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the force awakened
We had a plan. Story Man, Amber and Son #1 went to see the new Star Wars movie Monday. They bought the tickets long before they knew Sarge was joining us, but the movie had to be previewed before The … Continue reading
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plan b in the world of furniture
Well, I had a phone call from the giant furniture store yesterday. The fabric I’d picked out for the four dining room chairs has been discontinued and I must select another fabric. But there were not a lot of choices … Continue reading
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Son #1 called yesterday and told me that my grandson, while having a tiff with his mother, declared he was leaving and “going to Idaho”. My daughter-in-law replied, “Fine with me. Good luck getting there!” I didn’t blame him for … Continue reading
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banjo man’s mountain birthday
Banjo Man wanted to hike into his cabin for his birthday. So we packed a picnic lunch and, after piling into Sarge’s 4-Runner, we set off up the mountain with our son, daughter-in-law and grandson. Our grandson was thrilled because … Continue reading
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the force is with me
I’ll be having company at the lake in July. My grandson. He has never the seen the lake or the mountains or our gravel roads. He has never eaten his grandmother’s peach pie or picked raspberries from the garden. Banjo … Continue reading
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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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sew and sew
Last Friday Harley Chick, her Aunt Pat and I made our annual April pilgrimage to the Sew Expo in Worcester, Massachusetts. We look forward to it all year. This year, though, our youngest seamstress didn’t attend. It turned out she … Continue reading
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he likes to tease me
Meet my grandson. And because he is such a tease and because Grandma wanted to take his picture in front of the “Smile” wall, he did this instead. And because I am used to Banjo Man’s antics, I laughed.
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make it stop!
When did New England turn into Alaska? It has been snowing again. All last night. All day today. Constantly. I pray it stops by Saturday morning so I can get on a plane and head to Texas. My grandson called … Continue reading
favorite pics of 2014
This is one of my favorite photos of 2014. First of all, here are my four boys (three sons and one grandson). It’s highly unusual to have the four of them together in one place, so this was a special … Continue reading
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