Category Archives: family

star wars, the competition

Posted on February 4, 2016 by is there any more pie?

I bought this game for Sarge for Christmas. It was the Season of Star Wars, after all, and my three sons (My Three Sons–does anyone remember that tv show???) considered themselves experts on the first six movies. My grandson was … Continue reading →

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belly up to the bar

Posted on February 3, 2016 by is there any more pie?

The Chili Bar, that is! Harley Chick and Hot Rod Russ came over for dinner Friday night, which is always something to look forward to. Harley Chick is a vegetarian who doesn’t eat cheese (is she technically a vegan?), so … Continue reading →

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the martian

Posted on January 29, 2016 by is there any more pie?

We rented this “on demand” last night, before we watched American Idol and Hell’s Kitchen. We were tired of the news and the endless political discussions on the news channels, so we went to…Mars. I didn’t realize Matt Damon was … Continue reading →

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the perfect christmas morning

Posted on January 27, 2016 by is there any more pie?

Even Paul McCartney started somewhere. This guy couldn’t believe his great good fortune, with a real electric guitar along with the use of his father’s microphone, stand and amplifier. It certainly brought back memories of his father’s expression when he … Continue reading →

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sew and snow saturday

Posted on January 23, 2016 by is there any more pie?

It looks like we’re getting the Big Storm after all. Sometime in the night the storm shifted a little bit north, which meant we are right in the path of a lot of snow and a lot of wind. Banjo … Continue reading →

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getting ready

Posted on January 19, 2016 by is there any more pie?

Well, it looks like Winter Is Coming, as they like to say in ominous tones on “Game of Thrones”. According to our very excited local weathermen, we’re going to get a big storm that will begin Friday night and end … Continue reading →

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quick long weekend recap

Posted on January 18, 2016 by is there any more pie?

Okay, on Saturday we hit the 12:35 show of this movie, which opened this weekend: I was on the edge of my seat the entire time. Loved this movie. It was not a politically-slanted movie (Obama and Hillary were never … Continue reading →

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it’s a mystery to me

Posted on January 6, 2016 by is there any more pie?

Since December I’ve been following along with Bonnie Hunter’s Mystery Quilt. She shares clues with her readers every year and it’s fun to read other quilter’s comments as we go along. She believes in using scraps, so the pieces are very, … Continue reading →

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almost fixed i hope

Posted on January 4, 2016 by is there any more pie?

I have so much to blog about, having spent two weeks in Austin, Texas with the family…and after hearing some great live music….and after eating some drooling-good meals. Dancing Mandolin Player has shared some snowy mountain photos for the blog … Continue reading →

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