Dec 13, 2011 | A Day In My Life
How often do people get to play in the dirt for a living? Luckily, I’m one of those people, and I have to admit the dirtier the job the better. I’m a landscape designer, and my company, Taken by Surprise, Garden Designs, specializes in one-day backyard makeovers. On a...
Dec 12, 2011 | A Day In My Life
Sometimes my day starts in the middle of the night… with murder. So far, I haven’t been the victim or the perpetrator, but I have experienced the occasional brush with pre-dawn homicide since moving back to my little hometown of Chatterley Heights, Maryland. I’m...
Dec 9, 2011 | A Day In My Life
Beep, beep, beep… I jump out of bed, silence the alarm, and grab my smart phone from the dresser. I’m an agent. Not a secret agent, not a double agent, but a real estate agent. Showings? Listings? Offers? No matter what the morning, this Realtor’s ready to find the...
Dec 8, 2011 | A Day In My Life
Oh, good glory in the morning! How did it get to be the middle of December so quickly? Between holding court five days a week—too many miscreants celebrating early with too much booze, not to mention all those holiday shoppers who use their 5-finger discounts instead...
Dec 7, 2011 | A Day In My Life
I lead an ordinary life most of the time. I get up early and go to bed early. Once in a while, things get crazy, like now with the elections. I’m running for mayor against Mad Dog Wilson who’s determined to bury me. And, of course, this was the anniversary of my...
Dec 6, 2011 | A Day In My Life
I don’t know about you, but I’d love to have the bottomless purse of the heroine of the Books By the Bay mysteries. I could really purchase some stellar gifts for my family and friends. As for Olivia, she’s more of an online shopper than a...
