Author Archives: cheesefairy

What We Don’t Inherit, We Get in the Mail

Posted on 12/5/2008 by cheesefairy

I read a piece in the Globe and Mail yesterday about in-laws. Apparently those old saws about mothers-in-law have been investigated and the findings are in; mothers are engineered to compete with their (sons’ female) mates. Whether or not this … Continue reading →

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More Tigger! Less Eeyore!

Posted on 12/2/2008 by cheesefairy

I was nursing the baby and thinking about months. I’ve heard a lot of talk about how November is a terrible month but I have always loved November. Even this past November. I did love it. It was fine. The … Continue reading →

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Oh, RIGHT! Or: November is Almost Over

Posted on 11/29/2008 by cheesefairy

It occurs to me that the last thing I said about the novel I was writing was that I was going to keep writing it. A few days later, I stopped. I reached 15,000-odd words. I was really chugging along. … Continue reading →

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Meanwhile…

Posted on 11/26/2008 by cheesefairy

Hey good news! Everyone who commented on my last post gets a prize! ONE FULL DAY with Fresco! I figure after 2 weeks I will want him in my house again. Can’t think of a new way to phrase this. … Continue reading →

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In Which Our Souls Are Definitely Captured

Posted on 11/24/2008 by cheesefairy

I consider myself photogenic in a fairly specific way. If I am captured on film doing something I enjoy, while I am actively enjoying it and am in no way aware that the camera is on me? I am pretty … Continue reading →

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