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happy birthday, will
This is what I hope you are doing this Saturday afternoon, Will. Teaching takes a lot of energy (as my Texans all know!), so sometimes you just have to take a nap. We are home in Rhode Island now. Our … Continue reading
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and…it’s over for another year
These are the last of the cherry tomatoes and peppers. But that’s okay. We’ll do it all over again next year. And here are our local geese. They think we’ve left already, so they have taken over the dock. I … Continue reading
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a rainy day
It rained last night. And yesterday. And the night before that. Epic. Another frightening fire season has ended and our town has sighed with relief. The loss of hundreds of homes in Spokane, Washington (100 miles away) brought home how … Continue reading
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we do all the things
Sunsets. Dinners out on Ladies Night. Here’s the view from Pearl’s. Plant the “garden”. Hang the flag. Shop for parade outfits. And search for arrowheads, those elusive treasures from the past. We have made meatballs. Lasagna. Shepherd’s Pies. Chicken Broccoli … Continue reading
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day 10
Hello from the lake! It has been such a long time since I have blogged and I apologize. Right now I am sitting in bed recovering from some evil bug that Banjo Man caught on one of our flights and … Continue reading
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meeting miss mendon
Although we’re not driving across the country anymore, we do still have road trips. They’re the medical kind, accompanied by a bit of stress and a smidgeon of dread, but still…we’re on the road again. Monday’s trip was to a … Continue reading
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brain tests
Oh, how true… Last week I had my annual physical. Before the doctor trotted in, his very young nurse took my blood pressure and went over the list of medications and asked familiar questions. You all know the drill: Do … Continue reading
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practicing
That’s what I told Banjo Man this morning: I’m practicing for the lake. I’m sitting on a deck. In web chairs. With my coffee. First thing in the morning. In the sunshine. Even without lake and mountain views, we’ve been … Continue reading
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the dreaded leak
When your refrigerator leaks, you are very lucky to realize it right away. My friends have faced all sorts of problems and renovations due to water issues with their refrigerators. Catastrophes, even. Thankfully we discovered ours right away, when a … Continue reading
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the birth of a quilter
My 4th-grade friend Claire has been coming over on Wednesday afternoons to create her own quilt. Here are the blocks on the “design wall” (batting hung like a curtain over my office windows). She’s quite the artist and has an … Continue reading
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