Author Archives: is there any more pie?

a darn good saturday

Posted on January 21, 2018 by is there any more pie?

Yesterday there was this: A kaleidoscope quilt top made several years ago.  You layer 6 layers of fabric in exactly the same places on the design and cut wedges.  The wedges are sewn together to form different patterns.  This was … Continue reading →

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the polka king

Posted on January 20, 2018 by is there any more pie?

I didn’t know whether to recommend this movie or not.  Banjo Man and I thoroughly enjoyed it, but after reading a lot of horrible reviews I hesitated to tell you about it. This Netflix movie is based on a true … Continue reading →

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the christmas gift

Posted on January 19, 2018 by is there any more pie?

Last December I had something happen to me in a grocery store that had never happened to me before.  Or to anyone I know, for that matter. It was just a few days before Christmas and Banjo Man and I … Continue reading →

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the frozen dead

Posted on January 18, 2018 by is there any more pie?

Here’s a new mystery series on Netflix.  It’s in French, with English subtitles, and set in the French Pyrenees. We liked almost all of the episodes–good characters and lots of mysterious happenings–but the last episode left us…cold.  It ended with … Continue reading →

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that sinking feeling

Posted on January 17, 2018 by is there any more pie?

We’ve had a leak under our kitchen sink.  I’m not going to tell you how long it’s been going on, because that would be embarrassing. Very embarrassing. Last spring we were determined to Solve The Problem.  First stop?  A kitchen-and-bath … Continue reading →

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3331

Posted on January 16, 2018 by is there any more pie?

3331.  That’s how many pieces there are in this new quilt I’m piecing together. Because it was a “Mystery Quilt” I had no idea what I was getting into or how many pieces I would end up cutting and piecing … Continue reading →

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first date, 48 years later

Posted on January 12, 2018 by is there any more pie?

This is the anniversary of my first official date with Banjo Man.  In 1970. It is also the anniversary of selling my very first piece of writing.  In 1986. And the day I received my first check from my book … Continue reading →

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a note from the arctic freeze

Posted on January 7, 2018 by is there any more pie?

The good news:  the bomb cyclone winter storm is over. The bad news:  it’s 0 degrees this morning, with a wind chill factor of -26. The good news:  we have electricity. The bad news:  we are low on propane and … Continue reading →

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so far so good

Posted on January 4, 2018 by is there any more pie?

I know that many of you out there in Idaho and Nebraska and points west of us are shaking your heads over a January blizzard.  You’ve been through them a zillion times. You.  Know.  Snow. And you know all about … Continue reading →

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what the heck is a bomb cyclone?

Posted on January 3, 2018 by is there any more pie?

I am so not a fan of January. Once again, Banjo Man and I were sick as we left Austin.  Banjo Man had been suffering with a cold and cough for days and went willingly to an Urgent Care Clinic … Continue reading →

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