Jul 5, 2018 | A Day In My Life
What’s my typical day like? If you’d asked me that question a couple of weeks ago, my answer would have been just what you’d expect from a proud Italian-American matriarch who is also Acorn Hollow’s best gardener and the thirteen-time winner of St. Vincent’s...
Jul 3, 2018 | A Day In My Life
“Wake up!” Mama B followed up the request with a sharp jab of her elbow to my rib cage. The unexpected jolt shocked me awake from a dead sleep. I moved suddenly and hit my elbow against the back of the pew, a move which brought tears to my eyes and I barely prevented...
Jul 1, 2018 | A Day In My Life
When I stand outside the front door, I can’t help the pride washing over me. With a lot of help from my posse, the Girlz, and financial backing from Gran, my shop is finally open! No matter how many times I read the sign–Maple Lane Bakery–it gives me a thrill. Despite...
Jun 26, 2018 | A Day In My Life
I must have been crazy to say yes. I’d left the hometown of my childhood, Asheboro, Maryland, the week after I graduated from high school there and never looked back. It wasn’t a bad little town, but there was no future there for me. I went to college and then started...
