Jun 30, 2014 | A Day In My Life
My name is Margaret Sybil Broadly Benson, née Spencer, but you can call me Mags. I told my biographer, Nancy Lynn Jarvis, that I was going to be on Dru’s blog today and asked if she would write something for me to say, but did she? No, she did not. I’d like to think...
Jun 28, 2014 | A Day In My Life
A typical day in my life is a lot more memorable than most. Not that my life is any more exciting than anybody else’s … most of the time. It’s just that since the age of 11, I’ve been blessed – or cursed – with hyperthymestic syndrome, otherwise known as superior...
Jun 27, 2014 | A Day In My Life
I’m Sofia Balducci, half owner of the Kozy Kettle Tea and Coffee Emporium. My husband, Emil, and I run the shop which is across from Peggy Lee’s garden shop in Brevard Court. Peggy Lee is always looking for trouble! How many times have Emil and I offered to help her...
Jun 26, 2014 | A Day In My Life
The colonial charm of Old Town Alexandria, Virginia is always special. The stately, historic homes are lovely in every season, but when snow begins to fall, Christmas wreaths appear on doors, and candles light the windows at night, it’s almost magical. I rose to a...
Jun 25, 2014 | A Day In My Life
Today was a terrible day. It started out with the funeral of my neighbor, Daniel Korman, and went downhill from there. Days earlier we’d celebrated Daniel’s 85th birthday with a party at the mansion where I work. His death saddened me and left me with the odd sense...
Jun 24, 2014 | A Day In My Life
Copper kettles and a minnow tank hold the “gold” in the shop I share with my grandpa Gil, whom I’ve affectionately called Gilpa since I said my first words thirty-some years ago. Gilpa and I own Oosterlings’ Live Bait, Bobbers & Belgian Fudge & Beer on the...
