Jan 17, 2024 | A Day In My Life
Well, hello there. I’m Dawna Carpenter, the owner of Carpenter’s Corner Hardware here in Pine Bluff, Oregon. I wasn’t expecting visitors this morning, but since you stopped by, come on in. Would you like a cup of coffee? I’ve just made a fresh pot and my daughter,...
Jan 16, 2024 | A Day In My Life
I’ve been told I’m lucky. Most of the time I don’t feel that way. My husband Brian was killed in a car crash—I survived but my legs have been put back together with titanium and screws. So you can probably see why I don’t always feel that luck is on my side. I’m...
Jan 12, 2024 | A Day In My Life
My name is Mabel Canning and I work for the Useful Women agency—the office is in Dover Street just off Piccadilly in London. It’s 1921 and not many of the big houses can afford a butler, footmen, a housekeeper, lady’s maid, upstairs maid, parlor maid—let alone the...
Jan 9, 2024 | A Day In My Life
My mother always claimed she had three daughters because of Omne Trium Perfectum. Everything’s better in threes. We were skeptical, but when Em and CJ bought a B&B, they named it the Three Sisters B&B. And promptly needed my help, just like when we were...
