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Visit from a friend 

Posted on April 18, 2016 by Erin

Pleasant break from routine this week — my friend Bonnie’s in town for a few days. I haven’t seen her since Boskone last year, although we do chat online more days than not. (Apologies for the blurry photo.) One of … Continue reading →

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Life with kids

Posted on April 11, 2016 by Erin

Liquid nitrogen and burning ships, that’s life with my kids. Friday, I helped chaperone a field trip to the local science museum (DaVinci Science Center) for my daughter’s class. She found the demonstration of adding liquid nitrogen to boiling water … Continue reading →

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April, no foolin’

Posted on April 4, 2016 by Erin

The magnolias are blooming right now. There are some huge ones — towering over the houses they’re planted next to. I wish my mom could come visit to see, as they’re so much bigger than the one we had in … Continue reading →

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Bleary days

Posted on March 14, 2016 by Erin

Had a terrific weekend with the Parade of Shamrocks on Saturday and gaming with friends on Sunday. However, getting up this morning wasn’t the easiest thing between the dark and the rain. I know, I know, I’m far from the … Continue reading →

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Marching forward

Posted on March 7, 2016 by Erin

It’s a gorgeous spring day with croci blooming! So much to be grateful for today — warm weather, flowers, walking, a wonderful city library, prompt payment by clients! Life is good here, and I am grateful for all I have. … Continue reading →

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Progress already

Posted on February 22, 2016 by Erin

Today’s gratitude is easy to point to: I had an appointment for my annual exam, scheduled months ago, and I discovered that in the past 2 weeks, I have dropped 4 pounds, and my systolic (although still high) has dropped … Continue reading →

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Right in all the wrong ways

Posted on February 16, 2016 by Erin

So the kids, as expected, do not have a two-hour delay. Instead, schools are closed. *sigh*   

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Another long weekend

Posted on February 15, 2016 by Erin

At least this weekend was planned — the school district always does a four-day weekend for Presidents’ Day (unless they’re trying to make up for missed snow days). Usually, I like to spend this long weekend in Boston at Boskone, … Continue reading →

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Cool times and self-promo

Posted on January 30, 2016 by Erin

So it’s award nomination season (specifically: Hugo nominations opened this week, with PINs for members being sent out in batches), which means lots of people are talking about what they’ve done that’s eligible. Now, I only had two short stories … Continue reading →

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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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