Category Archives: family

whales, penguins and pasta

Yesterday we all piled in the car and headed south to Mystic, CT to the aquarium.  So much fun!!! Banjo Man was particularly taken with the African penguins.  We could barely tear him away from watching the little guys. The … Continue reading

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any excuse to eat a doughnut

Sunday morning was the Rhode Island Donut Tasting Event, produced and planned by Party Grandma. Aunt Nancy drove. First stop was a local little coffee shop that sold the state’s famous Allie’s Donuts.  We bought six of them, all different … Continue reading

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they’re here!

Yesterday was the best medicine ever!  Waking up to the Funny Grandson eating blueberry pancakes started the day off right. And then a walk on the beach–5000 Fitbit steps!–followed by a trip to town for beach chairs and beach passes, … Continue reading

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lobster in the pot, take two

I totally screwed up this blog post by writing it as a “page” and not a “post”. Therefore you will find it underneath the header photo of the lake.  It says “Lobster in the morning, why not”.  Click on that … Continue reading

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do i need a geek?

Between episodes of “Wicked Tuna” and “Below Deck” (yes, I am addicted to reality tv and in a few months I’ll probably need an intervention, but until then I dare you to try to pry my old crooked fingers from … Continue reading

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greetings from home

It’s a muggy and buggy New England morning, but we have the AC conditioners in the windows and we’re not putting up with humidity. I love air conditioning. So…greetings from Cancer Land. We are fine. I am resting. I am … Continue reading

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doing fine

Just a quick note tonight after a long day. The surgery went beautifully, as did the anesthesia this time. No one was taking chances on a repeat aspiration. I confess to being a bit weepy and nervous about it. Banjo … Continue reading

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escape to galilee

One Saturday about a month ago, Banjo Man and I decided to take a vacation from breast cancer and not talk about it all day. We really did need a break and we were sick and tired of being sick. … Continue reading

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once a farm boy, always a farm boy

In order to make the best out of a non-lake, non-mountains, non-Idaho summer, I decided we should plant some tomatoes and have a container garden on the back patio. People grow lots of tomatoes here on the coast. Tomatoes and … Continue reading

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it’s been a while

Yes, it’s been a while since I’ve posted anything on the blog. There have been so many times I’ve wanted to write about what is going on here…but I really haven’t wanted to write about what is going on here … Continue reading

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