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getting ready!
Three weeks and two days from now we’ll be heading out of Rhode Island to have some holiday fun. I bought new carry-on luggage to streamline boarding the plane. Smaller and lighter bags of more convenient shapes should do the … Continue reading
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let’s talk about this casserole
This casserole–appropriately named “Spaghetti Chicken”—is not for everybody, but I have to tell you that Banjo Man absolutely loved it. He wants me to make it in Austin. He wants me to make it at the lake. He wants me … Continue reading
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oh, deer
We had a visitor Monday morning and Banjo Man, impressed with his size and good health, took about 27 photos. Here’s one of them: Meanwhile, back here in the office, I still await my new computer (ordered from Amazon). It … Continue reading
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catch up sunday
I have not forgotten about blogging, I swear. There have been…issues. My computer is very, very slow. As in “barely operating”. I bought some software to clean it up, but nothing has worked so far. Banjo Man has offered to … Continue reading
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going batty
This is a bin of leftover quilt batting. Strips and chunks of batting from years of quilt-making have been saved. Why, you ask? Because it is easy to zigzag them together to create bigger pieces, “new” batting to use in … Continue reading
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where’s the bear?
Game cameras, ring cameras and maybe even in-real-time have shown proof that there is a bear wandering around our little wooded neighborhood. Yes, I live in the country. In the woods. We are used to deer, foxes, and turkeys strolling … Continue reading
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soup and friends
My dear friend Nancy B. died of ovarian cancer fourteen years ago this month. She was a brilliant writer and a faithful, generous, loving friend. Those of us lucky enough to be part of her life miss her terribly. In … Continue reading
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a little reminder
I have been attempting to age “with grace” until I saw this on the Bonnie Hunter quilting blog this morning. I like this philosophy better, don’t you?
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too lazy for words
Okay, it’s almost noon and I am still in my nightgown. Such a luxury. Banjo Man is outside weed-whacking the edges of our very long driveway. He is so happy to be cleaning up the place. Daughter Nancy couldn’t get … Continue reading
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and the number is…3008
That’s how many miles we covered on our trip home. And yes, we are home. At 5:15 PM. It was a day that started calmly at 8:00 AM and would move along quite nicely until we entered New York State … Continue reading
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is there any more pie? 