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new kid in the kitchen
This is my new Elite Cuisine Model 4829 toaster. And yes, this sucker is very long. It’s designed to toast those long slices of sourdough bread of which Banjo Man is so fond. Two weeks ago our toaster died and … Continue reading
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drink up
There’s a bit of bright news this morning, in the last week of February, in the so-far-disappointing and grim Year of 2022, with cold temps still surrounding us with ice and misery. (I am feeling dramatic this morning). And the … Continue reading
Posted in just for fun, rhode island
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looking ahead to spring 2022
No, we are not buying an RV, though the urge to get in the car and head west on yet another road trip is always tempting. My friend Ruth and husband went to the Springfield RV show for the weekend. … Continue reading
Posted in friends, rhode island
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be my valentine 2022
I decorated. This is an aloe Vera plant I brought home from Austin. Son Will grows massive aloe Vera plants, so at Christmas I asked to take a small one home. I have great respect for the medicinal value of … Continue reading
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superbowl sunday 2022
Guess who we’re rooting for. I will never be a cake decorator. Obviously. But the urge to make Cincinnati Bengals-themed cupcakes was something I Had To Do. I don’t know why. My sewing room/office smells like a dead mouse. Maybe … Continue reading
Posted in family, food, grandmother stuff, rhode island, television, texas
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the case of the broken window
Thursday afternoon our propane fireplace was finally fixed. Sound the trumpets. If you remember, it stopped working right after Christmas. It heats 3/4 of the upstairs. We moved down to the basement and waited 25 days for the repairman from … Continue reading
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sewing for spring
The Wild Flower Snowball quilt top is finished, as of yesterday afternoon. Here you see a portion of it. It’s comprised of 120 snowball blocks and ended up approximately 75″ X 90″ in size. I like it. What’s next? Figuring … Continue reading
Posted in quilting, rhode island
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keep the faith
Brother George sent this in a recent email and it made my day. Those of us who experienced the 1960’s will especially appreciate this story of a father and son’s experience on the road.
Posted in family, friends, rhode island
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needle in a sort of haystack
Have you ever lost something and never, ever found it again? I guess that’s the definition of “lost”. Sigh. Yesterday I sat at my desk with my needles, thread and scissors to hand stitch a label onto a quilt I’d … Continue reading
Posted in quilting, rhode island
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goodbye, blizzard of 2022
We survived the blizzard with nary a blip in our winter routines. The state was hit pretty hard and we received the predicted 18″–and even more. It was a convenient storm, meaning that everyone was off the roads when it … Continue reading
Posted in family, rhode island
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