Category Archives: lake

i made it myself

Posted on September 29, 2014 by is there any more pie?

You want to know what this is, don’t you?  If you don’t know, then you are not living out here in the northwest where everyone I know is buying vodka and brandy and stuffing fruit into jars and comparing fermenting … Continue reading →

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starting the day off right

Posted on September 22, 2014 by is there any more pie?

It’s Monday.  I have a long list of things to accomplish, and at the top of that list is to write. I have a deadline.  Again. Oh, my. Uh-oh.  I think I’m hyperventilating. Before crossing anything off my list (pack … Continue reading →

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another tv-less game day

Posted on September 20, 2014 by is there any more pie?

At 5:00 PM (PT) I will put on my new Huskers shirt, bought in Lincoln, Nebraska last June.  It is not the shirt you see here, but it’s red and it says “Huskers” on the front. I will look like … Continue reading →

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an evening out

Posted on September 19, 2014 by is there any more pie?

Dancing Mandolin Player and  her boyfriend Bob took me along with them to town tonight.  Hurray!! We had dinner at DiLunas and saw this very talented husband and wife team: Kelly McRae is one talented songwriter and has a beautiful … Continue reading →

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heading to montana to shop

Posted on September 17, 2014 by is there any more pie?

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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pictures from a very busy kitchen

Posted on September 16, 2014 by is there any more pie?

Peppers from Retired Mountain Lady. Flowers from Dancing Mandolin Player’s garden, and vintage blocks from a local antique store.   Plum Conserve, to fulfill my insane urge to can something. Old habits die hard.  From her perch in heaven, my … Continue reading →

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last of the summer flowers

Posted on September 15, 2014 by is there any more pie?

Thanks, DMP, for the “band flowers”.

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bargain boots

Posted on September 10, 2014 by is there any more pie?

Seriously, could anyone resist these red boots? $18.50 at the thrift store.  Does it get any better than this???

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i want to be a cowboy’s sweetheart

Posted on September 9, 2014 by is there any more pie?

Sometimes you just have to yodel. Even if those people in the car on the road trip with you might not appreciate that particular enthusiastic musical urge. I yodeled along with some of my favorite singers through at least nine … Continue reading →

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cabin on the hill

Posted on September 7, 2014 by is there any more pie?

I don’t live here. I suspect Banjo Man still thinks he can talk me into it. And Story Man wonders if it would be a good place to write. Son #1 dreams of self-sufficiency. Then there’s Sarge, who is determined … Continue reading →

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