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seen on the library’s bulletin board
This looks like a pretty good time, don’t you think? And then there’s this event at the Community Center, which look likes great fun. I’m afraid the Funny Grandson is too old, though. How about a place to live? I’m … Continue reading
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traditions
When the Funny Grandson arrives at the lake there are certain traditions that are upheld no matter what the weather. First of all, he scrambles into his bathing suit, runs down the hill to the dock and jumps in the … Continue reading
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we are here
You can see by the grocery lists that I have been busy. I have filled the Idaho freezers and refrigerators with enough food for the apocalypse. I managed to make two shepherd’s pies and four lasagnas before the dreaded Covid … Continue reading
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long live the queen
Every morning I check a website to see if the Queen of England is still alive. I can’t help myself. My love of British history makes me do it. I saw her once, in person, and I have the lousy … Continue reading
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go van gogh
Last Wednesday Banjo Man, Nancy and I drove up to Providence to experience the “Van Gogh Immersion” experience. Oh, my. This was my bright idea so, with tickets purchased six weeks ago, we headed to the Big City without knowing … Continue reading
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paranoia or a good idea?
Sometimes it’s hard to tell. Yesterday morning I drove the rust bucket twenty minutes south of here to Walmart. FYI I’m in denial over the rust and plan to carefully drive the car through next Tuesday, when the inspection sticker … Continue reading
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sing, pray, quilt
I don’t know how to blog about the Gee’s Bend quilters. They are women descended from slaves, generations of women quilting to keep their families warm. Women who used whatever they had and arranged old patterns to fit their vision. … Continue reading
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looking at the last straw
I am having a hard time this morning. We are two weeks away from heading to the lake and leaving behind the Winter of Bad Things. But the hits keep coming. Not medically, thank God, but to our shock our … Continue reading
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it all adds up
Those helpful hands belong to my daughter. We were putting blue squares on the design wall (which is actually a length of batting clipped onto the drapery rod in front of my office windows). Nancy does a lot of the … Continue reading
Posted in family, quilting, rhode island, the cancer fight
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is there any more pie? 