She could barely eat a bite; she was so nervous. Tonight, was her date with Chance Ford. It occurred to her that she really didn’t even know the guy. At any rate, she had spent a small fortune on finding the right dress. It was red velvet, off-the-shoulder, and fit her like a glove. Artie …
The next few days were a whirlwind of new shipments arriving, people shopping for Christmas and students hanging out in the coffee area with their laptops and earbuds studying for midterm exams. Libby kept an eye out for Chance Ford and finally her efforts were rewarded on a Friday when she saw him having coffee …
“It’s coming on Christmas; they’re cutting down trees….” Libby hummed along to the Joni Mitchell tune piping through the shop sound system as she placed the last ornament on the tree for the front window display. As she stood back to survey her work, the delicious smells of orange cranberry scones filled the air. Her …
I knew I had to push through the pain. My calves were burning, and I just wanted to turn around and go home, but I had come this far, and I was almost over the last hill. My heart was pounding, and my legs felt like rubber but as I topped the hill and coasted …
School-age children wait all year for summer vacation. You either went on a trip with your family, or if you were like me, helped around the house and garden and had “sleep-overs” with your friends. Thursday was laundry day. Momma always wanted to get the clothes done before the weekend. One of my chores was …
High society weddings can be combustible! Jasmina Eustice Howard was a proper, God-fearing, southern woman (God rest her in perpetual light and everlasting peace). You’d never meet a more gracious and accessorized woman anywhere. She always had a smile on her face, decked to the nines as though she had stepped straight out of a …
