Category Archives: friends

waiting for the dance

  Retired Mountain Man sent an email last week with this video.   3000 miles away, in the midst of a record-breaking historic winter misery, I was inspired. So I put the ice clamps on my boots and braved the … Continue reading

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winter social skills

We went down the street to Jeff and Angela’s for dinner Saturday night. I was so excited I tried to smoke the appetizer. I don’t know what came over me. We played dominoes.  Angela won, dammit.  I was in the lead … Continue reading

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the best kind of morning

Jeff is coming over this morning and we are going to try out some new songs he’s found. I’ve been listening to the songs on YouTube and hope to have the melodies memorized before we play.  He has borrowed a … Continue reading

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stitching in the new year

I love New Year’s Day.  The parade.  The football.  The food.  The warm house and the sweatpants and the color television and the coziness of knowing I don’t have to go anywhere… Which means I have all day to sew!!!!! … Continue reading

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blood moon

Nebraska Jack is in town, and he took us all to dinner last night.  Here’s the view from the restaurant. We don’t see the moon from the house.  It’s behind us, so unless we’re driving along the road on the … Continue reading

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happy birthday, retired mountain lady!

Keep rockin’, lady!  It looks good on you!  

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heading to montana to shop

Good morning. I am about to haul myself out of bed and head upstairs to turn on the Keurig.  A giant mug of coffee is only minutes away. A huge fishing boat is passing the house, on a very quiet … Continue reading

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last of the summer flowers

Thanks, DMP, for the “band flowers”.

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an almost perfect evening

Frozen peach margaritas and music.  A fantastic combination!!!

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in praise of a generator

Let me tell you about Wednesday. My two Montana friends, “The Two Kathies”, as they are known far and wide, leave the mountain and the river to drive to town every couple of months and get their hair done. Because … Continue reading

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