Monthly Archives: January 2013

due may 22

You may remember this couple? They’re having a baby.  A boy.  In May! Isn’t that exciting???!!!! So I get to make a quilt. I love to pick out fabric from my shelves. Quilters call it a “fabric pull”, which means … Continue reading

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taking time off to quilt

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well, this was fun!

Banjo Man’s movie weekend continued on Sunday, when he took my mother and I to Newport to see a movie he’d read about in a newspaper he’d perused while waiting to meet a client. I didn’t think to bring my … Continue reading

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a weekend of movies

Banjo Man has been feeling neglected. Actually, he’s a very patient man.  No one else would have put up with a depressed, unhappy, miserable, exhausted, stressed and self-pitying writer for all of these past months. Banjo Man deserves a medal. … Continue reading

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searching for sugar man

We rented this from Netflix and LOVED it!!!  I don’t want to say too much and give away the story, but if you love music, remember the 60’s and 70’s or are a musician or love history, this is for … Continue reading

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road fever

Banjo Man came home from town with this yesterday. He was very excited.  Even if it’s actually 2013, not 2012. One word:  sale.

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a rhode island snowball holder

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a little winter goes a long way

Here in New England we’re sneaking through the winter without a lot of snow, without massive snowstorms or long icy weeks when stores run out of ice-melting pellets.  Last night we had our second storm, nothing big (5″), but according … Continue reading

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kilts, scallops and scotch

I’ve been thinking a lot about Scotland lately. We will be hosting the 2nd Annual  Scotch-tasting dinner next month and I will be hunting for authentic Scottish recipes again this year. I’m giving some thought to scallop pie. Or lobster … Continue reading

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piping in the salmon

Some of you know what a fan of River Monsters I am.  I could watch it every night.  Sometimes I do, if Banjo Man isn’t home.  There’s nothing better than heating up a bowl of Thai curry bean soup and … Continue reading

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