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redneck bear rub

I love this.  It makes me wish I lived in the woods and had a web cam.  Wait a minute…I do live in the woods.  Except there are no bears. We have fishers.  And squirrels.  Deer.  Coyotes.  Foxes. Note to … Continue reading

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smokin’ hot

Yep, he’s in there somewhere. Some folks have New Year’s Eve bonfires.  In fact, I’m trying to talk Banjo Man into going to a local event down by the beach Monday night.  I don’t think I’ll be able to get … Continue reading

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sarge vs. spiders

THIS is what Sarge wanted and therefore received for Christmas.  It goes on top of a cot and prevents bugs from eating you while you sleep. It also prevents the infamous Afghanistan camel spider from sleeping with you. This is … Continue reading

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a brave man is banjo man

It takes a brave man to buy these for a post-menopausal woman. Brave ol’ Banjo Man did some of his best Christmas shopping at Home Depot this year. These are really cool tools.  Some of them even have safety locks.  … Continue reading

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christmas with hugh

Because we celebrated Christmas a few days early to be with Sarge (who headed back to Alaska December 24th) we decided to go to the movies on Christmas Day. Yes, that movie! We are fans of the musical.  I have … Continue reading

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candle wars

Banjo Man loves this candlelabra.  I love it, too, but Banjo Man really loves it.  It requires candles with special fluted bottoms, because regular candles fall over, even with candle sticky-stuff or freshly-dripped wax in the holder. Sometimes it’s hard to find … Continue reading

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keeping sarge busy

Sarge is home. His sister baked cookies for him. Uncle GL drove from North Carolina just to play dominoes.  I’m making sure Sarge has a good night’s sleep. And Banjo Man had some chain saw work he’d been saving for just … Continue reading

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prayers for newtown

As Banjo Man said last night, “This is the saddest thing I’ve ever heard.” And then he asked, “How do parents recover from this?” And I said, “They don’t.  They just learn to keep breathing.” As a parent and grandparent, … Continue reading

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coffee vs. keyboard

Lately writing has not been easy.

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another christmas story

My big tough Army guy will be home in four days. He hasn’t been home for Christmas in many, many, many years. See these cards? Sarge, when he was in elementary school, collected them. He was very, very serious about … Continue reading

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