Monthly Archives: June 2013

june 30, 2009

Posted on June 30, 2013 by is there any more pie?

We’re still having fun on the road!

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620 miles, research included

Posted on June 30, 2013 by is there any more pie?

We covered some miles today! We left South Dakota before 7 am and traveled through Wyoming and Montana, to Billings. Then the real fun started: researching the books! I’ve written two in a series of three (and maybe more) about … Continue reading →

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speeding up, 588 miles further west

Posted on June 30, 2013 by is there any more pie?

We’re in South Dakota, in a Best Western filled with families. Everyone looks like they’re having a good time with Mom and Dad on the Summer Road Trip. Hurray for the pool! It’s easy to remember those days. “Are we … Continue reading →

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490 miles, somewhere in iowa

Posted on June 28, 2013 by is there any more pie?

THE BOOK IS DONE!!!! At least, for now. It is too short (according to my editor’s email tonight) and will no doubt need revisions, but…it’s pretty much finished. The worst is over. I finished it at 10:22 AM. We were … Continue reading →

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318 miles and the butt hut

Posted on June 27, 2013 by is there any more pie?

We just drove past a store called “The Butt Hut”. According to the giant sign on the roof, it’s a cigarette and beer outlet store. I’ll bet it smells really good in there. I would have stopped to take a … Continue reading →

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151 miles today but who’s counting

Posted on June 26, 2013 by is there any more pie?

Big day on the road. Not. If I don’t finish my book by Friday morning, I might as well retire again because my editor will have lost all patience and torn up my contracts. So we stopped traveling early today, … Continue reading →

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350 miles

Posted on June 25, 2013 by is there any more pie?

350 miles is how far we drove this afternoon and this evening. We got a late start. Brief recap: Rhode Island, heat, humidity, sunshine, Connecticut, Wendy’s, New York, Pennsylvania, rain, dark, storm, Wendy’s, lightning, lightning, lightning, low on gas, dark … Continue reading →

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where or when

Posted on June 25, 2013 by is there any more pie?

I don’t know exactly when we’re leaving on our road trip. I don’t know where we’ll spend the night tonight. Banjo Man and I are incredibly busy with work. We thought we would get on the road at 5 AM … Continue reading →

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baby love, oh baby love

Posted on June 24, 2013 by is there any more pie?

I crawled out of my office Friday because I was invited to visit Sam the Man. Once I held this sweet little baby the stress of the week drained away. The world disappeared and there I sat, talking to little … Continue reading →

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