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girl meets grill
This girl received a new toy for Christmas: Our Nebraska friend Tom highly recommended this meat thermometer last year and I was very excited to finally use it Monday night. I needed to practice with the new technology (it works … Continue reading
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pasta saturday
There are days when you just want to go to Paul’s Pasta and eat Italian food. Especially on a gray January afternoon in New England. Banjo Man decided on Thursday that we needed a field trip. We waited until daughter … Continue reading
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playoff time
These sugar cookies are supposed to represent the Green Bay Packers and the Dallas Cowboys. I took them to Jeff and Angela’s Sunday afternoon, as we were invited over to play Mexican Train dominoes and eat chili. Perfect way to … Continue reading
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fifty-four, oh my goodness
Banjo Man and I went out to dinner Saturday night. Yes, it was an official “date night”. Can you believe this sunset? We don’t often see such a glorious sky, as we live in the woods and rarely venture out … Continue reading
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hello, kitty
Nothing ruins a peaceful lap around the driveway than an encounter with a bobcat. Banjo Man did not take this photo. It came from iStock, online. The bobcat had been sitting on a stump at the edge of the driveway. … Continue reading
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and winter begins…
Total snow? Two inches. Rain, wind and icy roads. Further north totals exceeded 10″. And we of course stayed home. There was football. There was food. Why go anywhere? Banjo Man made a pot of Texas-style pinto beans, I put … Continue reading
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long road home
Our trip home from Texas on December 29 was uneventful…until we tried to drive out of Long term Parking Lot E. The flights had been on time, except for a30-minute glitch in Baltimore when the flight crew couldn’t find “Thomas … Continue reading
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happy new year, 2024!
Oh, my, another year! I don’t know about you, but I’m excited. Banjo Man is heading into a peaceful winter without having to deal with surgery or radiation. I’m six months away from celebrating five years cancer-free. I will admit … Continue reading
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merry christmas to all
Merry Christmas, dear friends and family! This photo was to have been made into a Christmas card for 2023, but I worried that it wasn’t a very Christmasy picture. And not exactly holiday worthy. But I love it and wanted … Continue reading
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just like riding a bicycle
I unearthed my container of cookie cutters last week. Oh, the memories! Most I inherited from my grandmother and all of them had been used many, many times when the children were growing up. I had the urge–after thirty-plus years–to … Continue reading
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is there any more pie? 