Jan 17, 2024 | A Day In My Life
Well, hello there. I’m Dawna Carpenter, the owner of Carpenter’s Corner Hardware here in Pine Bluff, Oregon. I wasn’t expecting visitors this morning, but since you stopped by, come on in. Would you like a cup of coffee? I’ve just made a fresh pot and my daughter,...
Jan 16, 2024 | A Day In My Life
I’ve been told I’m lucky. Most of the time I don’t feel that way. My husband Brian was killed in a car crash—I survived but my legs have been put back together with titanium and screws. So you can probably see why I don’t always feel that luck is on my side. I’m...
Jan 15, 2024 | A Day In My Life
Garth Brooks sang about the “the bulls and the blood, the dust and the mud” of a rodeo. Aside from the mud part, he didn’t get today wrong. I pulled off my sheriff’s ball cap and wiped sweat off my forehead, then lifted my ponytail to catch a non-existent breeze....
Jan 12, 2024 | A Day In My Life
My name is Mabel Canning and I work for the Useful Women agency—the office is in Dover Street just off Piccadilly in London. It’s 1921 and not many of the big houses can afford a butler, footmen, a housekeeper, lady’s maid, upstairs maid, parlor maid—let alone the...
Jan 11, 2024 | A Day In My Life
Medical Examiner Suffolk County Mortuary North Grove Street Boston, Massachusetts Dec. 1, 1919 Unbelievable! When I arrived this morning at 7 AM the telephone was ringing off the wall. Usually my assistant would answer but he has classes at Harvard Medical School...
Jan 10, 2024 | A Day In My Life
My day usually begins with a cup of espresso before heading down to the Pig & Whistle pub in the small town of Sea Isle, Scotland, for more coffee and a full Scottish breakfast. A woman needs to keep her strength up for those long days in the doctor’s office. Most...
