Aug 16, 2014 | A Day In My Life
I never had a good feeling about my granddaughter, Nancy, going to work for Grace Simpson. The whole idea of Grace being in tiny River Bend had never made sense. Why would a big city therapist hang up a shingle here in the first place? And when Nancy said she’d been...
Aug 15, 2014 | A Day In My Life
Occupation: Racecar DriverI’m the first to admit, I have a pretty cool job. I race cars—amazing cars (Corvettes) in some incredible locations, including Long Beach, Monterey, and the beautiful countrysides of Wisconsin, Connecticut, and Georgia.But while I love my...
Aug 14, 2014 | A Day In My Life
Some people say I’m a magnet for dead bodies, but the truth is that most days I don’t even come anywhere near one. Usually, I spend my days blissfully baking up a storm in my bakery The Cup and Cake, and my nights at home with my Shih-Tzu Poodle mix, Sprinkles, and my...
Aug 13, 2014 | A Day In My Life
Lizzie Turner here and I hear y’all want to know what a day in my life is like. Well, we could start with a typical work day where I go into my job as a reading specialist at the Ashton Corners Elementary School. That’s in Alabama you know, town of the same name. I...
Aug 12, 2014 | A Day In My Life
Occupation: Pony Express Rider/Ghost If I’d known it would be my last ride . . . well, I wouldn’t have gone that way, I s’pose. The job was a good one, and I sure had needed a job. A wife, a baby, and me being not even twenty years old yet. Not many were hiring the...
Aug 11, 2014 | A Day In My Life
Everyone always says I’m go-go-go, but I’m just enjoyin’ life. I got me eight grandbabies, a sweet-as-pie daughter in law, and the best son anyone could ever ask for. When I ain’t busy bein’ Mee Maw, I like experimentin’ in the kitchen, spendin’ time with my friends...