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welcome home
Harley Chick came over Friday for lunch and catching up. I hadn’t seen her since April, so there was a lot to talk about. “I bought you a surprise,” she announced, handing me a gift bag. Inside were two bags … Continue reading
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hanging out with a cousin
Banjo Man once told me he had 40 first cousins. I found that hard to comprehend. My side of the family is woefully short of relatives, but a second cousin–on my mother’s side– surfaced in Austin about three years ago … Continue reading
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sunshine, boats and flounder
This was the view from our table at Champlin’s, in Galilee, on Sunday afternoon. We decided to take a drive to the fishing village and eat fish ‘n chips while watching the boats come into Salt Pond from the ocean. … Continue reading
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two containers of inspiration
In my effort to design a star quilt, I’ve been searching through fabric in my closet. Here’s one container. Much of the pieces are leftovers from the Gingko quilt. I haven’t used solids since, and that was 2015. I prefer … Continue reading
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welcome to november
Frost on the pumpkins this morning! It is 35 degrees and all of a sudden winter is breathing down our necks. Oh, my goodness. Are we ready? Getting there. Sort of. Last night Banjo Man defrosted a bag of thickly-sliced … Continue reading
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and it’s halloween!
I couldn’t resist a few funnies this morning. It was 42 when I woke up, a more typical Halloween morning. I’m going out later to buy candy for my TWO trick-or-treaters. Have I mentioned that I live in the woods??? … Continue reading
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monday, monday
How Banjo Man spent his weekend: How I spent my weekend: My tv tech problems continue. Five hours were spent on Sunday trying to figure it out, get help from Verizon, get help from Youtube TV, and not have a … Continue reading
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my cave has a kitchen
After my post-summer, post-road-trip crash of the past two weeks, I’m slowly venturing out of my cave. I baked sugar cookies Monday, and magically two hungry children appeared with their father! How did they know? It was a party. Today–or … Continue reading
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the morning star project
This is going to be complicated. I’m in the mood for “complicated”. I like spending hours staring at, rearranging, and selecting fabric for a new quilt project. And this is going to take a while. I don’t even know what … Continue reading
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what’s on your mind, er, head
Banjo Man is using his birthday gift from daughter Nancy. Don’t you love it? Campers, hikers and hunters have been using them for years, but for household repairs? It really helped. I think we’re very, very late to the headlamp … Continue reading
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