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happy hour at the beer garden

     o o The ABGB—the Austin Beer Garden Brewing Company– is one of South Austin’s newest restaurants and music venues.  Warren Hood, one of my favorite Austin fiddlers, plays the happy hour on Wednesdays.  So Will (aka Story Man)and … Continue reading

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emilio is in the wind

Tuesday afternoon I flew to Baltimore, on my way to Austin to celebrate the Funny Grandson’s birthday.  There wasn’t much time between the flights, so I made my way to Gate B3 and joined the crowd waiting to board.  I … Continue reading

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happy birthday to story man

Story Man, my second son, loves campfires.  Whenever he is at the lake we know that he will plan an evening at the shore.   There will be a campfire, with or without marshmallows and hot dogs, but most likely with. … Continue reading

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the pumpkin factory

    Please do not ask me why I am making these.  The photos of velvet pumpkins on Pinterest caused intense Pumpkin Envy.  I think they’re beautiful.  I couldn’t help myself.  I had to buy crushed velvet (on sale and … Continue reading

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sometimes i wonder…

…where this went: This is the chapel at Quonset Point, on the Navy base, where Banjo Man and I were married.  He was a former Sea Bee and I was the daughter of a career Navy chief. Four years after … Continue reading

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the precious one

I really enjoyed this one.  The author is one of my favorites (LOVE WALKED IN is a book I absolutely loved).  Here’s the new one: You can click here for more info:  

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pumpkin patch

I stopped here Sunday morning to look for pumpkin stems.  Clark Farms is a pleasant walk –and on the other side of the highway–from my house, but on Sunday I drove over.  The joint was jumpin’!  There must have been … Continue reading

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walt is back

Season 5 was released last month, but Banjo Man and I agreed to wait until we were back on the Big Couch and in front of the Giant Television. We have tried to limit ourselves to one episode per night, … Continue reading

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on the hunt

I love Pinterest.  And I love pumpkins.  And I love decorating for fall.  And I love fabric. This is a dangerous combo.   I am absolutely dying to make these.  I don’t have velvet, but I do have some vintage … Continue reading

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a monster in the living room

    Last spring Banjo Man decided we needed a bigger television, so I made cardboard templates of both 50″ and 55″ screens and placed them over the 42″ tv that fit so nicely in our living room. We agreed … Continue reading

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