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banana blueberry muffin top muffins

Banjo Man gave me a “muffin top” baking pan for Christmas.  Having had so much success buying oddly shaped baking pans for my birthday, he thought he’d continue the roll he was on. I haven’t felt like cooking or baking … Continue reading

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black list and other things

Banjo Man and I are watching Season 1 on Netflix.  We have one episode left.  Banjo Man loved it from the first episode, but I thought it was too graphic, too gory.  But since the plot lines have focused on … Continue reading

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how many days until this melts?

Banjo Man and I are taking turns digging out from the storm.  We have at least 20″ of snow and getting it off the car (my job) wasn’t easy.  I trudged through snow up to my knees, I cursed, I … Continue reading

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hot coffee and a snow-i-cane

We still have power, though the storm is raging outside.  The weather pundits say we have 16 more hours of this, but so far the trees are still standing and the driveway remains clear (except for a foot of snow … Continue reading

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let it snow

After the emergency preparations have been made and every possible candle and battery have been collected, after every possible container has been filled with water, after the food has been cooked and the coolers ready, after the statewide travel ban … Continue reading

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here it comes

Juno, a “historic blizzard”, is coming tonight and will continue until early Wednesday morning. It’s snowing now, but lightly.  We’re expecting two feet of snow by 10 AM tomorrow. Too much snow is not the real problem. The 60 mph … Continue reading

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long time gone

Song for a snowy Saturday.

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american sniper

One of the best movies you will ever see in your entire life. Seriously.  

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banjo man’s pineapple cake

No, Banjo Man doesn’t bake the pineapple.  He requests it.  Frequently.  Especially on his birthday.  And Father’s Day.  And whenever anyone is coming over for dinner. Sometimes I say yes. I recently took this as a contribution to a dinner … Continue reading

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curling up with good books

 It’s January and, because I should be writing my own novella, I couldn’t resist reading Cathy Lamb’s Christmas story.  She’s one of my favorite authors and her books always inspire me to want to write, if only to try to … Continue reading

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