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the old montana hotel antiques mall

Four floors:  main floor, two upstairs and the basement.  All filled with stuff. I found it after only one wrong turn.  I gave myself 45 minutes.  It’s called “self-medication”, by the way.  I could have plopped my yoga-pants butt on … Continue reading →

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home confinement is a pain in the you-know-what

I have not left my house in twelve days.  I might as well be wearing an ankle bracelet. Writing books is an insane lifestyle.  Have you noticed that writers whine a lot?  We do.  I do.  You should feel very sorry … Continue reading →

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and the seasons go ’round and ’round

June. October. At least it’s not snowing yet.

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a morepie public service announcement

TO WHOMEVER IT MAY CONCERN: I am not an alarm clock.   I can get myself to where I need to be, and I will be on time, but the rest of the world is on their own.  I will stand at the … Continue reading →

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sense of style

It runs in the family.

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days 6 & 7 east: indiana, ohio, pennsylvania, football and home

Indiana sunrise Another long day on the road, but we were looking forward to stopping before 7 PM and getting ready to watch the Nebraska-Ohio State game on television at 8 PM. Little did we know what lay ahead. We … Continue reading →

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days 4 & 5 east: south dakota, minnesota, iowa, illinois, indiana

beautiful states, nice people day 5 east:  minnesota sunrise This was taken outside of Albert Lea, MN, before we headed south through Iowa to hit the interstate. This was taken right before my morning nap. We continued on through Illinois … Continue reading →

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another tough season

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day 3 east: montana, wyoming, south dakota

Heading east to Wyoming: I already told you about the snow and sleet in Billings. We eventually drove out of the worst of the weather. I slept through most of Wyoming. You know you’re in South Dakota when you see … Continue reading →

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banjo man’s eye surgery

Banjo Man is going to have surgery to remove a macular pucker today. He is Mr. Rochester.  I am Jane Eyre. Fortunately this will only last a few days and we won’t have to start applying for a seeing-eye dog.  Though a … Continue reading →

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