Category Archives: lake

they are out there somewhere

Will has been renamed “The Hunter”.  He found these in one evening, the first evening he was on the beach in 2020. Two are chips, of course.  But the one second from the left is the real thing. We remain … Continue reading

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social distancing at its best

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saturday june 20 at the lake

Well, I just spent two hours trying to sync the photos on my phone to my new laptop.  I thought I’d done it, but…no.  There are pictures on the computer somewhere, but I can’t find them.  Excuse me while I … Continue reading

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an anniversary

We are here at the lake! I think I need to say that again:  We are here at the lake!!! Flying from Providence to Spokane was easy and exhausting and just plain weird.  The airports were almost empty.  The few … Continue reading

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long distance Peach Man

This week I was once again totally overwhelmed.  Can you imagine what arrived by FedEx? Peaches.  A dozen peaches.  From the Peach Man. A dozen miraculous, beautiful peaches carefully wrapped in a box from the lake. I cried.  Banjo Man … Continue reading

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sunrise to denver

This was the view out of the plane’s window on Friday morning, shortly after leaving Spokane. My heart lifted a little at the sight. We’d had a stressful time leaving the lake.  There was a lot going on and some … Continue reading

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last day and 48 years

Banjo Man and I have been married 48 years as of today. Amazing.  Where did the years go?  I don’t feel old enough to be married 48 years!! We celebrated by sitting on the screened porch this afternoon, eating apple … Continue reading

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the sky’s the limit

Old friends from Missoula came to visit last Monday.  It was the first time we’d had company fly in to see us. Check out this gorgeous blue sky! We were so impressed and in awe of the whole thing.  It … Continue reading

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leaving with the geese

This morning the geese flew by and honked–quite loudly–at six. We’re not honking, but we are getting ready to leave the lake for the winter.  Banjo Man has brought all the chairs up from the dock and the beach.  I … Continue reading

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banjo man makes new friends

Last Friday morning we went to a neighbor’s house to take advantage of her offer of tomatoes.  She had grown more tomatoes than she could possibly eat, so we were happy to take a basket of them home. Banjo Man … Continue reading

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