Category Archives: family

you have to laugh

Posted on November 22, 2020 by is there any more pie?
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happy birthday Son#1

Posted on November 21, 2020 by is there any more pie?

Ben is 48 today.  I can’t believe how fast the years have gone, but so they have.  As they do. The night before he was born I was in the city at a hockey game with my father.   We’d gone … Continue reading →

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another holiday bites the dust

Posted on November 20, 2020 by is there any more pie?

Covid strikes again. I type this with a weary sigh.  For thirty-two years we’ve celebrated Thanksgiving with our family, family friends and extended family members.  For the past two years we’ve had four generations gathered around the four tables. I … Continue reading →

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hey, it’s his birthday!

Posted on October 29, 2020 by is there any more pie?

The Funny Grandson turned 10 today! Does he look happy? I think he does! We wish we were there to celebrate with the family, but I sent an Early Birthday box of goodies–including a blueberry cake–three weeks ago. Next year, … Continue reading →

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cabin joy

Posted on October 15, 2020 by is there any more pie?

Banjo Man has a cabin.  And he loves it very much. Many of you reading this already know that. This fall the cabin got a new roof, a new porch, new screens, new supports and–ta da!–a floor.  The excitement of … Continue reading →

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the man above the mountains

Posted on October 11, 2020 by is there any more pie?

His neck is on fire. He is not wearing a mask. This was the view from the plane as we flew over Colorado last Wednesday afternoon. The sudden onset of smoke was startling. Such a filthy sight after many miles … Continue reading →

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the labor day storm

Posted on September 27, 2020 by is there any more pie?

  Everyone I’ve talked to says they’ve never experienced a storm like the one we had on Labor Day Monday. The guys were up and out early, before seven, to head up to the cabin and get things ready for … Continue reading →

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looks like we made it

Posted on September 26, 2020 by is there any more pie?

Yep, we made it to FIFTY YEARS.  Happy Anniversary, Banjo Man! Here we are up at the cabin a couple of weeks ago.  Banjo Man is explaining something to me.  I do not remember a word he said. That might … Continue reading →

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it’s that time again

Posted on September 5, 2020 by is there any more pie?

Last Thursday the Elberta peaches arrived at the Peach Man.  I’d checked the Facebook page and knew they’d–finally–be in town.  So I was there at the tent at 8:45, just in case Mike the Peach Man opened early.  And he … Continue reading →

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a late summer sunday

Posted on September 3, 2020 by is there any more pie?

We’d promised ourselves a Sunday morning kayaking jaunt.  It was a bit breezy so we didn’t plan to go far, just around the point to paddle along the shoreline for a while.  It’s a different view of the world from … Continue reading →

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