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number 13

Posted on August 19, 2019 by is there any more pie?

I have 20 minutes before heading out the door for the trip to Providence and radiation so I thought I’d give you all an update.  I haven’t blogged for more than a week because this process has been really tiring.  … Continue reading →

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number 8

Posted on August 9, 2019 by is there any more pie?

Today is the 8th radiation treatment.  I’d like to announce, “So far so good!” but I’m afraid to jinx it. Here I am trying to take a selfie in the mirror of the radiation department’s dressing room.  Such a pretty … Continue reading →

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did i do it all wrong?

Posted on August 2, 2019 by is there any more pie?

I just read an article about the birthday of a 107-year old woman, Louise Jean Signore, in the Bronx, New York, on July 31st.  She was born in 1912, the same year of the Titanic disaster. When asked why she’d … Continue reading →

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august first, oh happy day

Posted on August 1, 2019 by is there any more pie?

It’s very odd to be celebrating the first day of August. For the past ten years, the beginning of this month meant that I would be returning home to Rhode Island in three weeks, five weeks, six weeks…and, eventually, two … Continue reading →

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a birthday for banjo man

Posted on July 31, 2019 by is there any more pie?

The mystery gift was a hit! This is a ZVOX AV155 AccuVoice TV soundbar with 6-level “dialogue booster”.  The “booster” part is the important thing:  it lifts the dialogue louder than the background noise. Here’s what the description on HSN … Continue reading →

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birthday card for banjo man

Posted on July 30, 2019 by is there any more pie?

I just wanted to share this.  

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odds and ends on a quiet day

Posted on July 29, 2019 by is there any more pie?

The baby quilt project is still coming along.  It’s a sweet quilt and I hope it will be loved and used. “Ruth’s” is a shop deep in the heart of Cranston that has been in business since 1954.  They do … Continue reading →

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home shopping network and opioids

Posted on July 28, 2019 by is there any more pie?

I’ll bet this morning’s blog post heading caught your attention! Let’s talk about drugs.  Pain killers.  Opioids that people get addicted to and ruin their lives with…and then they end up broken and alone or in rehab. This is so … Continue reading →

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long distance Peach Man

Posted on July 25, 2019 by is there any more pie?

This week I was once again totally overwhelmed.  Can you imagine what arrived by FedEx? Peaches.  A dozen peaches.  From the Peach Man. A dozen miraculous, beautiful peaches carefully wrapped in a box from the lake. I cried.  Banjo Man … Continue reading →

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rain and radiation

Posted on July 24, 2019 by is there any more pie?

What a storm!  We’ve never seen summer rain fill the pit before.  Banjo Man ran out to take pictures from the safety of his shed. Lightning hit a house a few miles away.  And one of our tomato plants lost … Continue reading →

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