Category Archives: Gratitude

The end is the beginning is the middle

Posted on November 30, 2015 by Erin

End of November, end of NaNoWriMo. I didn’t win this year, but I got a nice solid 30k written, so I’m pretty happy with that. Even better, my son did it with me this year and got just over 43k. … Continue reading →

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Cover reveal for Bodyguard of Lies

Posted on November 23, 2015 by Erin

Isn’t that pretty? Bodyguard is going to have two sequels, Treachery of Doubt and Shadows of Truth, in which we follow the further adventures of Sabra, Gareth, Cinn, and various friends and foes (some old and some new). Oh, and … Continue reading →

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Other people’s children 

Posted on November 9, 2015 by Erin

I’m sitting and waiting for my daughter’s Brownies meeting to be over. Nearby are the younger siblings of some of the children — making enough noise to disrupt the meetings, not listening to their mothers, acting up … We’ve all … Continue reading →

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The end of DST

Posted on November 2, 2015 by Erin

Oh, and how I wish it were a permanent end! Yes, I’m one of those people who complains about it every spring. But in the fall? I love that first week, week and a half, after we switch back when … Continue reading →

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Nineteen and counting

Posted on October 26, 2015 by Erin

Nineteen years ago today, I walked around with a huge smile on my face (Well, it was more of floating around, really), telling everyone who would listen that I had met the most wonderful man the night before at the … Continue reading →

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Doe a deer

Posted on October 19, 2015 by Erin

This weekend, I saw two deer nibbling at the apples still on the tree. I don’t know where the rest of the herd is, but at least a couple of them are around and doing fine. (I’m guessing it’s just … Continue reading →

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Apples and trees

Posted on October 12, 2015 by Erin

Today’s post is both a bit of gratitude, and a bit of “What’s actually going on?” I’ve posted pictures before of the apple tree in back, weighted down with apple blossoms. We’ve picked apples from it once or twice, but … Continue reading →

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Sunny Monday

Posted on October 5, 2015 by Erin

So my loving family has once more exposed me to germs that my “reactive airways” took exception to, leaving me battling bronchitis and sinusitis, and all the tiredness and other such issues that go with them. And I poured every … Continue reading →

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An hour to myself!

Posted on September 21, 2015 by Erin

I’ve been on the go since I got up at 6 — kids’ lunches, daughter to bus stop, groceries, laundry (5 or 6 loads, I lost track), a pot of beans, cleaning kitchen, copyediting, reviewing feedback, daughter from bus stop, … Continue reading →

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Monday’s over

Posted on September 14, 2015 by Erin

Some days, it’s easiest to be grateful when they’ve finished because tomorrow’s a fresh start, and maybe not as bad. But to be fair, there were little things to be grateful about through the day: I mailed off a book … Continue reading →

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