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easter 2020
Last Easter seems so very, very long ago. Here we are celebrating together at Ken and Ginny’s in 2019. That Easter morning I discovered I had a problem…and it was probably breast cancer. Oh, what a year! But I survived. … Continue reading
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life in the time of clorox
Do you ever feel that if you step outside of your house you’re going to die? Sigh. We had to go to the Post Office yesterday–having been delaying it for a week–and it was as if we were risking our … Continue reading
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trying not to be a slug
I’m in a slump. Along with the rest of the world. I try to fight it, but there are times when I give up and sit at the computer and play Solitaire. That’s so depressing. We’re finishing up four weeks … Continue reading
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the grocery games
I’m not sure where you are and whether or not you’ve tried “online ordering” from your local grocery store, but let me tell you: it’s an adventure. The first time we received our delivery, a young couple employed by Instacart … Continue reading
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when john prine gets to heaven
Hearts are broken. Last night’s news of his passing was devastating for all of us who loved his songs. And of course he would have written a song about dying, one that would make us smile and cry at … Continue reading
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the wire
Better late than never. This was a huge HBO hit from 2002-2008. HBO is giving free access to many of its hit shows during the pandemic, and THE WIRE is one of them. You can check out HBO NOW to … Continue reading
is it May yet?
Emails, conversations and texts with my friends have begun to center around food. Several friends have sent me pictures of their loaves of homemade bread. I love pictures of bread. I have also received photos of masks. And they have been … Continue reading
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prayers for john prine
Nothing has hit me harder during this time of the corona virus than the news that John Prine was in the hospital with the virus. John Prine is very ill and in the ICU for what may be his 10th … Continue reading
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our daily bread
Yesterday was a Big Event here in the Land of the Evil Virus. Banjo Man loves the sourdough bread from Panera’s and buys a loaf every Saturday, after his weekly trip to the dump. Oh, how we’ve missed it! Our … Continue reading
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year of wonders
This an absolutely wonderful and inspiring book about the Black Plague. Now granted, you may not be in the mood…or this might be perfect timing. From the back blurb: “When an infected bolt of cloth carries plague from London to … Continue reading
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is there any more pie? 