Category Archives: family

Snowing again?  It snowed off and on for a day and a half! I should not have unpacked my summer clothes.  Obviously.  I should not have bought two new sleeveless tops at Marshall’s. I have lots of daisies on the … Continue reading →

I may be experiencing Pinterest overload. My brother and I are giving my mother a 90th birthday party Saturday night.  She composed the guest list and preferred having it my house instead of a restaurant. So I immediately went into … Continue reading →

The forsythia aren’t real, but don’t tell anyone.  I like how they look in my rock vase ( transported carefully from Idaho and created by the Heisels). That copper bowl is a “whale blubber” bowl.  The fixtures aren’t original, but … Continue reading →

It was a long afternoon and evening of traveling, but by 2 AM we were home in Rhode Island. The skies were blue, the planes on time, luggage arrived with us and, best of all, Banjo Man and I actually … Continue reading →

No, this is not my ticket to Tijuana. I’m participating in a Sunday afternoon Austin tradition, Chicken Shit Bingo.  Dale Watson has moved his Sunday show and bingo to C-Boy’s Heart & Soul on South Congress.  It used to be … Continue reading →

  I see a lot of great outfits here in Austin.  Cute skirts, interesting boots, intricately embroidered Western shirts.  Prom dresses for dancing, ripped denim, psychedelic leggings, and lots and lots of cleavage. Alas, I have been sporting None Of … Continue reading →

This is how they do it in Texas.

It’s never fun to see lightning in the sky at the same time you are in the sky. I was too nervous to take pictures even though I had a window seat. Sometimes it’s not good to have a window … Continue reading →