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jeff and angela guest blog!!

Remember our happy couple?  Well, they volunteered to guest blog about their time here, despite being neck deep in wedding plans.  We loved having them.  (Come back again, please?) On our pre-wedding honeymoon this past week, we did our best to live … Continue reading →

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striking resemblance

Check it out. Wanda Jackson: Me: Lead guitar and vocals, Miz Retired Mountain Lady: Vocals and mandolin  (not in focus, but neither were they): I learned how to make peach margaritas. Or a version thereof. I drank both of those … Continue reading →

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he’s back

And the fish better watch out. So far he has caught four. And tossed back four. The Big One is still hiding under the dock.

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go big red

It’s 11:30 PM and I’m way too tired to blog tonight. I apologize, but I really have to go to bed now. The Nebraska-Idaho Reunion is in full swing here. Tonight I served dinner to 11 (spinach-mushroom-peppers lasagna and homemade … Continue reading →

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what our grandmothers wore

Wednesday afternoon was the first-ever Dock Day With Grandma. This will take some explaining, which I will do in the morning after everyone else heads to town to continue the Nebraska reunion festivities. But I had to share this picture … Continue reading →

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annual thrift store day

For the past four years my French friend Janou and I spend one August day cruising the thrift shops.  Today was it. We went to breakfast on the golf course.  And agreed that we would never have the urge to … Continue reading →

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monday morning

Random thoughts from the West: Weather Report:  cool, cloudy and looks like rain.  Small whitecaps on the lake.  A good day to wear jeans and dig out the sweatshirt. We can’t wait for Jeff and Angela’s wedding.  I’ve heard a … Continue reading →

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Father Jon

Bless this song, oh Lord. Thank you, Jon and Retired Mountain Lady, for another great oyster party.

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sore losers

I am the undisputed Mexican Train Dominoes Champion of the Universe. Just sayin’.

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play me some mountain music

LIVE. From Cougar Creek. Kansas City Tear My Stillhouse Down Jambalaya I’m Just An Old Chunk of Coal Watermelon Man The Blues Come Around New River Train (with updated lyrics) High Heel Sneakers Hey, Good Lookin’ If I Were A … Continue reading →

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