Category Archives: lake

easter in montana long ago

Did Nancy Ball really say I had to wear these ears????

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three guesses

Why are these women so happy? A.  Someone put tequila in their iced tea. B.  Dementia. C.  They just signed up for Bluegrass Camp.

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next best thing?

Because the Peach Man Season is five months away, this box caught my eye at TJMaxx. Bet you can’t guess what’s inside. You can?  Really???? Two bars of peach-scented soap.  Two bars. Almost as good as standing in the shade … Continue reading

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counting the days

yep, I’m counting the days until this: and this: And this: I have grown tired of cranberries. I want peaches, don’t you? 

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why i bought this vintage planter

Hint: I knew it was perfect for a certain member of the band.

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lucky day, january 12th

“smelly dog car, part two” will continue tomorrow, if only to amuse myself on a cold winter day. January 12. My first date with Banjo Man.  1970.  What a hunk, huh?  Who could resist that charm?  And that pink shirt?  … Continue reading

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rest in peace

You’d assume only a young, skinny, athletic person could kill an exercise bike, wouldn’t you? WRONG. Goodbye, old friend.

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happy new year

No, it’s not Gene Kelly!!!  No, it’s not Clark Gable!  It’s not even George Clooney. It’s…Pookie, making one of his annual appearances at the girls’ New Year’s Eve slumber party. I should be embarrassed.  I am not.

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stuffing the stocking

My friend Sharon has a unique outlook on life.  Her observations and comments are often hilarious, sometimes jaw-dropping and always entertaining. Three years ago she announced she was tired of Christmas.  She’d come up with a plan, informed her husband … Continue reading

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christmas spirit, note by note

We’ve been invited out to dinner on Christmas Day.  There will be music.  We are to bring the banjo and the fiddle and maybe even the lap steel. I was begged to bring the karaoke machine and both microphones.  And … Continue reading

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