Pie
MorePie
Fourth of July
Banjo Man
Glen the Banjo Man
Category Archives: family
happy father’s day
I had the very best father anyone could have had. I was so lucky. Happy Father’s Day to all of you fathers out there. May your sons and daughters appreciate everything you’ve done for them and may your day be … Continue reading
Posted in family
Leave a comment
purple soup and the pie hut
I must be back in Idaho if I am having lunch at the Pie Hut. Be still my heart. So why is sweet potato soup purple, you ask? I have no idea. Are there purple sweet potatoes in this world? … Continue reading
Posted in family, food, grandmother stuff, lake
Leave a comment
leavin’ on a jet plane
Remember that song from Peter, Paul & Mary? How I loved it. Anyway…back to the present…that’s what is happening later on today. I’m leaving on a jet plane for the lake, for the mountains, for the music and the food … Continue reading
Posted in family, lake, rhode island, travel
4 Comments
sinking
We have leaks, so it’s time to think about replacing our 27 year old kitchen plumbing, and that means under the sink, along with the actual sink and the faucet. So we went to the fancy plumbing store Saturday morning. … Continue reading
Posted in family, rhode island, shopping
2 Comments
early morning sunshine and the atlantic ocean
Yesterday Banjo Man and I went for a walk on the beach closest to our house, the “town beach”. We arrived early, before we needed a sticker on our car in order to park in the small lot. The … Continue reading
Posted in family, rhode island
1 Comment
remembering
The sun came out yesterday, so my mother and I stopped at the veterans’ cemetery to see the flags. We’d come here last Thursday–in pouring rain–to decorate my father’s grave with a plant. But the Memorial Day decorations had not … Continue reading
Posted in family, rhode island
Leave a comment
bye bye, little beasties
Something happened yesterday morning that is going to change my life. No, I did not discover a new diet. Or dye my hair back to brown. Or take up wind surfing. I called in a mouse-killing professional and he showed up … Continue reading
Posted in a more pie opinion, family, rhode island, shopping
1 Comment
when you need pants
Banjo Man and I drove up to the Big City Wednesday. We had appointments with the TSA to complete the paperwork for a TSA-preapproved security clearance. We’ve gotten the “TSA Pre” designation enough times to realize what a great deal … Continue reading
Posted in family, rhode island, shopping
2 Comments
new girl in town
Banjo Man has a new love: the girl next door. She came with her dad and her older brother. And she stayed for dinner and some serious flirting. Oh. My. Goodness.
Posted in family, friends, rhode island
2 Comments
consequences
I love this. I read Bonnie Hunter’s quilting blog every morning, usually with my second cup of coffee and half of a protein bar. She always has a little saying superimposed over a quilt at the end of each post. … Continue reading
Posted in a more pie opinion, family, grandmother stuff
2 Comments
is there any more pie? 