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The Caterpillars in My Life

Amy — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 16:45:29 +0000

Click here to take a look at the two caterpillars in my life. One is just plain awesome. The other is fascinatingly disturbing.

Cornbread and Moonshine

Amy — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:35:17 +0000

My neighborhood has started a new tradition of cooking things off. It’s no longer good enough to just get together for a hot dogs and beers, like normal neighbors do, we have make a contest of it. The whole cook-off thing started over the summer with ribs, which are the only exception to my half-assed… [keep reading]

In Other Nature News…

Amy — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 19:40:42 +0000

We have this bad-ass spider that builds a giant bad-ass web on our screenless screened-in porch every night. My fourth favorite birthday present (after the dunkin donuts-thong combo from my Grammy and the bottle of gin from my friend Kelly) is a camera that is full of lenses and shutter speeds instead of the… [keep reading]

Aprons, Playdates, and Parted Hair

Amy — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 17:56:35 +0000

So I have this friend Meg who wears ironed aprons, has perfectly parted hair, and served us grilled angel food cake with strawberries on china for a play date snack. I even had a saucer for my coffee. This, after I offered up a frozen pizza and whatever the kids could find on the kitchen… [keep reading]

Why I Can’t Quit Dunkin’ Donuts

Amy — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 20:31:51 +0000

A couple of weeks ago, while I waited for my psychiatrist to write up my prescriptions at the end of our session, I mentioned that I was heading to the new Dunkin’ Donuts that just opened down the street from her office. “One opened near my house, too. It’s changed my life. I eat about… [keep reading]

Vegetarian for a Month

Amy — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 20:21:01 +0000

Steve and I have decided to go vegetarian for the month of March. The idea was mine to begin with, but I’m kind of fuzzy on the reasoning behind it seeing as how I don’t have any moral or health problems with eating beasties–in fact, I find them to be quite delicious. I think it… [keep reading]