Category Archives: friends

okay, here’s the plan…

Posted on September 28, 2024 by is there any more pie?

Today’s the day we leave the lake and head out on an epic road trip. Yes, I said “epic”. And I mean it. We’ll be home in RI again in two weeks and one day. But first Banjo Man has … Continue reading →

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54?????

Posted on September 26, 2024 by is there any more pie?

Today marks our 54th wedding anniversary. What???? We’re that old?????!!!! I guess we are. Our new passport photos make us look like 103-year old serial killers. And no, I’m not going to share them here on the blog. Last night … Continue reading →

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last ladies night of the summer

Posted on September 23, 2024 by is there any more pie?

Somehow all six of us managed to be free on the same evening. We raised a glass to our dear friend Yvonne, who passed away in April. She never missed a Ladies Night and hosted many of them at her … Continue reading →

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the season

Posted on September 5, 2024 by is there any more pie?

As you may remember, September is the social season here at the lake. As grandchildren have returned to school, company has returned back to where they came from and gardens are shutting down, folks around here have more free time … Continue reading →

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minus 11

Posted on August 28, 2024 by is there any more pie?

It doesn’t feel like August. In fact, it is 54 degrees this morning. Yep, 54. I am wearing long pants, socks and a sweatshirt. It is 11 degrees colder than the typical Idaho August morning and 23 degrees colder than … Continue reading →

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fifty years in montana

Posted on August 7, 2024 by is there any more pie?

Our friends Kathy and Vada threw a party last Saturday. A very big party. Epic, even, to celebrate owning their river property for fifty years. We’d thought the temps would hit 100, but we lucked out with an overcast afternoon … Continue reading →

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there will be flowers

Posted on May 10, 2024 by is there any more pie?

Dancing Mandolin Player gave me the beautiful gift of flowers in my mother-in-law’s old soap kettle yesterday. Isn’t it beautiful? I have planted various flowers in this pot all by myself, but the outcome was always…pitiful. I do not have … Continue reading →

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never too young, thank goodness

Posted on March 11, 2024 by is there any more pie?

My little friend Claire received a sewing machine for her 8th birthday. And she’s very happy about it. I am, too. Check out the wicker sewing basket, contributed to Claire’s sewing future by my friend Ruth. Harley Chick stopped by … Continue reading →

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it’s not a casino, but…

Posted on February 29, 2024 by is there any more pie?

Yesterday Harley Chick and I headed north to Grafton, Massachusetts to pick up her Aunt Pat and do a little fabric shopping and a lot of visiting. You may remember past outings: Though I swore to myself–and to the world–that … Continue reading →

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