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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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workin’ on it
I am slowly getting my pumpkin act together. The mantel is fixed and looks festive. There’s not much I can say for the rest of the house. I’m still unpacking six months of “stuff” from the summer, so autumn decorating … Continue reading
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sunday morning quilt show
The Ninigret Quilters held their annual show in Westerly this past weekend. I managed to get down there on Sunday morning for a look at the beautiful quilts produced in the past year or so. I’m obsessed with star quilts … Continue reading
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discombobulated
Discombobulated. What a great word! That’s how I’m feeling, now that we’re back in Rhode Island. I’m finding it hard to get my feet underneath me, literally and figuratively. Yesterday I went to town for a hair cut. I had … Continue reading
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a welcome home
Daughter Nancy awaited our return on Wednesday afternoon. The house–freshly cleaned and decorated–was ready for us. Such a good feeling to walk into our home after six months away! Today I am leaving all the piles of clothes, etc. behind … Continue reading
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last day, 434 miles
We did it! Started out at 6:45, just before sunrise. We decided we wanted to sleep in our own bed tonight, so we were up and out early after a quick breakfast. It feels so good to be off the … Continue reading
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almost home for the winter
We arrived in Clearfield, PA tonight at 5 PM. Which is pretty darn good considering our late start of 9 AM. Banjo Man wanted to stop at Yoder’s General Store and look at warm clothes and farm implements and barn … Continue reading
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please pass the pie
Custard pie, actually. We ended a busy day with dinner at the Amish- run Blue Gate Restaurant’s buffet. Morning began with an 8:00 start and 145 miles to drive to Shipshewana, Indiana. Those 145 miles were filled with traffic and … Continue reading
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illinois, 428 miles beyond council bluffs
I am so tired tonight I can’t remember much about the day. We were energetic and on the road by 8. There were a lot of trucks. A LOT OF TRUCKS. We crossed the Mississippi. We ate a quick lunch. … Continue reading
family day in nebraska
Saturday began at 6 AM in the Best Western hotel in Sidney, Nebraska. I chugged coffee and listened to a couple of truckers exchange opinions on various states they drive through. One declared, “The only place worse than Nebraska is … Continue reading
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