Pie
MorePie
Fourth of July
Banjo Man
Glen the Banjo Man
Category Archives: food
sunday gumbo
I had enough ingredients to put together an “improv” gumbo this morning. Banjo Man is delirious with joy over the smells coming from the kitchen. I didn’t have fresh vegetables. So sad, but I raided the freezer. A bag of … Continue reading
Posted in family, food, rhode island
1 Comment
good cookie, bad cookie
Okay, I admit I’m out of practice making cookies. Except for a few afternoons of cookie-baking with my little friend Sam, I’ve been out of the cookie-baking habit since 1988. Claire’s birthday was last week. Needless to say, the family … Continue reading
Posted in family, food, rhode island
2 Comments
view from walmart
As we waited in our designated pick-up spot on the side of Walmart yesterday, we watched about fifteen seagulls fight over a slab of mystery meat. Was it a mouse? Something that dropped out of a grocery bag? It didn’t … Continue reading
Posted in family, food, rhode island, shopping
2 Comments
life in the time of clorox
Do you ever feel that if you step outside of your house you’re going to die? Sigh. We had to go to the Post Office yesterday–having been delaying it for a week–and it was as if we were risking our … Continue reading
Posted in family, food, rhode island
4 Comments
the grocery games
I’m not sure where you are and whether or not you’ve tried “online ordering” from your local grocery store, but let me tell you: it’s an adventure. The first time we received our delivery, a young couple employed by Instacart … Continue reading
Posted in family, food, rhode island, shopping
Leave a comment
i get by with a little help…
…from my friends! Harley Chick’s son works at the local supermarket. (Can we have a round of applause for the grocery store workers, please? These folks are keeping the food on the shelves and making it possible for us isolated … Continue reading
Posted in family, food, friends, rhode island
2 Comments
the hoarding bakers
Have you risked your health to go to a grocery store lately? We’ve all heard of toilet paper shortages, but did you know there is NO FLOUR? No sugar. No brown sugar. No yeast. Does this mean that people are … Continue reading
Posted in family, food, rhode island
7 Comments
isolation day 5 and a mini meltdown
I turned on the local radio station this morning to hear two pieces of unwelcome news. First, the governor announced that self-isolation and the virus were going to last for months and not weeks. Months???? I refuse to believe this. … Continue reading
Posted in family, food, rhode island, shopping
1 Comment
day 3 of social isolating
Remember the mercury glass thermometers? I miss them. I had mine for forty-eight years. It has disappeared. Banjo Man thinks it broke last year, but I don’t remember that. I babied it, knowing it was an environmental hazard that should … Continue reading
Posted in family, food, movies, rhode island, shopping, television
4 Comments
life in the time of the virus
I feel very fortunate to live in the country. We have plenty of toilet paper (I am one of those people who always had extra even though members of my family thought it was extreme). We also have tons of … Continue reading
Posted in family, food, rhode island
1 Comment
is there any more pie? 