Feb 19, 2014 | A Day In My Life
I am so lucky. Everything seems to have fallen into place for me. My life in Inspiration Valley is idyllic. I live in a pretty yellow house with periwinkle shutters. My gardens are coming along beautifully, and I love nothing more than getting dirt under my nails...
Feb 18, 2014 | A Day In My Life
I’m Emily. I’m twenty-six years old and I live in London. People have been asking since I was eight years old what I would like to do when I grow up, and I’m still not sure how to answer them. I enjoy gardening and puzzles. I know! You’re going to tell me I sound...
Feb 17, 2014 | A Day In My Life
Uh-oh, I just spotted Detective Palmer. He’s down at the end of the row, talking to someone at the organic fudge booth. Today marks the beginning of the first ever Blossom Valley Green Living Festival, and I’d like to think he’s here to handle crowd control, but...
Feb 14, 2014 | A Day In My Life
Three months ago I wouldn’t have believed it, but I’m still in Ireland. In a tiny village called Leap (there’s a long story about why, but I won’t bother you with it), in County Cork. It’s on the main road along the south coast, but don’t blink or you’ll miss it....
Feb 13, 2014 | A Day In My Life
Well crap. Not literally, although I’ve stepped in my fair share of the real stuff when I visited clients. When I went to work with the Department of Agriculture, I had visions of Americana, you know? Helping the family farmer put food on the plates of everyone in the...
Feb 12, 2014 | A Day In My Life
I know exactly what P.P. stands for. They can’t fool me! Pity Party, that’s what. Okay, maybe I did do some whining when I first moved to Moraine, Wisconsin. One really is the loneliest number! I’ve had a crappy life…boy, could I tell you some horror stories! But...