Jun 20, 2012 | A Day In My Life
Thank you so much for inviting me, Dru. Iʼm quite stunned that anyone would be interested in a day in the life of Francie Vanderhoosen. Seems like senior citizens are invisible to most folks, so Iʼm thrilled to be here. My life is fairly quiet most days. I live in a...
Jun 19, 2012 | A Day In My Life
Contrary to popular belief, the last thoughts I have before going to sleep at night and the first ones I have in the morning are not about Jack. Not any more, at least. At one point in my life (admittedly, not all that long ago), I believed that Jack and I had a...
Jun 18, 2012 | A Day In My Life
For those of you who aren’t familiar with me, I’m Sarah Booth Delaney’s partner in the Delaney Detective Agency in Zinnia, Mississippi. The partnership is a long and unexpected story, but let’s just say that while I am a true, blue Daddy’s Girl, I carry my own water...
Jun 14, 2012 | A Day In My Life
It’s not easy growing up with a single mother who A: likes to be called Darla and NOT mom, and B: makes a living by selling homeopathic cures at the local flea market in the tiny town of Locust Grove. The only thing that got me through it was Oscar Park (my gawky...
Jun 13, 2012 | A Day In My Life
A day in my life? Really? I’ve got news for you, Dru, there’s really not an awful lot to talk about. That is, unless you love antique buttons the way I do. When the subject is buttons, I can talk for hours. But something tells me you–and your readers–might not be into...
Jun 12, 2012 | A Day In My Life
Shows like Ballroom with the B-Listers make ballroom dancing look glamorous and fun, and it is, but that’s only part of it. Nine-tenths of ballroom dancing is hard work and more hard work. It’s injuries, and working through the pain, fittings and applying make-up,...
