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Must like living in the country, with limited access to major towns

Must like dogs

Ability to make pies an asset

Work – Monday to Friday 8 am to 6 pm Saturday 8 am to 12 pm

Saturday afternoons and Sundays are free

Room with private bath Board plus salary

Only serious applicants need apply

I looked around the shop I needed help Since Shannon had taken off, things had gotten worse They’d been slipping for a long time, but somehow, I had never noticed I snorted and drained my beer

I hadn’t noticed a lot of things

I paused Was the pie thing a bit over the top? I knew piewas a lost art and probably not done by people under the age of fifty I decided to leave it Maybe it would weed out the non-serious applicants

I loaded up the document on Solutions for You and double-checked it for errors I liked the fact that with this website, you could “chat” with interested parties and get a feel for the I had tried a couple of other job sites but didn’t like theuidelines and was not only for jobs You could buy and sell things Trade Post for lost articles In the past, I had only used it to find parts, but Mary had found her last two helpers there and encouragedto lose at this point I wasn’t really holding out

You could choose the reach of your ad, and I purposely set this one for outside ion, but within the province I had to hire from outside the s looks or give the gossips anything new to yak about by having theer with no connections to this place or me

Someone I didn’t know or care about and who felt the same way about me

It was simple I needed a job done, and I was sure there was so for a job to do

Satisfied, I hit submit

Now, all I had to do ait for the applicants to fly in

Who could resist such a great job offer?

CHARLYNN

I stared at the piece of paper inthis wrong

“Eviction notice,” I whispered I looked up at my landlord “Eviction notice?” I repeated, my voice louder “But I’m only behind by a month!”

Terry leaned on the doorjamb, not at all concerned He lookedleers that I hated I backed up a step, not liking his close proximity

“Nope Including this one, you owe me three months”

“Three?” I squeaked “But I gave Trish my share of the rent—I don’t understand She told me the rent was paid—I have the receipts!”

“Let me see them”

I hurried into the small kitchen and yanked open the drawer I pulled out the envelope and grabbed the slips of paper I turned, startled when I realized Terry had followed ave me the creeps I tamped down my nervousness and thrust out the papers “Here”