, Miriam Hochstetler, my best...
Mar 5, 2015 | A Day In My Life
When my life blew up—when I stumbled over my now-ex husband, Mr. Bicycle Cop, practically plugging coins into Miss Meter Maid (I can’t bring myself to say “parking enforcement officer”) and then the job I loved, managing staff HR for a huge law firm, disappeared when...
Mar 4, 2015 | A Day In My Life
5:30 am – Get into Hair and Make-up. Really? Why did I agree to appear on the godawful reality TV show, Love or Money? Oh yeah. Life wasn’t going as smoothly as it could. 6:30 am – I’m still not awake yet, and I look unrealistically pretty for this “reality” show....
