Sep 26, 2011 | A Day In My Life
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 —...
Sep 23, 2011 | A Day In My Life
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...
Sep 21, 2011 | A Day In My Life
Hi, I’m Becca Robins, and I’m from the small town of Monson, South Carolina. I think the best part about what I do is that I get to be outside most of the time. Of course, I’m inside when I’m making jams and preserves, but other than that I’m usually in the middle of...
Sep 19, 2011 | A Day In My Life
BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! 6:28 a.m. – One eye opens, barely. Ugh. Way too early. Snooze. 6:43 a.m. – Snooze. 6:58 a.m. – Snooze. 8:48 a.m. – ACK!!!! I turned off the stupid alarm! I’m supposed to meet with a client in … I glance at the clock again … twelve minutes? 9:18...
Sep 16, 2011 | A Day In My Life
That’s Life. Remember the song? For those of you who are too young, it was one of Frank Sinatra’s later hits, back in the mid 1960’s. The song is about life’s ups and downs and no matter how many times you fall flat on your face, you’ve got to pick yourself up and go...
Sep 14, 2011 | A Day In My Life
“Well behaved women seldom make history.” I got to thinking why I so very much like reading and writing about strong women. To be honest with you, I think it’s because I’ve spent most of my life as a wimp, doing as I was told, minding my manners, saying...
