Feb 22, 2018 | A Day In My Life
I’ve had worse days, but not in a while. I lived my entire life in the Highlands of Scotland until one very ugly episode forced me to re-evaluate everything I thought I knew. To make a long story short, I moved to Wales at the suggestion of my Aunt Margot, who just...
Sep 9, 2017 | A Day In My Life
If only I’d known what I was getting into when I bought that painting from the junk dealer in Edinburgh, I would have left it lying there on the floor where I found it. After all, it wasn’t even in good shape. I recognized it as a painting by an old Scottish master,...
Mar 2, 2017 | A Day In My Life
Ever since my daughter, Ellie, was kidnapped right in front of her school, life for me has been anything but normal. I wish I had words to describe the heavy, haunting despair that fills my heart when I think what she’s going through right now. She’s only five years...
Apr 30, 2016 | A Day In My Life
Are you hungry? Our new chef, Kailani, made lots of food for breakfast this morning. There’s something she calls Greek yogurt panna cotta (whatever that is) and huevos rancheros and fruit salad with honey-lime dressing and cinnamon buns. They’re my favorite. I know...
Apr 28, 2015 | A Day In My Life
My day usually starts in one of two ways: a) I wake up my daughter, Lucy, in which case she’s grumpy and the day is off to a slow start, or b) Lucy wakes me up, in which case I’m tired but happy and the day is off and running. Just like Lucy. After I take her to...
