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Soapy Water

By Erin | Published: July 19, 2010
We painted our kitchen last night. At 5:00 p.m., I woke up from my marathon afternoon nap and Jesse asked what I wanted to do, listing out several options. I immediately vetoed “take a walk” because I was too exhausted. A couple hours later, I stood bewildered in my kitchen, a bucket of purple paint [...]
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Heat

By Erin | Published: June 21, 2010
Last Monday, the high was ninety-six, ridiculous for this part of North Carolina in June. We moved up here from Florida exactly five Junes ago and I was struck by how mild the month was, how comfortable, compared to Florida’s June heat. Well. Apparently Florida’s June followed me up here, because it sure does feel [...]
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As the Garden Grows

By Erin | Published: June 8, 2010
I made it out to the garden today for a much-needed reacquainting. It’s amazing what changes a couple weeks can make when vegetables are involved. Everything exploded. The squash is going crazy, a couple of the broccoli have gotten big enough to pick, the herbs are thriving, and there are tomatoes taking their sweet time [...]
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Two Weeks

By Erin | Published: May 7, 2010
In the long list of Things That Must Be Done Before I Leave, a stack of library books has been my favorite “to do.” I finished Julia Child’s My Life in France yesterday and will start another Tim O’Brien today (reading all his books seems a worthy, and reachable, goal for the year). Julia’s book [...]
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Year of Significance

By Erin | Published: May 4, 2010
On Sunday, I turned twenty-seven. Jesse calls twenty-seven “the year of significance” because seems like in movies something big always happens to the main character in his or her twenty-seventh year. Friday night, Jesse and I ate stir fry and then walked around the outdoor mall where all the rich people shop. I had birthday money [...]
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Laughs Last

By Erin | Published: April 28, 2010
For the past four and a half years, I’ve been waging a war on the weeds in my yard. The weeds always win, but they seem to enjoy our little game and even pretend to die for a week or so at a time, only to come back when I’m not looking. This year, I’ve upped [...]
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Whiskey, Beer, and Chew

By Erin | Published: April 17, 2010
Today I found myself buying whiskey, chewing tobacco, and a case of beer. All the cheapest of their varieties, and all for the garden. Last year, I managed to buy two cans of beer (I call them man-cans, but others inform me they’re “forties,” or “40s,” not sure which) for the garden. This year, I’m [...]
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