Category Archives: books & music

friday night: never too old

Posted on August 15, 2013 by is there any more pie?

The Infamous Stringdusters were in town and we (Banjo Man, Dancing Mandolin Player and I) had tickets for the 10 PM show. So we hurried from Trinity to a new place called The Hive.  Its interior looked like a House of … Continue reading →

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going-to-town tuesday

Posted on August 13, 2013 by is there any more pie?

It’s Tuesday.  It’s Music Lessons With Doug Day. Just thought you’d like to know that. Dancing Mandolin Player is taking me to a store in town that sells Crocs, those odd plastic shoes that make me think of Holland.  My … Continue reading →

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the darkling

Posted on April 23, 2013 by is there any more pie?

Guess what I just ordered!  My good friend Carolyn Haines has a new book out.  Hurray!  Carolyn writes very scary books…and very funny books (the “Bones” series)…rescues animals…teaches writing…and is one of the most interesting and kind women I’ve ever … Continue reading →

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an emmy lou afternoon

Posted on March 16, 2013 by is there any more pie?

I wish it wasn’t midnight so I could tell you all about the “day show” at Waterloo Records. There are times in one’s life where standing in a parking lot, in 86 degree heat, with a purse full of water bottles, … Continue reading →

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the sound of music

Posted on March 5, 2013 by is there any more pie?

Recently purchased in a consignment store: This stack of accordion sheet music will be heading west in June.

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a little winter goes a long way

Posted on January 22, 2013 by is there any more pie?

Here in New England we’re sneaking through the winter without a lot of snow, without massive snowstorms or long icy weeks when stores run out of ice-melting pellets.  Last night we had our second storm, nothing big (5″), but according … Continue reading →

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bring on 2013!

Posted on January 1, 2013 by is there any more pie?

Happy New Year! Here’s what I bought myself for the winter:  a blues fiddle dvd!  Daily lessons right here in my office!   Okay, maybe it won’t be as much fun as Tuesday mornings in Sandpoint with Doug, Dancing Mandolin Player, … Continue reading →

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wild

Posted on November 16, 2012 by is there any more pie?

Am I the last person to have read this book? It is so good.  So. Damn. Good.  I’m not even halfway through. I don’t know whether to read slowly and make it last, or devour it in big bites and … Continue reading →

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date night at the saxon pub

Posted on November 1, 2012 by is there any more pie?

Banjo Man’s favorite musician is  blues man Johnny NIcholas. Wednesday night’s Happy Hour at the Saxon Pub in Austin = Johnny Nicholas and his band, Hellbent.  Or were they the Hellbenders? I will look it up tomorrow and let you know. … Continue reading →

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in my to-be-read pile

Posted on October 23, 2012 by is there any more pie?

Just downloaded THIS book from the e-zone section of my local library and uploaded it to my Kindle Fire.  Sometimes it’s good to be a geek.  I’ll be posting more about books this winter, so please let me know what YOU … Continue reading →

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