Category Archives: Musing

The First Half

By Erin | Published: July 1, 2011

Today I thought–now, I have made it through the first half of 2011. I’m about to start the second half. It feels good to think of the year in this way, because I don’t have to wait for January for a fresh start. I’ll just have a little New Year’s celebration in July. The first [...]

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Thoughts from Jane Eyre

By Erin | Published: May 25, 2011

A quote, for today: “Who blames me? Many, no doubt; and I shall be called discontented. I could not help it; the restlessness was in my nature; it agitated me to pain sometimes. Then my sole relief was to walk along the corridor of the third story, backwards and forwards, safe in the silence and [...]

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Transition

By Erin | Published: May 12, 2011

Final grades are posted. The semester hangs–not entirely over, but nearly. I check my e-mail for complaints about grades or reminders of last-minute meetings or reviews. The boxes holding my teaching materials and books sit in the corner, waiting. I am devouring books like something depends on it. I have not been to the beach [...]

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Year of Significance: Revisited

By Erin | Published: May 6, 2011

This was my birthday post from last year. I was buying Dutch ovens and making tartlets. I had time to do those things. Less money, more time. I was less than a month away from another trip to Congo. I was hoping for a trip to Spain within the year. Spain never happened. It was [...]

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What the Neighbors Know

By Erin | Published: May 5, 2011

The days are getting longer. As I type this, the sun has not yet set, even though I’ve not eaten dinner, nor am I hungry. I can see the house across the street getting the evening light, their Bradford pear perfectly shaped and bathed in the loveliest shade of yellow. I can’t remember those particular [...]

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