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merry christmas from texas

Posted on December 24, 2017 by is there any more pie?

I’m taking a break from assembling casseroles for Christmas morning breakfast.  I don’t know when that became a tradition in our family, but it had something to do with trying to get some food in my children in between the … Continue reading →

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day 2, new orleans, 2017

Posted on December 21, 2017 by is there any more pie?

If it’s morning, it must be time for beignets.  I was running late, so I joined Banjo Man and N&N just as the beignets and coffee were being served. Thankfully they had ordered for me. I have a great picture, … Continue reading →

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day 1, new Orleans, 2017

Posted on December 20, 2017 by is there any more pie?

  Banjo Man researched lots of restaurants before our trip.  And the number one on his list was “Katie’s”, a short cab ride from the hotel to the Treme section of town.   (You remember “Treme”, right?  From our November … Continue reading →

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and here we are again

Posted on December 17, 2017 by is there any more pie?

I’m blogging on the Kindle so this won’t be a long post.  We flew to New Orleans very early Friday morning and have been eating and walking ever since.  And music!  It’s everywhere and thank goodness it is. Banjo Man’s … Continue reading →

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winter window

Posted on December 15, 2017 by is there any more pie?

I intend to do this as soon as I get home in January.  

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thank you, sir alexander fleming

Posted on December 14, 2017 by is there any more pie?

Sir Fleming, a Scottish physician and microbiologist, invented penicillin in 1928 and I thought he deserved a shout out from a 66-year old retired writer in Rhode Island who is presently quickly recovering from a rather nasty bacterial infection. Boy, when … Continue reading →

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the big easy beckons

Posted on December 13, 2017 by is there any more pie?

Banjo Man and I are off to New Orleans soon.  The “City That Care Forgot” awaits us.     There will be gumbo.  And music.   No one is more excited than Banjo Man.  He has read hundreds of restaurant … Continue reading →

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the quiltmaker’s gift

Posted on December 11, 2017 by is there any more pie?

My French Friend Janou sent this to me for my birthday.  It’s about a quiltmaker who only makes quilts to give away and a greedy king who will do anything to get one of them. MFFJ thought I would love … Continue reading →

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time to make the cookies

Posted on December 10, 2017 by is there any more pie?

Sam and his parents indulged my need to make Christmas cookies Friday afternoon. Thank you. Check out these “trees”. They looked better on the internet than they did in real life (not exactly a surprise) but Sam loved decorating them.  … Continue reading →

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birthdays with friends

Posted on December 9, 2017 by is there any more pie?

Today is my birthday.  It always (except for my 40th, which was painful) makes me happy to have survived another year. Let’s face it:  being alive is great fun.  Or should be.  If you have the health to enjoy it, … Continue reading →

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