Category Archives: two! children!

To the Landscaper, His Face Displaying Shock

Posted on 6/6/2008 by cheesefairy

Oh, you’ve never seen a woman in a stained shirt that’s stretched out so far you can see all the way down through her boobs and past her belly button and pants that might have, once upon a midnight scary, … Continue reading →

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A Nod to Our Sponsors

Posted on 6/3/2008 by cheesefairy

Anne Lamott Last week sometime I positively devoured a book by her called “Bird By Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life.” It had the peculiar effect of making me want to write. But not in an old-school, “I will … Continue reading →

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Muscle Memory

Posted on 5/27/2008 by cheesefairy

Not-so-wee Fresco (12 lbs!) is 5.2 weeks old today. He enjoys sailboats, long strolls in the woods and fine blue cheese paired with very old Port. When he was 4 days old we had our final appointment with awesome doctor … Continue reading →

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A Saturday in Very Late May

Posted on 5/24/2008 by cheesefairy

That being said, Trombone is just developing the language tools to be a great help should I actually feel that my identity has been lost to a band of thieving PIE RATS. Exhibit A: Breakfast Me, rubbing eyes: Oh! I … Continue reading →

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Feeding the Machine

Posted on 5/22/2008 by cheesefairy

I walked alone around Costco last week, wheeling my squeaky cart with abandon around tight corners, stopping to finger t-shirts and 6-packs of organic chicken stock, smiling blankly at people, speaking only to excuse myself when they tried to get … Continue reading →

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