Category Archives: books & music

meeting dr. ruth!!!

I’m still grinning from ear to ear. Banjo Man and I attended the 2nd Annual  Big Book Getaway Saturday, at the Mohegan  Sun convention center.  Sponsored by the Mark Twain House & Museum, the event presented panels of “more than 80 … Continue reading

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yoga music spa, the home version

Banjo Man is busy with business and will be away for a couple of days (though by the time you read this–these blog posts are being written ahead of time–he will have returned, with many stories to tell, I’m sure!) … Continue reading

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music studio, cont.

Still working on it…

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inferno

Hmmmm…. A few thoughts: I don’t want to be too negative here, but I don’t think Dan Brown would care about yet another comment on his newest work. This was a tough one. I wish I had those hours spent … Continue reading

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closer to home

Do you like your thriller/mysteries/crime fiction novels closer to home?  How about rural, upstate New York? Here’s a great series for you, I promise.  Read them in order.  That’s very important!!!! Check out Julia’s WEBSITE  for more info.  I had the … Continue reading

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the austin clinic, a migraine and harry hole

Harry Hole is a fictional character. Have you heard of him??? If you have, you know that in his most recent book (the one published in October, 2013) he was in serious, bloody, deathly, deadly trouble. Last October I had … Continue reading

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for a long winter by the fire…

If you liked GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATOO, you will like this. If you didn’t like GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATOO because it was too gory and graphic and violent, you will like this because it’s not gory, graphic and … Continue reading

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free ebook from antoinette stockenberg

If you love Downton Abbey then I think you’ll love the Newport, Rhode Island version! Antoinette is an old friend, a dear friend, who has hosted many lovely brunches and lunches at her Newport home for her writer friends. Check … Continue reading

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time you have left…in jelly beans

My French Friend Janou sent me this link to a you tube video about our days on earth in jellybeans.   Each year, a jelly bean.  I didn’t think I was going to like –I don’t know what I expected, … Continue reading

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della mae: a banjo man recommendation

Banjo Man went to Rhythm & Roots yesterday.  He spent 12 hours listening to music and declared it was the best day of music in his entire life. He also said he wished I was there with him, because it … Continue reading

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