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Shall we talk about pins? These are flower-head pins. They are flat, long and sharp. I use them a lot while piecing or pinning blocks onto the design wall. These are glass-head sewing pins. Unlike plastic heads, they don’t melt … Continue reading
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mud bound
It has been quite a while since I have blogged here. More about that later… We have been trapped by mud in one spot in our gravel driveway. The ground is thawing and lots and lots of mud has appeared, … Continue reading
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sitting pretty
What could be better on a sunny winter Saturday than a trip to Home Depot? Okay, lots of things. I get it. But in my little world of battling medical side effects, having the energy–however limited–to walk through Home Depot … Continue reading
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what’s on tv?
Winter = evenings on the couch. I would like to say we are reading thick, educational nonfiction tomes, learning how to speak Italian, washing the mini blinds and dusting bookshelves, but…we’re not. Instead we are glued to all sorts of … Continue reading
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well, that was fast!
I’m talking about January. Christmas was a month ago. A month. What have we been doing during these cold winter weeks? Well, Banjo Man has been holed up in his office, working intensely to analyze the world’s economy and predict … Continue reading
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the saga of red beans and rice
When we were in New Orleans we took a cooking class at the New Orleans School of Cooking. We watched gumbo being assembled while a pot of red beans simmered on a nearby stove burner. Banjo Man loves red beans … Continue reading
a january gift and more news from the east coast
Yesterday my grandnephew was born! Such exciting news for our family, as he is my brother and sister-in-law’s very first grandchild. And the first one is so very, very special. A whole new world opens up and the love pours … Continue reading
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oh, my, ’25
Happy New Year! Winter is here, according to the Weather Channel. I hope you are all safe and warm and dry. I don’t know about you, but I feel as if we’ve just had five Saturdays in a row. The … Continue reading
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and all of a sudden it’s 2025
Time for resolutions? I think not. I thought this was worth a giggle or two. If I had any 2025 thoughts, they might be to cook less and quilt more. Hire someone to clean. Eat more avocadoes. Get rid of … Continue reading
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ending the season
Well, here we are watching a Bowl Game at the Austin condo. There are snacks and tacos and high hopes as five fans munch, cheer and fight moments of despair here in the first quarter. The last time we watched … Continue reading
is there any more pie? 