Author Archives: is there any more pie?

boys in the bar

You can’t beat the happy hour at the Continental Club, especially on a night when Hot Club of Cowtown is playing.  Some of you remember when Elana James, with her dog and her fiddle, came to The Towers in Narragansett. … Continue reading →

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day 2: preview

Boy, do  I have a lot to tell you!  SXSW hasn’t even started yet and we’ve already has the best night yet, starting at the Continental Club and ending at The Rattle Inn downtown.  It involves guitars, song writers and … Continue reading →

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day one: boots on the ground

boots on the ground plumber in the bathroom library books in the van taco* in my belly *fried avocado with spicy ranch sour cream sauce

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one guess

If you are wondering where I am, here’s a clue: Yes, they shape their cheese this way. This gray-haired grandmother is impressed.

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rhode island american idol finalist

Erika Van Pelt is a local girl.  Local, as in just a few miles down the road. She’s about the same age as my youngest son, Sarge. They would have been in elementary school, junior high and high school together. … Continue reading →

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dinner with the harley chick and hot rod russ

I wish I could share the recipe for this vegetable paella.  It was really, really good. I’m going to buy the magazine, because so many of the recipes looked so darn delicious.  And then I will post the recipe.  I’m … Continue reading →

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watch out…

Watch out, boys.  Your mother arrives tomorrow.  

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going gray gracefully

There is no such thing.  Growing out the gray hair after 33 years of dyeing it ten (twenty? thirty?) different shades of brown is a monumental display of ugly. And no, I will not post pictures.  For which you should … Continue reading →

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three guesses

Why are these women so happy? A.  Someone put tequila in their iced tea. B.  Dementia. C.  They just signed up for Bluegrass Camp.

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missing montana

It’s that time of year when we pull out the road atlas.  I have a bad case of “van fever”, too.  Happens every spring.  I get over it.  But you can’t take the hippie out of the baby boomer that … Continue reading →

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