Oct 10, 2011 | A Day In My Life
My name is Skye Denison and I’m a school psychologist in rural Scumble River, Illinois (population a bit over 3000). I like to say that my hometown is seventy-five miles south of Chicago and seventy-five years behind the times. At thirty-six, I never thought I would...
Oct 6, 2011 | A Day In My Life
Hello. I’m Lauren Vancouver. Who am I? Well, I save pets. That’s the most important thing to me–except for my two college-age kids, of course. But they understand how their mother is driven to take care of homeless or abused animals and find them new forever...
Oct 5, 2011 | A Day In My Life
The thing is, they start way too early. If you ask me, the day shouldn’t start until after eight. But I made the mistake of falling in love with a doctor, and that’s what I get for it. Pre-dawn wake-up calls. Not that Derek’s a doctor anymore. He quit practicing...
Oct 4, 2011 | A Day In My Life
Normally, my day is like that old Dunkin’ Donuts commercial. You know the one, where the bleary eyed guy with the mustache stumbles though his day, saying “It’s time to make the donuts.” The problem being I’m not really a morning person,...
Oct 3, 2011 | A Day In My Life
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...
Sep 29, 2011 | A Day In My Life
“It’s not easy living with Elvis. Not that I’m complaining. Who else gets to wake up to the sounds of a cute basset hound who thinks he’s famous doing a howling rendition of “Love Me Tender?” That’s Elvis’ way of trying...
