Nov 29, 2012 | A Day In My Life
by Jayne Ormerod I have fifty women coming to my house to play Bunco. What? You’ve never heard of Bunco? Allow me to enlighten you. Bunco (or Bunko) is a social dice game involving 100% luck and zero skill. It was originally a Victorian parlor game that made its way...
Nov 28, 2012 | A Day In My Life
So you’d like to know what my typical day is like? There’s my work with ATLAS, a covert government organization, in which I do the occasional forensic art: identification sketch from a skull, sketch of a murder suspect, maybe even lending a hand in an investigation....
Nov 27, 2012 | A Day In My Life
Those of you who have teens and dogs know that they can drive you crazy and upend a perfectly well-planned day. Not that I’m very good at planning, but still. Back before Les ran off with that tramp Heather-Anne, it didn’t matter much if Dexter forgot his homework and...
Nov 26, 2012 | A Day In My Life
Hi! I’m running on a tight schedule—got to get my daughters Maggie and Em to elementary school on time. So far, in spite of some family crises, they’ve been on time every day, and I want to keep it that way. Come with me, and then we’ll go to my real estate office,...
Nov 23, 2012 | A Day In My Life
In A Purse to Die For, Melodie Campbell and Cynthia St-Pierre set up a series featuring me and my friend Gina. In case you haven’t read it, let me introduce myself. I’m ever so pleased to meet you. I’m Becki Green. I’m the sidekick. As good people in my adopted home...
Nov 21, 2012 | A Day In My Life
We’ve been on the road for a while now, Richard and I. Tomorrow I’m going to suggest that we stay for a couple of days to do laundry and grocery shop. Really it’s because I want to just be somewhere for a couple of days, talk to people, see what there is to see. I’m...