Category Archives: friends

jeff and angela guest blog!!

Posted on August 22, 2011 by is there any more pie?

Remember our happy couple?  Well, they volunteered to guest blog about their time here, despite being neck deep in wedding plans.  We loved having them.  (Come back again, please?) On our pre-wedding honeymoon this past week, we did our best to live … Continue reading →

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striking resemblance

Posted on August 22, 2011 by is there any more pie?

Check it out. Wanda Jackson: Me: Lead guitar and vocals, Miz Retired Mountain Lady: Vocals and mandolin  (not in focus, but neither were they): I learned how to make peach margaritas. Or a version thereof. I drank both of those … Continue reading →

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go big red

Posted on August 18, 2011 by is there any more pie?

It’s 11:30 PM and I’m way too tired to blog tonight. I apologize, but I really have to go to bed now. The Nebraska-Idaho Reunion is in full swing here. Tonight I served dinner to 11 (spinach-mushroom-peppers lasagna and homemade … Continue reading →

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annual thrift store day

Posted on August 17, 2011 by is there any more pie?

For the past four years my French friend Janou and I spend one August day cruising the thrift shops.  Today was it. We went to breakfast on the golf course.  And agreed that we would never have the urge to … Continue reading →

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monday morning

Posted on August 15, 2011 by is there any more pie?

Random thoughts from the West: Weather Report:  cool, cloudy and looks like rain.  Small whitecaps on the lake.  A good day to wear jeans and dig out the sweatshirt. We can’t wait for Jeff and Angela’s wedding.  I’ve heard a … Continue reading →

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Father Jon

Posted on August 14, 2011 by is there any more pie?

Bless this song, oh Lord. Thank you, Jon and Retired Mountain Lady, for another great oyster party.

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bluegrass jam, strawberry cake

Posted on August 11, 2011 by is there any more pie?

Look at this happy couple.  One month from now they will be married.  I think they were writing their wedding vows while they were down on the dock this afternoon.  Or maybe they were napping.  Here they are enjoying the … Continue reading →

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the eagle has landed

Posted on August 9, 2011 by is there any more pie?

Banjo Man is back in town. And yes, he was holding forth on the dock tonight. About Nebraska football, circa 1963. I left the house at 8 AM today.  I remembered my violin, library books, music, camera, phone and purse.  … Continue reading →

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the hero’s journey

Posted on August 6, 2011 by is there any more pie?

While my peaches are draining, I will tell you a story I’ve been waiting and waiting to share. Did I say “peaches”?  Why, yes I did.  That darn Peach Man still didn’t have the Alberta Freestones I so love and … Continue reading →

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wasting way again in margaritaville

Posted on August 4, 2011 by is there any more pie?

Here on the lake we are so depressed.  We can’t wait for winter and all those piles of lovely snow to shovel.  We miss the icy paths to our 4-wheel drive vehicles.  We crave those long, dark evenings that begin … Continue reading →

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