On April 29, 2017 at 6:12 p.m., Anne died. Today, the fall of 2003 feels like a distant memory. I was working at Plimoth Plantation in my first year as a historical interpreter (read: professional pilgrim), and my mother called me to tell me about a litter of kittens the curator of a different museum …
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Update: Charlotte’s Recovery
Back in January, I first noticed that Charlotte was having some trouble getting around. This was rather uncharacteristic of my typically acrobatic alpha-cat, so I called the vet. There were a few test results that came back indicating some dehydration, and perhaps a minor infection, but not much more of an immediately obvious problem. …
Paris
Back in January, when the exams were looming large and the pressure was really starting to come to bear, Stephen and I decided to take a trip during Spring Break. I'm usually not much of a fan of traveling at this time of year, in fact. The spring semester, unlike the fall, is not punctuated …
Naptime: One of My Favorites
Facebook recently incorporated an "On This Day" function through which users can see the posts they made on a particular date in prior years. When I look at these posts, they remind me of just how far I've come over the passing years, where I've lived, what I was interested in, and where I was …
Foster Cat Turned Family Member
This is Handsome. Handsome was, once, a foster cat. Now, you might be able to guess, he is not (look at that face? WHO could resist that face??!!).One of the first things I did when I moved to New Hampshire about seven years ago was seek out some new, local activities. I had lived in …