Category Archives: family

birthday gal

Posted on April 1, 2012 by is there any more pie?

Hang onto your hats!!! Nancy’s turning 32 today!!!! Hang onto your Easter baskets! My sweet, funny, energetic, happy little girl is all grown up. Hang onto your dollies, too. She’s getting married in 70 days!!!! Happy Birthday, sweetheart!!! What an … Continue reading →

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fond farewell

Posted on March 30, 2012 by is there any more pie?

goodbye, austin. goodbye, sweet family and handsome grandson and silly corgi. goodbye, bachelor writer son. goodbye, little condo and green door and white van and bumpy sidewalks. goodbye, Salvation Army store, where I scored Bose speakers. goodbye, Magnolia Cafe, Lucy’s, Artz, Torchy’s, South … Continue reading →

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where in the world…

Posted on March 29, 2012 by is there any more pie?

A couple of months ago Son #3 (aka Sarge) told us he was going to India for a few weeks. Today he checked in with his parents and, when asked what he had done there, said there was “something on youtube about … Continue reading →

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texas swing

Posted on March 25, 2012 by is there any more pie?

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a good saturday night in texas

Posted on March 12, 2012 by is there any more pie?

It’s not all tequila, guitars, honky tonk, fiddles, beer and bbq. Some times you have to kick back and relax on the couch with your favorite guy.

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watch out…

Posted on March 4, 2012 by is there any more pie?

Watch out, boys. Your mother arrives tomorrow.

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westminster winner

Posted on February 27, 2012 by is there any more pie?

Did you hear a Pekingese won “Best of Show” at Westminster last week? Everyone on the news had something funny to say about the hairy, waddling little dog, but Banjo Man and I got a little choked up. We have … Continue reading →

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garbage soup

Posted on February 18, 2012 by is there any more pie?

How to make Banjo Man’s Saturday Garbage Soup: 1. Clean out the refrigerator. 2. Dump everything you find into a pan, including past-their-prime vegetables and a lump of baked garlic. 3. Saute, add water and simmer while you take the … Continue reading →

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my new orleans grandmother

Posted on January 31, 2012 by is there any more pie?

Today is Eveline’s birthday. She was known as Evelyn, but the French version is the name on her birth certificate. Her maternal grandmother was the daughter of Rosa, a French Quarter orphan married to a flamboyant French doctor who had other … Continue reading →