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lost and found

Today Banjo Man and I bought a car.  We have owned a 2004 Toyota Highlander for about 5 years now.  Or maybe four years. I can’t remember, but Banjo Man pointed out that we have driven it across the country … Continue reading

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sarge bought a truck

Sarge came home last weekend. In this. He is ready to move to the Northwest and start working on the cabin.   Can you tell? Sarge took us for a ride Sunday morning. We ruled the road!

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figs & pigs & sewing up a storm

Thursday was our (Harley Chick, Aunt Pat and me) north to Worcester, MA, to the annual Sew Expo.  This year it rained.  It rained A LOT.  We should have brought umbrellas, but truthfully?  We only had to cross two streets … Continue reading

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thanks for the songs, merle

Sad news today.  We had the pleasure of seeing him perform in Austin with Willie Nelson and Ray Price a few years ago. I’ve been trying to link to one of my favorite songs of his, “Sing Me Back Home”. … Continue reading

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april surprise

Snowing again?  It snowed off and on for a day and a half! I should not have unpacked my summer clothes.  Obviously.  I should not have bought two new sleeveless tops at Marshall’s. I have lots of daisies on the … Continue reading

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pinning a party

I may be experiencing Pinterest overload. My brother and I are giving my mother a 90th birthday party Saturday night.  She composed the guest list and preferred having it my house instead of a restaurant. So I immediately went into … Continue reading

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pretending it’s spring

The forsythia aren’t real, but don’t tell anyone.  I like how they look in my rock vase ( transported carefully from Idaho and created by the Heisels). That copper bowl is a “whale blubber” bowl.  The fixtures aren’t original, but … Continue reading

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dear ms saab

Dear Ms. Saab Touring Edition, You almost hit me when you passed me on Route 1, heading south to Westerly.  You drifted right, into my lane.  I watched you as you drifted to the right off and on for miles. … Continue reading

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leaving texas

It was a long afternoon and evening of traveling, but by 2 AM we were home in Rhode Island. The skies were blue, the planes on time, luggage arrived with us and, best of all, Banjo Man and I actually … Continue reading

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sunday at c-boy’s

No, this is not my ticket to Tijuana. I’m participating in a Sunday afternoon Austin tradition, Chicken Shit Bingo.  Dale Watson has moved his Sunday show and bingo to C-Boy’s Heart & Soul on South Congress.  It used to be … Continue reading

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