I'm happy to introduce Karen Robbins and her new book: Pickle Dilly. I think you'll enjoy her writing and the fun and delightful characters that grace her pages! Now, check out the interview with TOMMY MADISON of the Annie Pickels story. Enjoy!
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Welcome
Tommy Madison. I understand you are in the pickle business. What do
you do?
I
am one of the officers of the newly incorporated Annie Pickels
Pickles. I’m actually in charge of production. Mrs. A, that is Mrs.
Annie Pickels who is the president and originator of the business,
taught me how to can her special dill pickles. I helped her out with
some problems she had in making a profit and together along with a
couple of others, Arnie Forrester and Elma Thompson, we begun to do
pretty well.
That’s
not your only job though, is it?
No.
I work full time actually for Tinkers Tavern wherever the proprietor,
Bill Barker, needs me to help out. He’s a great guy and lets me
arrange my hours so that I can help out with the pickle business as
well.
This
Annie Pickels and you got into a little trouble a while back I hear.
Can you tell us anything about that?
It’s
not something I’m proud of. I was growing marijuana on a plot of
land that Mrs. Pickels rented me. You see I have some physical
problems with my legs from an accident when I was much younger. The
marijuana gave me some relief from the pain. Annie got in some
trouble along with me when she mistook it for marjoram and put it
into her pickle recipe. That’s kinda how I got involved with the
pickle business. I’m working off some fines Mrs. A paid for me.
I’ve also found help with the pain instead of the marijuana—lots
of prayer and visits to a pain clinic.
What
is the latest on the relationship between Arnie and Annie?
Well,
if Elma had her way, they’d be walking down the aisle as soon as
she could get Annie into a wedding dress. Annie is a deep thinker and
she takes relationships seriously. She was married quite a few years
ago to a fellow that she really loved and she’s had a hard time
getting over his death. I think Arnie would like to be very special
in Annie’s life but that’s for the two of them to work out. They
don’t need any pressure from me. They have enough from Elma.
Tell
me more about Elma.
Elma
is a hoot. Annie made her VP of marketing and she has taken it very
seriously. She has grand ideas of making our business international.
But she also has the biggest heart of anyone I know. She and Annie
have been best friends for many years. They live across the street
from each other.
Is
there anything else you’d like to tell me about Annie or Arnie or
Elma?
Arnie
is a great lawyer. He’s only doing it part time now that he’s
retired but he certainly has helped us all out a lot. We all suspect
that Elma may have a new someone special in her life but I really
couldn’t tell you yet for sure. And Annie? Well Annie, in addition
to her kindness and grace and love for all of us and her pickle
expertise, she makes the greatest cinnamon rolls in the world. Hands
down!
How
can we get to know more about all these wonderful people?
There
are two books by Karen Robbins that tell pretty much the whole story.
In A Pickle
was the first and now she’s finished the Annie Pickels story in a
new book, Pickle Dilly.
Here’s the teaser as they say:
Annie
Pickels, a widowed pickle entrepreneur, and her best friend Elma are
off to London for a little holiday. While in London things are
happening back home that threaten to cause the loss of Annie’s farm
property. Once again she will rely on Arnie, her friend who is a
lawyer but who wants to be so much more in her life, to help her out
of trouble.
A
trip to Alaska and a meeting with her deceased husband’s family
solves some of her problems but there are still questions to be
answered. How far will the people who want her property go to get it?
And, is there room in her heart for Arnie, the one Elma keeps telling
her is the “man of her dreams”?
It’s
a dilly of a pickle Annie finds herself in but with friends, family
and faith the answers become clear.
Thanks
for joining us today. Where are you off to next?
I’m
off to Mrs. A’s kitchen to get a cup of coffee and the best
cinnamon roll around.
KAREN
ROBBINS is a writer, author, and speaker. She and her husband are
travel addicts and many of her stories are enriched by their
adventures in different parts of the world. She has written six
novels, collaborated on two non-fiction books and contributed often
to Chicken Soup For The Soul books. She is currently working on a
Christmas novella, A
Pocketful Of Christmas.
While the world is fun to explore, Karen most likes to spend time
with her grandchildren. They offer the greatest adventures of all.
Catch
up with Karen at her blog, Wandering Writer (www.karenrobbins.com),
Twitter (https://twitter.com/writerwandering),
Facebook (www.facebook.com/KarenRobbinsAuthor)
or Amazon (www.amazon.com/author/karenrobbins)
Links
to purchase books:
In
A Pickle:
Pickle
Dilly:
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