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friend or foe
After two years I broke down and replaced my old Fitbit, but only because I couldn’t find the charging cord for it. My major gripe with it had been not being able to see the display when outside. Call me … Continue reading
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cookies and birthdays
Happy Birthday, Ben! He turns 51 today and he still loves cookies. Here we are, forty-seven or so years ago, making cut-out Christmas cookies to decorate. Can you tell how much he loved using the flour sifter? It might have … Continue reading
hanging out with a cousin
Banjo Man once told me he had 40 first cousins. I found that hard to comprehend. My side of the family is woefully short of relatives, but a second cousin–on my mother’s side– surfaced in Austin about three years ago … Continue reading
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sunshine, boats and flounder
This was the view from our table at Champlin’s, in Galilee, on Sunday afternoon. We decided to take a drive to the fishing village and eat fish ‘n chips while watching the boats come into Salt Pond from the ocean. … Continue reading
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veterans day
Johnny, Banjo Man and Mick. Chu Lai, 1967 Thank you for your service.
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welcome to november
Frost on the pumpkins this morning! It is 35 degrees and all of a sudden winter is breathing down our necks. Oh, my goodness. Are we ready? Getting there. Sort of. Last night Banjo Man defrosted a bag of thickly-sliced … Continue reading
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and it’s halloween!
I couldn’t resist a few funnies this morning. It was 42 when I woke up, a more typical Halloween morning. I’m going out later to buy candy for my TWO trick-or-treaters. Have I mentioned that I live in the woods??? … Continue reading
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monday, monday
How Banjo Man spent his weekend: How I spent my weekend: My tv tech problems continue. Five hours were spent on Sunday trying to figure it out, get help from Verizon, get help from Youtube TV, and not have a … Continue reading
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what’s on your mind, er, head
Banjo Man is using his birthday gift from daughter Nancy. Don’t you love it? Campers, hikers and hunters have been using them for years, but for household repairs? It really helped. I think we’re very, very late to the headlamp … Continue reading
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public service announcement, sort of
Yesterday I spent over three hours trying to stop my tv from freezing up while the Nebraska football game was on. Banjo Man fled to the basement, where he watched the game in comfort and without frustration from the 50″ … Continue reading
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