In The Kitchen With “Mama” by Sandra Balzo

Aug 30, 2012 | A Day In My Life

“You want something, AnnieLeez? Easy Baked Chicken Parmesan is the lunch special. Or if you want sweets, maybe Cherry Philly Fudge or Bacardi Rum Cake?” Receiving a polite, “No thank you, Mama,” from reporter AnnaLise Griggs, Phyllis...

Running on Empty by Sandra Balzo

Feb 16, 2012 | My Musing

Running on Empty by Sandra Balzo is the first book in the new “Main Street” mystery series. Publisher: Severn House Publishers, February 2012 Life on Sutherton’s Main Street has always been inexplicably hazardous, no matter the season in the North...

A Day In The Life Of Annalise Griggs by Sandra Balzo

Feb 1, 2012 | A Day In My Life

Let me start by saying that a typical day in my current life bears no resemblance to what I was doing just a month ago, before I returned from being a reporter in Urban, Wisconsin, to being a daughter in my hometown of Sutherton, North Carolina. Sutherton is situated...

A Day In The Life Of Maggy Thorsen by Sandra Balzo

Dec 23, 2011 | A Day In My Life

I started my day with a big lug in my bed and fully intend to end it with a hot, steamy shower. It’s not as romantic as it sounds. My name is Maggy Thorsen, and I’m co-owner of Uncommon Grounds, a coffeehouse in the upscale community of Brookhills,...