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...
Sep 12, 2011 | A Day In My Life
Hi, I’m Marcy. I own the Seven-Year Stitch, an embroidery specialty shop on the Oregon coast. I used to be an accountant in San Francisco, but my best friend and former college roommate—Sadie MacKenzie—talked me into tapping into my inner entrepreneur. You see, Sadie...
Sep 9, 2011 | A Day In My Life
When Dru Ann asked me to write about an average day in my life, I almost told her no. There’s nothing average about life in Himmarshee, Fla., just north of Lake Okeechobee. We’ve had a highly unusual spate of murders, and I’ve been right in the...
Sep 7, 2011 | A Day In My Life
A couple of snips and stitches to ensure that a male cat doesn’t pass on his genes, a jab in a German shepherd’s flank to keep rabies at bay, an “awwww” moment with a client’s new kitten – those are the things that would make up a normal day for me as a veterinarian....
Sep 5, 2011 | A Day In My Life
Thank you for inviting me Dru! I’m delighted to be here. Lately, I’ve been avoiding my real work as an event planner by decorating the community haunted house for Halloween. I’m having loads of fun being creatively creepy with spiderwebs. We’re even setting up a...
