A Day In The Life Of Meg Corey by Sheila Connolly

It’s harvest season, and that’s the busiest time of the year if you’re running an orchard. I figured that out right away, in my first year living in Granford, Massachusetts. I’m Meg Corey, owner of Warren’s Grove orchard, fifteen acres of...

A Day In The Life Of Nell Fitzgerald by Clare O’Donohue

I’m not really a busy body, I’m a quilter. I work in my grandmother’s quilt shop, Someday Quilts, and I take art classes. I have my boyfriend, Jesse, his daughter Allie, and the ladies of the Someday quilt group to keep me busy. You would think that’s enough, right?...

Katie Bonner . . . as told to Lorraine Bartlett

When I told some of my friends I was going to write a cookbook . . . they laughed. Now hold on, I am a mighty fine baker. I just haven’t been as interested in cooking as I have baking. Baking is fun. It gives me zen moments. I love it. Cooking . . . not as much fun —...

A Day In The Death Of Maxie Malone by E.J. Copperman

Don’t let anybody tell you otherwise: Being dead is boring. It’s a little over a year since I was murdered (I’ll spare you the details, but you can find them in a book called NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEED), and basically what goes on in a typical day is...