Nov 11, 2013 | A Day In My Life
Job: Gift Basket Designer Hi, all. I’m a little shy about appearing here on Dru Ann’s magnificent blog, because writing is not really my thing. Creating beautiful gift baskets is! My name is Claire Hanover, and usually you can find me either out delivering...
Nov 9, 2013 | A Day In My Life
“Did you see the announcement from the Chamber of Commerce?” MJ Austin, my store manager, waved a sheet of paper at me. “The annual Christmas Parade kicks off at eight, the morning after Thanksgiving. We’re sure to get a flood of snowbirds wandering through the...
Nov 8, 2013 | A Day In My Life
I know what y’all are thinking. You’ve been eyeing me over that bottle of beer for a long time. I saw you near the stage during my last set behind the drums. Probably liked my leather pants and my drumsticks. But that’s not why you keep studying my awesome guns and...
Nov 7, 2013 | A Day In My Life
As a kid, I loved nothing more than hanging out with my father, James Percy. We lived on a ranch in Wyoming, and for a young girl growing up in a house of ornery sisters, all that open sky, the horses, and my father’s slow-blossoming smile were symbols of fun and...
Nov 6, 2013 | A Day In My Life
Growing up I was lucky enough to spend summers on Mackinaw Island helping my Papa Liam and Grammy Alice run the Historic McMurphy Hotel and Fudge Shoppe. Mackinaw Island is nestled between the upper and lower peninsula of Michigan and is known for its Victorian charm...
Nov 5, 2013 | A Day In My Life
Let me start by saying that you have to be a mite touched in the head if you want to spend a day in my shoes. Nobody wants that. Trust me. The thing is it’s not a bad life. Not hardly. It’s just…unusual, seeing as how I’m a white witch. An empath (I can feel...