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meeting miss mendon
Although we’re not driving across the country anymore, we do still have road trips. They’re the medical kind, accompanied by a bit of stress and a smidgeon of dread, but still…we’re on the road again. Monday’s trip was to a … Continue reading
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banjo man’s homepage
Banjo Man loves telling me the articles he’s read and the pictures he’s seen on his Microsoft homepage. I try to listen patiently without rolling my eyes. But yesterday he announced he’d read about a statewide pizza contest and the … Continue reading
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game day, 2026
Am I eating my Seven Layer Tex Mex dip already? Hell, yeah! The plastic wrap is off and the Dorito bag has been opened. Yes, I know there are six and half more hours until kickoff, but…I made this yummy … Continue reading
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another 10″ and an arctic blast
Oh, my goodness, we are having a winter! It has snowed all night and is to snow all day today and into tonight. Normally I would tell you that this was a Sew Day Snow Day, but instead it’s a … Continue reading
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merry christmas, 2025
I didn’t send out cards this year. I made cookies instead. Dozens and dozens of all different kinds of cookies and it was great fun. This afternoon we decorated some of the sugar cookies. They look pretty good, don’t they? … Continue reading
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cookie monster
I have been obsessed with baking cookies. Every time I tell myself “No more”, I really don’t mean it. Until today. Today I am determined to store the baking sheets, the cooling racks, the Costco-sized bottle of pure vanilla extract … Continue reading
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#74, hurray!
Daughter Nancy baked cupcakes for my birthday, which we celebrated last night. They are gorgeous and delicious and I just ate another one with my coffee this morning. I love cupcakes. Birthday dinners, birthday lunches…oh, how I am being spoiled … Continue reading
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ah, november…
If it’s November, we must be getting ready for Thanksgiving. Nope. Oh, the potato casserole is in the freezer next to the spinach casserole. As are the turkey breasts. The mantle is decorated and my velvet pumpkins are all over … Continue reading
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still dark out
6:24 AM. Still dark out. So different from those summer mornings when the sky lightens dramatically at 4:30 AM. I am up very, very early. We have a long travel day ahead of us, but I am wide awake and … Continue reading
flying away
We aren’t packing up the car for a road trip back to Rhode Island today. Which is epic. Instead of hauling heavy suitcases into and out of airports, we are traveling tomorrow with small carry-on luggage. Several boxes of clothes … Continue reading
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is there any more pie? 