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the saga of unsoggy pie

Gather ’round the campfire, as I am going to reveal the secrets to an unsoggy pie crust. I am not going to reveal the secrets to photographing food, for obvious reasons. After four years of testing and trying and experimenting … Continue reading

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back to work

View from the “office” at 5 AM. Today I must get serious.  This is the day I divide the number of pages I need to complete the book by the number of days I have in which to complete it.  … Continue reading

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to market, to market

Banjo Man hauled me out of bed early Saturday morning to go to town.  He wanted goat cheese.  He wanted goat cheese bad. You might recognize the woman in the pink apron as one of our mandolin players in the … Continue reading

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why i haven’t blogged a lot lately

Yes, you guessed it:  I’ve been practicing my sawing skills. What?  You don’t believe me???!!!! Okay…how about this?  My laptop,  camera, camera card and connecting usb cable with card adaptor attachment are never in the same place when I am … Continue reading

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red, white and blue

July 3: After rain, thunder and lightning, the sun finally came out and the Krewe of Cougar Creek met to decorate the float for the parade.  We’re so happy the Dollar Store sells such shiny, patriotic decorations!!!! Banjo joke-of-the-day: A … Continue reading

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music and moose

Moose burgers, that is.  A guest chef arrived during band practice to grill his special moose burgers for us. They were really, really good. And I stupidly left my camera back at the house. There was a chocolate-frosted guitar cake … Continue reading

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in honor of july…

…and Banjo Man’s upcoming birthday, I have declared July to be Banjo Joke Month. Did you hear about the bass player who locked his keys in the car? Took him three hours to get the banjo player out. There. Happy July!!! p.s.  … Continue reading

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magic number

2957. That’s how many miles we drove to get here.  Hurray!

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rules of the road

1.  Never discuss speed.  One of us drives too slow; one of us drives too fast.  It’s a mystery why we enjoy road trips. 2.  Sometimes the GPS doesn’t work and you have to find the Perkins by actually looking … Continue reading

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brief update

we had no internet in Lincoln, so i’m out of touch.  sitting here in a macdonalds in kearney, nebraska, on interstate 80, heading to a family reunion in north platte. all is well.  lincoln was great fun.  the reunion there … Continue reading

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