Category Archives: family

he’s fine

Just a quick note as I take a break from nursing Banjo Man back to health: He is fine. He is feeling no pain. He has four different ice packs.  We hope one of them will meet his demands. He … Continue reading

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taste of new england

Many of you reading this know that Banjo Man is having a knee procedure (aka surgery, but not a knee replacement) on Wednesday. He is quite happy about it. (As you can see, I have not perfected taking pictures with … Continue reading

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1000th post!

Wow! 1000?  Really? I can’t believe I had that much to say. So in honor of this occasion, I compiled some statistics. Most readers from these countries: United States Canada Spain United Kingdom France Germany India European Union Most read … Continue reading

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plan b in the world of furniture

Well, I had a phone call from the giant furniture store yesterday.  The fabric I’d picked out for the four dining room chairs has been discontinued and I must select another fabric.  But there were not a lot of choices … Continue reading

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pumpkin lust

I went shopping with Harley Chick Friday morning. We had a plan:  (1) to go to the Christmas Tree Shop (which has nothing to do with trees and instead has lots of discount stuff at great prices) and (2) to … Continue reading

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leaving des moines

Friday morning and we’re packed up and ready to go.  It rained all day yesterday but we stopped in Vermilion, South Dakota to tour the musical instruments museum.  I have pictures of Dylan’s and Johnny Cash’s guitars.  Beautiful violins, too. … Continue reading

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september with sarge

Last week Sarge arrived.  Uncle GL and Banjo Man were very excited, because having Sarge around means getting stuff done. There were lots of hugs. (I took these pictures on my new I-phone.  I can’t believe how much fun it … Continue reading

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where did the summer go?

Random pictures…

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smarter maybe

Saturday I dropped my “basic” cell phone on the tile floor.  The back flew in one direction, the sim card in another.  I put it back together again and…nothing happened. It had died. On one hand I didn’t care.  I … Continue reading

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threads and stuff

Last  week I was driving to my physical therapy appointment (the frozen shoulder is thawing!  Hurray!) and I missed the turn into the parking lot.  I had to drive another half mile until I found a place to turn around. … Continue reading

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