Author Archives: cheesefairy

Saturday Fiction

Posted on 1/22/2011 by cheesefairy

Small Eyes Reeta saw the man take the little girl. She saw the whole thing from her front porch. She had come out to get her mail when she saw a man down the block. He was standing on the … Continue reading →

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Hockey Mom-dom Looms

Posted on 1/21/2011 by cheesefairy

This month’s preschool field trip was to the ice rink. Trombone was EXCITED. Wow. Skating. We have never been ice skating. “I am going to go so fast!” he said, every day this week, “I am going to go SOOOOO … Continue reading →

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Dwayne

Posted on 1/20/2011 by cheesefairy

Today’s prompt is neighbours. Or neighbors if you’re American. I am helping Dad change the oil in our car, the blue Ford Tempo that he bought when I could no longer fit in the backseat of the 2-door Mustang. I … Continue reading →

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How McDonald’s is like a Public Urinal, and Why That isn’t a Bad Thing

Posted on 1/19/2011 by cheesefairy

Sometimes, while Trombone is at school, I take Fresco to a coffee shop for a muffin. He has become, over the past two years, quite addicted to coffee shops and their muffins. We frequent many coffee shops; both chains and … Continue reading →

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Notes from Mother’s Journal: Shopping

Posted on 1/18/2011 by cheesefairy

Shopping I It was interesting reading your comments on yesterday’s raincoat post. So many of you went the modification route – tailoring, rubbing with tallow (?), rigging it so that I could have the coat I wanted AND the coat … Continue reading →

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