Category Archives: Personal

August at last!

Posted on August 6, 2014 by Erin

It probably won’t come as a surprise to anyone who saw my post at the end of May on having the kids home for the summer, but I’m really ready for them to go back to school. Fortunately, that’s just … Continue reading →

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The taste of summer

Posted on July 14, 2014 by Erin

Continuing the ice cream saga . . . I ran across an article about the science of sorbets last week. It had a link to a peach sorbet recipe. I’d bought some of the most luscious freestone peaches at Wegmans, … Continue reading →

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Friday!

Posted on July 12, 2014 by Erin

Ever notice how even if the days fly by, the weeks feel long? So much to get done, so much going on. Of current note: I’ve decided to focus on short stories for the summer and release Corn Maze this … Continue reading →

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Kid tested, wildlife approved

Posted on July 7, 2014 by Erin

Unlike most (all?) of our neighbors, we don’t use herbicides. Thus, our back lawn has plenty of clover, buttercups, wild strawberries, violets (though they’re past their bloom now), purslane, and I’m not sure what else. Looks mostly green when I … Continue reading →

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Happy Fourth!

Posted on July 4, 2014 by Erin

For those who are in the U.S., I hope you had a good (and safe) holiday. For those elsewhere, I hope you had a good Friday. Friday flash will rerun next week. Meanwhile, some fireworks:

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Crazy week

Posted on June 30, 2014 by Erin

Last week, the ongoing copyediting gig was slow (no articles at all that I could grab), the indexing gig had no news, and the proofreading gig would arrive at the earliest on Friday. I got some writing in, but perhaps … Continue reading →

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It’s summertime and the ice cream is easy

Posted on June 23, 2014 by Erin

One of my earlier memories is when my dad first got his ice cream maker — a huge (it seemed to me) wooden thing that ice and salt went in the outer ring of while the electric motor churned ingredients … Continue reading →

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Gallery of the birds

Posted on June 4, 2014 by Erin

As promised, the gallery of photos from egg to young bird, able to fly. Enjoy.

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They keep getting cuter

Posted on May 30, 2014 by Erin

The baby birds now have their eyes open and are starting to overflow the nest.

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So soon, so soon

Posted on May 28, 2014 by Erin

Next week — next Friday, to be precise — is my kids’ last day of school for the year. The last day would’ve been Wednesday, but we had all those snow days, and even giving up the in-service days wasn’t … Continue reading →

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