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Icy beauty, warm home, loving family, good friends

Posted on January 25, 2016 by Erin

What with the snow, the family was home today. I stayed inside and worked on a short story with occasional breaks to take pictures of icicles outside our kitchen window (they fell partway through the afternoon), while my family went … Continue reading →

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Digging out

Posted on January 24, 2016 by Erin

As with so much of the Mid-Atlantic region, we got hit by Jonas yesterday. I wasn’t expecting much, actually. I originally saw a forecast that said 3–5″, and then heard that it was turning south, so more like 1–3″. We’ve … Continue reading →

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More short short fiction

Posted on February 6, 2015 by Erin

I posted about the one drabble that went live on January 31, but I forgot to mention that I actually sold 7 drabbles to SpeckLit to appear during the first quarter of this year. The second one, “Future Sight,” went … Continue reading →

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Nothing says Valentine’s Day like more snow

Posted on February 14, 2014 by Erin

If you’ve paid attention to the news this past week (or if you’re on the East Coast yourself), you know about the blizzard this week. I’m getting kind of tired of all the snow days the kids have had (two … Continue reading →

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Same dogwood, different look

Posted on February 5, 2014 by Erin

What a difference a day makes!

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Today’s weather

Posted on February 5, 2014 by Erin

We’re on the lower band of the current storm, which means wintry mix instead of the snow people farther north are getting. We got snow early, followed by sleet and freezing rain. That pretty dogwood I posted yesterday? Snow’s gone, … Continue reading →

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Winter Wonderland

Posted on February 4, 2014 by Erin

It’s pretty to look at, anyway. Not much fun to shovel — and it’s going to be worse after the coming storm dumps ice on top. Just hoping the branches stay off the power lines. This is the dogwood from … Continue reading →

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Not blown away

Posted on October 31, 2012 by Erin

We live on the eastern edge of Pennsylvania — far enough inland that we weren’t subject to the devastation that hit New Jersey and New York. We lost power Monday night around 11, and we’re still waiting for it to … Continue reading →

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Snow Q & A

Posted on January 28, 2011 by Erin

We’ve got a real winter this year, precipitation coming down left, right, and center, and entirely too many snow days for the kids. I figured I’d take this opportunity to clear up some misconceptions and provide my unique take on … Continue reading →

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