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Erin Heenan @rinheenan.bsky.social · 20h

I’ve been loving audiobooks lately. Currently listening to Glow, fourth book in the Plated Prisoner series by Raven Kennedy. Wasn’t sure if I was into this series after the first two books but the third really grabbed my attention. The finale of Gleam was so good.

Erin Heenan @rinheenan.bsky.social · 2d

Would you haggle over prices with the cashier at a grocery store? No. Why argue with a clerk in a used bookstore? I don’t understand some people. If you can get books at the thrift store for 50¢, great. That doesn’t mean we can sell them for that price.

Erin Heenan @rinheenan.bsky.social · 20d

I bought some milled flower today. It has two different types of sativa with a strange little scooper in the middle. It’s called Fun Trip. Reminds me of the Fun Dip candy I used to get as a kid. Clever.

Erin Heenan @rinheenan.bsky.social · 25d

My husband makes excellent oatmeal raisin cookies. Soaking the raisins is essential. Ginger is a good addition.

Erin Heenan @rinheenan.bsky.social · 26d

The only reason I still pay for Disney plus is my daughter. She’s autistic and developmentally delayed but knows that the picture quality is better than her DVDs. I’m damned if I do, damned if I don’t.

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Erin Heenan @rinheenan.bsky.social · 27d

It’s been a rough couple of years. My husband got a good job after looking for over a year. While he was unemployed he did everything in his power to make my life easier. Now I happily get up at 5am to make his lunch. That’s marriage.

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Erin Heenan @rinheenan.bsky.social · 29d

Nobody knows the trouble I’ve seen.
Nobody knows my sorrow.
Being an autism mom is a hard road sometimes.

Erin Heenan @rinheenan.bsky.social · Sep 18

I don’t need an alarm clock, I have a cat who demands love and breakfast before 6am. He meowed in my face at 5:20 this morning. I like helping my husband get ready for work so I’m not mad about it.

Erin Heenan @rinheenan.bsky.social · Sep 15

I love our library! We get 12 borrows per month on Hoopla. No waiting for popular titles like Libby. Currently listening to The Vicious Lost Boys series while I clean.

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Erin Heenan @rinheenan.bsky.social · Sep 15

I’m tempting fate today. Switching my wardrobe from Spring/Summer to Fall/Winter.

Erin Heenan @rinheenan.bsky.social · Sep 9

My husband got a job after being unemployed for too long (job market around here is tough). I’m on tenterhooks, waiting to see what it will feel like to have another income. I might be able to relax a bit in about 3 months.

Erin Heenan @rinheenan.bsky.social · Sep 7

Happy to report that I’m still very in love with my husband. I met him 20 years ago. He took my breath away then. He still does. It’s a comfortable kind of love now. This is the good stuff that makes life worth living.

Erin Heenan @rinheenan.bsky.social · Sep 5

I don’t know why. I think these creatures are so beautiful. For some strange reason they inspire a sense of awe, the kind you feel in your core.

Luca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · Sep 4

Taking the twins out for a stroll

Lily Lake, Estes Park, Colorado

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Erin Heenan @rinheenan.bsky.social · Aug 30

My wonderful husband got me a blender for my birthday. My old one died about a month ago. Oh how I’ve missed my bulletproof coffee. My wonderful son got me a David Bowie record. Good, quiet 46th birthday.

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Erin Heenan @rinheenan.bsky.social · Aug 28

I love my job. I’m surrounded by books, get to talk about books, recommend and research books. I don’t love how poor I am. My boss is awesome and does everything she can for me. I’m tired of struggling and aware that I’m privileged because I have a job and a mortgage. Strange times.

Erin Heenan @rinheenan.bsky.social · Aug 28

We’re in the same boat. MIL gave us some money to celebrate a promising job interview so we ordered poutine last night. It was so good. First take out in a while. Otherwise I was going to make bean and ham soup after work. I understand your frustration.

Erin Heenan @rinheenan.bsky.social · Aug 28

My kids are grown but the world is crazy so they still live with me. Daughter is visiting her father tonight, and son mentioned he wants to watch The Shining. I guess I’m making popcorn. I make great popcorn. The trick is browning the butter.

Erin Heenan @rinheenan.bsky.social · Aug 19

They will remember it fondly. I know I do. My favourite memory of my mother is of her reading The Hobbit to me, with voices.

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Erin Heenan @rinheenan.bsky.social · Aug 17

This one actually aged well.

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Erin Heenan @rinheenan.bsky.social · Aug 14

My husband knows I’m not a foot person. So when he told me to take off my sandals, I was skeptical. Then he pulls a tub of cold water from under my seat. I love this man so much.

Erin Heenan @rinheenan.bsky.social · Aug 12

Our city lost a shining light today. Lee was one of the most impressive people I’ve ever met. His smile always made my day better. I didn’t know him well. He’s been in adjacent circles for over a decade, crossing paths a few times. He made an impression. I am sad today, for his daughter especially.

Erin Heenan @rinheenan.bsky.social · Aug 8

I thought I had outgrown South Park. I might have to rethink that. Such wonderful shit disturbers.

Erin Heenan @rinheenan.bsky.social · Aug 7

Such a cute story!

Brian Grubb @briancgrubb.bsky.social · Aug 6

look at this freakin guy

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Baby Goose Abandoned by Its Parents Learns to Be a Tall Bird After Finding an 'Unexpected Family' with 3 Cranes

A baby Canada goose abandoned as an egg found an 'unexpected family' with a pair of Sandhill cranes, and their colt, in Madison, Wis., in the spring of 2025. Madison-based photographer Alan Ginsberg h...

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Erin Heenan @rinheenan.bsky.social · Jul 28

Me too. The author really took us to a time and place. It definitely made an impression. I’ve read a lot of books, this one was quite memorable.

Erin Heenan @rinheenan.bsky.social · Jul 27

I have a few Folio editions on my shelf. They’re like jewels in the collection. Such beautiful books.

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