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i’m back
Sorry for not posting. As you can see, I’ve been very busy. I was with two of my peeps, celebrating the beginning of summer and the resumption of Lessons With Doug. This is like “Tuesdays With Morrie” except with Doug … Continue reading
road trip day 2: thank you, chickie williams
I’d never been to Wheeling, West Virginia, though I’d tried for the past three years to plan our days on the road to make it there. I wanted to go to Chickie Williams’ grave and say thank you for the … Continue reading
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fillin’ in time, fillin’ in pots
Story Man likes to drive me around the neighborhoods so I can see interesting “Keep Austin Weird” houses and landscapes. So during my last visit (Saturday = John Prine, Sunday = Strange Brew & family, Monday = shopping in Georgetown, … Continue reading
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when in austin, eat beef
After our tour of the Wildflower Center, we zipped across town to Waterloo Records to pick up a few must-have cd’s. Then we were off to Black’s, where Story Man works “the pit” cooking briskets and ribs and various other Texas … Continue reading
stop and smell the wildflowers
Story Man (aka Son #2, as most of you know) wanted to take DMP somewhere special Tuesday, which was his day off from the BBQ pit. Story Man loves the barbecue pit. Story Man loves DMP. And because DMP is … Continue reading
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shopping in georgetown
Last Monday my daughter-in-law took DMP and I to a town north of Round Rock. Georgetown is one of those beautiful little Texas towns with its downtown built around a center square and a courthouse plopped in the middle of … Continue reading
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bluegrass music jewels
My daughter-in-law presented DMP and I with Mother’s Day gifts! Here’s mine, which looks exactly like my dobro! Dancing Mandolin Player received a necklace with a you-know-what on it. We love them. Thank you, Amber, for thinking of us Idaho … Continue reading
the purgatory players and church in austin
Thunderstorms. Rain. Lightning. That all happened early Sunday morning in Austin. We woke late, having been awakened off and on by the storm. And we had no electricity. But we knew where to go for coffee and breakfast tacos. And … Continue reading
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hello in there, hello.
The whole purpose of this whirlwind trip to Austin was to see John Prine in concert. Dancing Mandolin Player, my two Austin sons and I drove downtown to Bass Hall, located on the University of Texas campus right behind the … Continue reading
heading to texas with DMP
Last Friday Dancing Mandolin Player and I packed our bags and headed to Spokane to catch a plane to Texas. In my carry-on rolling bag was the receipt for John Prine concert tickets. We were very excited because neither one … Continue reading
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