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May 10, 2021May 9, 2021 Erica ReidLeave a Comment

Sylvan Dale Guest Ranch

We needed a night off. I just finished the last week of the semester, and I’m beat. We decided we need a small road trip, so we loaded up the van.* *I can’t believe I haven’t introduced you to the van yet! I’ll do another post about the beginning of this beautiful project, which will […]

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September 19, 2020September 18, 2020 Erica ReidLeave a Comment

20 miles with Daniel

Lately there hasn’t been much to report. Dan and I keep busy with our respective jobs, and my MFA program is off to a great start. We both ride our bikes to stay active — Dan more than me, of course. Other than that it’s meals at home, movies at home, reading at home… the […]

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June 4, 2020June 4, 2020 Erica ReidLeave a Comment

30 miles with Daniel

I would not have considered myself a cyclist until about two years ago. Now I cannot live without my bike, which I take on several rides per week with Linda and Tony, and use to run errands whenever I can. The thing I don’t usually do is ride with Dan, who usually prefers solo mountain […]

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Cirque is coming, Cirque is coming!

April 26, 2018April 25, 2018 Erica ReidLeave a Comment

Years and years ago, I remember hunting for a birthday present for my mom at a Borders Books. I ended up finding that I imagined would be a daughter-of-the-year level gift: a DVD copy of a Cirque du Soleil show. I want to say it was Alegría? At any rate, mom was thrilled — she […]

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Muse, Music

November 2, 2017November 1, 2017 Erica ReidLeave a Comment

Last week, when I was in unpacking hell, my friend Toni reached out to see if I wanted to grab coffee soon. Though I’ve known Toni for… oh, 8, 9 years?… I think we’ve met in person twice before. She lived outside of Chicago until moving to Loveland, Colorado about a year ago, so we […]

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