Monthly Archives: September 2009

From My Mother’s Journal, “Angry, Aggravated, Mean”

By Erin | Published: September 15, 2009
December 9, 1985 (two-and-a-half) I just have to write this. Last night, in your prayers, you said, “Dear God, I have a boo boo, a sore back, and a red toe. Bless Daddy, ‘cause he don’t feel good. Bless Mommy, ‘cause she don’t feel good either.” Sounds pretty depressing, huh? After you were in the bed, [...]
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Wildlife

By Erin | Published: September 14, 2009
So, Saturday morning I was leaving a voice message for Jessica and I sat down on the futon in my office and happened to glance over at the window, where I saw a SNAKE looking in! I immediately began to scream into the phone, “There’s a snake! There’s a snake! There’s a snake! Gah! A [...]
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The Kitchen Diaries

By Erin | Published: September 10, 2009
So, this morning before breakfast I decided to clean the whole kitchen. It started out simple: a few pots soaking from last night’s dinner (which was surprisingly good, for how simple it was—spaghetti with a peppery sauce with parm and lots of butter, and a side of garlicky spinach with Cannellini beans). But once I [...]
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Back

By Erin | Published: September 7, 2009
So, the long weekend is up, and we are back from West Virginia (just a quick up-there-and-back for the Seabolt reunion) and the cats are still boarded and the house always smells kind of unfamiliar when we first get back and I’m sleepy and have a lot on my mind. Like: every year, seems like [...]
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I love you already, September

By Erin | Published: September 2, 2009
So, the days are largely writing and cooking and playing tennis. Keeping up with the dishes and laundry. Phone conversations and watching PBS specials about the Kennedys and daydreaming of bed and breakfasts, and wouldn’t you know I saw a hummingbird flitting around a red-flowered “hummingbird bush” in our backyard just yesterday? I love it [...]
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